> From: Miller, Jeffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I was recently out and about looking at computer stuff, > > when something > > caught my eye: a repackaging of a game that I had lost, > > called Planescape:Torment. > > > > > > Well, talk about rediscovering lost loves. :) The > > computer gamers on > > the list are probably familiar with it, but for those of you > > that aren't, it is arguably the best, most immersive, and > > most original single-player computer RPG ever. The music, > > the mood, the setting and plot are all, IMO, the best that a > > computer game could possibly be. > > > > > Erg.. I haven't been to impressed with Planescape or the "RPGs" in its > mold - Baldur's Gate, Arcanum, etc. I played Planescape for about 2 > hours before I just gave up - why expose all these numbers and stats and > things and expect the player to manage it all when they're sitting in > front of a thousand dollar calculator that should be able to figure > these things out for them? ^_^
> Of course.. there are games that I think have done an exemplary job in > the "RPG" genre.. > > > Depending on your definition of 'rpg' there are a few games > > that superior hands down. > > I don't think that a computer game will ever.. ok, will anytime SOON.. > approximate the table-top RPG experience. YMMV. Heroquest! > > 2. Chrono Trigger > > oh, that one was great! Too bad Chrono Cross sucked. Hopefully Chrono Break will be much better. > > To name a 'few'. > > Can I add my list? > > 1. Bard's Tale (if only for nostalgia!) > 2. Wasteland > 3. Ultima 4 & 5 > 4. Fallout 1 & 2 Xenogears.
