My first was Curse of the Azure Bonds on the C64 and probably is my sentimental favourite for more than just nostalgic reasons. [img]smile.gif[/img]
It also has a neat plot and opens up exploration wise once the first bond is overcome in Tilverton. There's more of a middle range level development wise (5-12 I think...) and doesn't tend to goad one into going bezerk on the powergaming as much as I did with Silver Blades and Pools of Darkness and even Dark Queen of Krynn, which are still brilliant games in their own right.
I must pick up where I left off in Pools of Darkness one day just to see if I can complete Dave's Challenge!
If I were new to these games and got to play them all over again, I'd probably do it chronologically:
Pool of Radiance
Curse of the Azure Bonds
Secret of the Silver Blades
Pools of Darkness
Krynn trilogy:
Champions
Deathknights
Dark Queen
@Lucern and Zeleukos
I loved Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday aswell, played it and finished on both PC and on the C64. Very underrated, I think. Definitely worth getting into and perusing the manual over in depth for the skills side of things. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Did you ever get to play the sequel, the Matrix Cubed? I have it somewhere...I got it from a mate a few years ago now and played about half of it before the trusty Dx2 that I'd been playing it on, subsequently died. Whilst it wasn't as compelling as Countdown to Doomsday, it was another Goldbox game - probably the only one I haven't beaten. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Cheers,
CD