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Conehead   03-27-2002 at 08:07:56 PM

Ok, what is your favorite computer RPG? And I'm not talking about the console ones you can play on your pc.

I personally like Diablo 2: LOD very much, plus a few others...maybe you could suggest a few new ones that I could try out.

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FatBurger   03-27-2002 at 08:28:06 PM
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And I'm not talking about the console ones you can play on your pc.



I almost posted until I saw this ^
Now I don't even have any games to choose from.

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Quetzacoatl   03-27-2002 at 09:20:23 PM
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A good semi roleplaying/action game I liked a lot was Deus Ex

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Stick_e_Mouse   03-27-2002 at 09:25:35 PM
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I was about to say the same thing....
Ahh...ff6,7,10...chorno trigger...i could go on........

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buddry   03-27-2002 at 09:54:56 PM
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Opps, misread. Ignore me :)

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by buddry on 03/27/02 02:56 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

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FatBurger   03-27-2002 at 10:31:15 PM
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FF6 and Chrono Trigger ruled, I haven't played the others you mention, though.

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pike   03-28-2002 at 12:34:07 AM
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Well the one that really got me into pc games was: "Terra Nova" from way back.
Usually never finish a game without a cheat, too time consuming, but this one I did. Fond memmory of it.

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Eden   03-28-2002 at 05:03:45 AM
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Oh yeah, definitly Deus Ex, still one of the best PC games out there. Gameplay is everything here.

Diablo 2 was fine too, it was addictive but later on it became too repitive and the Hell mode for Paladin was near impossible. I could not get past the Den of Evil! I beleive this is where Blizzard choked, in designing difficulty, the thin line between impossible and crossable but with 40 deaths!

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Quetzacoatl   03-28-2002 at 05:18:25 AM
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I'm waiting for the rumored release of Starcraft2. I can't believe Starcraft is still alive on battle.net after 5 years AND still gets a freaking 500,000 players a day!

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Matisaro   03-28-2002 at 06:41:43 AM
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....i dont think lod is an rpg.


Baldurs gate btw.

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Pettytheft   03-28-2002 at 01:50:31 PM
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Boy, some of you guys are really missing out, reducing yourself to console games only.

Hmm

Not in any particular order
Wasteland
Fallout 1&2
Bards Tale
Baldurs Gate 2 TOB
Planescape Torment
Betrayal at Krondor
Pool of Radiance (The original)
Battletech (The first)

Probably a few others I'm failing to mention. There have been so many.

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FatBurger   03-28-2002 at 05:11:59 PM
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The demo for Betralal at Krondor was pretty good, I might try and find that someplace.

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Kanaz   03-28-2002 at 08:29:11 PM
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How about Might & Magic: Worlds of Xeen.

That one was my favorite, and is still good.

I even liked Swords of Xeen, though of Warrior dificulty it was near impossible.

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No1kung1   03-28-2002 at 11:23:27 PM
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the best rpg series (SERIES!) i have to say if the Final Fantasy series ,however the best rpg might be balder's gate although some might say it is not.

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AMD_cErTiFiEd   03-29-2002 at 12:22:00 AM
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No one has mentioned the Police, Space, and King's quest series of games. Not to mention Leisure suit Larry. LSL 7 still rocks

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Flamethrower205   03-29-2002 at 12:22:20 AM
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IMHO, RPG's suck! FPS all teh way!!

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Quetzacoatl   03-29-2002 at 12:26:54 AM
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Fallout Tactics brutally hard, but a good RPG/Strategy

Mechcommander was good for strategy

Mechwarrior2 Mercanaries was an alright action



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No1kung1   03-29-2002 at 04:24:54 AM
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leisure suite was a great game...Also i forgot about all the lucasarts RPG's/adventures like The Curse of Monkey Island and Full Throttle..THOSE were some terrific games. and Flamethrower...I'm an FPS fan, but RPG's do have that addictive feel where you live and breathe and eat for your character because your so into it.

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buddry   03-29-2002 at 05:44:00 AM
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The Heros of Might and Magic series is a good turn-based rpg. Its prolly more of a strategy game tho.

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LordKaos   03-29-2002 at 12:50:06 PM
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In reply to:
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I almost posted until I saw this ^
Now I don't even have any games to choose from
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ROFLOL! :-D

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LordKaos   03-29-2002 at 12:51:16 PM
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I´m sure Starcraft 1 and possibly 2 are not RPGs

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globe111   03-29-2002 at 02:49:15 PM
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you see flame,

rpg is what revolutionized the game industry,
because a good quality game could be made without good graphics and hight fps.

some old nintendo games are still better (and more fun to play) than some of the new ones.

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buddry   03-29-2002 at 03:52:36 PM
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Starcraft is considered a RTS (real time strategy).

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tlaughrey   03-29-2002 at 10:10:47 PM
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Planescape: Torment was an excellent RPG. The Baldur's Gate series was pretty good, too.

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LordKaos   03-29-2002 at 11:17:19 PM
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My point exactly!

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rcf84   03-30-2002 at 03:50:06 AM
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FF7 for the PC :D

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ejsmith2   03-30-2002 at 05:03:03 AM
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Keef the Thief was pretty cool. I spent a little time on Ultima4 and Bard's Tale 2.

But all others are a drop of urine in the Great Icewind Ocean. The Icewind is the Tsunami that crushes them all...

