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Bigpet
Germany533 Posts
Dwarf Fortress | ||
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Patriot.dlk
Sweden5462 Posts
I tried Dragon age and I liked it for a little bit but eventually I got bored. I liked Mass effect 2 a lot but it had no aspect to it that would make me want to play it again. I tried fallout 3 for a few hours and it was just terrible imo. It's weird that I have not found a RPG game that I could put maaaany hours into since Diablo 2 but I have my hopes up for the next one  | ||
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royzizzle
Korea (North)51 Posts
play it on BNET highly recommend it.  | ||
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Wesso
Netherlands1245 Posts
On November 30 2010 01:56 whiteLotus wrote: could you guys recommend something for me like Diablo2, or Torchlight, you know that hack&slash dungeon style, and i would like something new, not old game ^^ Sacred 2 is the funnest dungeon crawler I've ever played, but it can be buggy (for me the SP worked mostly but the MP didn't work at all) It is said to be better with the expansion though. Titan quest is also good, but the gameplay is slower and Sacred 2 has better skill/spell customization. I like Sacred 2 more, but there are people who don't agree. DON'T buy Sacred 2 from steam though, the steam version is a less updated version of the retail. | ||
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nOIZEbuddha
164 Posts
On November 30 2010 03:53 setzer wrote: Don't forget TERRANIGMA, the best of the Quintet games and one of my favorites right next to CT. I never played that one, but will buy it on eBay when I get the money(about 100USD!) | ||
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nttea
Sweden4353 Posts
On November 30 2010 01:56 whiteLotus wrote: could you guys recommend something for me like Diablo2, or Torchlight, you know that hack&slash dungeon style, and i would like something new, not old game ^^ depths of peril and din's curse, both awesome fun H&S rpg's with really interesting features added that makes the games insanely fun to play. | ||
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Owarida
United States333 Posts
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Khelz
106 Posts
Would be a pretty good time to pick it up, unless you wear a funny hat and have a pet parrot. | ||
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Coriolis
United States1152 Posts
Might and Magic 6, I know it runs on XP with modern hardware but I have no idea on Win7/Vista Knights of the Old Republic 1, 2 is alright but 1 was better if you ask me | ||
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KevinIX
United States2472 Posts
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Goragoth
New Zealand1065 Posts
I agree on Titan Quest. It is by far my favourite Diablo clone, and actually improves on the original formula in my opinion. To be honest I thought that Torchlight was rather poor overall. They boiled the formula down too much to the point where everything is just a generic dungeon. It really never felt like you were progressing through a world, unlike for example Titan Quest where there are numerous interesting boss battles/towns/quests/etc... that mark your passage through the world. Even Diablo 2 with its randomized dungeons still had interesting events (e.g. rescuing Cane from Tristram) that made you feel like you were making some sort of progress. It's a shame really because Torchlight was most of the way there but all they needed was multiplayer and some decent scripted plot events and it could have been one hell of a game. | ||
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Goragoth
New Zealand1065 Posts
Anybody else feel that way or do most people actually like the control-a-party RPGs more than those that only give you a single character? | ||
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Shockk
Germany2269 Posts
On November 30 2010 08:10 Goragoth wrote: As an aside, I would be interested to hear peoples opinion on controlling a party (such as Baldur's Gate, Dragon Age) vs. a single character (e.g. Diablo, Oblivion) in RPGs. Personally I hate having a party, it just makes no sense to me. I want to feel like the one character is me and that's who I control and no more. If other characters do tag along I want them AI controlled (like the mercs in Diablo 2). It's not even that I get heavily into roleplaying my character like some people do, I very much just view these things as pure games (I'm the level, loot, max dps, story-be-damned kind of player), but I find controlling a party extremely irritating. Anybody else feel that way or do most people actually like the control-a-party RPGs more than those that only give you a single character? I bolded the important part. Having a party is important if you actually want to roleplay to a degree or at least experience a roleplaying story. The social interaction between party members, the challenge of managing multiple interests, loyalties or alignments makes a huge part of the fun - at least for me. Actually I believe you can't really roleplay on your own. Sure, you can assume a role and play your character accordingly, but for proper roleplay, you need a party to deliver feedback and to act as an audience. There are few single-character games that offer the freedom, possibilities and mechancs flexible enough to really role-play. Most are just action games were the character's actions have little to no influence on the game world. TL;DR: You want to roleplay? You need a party, for so many reasons. Single character games are almost exlusively action-RPGs with no real depth. | ||
