I'm not much of an RPG gamer but I loved the original Pool of Radiance and sequels. I'd say try some of the early Ultima games; they are strong on characters, setting, and gameplay (in general). I've played and finished Ultimas 3 and 5. My only complaint is they get way too difficult towards the end (especially 5). I would also recommend the Baldur's Gate series.
Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 12:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics Pedro Quaresma wrote: > > Please don't get me started on Planeboring: Torment. That game should > never have been a RPG. Ah yes, Pedro, our resident RPG snob. ;-) If Planescape: Torment is a bad RPG by your standards, could you explain why? Is it all the dialog, or bad structure, or what? More importantly: If I wanted a decent story wrapped in decent RPG gameplay that isn't unreasonably hard, what RPGs over the last 20 years would you recommend? No need to go into details, titles only are fine, but as a relative RPG newbie I'd like to play something that isn't a waste of my valuable time. Here's a list of RPGs I've finished and enjoyed: Entire Pool of Radiance gold box series (all four games) Wizardry 1 (haven't tried 2-8) Fallout (haven't tried Fallout 2) Wasteland (my #1 favorite game of all time) Arcanum Hack I got through half of Lands of Lore 1 but never finished it. With that in mind, what would you recommend? -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project: http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene: http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.oldskool.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Information in this message reflects current market conditions and is subject to change without notice. It is believed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed for accuracy or completeness. Details provided do not supersede your normal trade confirmations or statements. Any product is subject to prior sale. CIBC World Markets Corp, its affiliated companies, and their officers or employees, may have a position in or make a market in any security described above, and may act as an investment banker or advisor to such. Although CIBC World Markets Corp. is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ("CIBC"), it is solely responsible for its contractual obligations. Any securities products recommended, purchased, or sold in any client accounts (i) will not be insured by the FDIC, (ii)will not be deposits or obligations of CIBC, (iii) will not be endorsed or guaranteed by CIBC, and (iv) will be subject to risks, including possible loss of principal invested. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
