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Dajjer · 02-25-2005, 06:01 PM

Interesting discussion but I wonder if it helps Creosote in his search for a new RPG? Our addiction to eye candy has created some problems with our favorite genre but sometimes when the developer knows what they are doing, these high tech games can be just as fund to play as some of the old school RPGs

I'm assuming you played Balders Gate, it was meh for me but many people have it at the top of their list of all time great RPGs.

Here are a couple I liked in the past 5 years or so.

1) Gothic 2. This game brought me back to CRPGs. It had an interesting story. Great NPCs. And a wonder to looks at. While I agree that our addiction to eye candy is responsible for the dearth of good RPGs, Gothic was truly a wonder. The game was told in 1st person perspective and the people in the game world actually did something while you were out adventuring. They slept, worked, and played. And they refused to let you loot their place if you were hard up for cash. The game also made Orcs and skeletins truly formidable monsters.

The game did have a couple of problems however. The interface was whacked. It was truly whacked in Gothic 1 and fixed up somewhat in 2 but it did take some getting used to. Also the game was unforgiving if you ventured off the beaten path. The game had monsteres that would kill you dead if a nube wandered to deep into the forest. And finally there was something about this game that made people either love it or hate it. I clearly fall into the prior but the game does have its detractors.

Still, I had a great time with this game. And if you can put in a few hours with this game and get used to the interface and not get so killed, I think you to will become a fan.

Arx Fatalis
Another game with a clumsy interface. By games end I still had not really mastered spell casting. But a very much fun game to play. It too, like the Gothics, is a single player, first perspective game. But this game is all played in an underground world. The opening scenes in the dungeon have some of the creepiest atmospheric sounds ever produced. Curiously though there is no gaming music. A lot of good NPC in this game also.

Anyway good luck finding a new RPG. If you wait a month or so, Dungeon Lords should be out.

02-25-2005, 06:01 PM	#24
Dajjer The Magister Join Date: November 24, 2001 Location: California Age: 75 Posts: 121	Interesting discussion but I wonder if it helps Creosote in his search for a new RPG? Our addiction to eye candy has created some problems with our favorite genre but sometimes when the developer knows what they are doing, these high tech games can be just as fund to play as some of the old school RPGs I'm assuming you played Balders Gate, it was meh for me but many people have it at the top of their list of all time great RPGs. Here are a couple I liked in the past 5 years or so. 1) Gothic 2. This game brought me back to CRPGs. It had an interesting story. Great NPCs. And a wonder to looks at. While I agree that our addiction to eye candy is responsible for the dearth of good RPGs, Gothic was truly a wonder. The game was told in 1st person perspective and the people in the game world actually did something while you were out adventuring. They slept, worked, and played. And they refused to let you loot their place if you were hard up for cash. The game also made Orcs and skeletins truly formidable monsters. The game did have a couple of problems however. The interface was whacked. It was truly whacked in Gothic 1 and fixed up somewhat in 2 but it did take some getting used to. Also the game was unforgiving if you ventured off the beaten path. The game had monsteres that would kill you dead if a nube wandered to deep into the forest. And finally there was something about this game that made people either love it or hate it. I clearly fall into the prior but the game does have its detractors. Still, I had a great time with this game. And if you can put in a few hours with this game and get used to the interface and not get so killed, I think you to will become a fan. Arx Fatalis Another game with a clumsy interface. By games end I still had not really mastered spell casting. But a very much fun game to play. It too, like the Gothics, is a single player, first perspective game. But this game is all played in an underground world. The opening scenes in the dungeon have some of the creepiest atmospheric sounds ever produced. Curiously though there is no gaming music. A lot of good NPC in this game also. Anyway good luck finding a new RPG. If you wait a month or so, Dungeon Lords should be out.