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Thrill
2599 Posts
On November 30 2010 08:10 Goragoth wrote: As an aside, I would be interested to hear peoples opinion on controlling a party (such as Baldur's Gate, Dragon Age) vs. a single character (e.g. Diablo, Oblivion) in RPGs. Personally I hate having a party, it just makes no sense to me. I want to feel like the one character is me and that's who I control and no more. If other characters do tag along I want them AI controlled (like the mercs in Diablo 2). It's not even that I get heavily into roleplaying my character like some people do, I very much just view these things as pure games (I'm the level, loot, max dps, story-be-damned kind of player), but I find controlling a party extremely irritating. Anybody else feel that way or do most people actually like the control-a-party RPGs more than those that only give you a single character? Dude, did you ever even play Baldur's Gate? It's tactically extremely challenging. The complexity of fights is staggering and you have to think every move through. Your argument is like saying "i think chess would be a better game if you just controlled the queen and the other pieces were AI controlled". | ||
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Dekker
Germany169 Posts
On November 30 2010 03:00 nOIZEbuddha wrote: Fuck PC man, SNES is the best platform for RPG! Chrono Trigger! Final Fantasy VI Secret of Mana Breath of Fire II Illusion of Gaia/Time Super Mario RPG Zelda: A Link to the Past (not really RPG, but reeeally good) If you don't want to buy a SNES, download an emulator! True mate. Though I have to disagree with Illusion of time. Was much to short and had a really disappointing story. Terranigma would be a better choice for it though the Ending also was a bit of a let down. Yet one of the biggest SNES Games made. Playing it trough takes quite some time plus it has so many neat small things you can do to "progress earth". Well youll find out when you play it. Other Cool SNES Rpgs were Secret of Evermore (also pretty long), Lufia, and the other arts of Secret of Mana (they are called Seiken Dentsu if I remember correctly. Though they were never released out of Japan imho *cough*). Well for the PC, theres Morrowind, all the Fallout Games (say what you want, but I had a lot of fun with Fallout 3, too), Oblivion, the Witcher and so on. For PSX, go play all the FF games, if you can bear the fighting system (well I for myself think its good, but its turnbased). Also Xenogears is a great game, though the graphics are a bit shoddy even for a PSX Game. A little tip while playing Xenogears: always have a failsave saving game thats a bit behind you progress. Otherwise you will sometimes have to replay the game from scratch  | ||
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drlame
Sweden574 Posts
On November 30 2010 04:01 Bigpet wrote: If you an want a RPG so deep that it can swallow your whole life and has a learning curve that makes EVE look like it's for kindergarten kids: Dwarf Fortress I've played it, I can recommend it to people who aren't too concerned about good looks and want a game that requires a buttload of work. Among the hardest games I've played tbh. I personally liked the city-managment mode more than the adventure mode though. Sidenote: You can't actually beat this game. | ||
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Slow Motion
United States6960 Posts
Oblivion was a huge disappointment for me. Don't go into it expecting the story to be nearly as good. | ||
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LordWeird
United States3411 Posts
Just something different I don't think has been mentioned. | ||
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ccou
United States681 Posts
On November 30 2010 09:04 LordWeird wrote: If you're serious about the ROLEPLAY aspect you can always play a roleplay-enforced MUD. Two of which I know are really really good are Ateraan and Threshold RPG. They require you to be in character at almost all times and have a pretty active (for MUD standards) player base. The worlds have incredible history, economy, politics, etc. Just something different I don't think has been mentioned. I think there are newer roleplay enforced online worlds than MUDs too. I know NWN 1 had quite a few that were very successful. | ||
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LeSioN
United States325 Posts
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