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lac29
United States1485 Posts
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NIIINO
Slovakia1320 Posts
-Morrowind is really old and i think it will just enoy you but the story is GREAT ! -Oblivion is the best choice i think its still great game i think i was playing it so young and i didnt know English so it was doom... so i stopped playing it, but im still thinking of going back and play it -The Wicher is just AWESOME ! play it | ||
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Shockk
Germany2269 Posts
This game was terrible. It was full of bugs, the mechanics were horrible, the voice acting was a nightmare and the story was one huge failure. There's one line from a Metacritic user review I'd like to quote: This was a really great engine for an Role-playing game, I just wish there'd been a roleplaying game to play. | ||
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ReactoR
Sweden72 Posts
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Insanious
Canada1251 Posts
On November 28 2010 19:21 Shockk wrote: Will people please stop recommending Oblivion as a "good RPG"? It's just another example of the gaming press hyping a game that can't live up to the promises and expectations. And if you have to resort to mods to make a game worth playing, that's never a good sign. This game was terrible. It was full of bugs, the mechanics were horrible, the voice acting was a nightmare and the story was one huge failure. There's one line from a Metacritic user review I'd like to quote: Oblivion is a game that needs mods to make it really great... this is why I use 9GB of mods on my oblivion to fix multiple bugs, texture issues, the fast travel thing, difficulty, items, etc, etc, etc... to make the game great... sadly its 9GB of mods for a game that's not even 9GB big so ya... | ||
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DminusTerran
Canada1337 Posts
On November 28 2010 19:27 Insanious wrote: Oblivion is a game that needs mods to make it really great... this is why I use 9GB of mods on my oblivion to fix multiple bugs, texture issues, the fast travel thing, difficulty, items, etc, etc, etc... to make the game great... sadly its 9GB of mods for a game that's not even 9GB big so ya... Ehh hating on Oblivion is just the thing to do for infinity engine snobs anyways, even vanilla(un-modded) Oblivion is certainly better than the vast majority of rpgs that have been released in the past 5/6 years or so. Honestly Dragon Age came out guys. Get with the program there's a new big budget rpg to hate on for being overhyped and kinda average(In my opinion significantly worse than Oblivion). | ||
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Billy_
461 Posts
DAO wasn't very good. Combat system and characters were good, but the mostly boring combat encounters and bland story knocks it down to an average. I might be in the minority, but I actually consider ME2 to be a better shooter than DAO was an RPG, so I'm kind of glad about the way Bioware is going with Dragon Effect. | ||
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Shockk
Germany2269 Posts
There's a reason people are recommending the Baldurs Gate series and other 10+ year old games despite their age. It might have to do with how awesome these were and still are compared to all newer and recent releases. | ||
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fishbowl
United States1575 Posts
On November 28 2010 19:02 Boblion wrote: When i see people talking of Diablo in a thread about "good RPG" it makes me really depressed. Diablo is an Hack'n'Slash so use the dumb and fake "action RPG" name if you want but it is not an RPG. Ok that said: - Planescape Torment - Arcanum - BG I& II - Fallout I & II - Deus Ex. Yea even if it looks like an FPS there is 2000000x more roleplay in this game than in Diablo I + II combined. ^ Those are kinda oldschool so don't expect awesome Gfx. I have heard some great things about Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines and the Witcher but i haven't played those games yet. edit: Also Oblivion is terrible, most overrated game of all time with Bioshock. This is pretty much the same list I'd compile, including both Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines and the Witcher. | ||
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KinosJourney2
Sweden1811 Posts
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DminusTerran
Canada1337 Posts
On November 28 2010 19:51 Shockk wrote: "infinity engine snobs"? Seriously? There's a reason people are recommending the Baldurs Gate series and other 10+ year old games despite their age. It might have to do with how awesome these were and still are compared to all newer and recent releases. Nobody is saying Baldur's gate 2 is bad, it's the pinnacle of the genre. I'm tired of people who figure just because modern rpgs may not deliver an equally compelling experience they aren't worth checking out for people who are interested in the genre. Oblivion is just a decent game on its own merits and has extensive enough mod support to make it into an very deep experience. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17693 Posts
On November 28 2010 20:01 DminusTerran wrote: Nobody is saying Baldur's gate 2 is bad, it's the pinnacle of the genre. I'm tired of people who figure just because modern rpgs may not deliver an equally compelling experience they aren't worth checking out for people who are interested in the genre. Oblivion is just a decent game on its own merits and has extensive enough mod support to make it into an very deep experience. It is becoming very hard to find ANY good games this days, not just RPGs. It looks like all the companies care about now is sell-factor and how much more graphically advanced their game is compared to the competition or how realistic does shit look there. No one ever gives notice to details like story, coherency, atmosphere and overall experience any more. I don't know about you, but I can't recall any recent game where I would actually feel immersed in and compelled to play despite literally falling asleep at the keyboard. When I first got Morrowind on my hands I would play it 16hrs/day for 2 months straight and wouldn't get bored with it. Even now I like to launch it from time to time to re-live some of the fond memories I have about this game. | ||
