Any good RPG these days?

[GokuZool]

If you're looking for PC RPG's....

• Baldur's Gate Series
• Icewind Dale Series
• Neverwinter Nights
• Dungeon Seige
• Gothic II
• Morrowind
• Arx Fatalis
• Divine Divinity
• Everquest
• Fallout Series
• Grandia
• Final Fantasy VII
• Final Fantasy VIII
• Final Fantasy IX
• Final Fantasy XI: Online
• The Temple of Elemental Evil
• Lionheart
• System Shock 2
• Wizardry 8
• World of Warcraft

[ 08-10-2003, 09:33 PM: Message edited by: GokuZool ]

[Timber Loftis]

Originally posted by Xen: Ah yes. KOTOR looks delecious. Anyone knows where can I get a demo?

For lots of info, go here:
http://www.bioware.com/games/knights_old_republic/

Careful of the spoilers forums -- those of us already playing the game are talking it up a lot. Tons of screenshots (200+), etc. Good game. Has been dubbed "NWN with blasters" by some who poo-poo it. There are some bugs. The game is seen as "short" with many people posting 20 hours to finish it. I'm on my first run through, and I'm over 50 hours and just got to the Leviathan level, so I think it's fine.

Besides, nothing beats a good 100-ft Mace-Windu-style force jump where you land on your opponents head doing double or triple damage.

The NPCs are great -- I like aspects of all of them.

The Star Wars history is great too -- want to know the secrets of how Kashyyyk was made??

And, once again the theme of self-discovery looms large -- a typical Bioware schtick, but a good one. And, in this one it blindsides you every bit as much as that realization in BGI did.

[Desdicado]

The Might and Magic Series is way up there, i'd recommend starting with M&M 6 and work your way up to M&M9.

That said, I'm playing M&M 3 and M&M4&5 together just now. All are fantastic, particularly M&M 7 and M&M 8.

Baldurs gate 1 and 2 are unbeatable in terms of replayability and enjoyment.

I didn't like Icewind 2.

Someone mentioned Wizardry 8. Fair enough but with one big caveat.
The combat system is turn based and really turned me off, play it if you have 18 hours of spare time a day, if you don't, the 20 minute battles every few yards might annoy you as it did me.

Two up and coming games which look promising are Devil Whiskey and Greyhawk, TOEE.

[ 08-13-2003, 06:27 AM: Message edited by: Desdicado ]

[Nerull]

Nobody mentioned Planescape: Torment, so I thought that I would add it. Especially good if you love interaction with NPCs and figuring out the plot more than combat.