Now What? Any Ideas?

[Grebki]

O.K. I finally finished the entire series and now I am bored out of my mind. Now what do I do? Are there any comparable RPG's out there to while away my time until Neverwinter Nights comes out? (Oh yeah, I completed all of the Icewind Dale ones too.) I guess I'll have to go find some websites with reviews of the plethora of RPG's out there to find out which are good. I would like the opinion of people on this board though, since you all have played the BG series and know what caliber of game I'm looking for.

-Grebki

[Hayashi]

Have you tried Planescape: Torment? IIRC it's also made by Black Isles. It's quite an intriguing game, very heavily story-driven, and weird too. It takes place not in the usual places (i.e. Faerun) but in Sigil and in a few other planes as well.

[Ronn_Bman]

Torment requires a little refocusing though.

Still a good game, just very, very different from anything you've ever played before.

Right. Torment is very dialogue-based, whereas BG is more hack and slash. That means you need more intelligence and charisma than strength and constitution, even if you're a fighter.
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Why not try Neverwinter Nights or Pools of Radiance, when they are realesed? You could also play BG2 again with an entirely different character and party.
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I think that the advice which costs less money is the last one.

[bygones01]

well i bought pool of radiance and i couldn't play it. my computer could run baldurs gate but not PoR. and i've only heard bad things about the game. but hey if you want to buy a brand new PoR let me know, bygones01@yahoo.com . never winter nights is an online game isn't it? and how similar is it to baldurs gate? and how good is icewind dale? also there was a post about black isle working on the new baldurs gate for christmas 2002... but this could just be an urban legend.

[Luther]

One word: ULTIMA!
The ultima games far surpass the BG games (as awesome as the BG games are). Run out and buy the Ultima Collection dude, although stay clear of Ultima 9:Ascension, it's utter shite. Seriously, the BG series are modelled VERY strongly on the forumulae of the later ultima games (namely Ultima 7 parts one and two), and I think you'll enjoy them emmensely if you like Baldur's Gate. Although I would suggest picking up the Ultima 7 WinX program (search for it at any good Ultima webpage) in order to make it run properly under windows.

[Grebki]

Yes, Ultima. Sadly, I've completed that series as well (I actually played Ultima I when I was a wee lad and it was new!) -- also Might and Magic. I did not fall for Ultima 9 though -- looks like crap to me. I have gotten an earful from my brother about Everquest, but the idea of online gaming doesn't really appeal to me. The best is Pencil and Paper AD&D of course, but who has time for that anymore?

-Grebki
P.S. I think I'll go out and get Planescape. It sounds good. Dialogue doesn't bother me (I've also completed the Zork series -- the first one on a DEC-20 mainframe at my Dad's university when I was twelve.)


[This message has been edited by Grebki (edited 10-20-2001).]

[Dreamer128]

Originally posted by bygones01: also there was a post about black isle working on the new baldurs gate for christmas 2002... but this could just be an urban legend.

Thats icewind dale2

[JR Jansen]

Originally posted by Grebki: O.K. I finally finished the entire series and now I am bored out of my mind. Now what do I do? Are there any comparable RPG's out there to while away my time until Neverwinter Nights comes out? (Oh yeah, I completed all of the Icewind Dale ones too.) I guess I'll have to go find some websites with reviews of the plethora of RPG's out there to find out which are good. I would like the opinion of people on this board though, since you all have played the BG series and know what caliber of game I'm looking for. -Grebki

Try Arcanum. A little different as BG but still good.

JR

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