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BeMannerDuPenner
Germany5638 Posts
On November 28 2010 19:21 NIIINO wrote: -The Wicher is just AWESOME ! play it really dont understand what people like about that game. k i only played it like 2 hours but i really couldnt stand it anymore after that. the combat is plain retarded. its like the guy that does the stupid flashy moves in that indiana jones movie that simply gets shot. just even more stupid. tons of stupid looking repeating attacks that try so hard to be cool and get controlled by clicking once evry few seconds. the terrible implementation of those rock paper scissor styles... b rah.. and incredibly cheesy characters, feeling and setup. there are so many great rpgs out there i dont see why anyone would waste his time on this game. | ||
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clusen
Germany8702 Posts
On November 28 2010 19:31 DminusTerran wrote: Ehh hating on Oblivion is just the thing to do for infinity engine snobs anyways, even vanilla(un-modded) Oblivion is certainly better than the vast majority of rpgs that have been released in the past 5/6 years or so. Honestly Dragon Age came out guys. Get with the program there's a new big budget rpg to hate on for being overhyped and kinda average(In my opinion significantly worse than Oblivion). Oblivion had some nice things(like the Dark Brotherhood-quests along with a few other) but it had fundamental flaws in gamedesign and story. That level-offset is the worst feature I've ever seen in any game. I'm really sad nobody of you mentioned the beauty that Vampire the Masquerade:Bloodlines is. It's nearly bugfree with the latest patches and such a well crafted experience on every level. An enjoyable storyline, very nice balance between the different ways to play an RPG(fighter/mage/sneaky char/diplomatic char etc) because they are all viable and a different experience. The npc's are lovely(especially Jack!), gameplay is enjoyable, the different endings are great. The atmosphere is amazing. It's a true masterpiece. | ||
beef42
Denmark1037 Posts
On November 28 2010 16:03 Billy_ wrote: PS:T was shallower than DAO Excuse me? How so? I'm thinking that + Show Spoiler + an immortal amnesiac's quest for his own identity and mortality orcish invasion that must be stopped by killing the big bad boss. My own recommendation - other than the many great titles already mentioned - is the 2001 RPG Anachronox. It has a very different sci-fi setting that are still conveyed beautyfully by the dated graphics. Just make sure to patch it - it's pretty buggy out of the box. | ||
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ccou
United States681 Posts
On November 28 2010 22:54 beef42 wrote: Excuse me? How so? I'm thinking that + Show Spoiler + an immortal amnesiac's quest for his own identity and mortality orcish invasion that must be stopped by killing the big bad boss. My own recommendation - other than the many great titles already mentioned - is the 2001 RPG Anachronox. It has a very different sci-fi setting that are still conveyed beautyfully by the dated graphics. Just make sure to patch it - it's pretty buggy out of the box. He's probably referring to the combat. PS:T was more of a really good visual novel/choose your own adventure than a game. Someone mentioned Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines and Arcanum, those are really fantastic games, BUT if you get them, research what patches you need for it. Both of those can be very buggy. EDIT: But, yeah. Planescape: Torment and Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer ties for best story. Baldur's Gate I, II, and expansion are the best when you throw combat into the mix. | ||
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beef42
Denmark1037 Posts
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Random()
Kyrgyz Republic1462 Posts
On November 28 2010 17:25 Shockk wrote: Argh ... wrong, so wrong. FO1/2 are superior to FO3 and New Vegas in every way imaginable, maybe excluding the graphics (but those did, in my opinion, more harm than good in the latter games). Fallout 3 indeed sucked, but New Vegas is much better. I would even go as far as to say that if you get rid of the nostalgia glasses, New Vegas is almost as good as the original Fallouts, and, unlike F3, it was actually made by the guys who made the original games. Also, no matter how many times I installed and tried it, I could never get into Morrowind. I have no idea why, but the game just seemed so bloody boring. Although I know people who played it for months straight. | ||
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Billy_
461 Posts
On November 28 2010 22:54 beef42 wrote: Excuse me? How so? I'm thinking that + Show Spoiler + an immortal amnesiac's quest for his own identity and mortality orcish invasion that must be stopped by killing the big bad boss. My own recommendation - other than the many great titles already mentioned - is the 2001 RPG Anachronox. It has a very different sci-fi setting that are still conveyed beautyfully by the dated graphics. Just make sure to patch it - it's pretty buggy out of the box. Gameplay. Read the context. Total of three classes, not a whole lot of spells to choose from, no abilities, invincibility and unlimited use of raise dead makes a person feel extremely unmotivated to ponder strategy. Fortunately the player statistics and exploration were boh extremely relevant to the games progression, so you could technically call that a gameplay mechanic which the PST did very well at. It's the rest of the gameplay that kind of lets it down, but I have seen much worse gameplay than what was in PST. | ||
Peeano
Netherlands5234 Posts
There is a 'Let's Play' about it on youtube  Do check it out. | ||
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