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Eden   03-31-2002 at 01:19:55 AM
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Most comp RPGs are way different from consoles and are rather less fun IMO. Nothing will ever be more RPG demonstrating than Final Fantasy games, you got the definition of RPG right there, THEY TAKE ROLES! Diablo is not an RPG, you move around and you don't even see the damage dealt! Console RPGs are more authentic to me, and more fun too, as well as dynamic, like FFs (FF3 had the best Active Time Bar gameplay, cuz when Terra would be casting -praying- a spell, and the others too, you feel like there is teamwork, while one attacks and the others are summoning) or Breath of Fire, or even Mario RPG! Mystic Quest also was extremly RPG definitive, no wait to attack, your turn, your role, your attack. Ahh these old days...

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ejsmith2   03-31-2002 at 04:04:37 AM
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I've played my share of consoles. And yes, Saturday evenings during mid/high school, I would have a headache. 60hz for 10+ hours just doesn't do you any good.

I wouldn't even compare the console RPG's with the PC ones. It's like comparing Dolphins to Salmon.

Sure they both live in the sea, but they're different species...

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rcf84   03-31-2002 at 05:54:03 AM
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Mario RPG ruxxored !

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Pettytheft   04-02-2002 at 04:38:17 AM
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You do not take roles in console RPG's. You are so locked into what your charater is and 99% of the time you have to be the good guy. Diablo is barely a RPG itself compared to most computer RPG's. It's more of a action game than anything. Now if your not into computer RPG's than that's fine but to actually state that you cannot take roles on a PC RPG?! I suggest you go out and play the Baldurs Gate series, PS Torment, Daggerfall (And the upcoming Morrowind}, Fallout series, etc... I hope your not making such a generalization of PC RPG's based off of Diablo.

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juin   04-02-2002 at 09:40:21 PM
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FF1 4 5 6 7
chrono triger
Baldur gate 1 2

Mostly baldur gate due the game is base on A D&D rule set.

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Quetzacoatl   04-02-2002 at 11:00:33 PM
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While it's not a computer game, the ENTIRE Dungeons & Dragons series is built around roleplay, and henceforth, enjoying it too. Thus I guess they made the Baldurs Gate and Icewind Dale series. Both are very successful. Now, there needs to be more open ended RPGs out there...where you could be good...or evil...or crazy ;) As for computer RPG, heh...gotta go with Everquest here, good game. Ultima Online too :)

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Eden   04-03-2002 at 12:04:32 AM
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Well I didn't say strictly console RPGs have locked roles, but personally PC RPGs are often derivative of old paper and dice games, or don't have the much needed storyline Consoles give. I may not have played many PC RPGs so please don't throw at me any flames for it, but however I have seen many examples and details of them.

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Quetzacoatl   04-03-2002 at 03:00:19 AM
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Heh, yeah, so true. Then again, innovation is what keeps the gaming industry going. Otherwise, we'd all be playing Quake4 and other clones!!!

"When there's a will, there's a way."

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Anonymous   04-05-2002 at 12:57:18 AM
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My favorite game is Everquest i play atleast 2 hours a day.

If it boots then it works, simple enough ?

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Pettytheft   04-05-2002 at 02:12:02 AM
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Just take it from me, I'm a fan of both and the storylines in PC games and roles you can play are superiour to console games. However they tend to be a alot slower while playing and many console gamers have a difficult time making the transition.

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endless_n00b   04-05-2002 at 05:38:40 PM
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Since you said favorite, not best, then I would have to go with my childhood addiction: the original Pool of Radiance. Played it on my C64, and it came on eight 5 1/2" floppies, lol.

Looking back I'm sure you could find 100 things wrong with it, but man in the mid 80s there was was nothing better. It revolutionized role playing. Up until then it was all pencil and paper and funny looking dice.


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Anonymous   04-15-2002 at 08:30:57 PM
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Wizardry 8, too bad Sirtech went out of business. Very balanced game with 16 different classes and a bunch of different races. Multiple story lines, should have been very replayable, but for some reason me and my friend couldn't get into the second time around. BTW NPC's are very cool and you can attack them all and gain valuable items. Dungeon Siege is a new game that is very similar to Diablo 2, haven't got into it alot yet but it's pretty cool


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Eden   04-16-2002 at 03:04:39 AM
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Man I still find it amazing Dungeon Siege requires basically no loading!

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lhgpoobaa   04-18-2002 at 09:06:56 AM
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<font color=purple>hmmm what do i like. lots!

in the past year ive:

done baldurs gate to death & made my own mod.
done icewinddale to death & made my own mod.
doing off and on baldursgate2, and im getting the mod done.

and just recently im loving wizardry8, and even giving old wiz7 a bash again :)


P.S. when i tire of RPG-ing, there is always serious sam II </font color=purple>

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Eden   04-18-2002 at 01:56:47 PM
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Ah yes nothing like bringing on the brigade of monsters at you, swinging back at them with the chainsaw!

"Look ma, I'm a lumberjack!!!"

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lhgpoobaa   04-18-2002 at 02:20:34 PM
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i think my alltime 2 fave lines are

"ahhhhh minigun... for maximum pleasure"
and
"man its cold, my nipples are like pencil erazors!"

wizardry 8 looks promising though
good 3d envirmonents

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FatBurger   04-18-2002 at 06:46:41 PM
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I beat Serious Sam 2 on the weekend, great game. A couple of friends tried it multiplayer and said it's really good, but I haven't had the pleasure yet.

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lhgpoobaa   04-19-2002 at 01:45:21 AM
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oh yes.... but if your all decent players i suggest u dont 'just' play multiplayer, rather select "extra multiplayer enemies" and also buff the monster strength a litte, cauz ive found that 4 players toting miniguns can turn anything into creamcheeze!
(possibly go for 25% extra monster strength per added player or somethin)

apart from that, happy hosing.

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