As good as BG?

Shadowwarrior · Post by **Shadowwarrior** » Sun Sep 16, 2001 2:58 am

I have never played planescape:torment but I have finished both BG2-soA and BG2-ToB. Is it a good idea for me to by Planescape then? is it good?

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Sun Sep 16, 2001 6:14 am

PS:T is an amazing game to pruchase. It includes an incredable story, and a nice mix of action. Definatly one of Interplay's better CRPG's.

nael · Post by **nael** » Sun Sep 16, 2001 9:01 pm

amazing interaction with characters, your alignment changes based on your actions and dialogue options. great NPCs that effect the outcome of the game.
a truly astonishing game world.
it is the most unique game i have ever played.

Luna0808 · Post by **Luna0808** » Sun Sep 16, 2001 9:03 pm

I was wondering the same thing. Although I love the BG series, I'm a bit bored with it. I hope Planescape is as good as some say. Guess I'll find out tomorrow!

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Sep 17, 2001 4:50 am

Better IMO than BG.

Shadowwarrior · Post by **Shadowwarrior** » Mon Sep 17, 2001 12:39 pm

Hmmm sounds cool... I heard something like you can get tatoos and good intelligence makes you remember the past, but also that many of the npc´s are hard to find?

nael · Post by **nael** » Mon Sep 17, 2001 10:12 pm

different dialogues with diferent characters will give new abilitiea and increased attributes. the tattoos can be swapped out with new ones, a guy will make new ones based on your experiences.
and yes...soem NPCs are hard to find...i never found one of them...

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Tue Sep 18, 2001 2:59 pm

The great thing about the NPC's is that you have to find a way to cinvince them to join you. They won't just hop up and go with you.

nael · Post by **nael** » Wed Sep 19, 2001 12:12 am

i really need to find who has my PST game. i have played BG to death and need a change.
i only played through PST once, and never changed from a fighter...should have some good replay value.

Quitch · Post by **Quitch** » Wed Sep 19, 2001 3:11 am

PST is a game for mages, Int, Wis and Cha are the stats to have. It really is a brilliant game

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed Sep 19, 2001 5:13 am

Originally posted by nael:
i never found one of them...

Which one?

nael · Post by **nael** » Wed Sep 19, 2001 11:45 am

Originally posted by Mr Sleep:
Which one?

nordom...i never knew about that maze area till after i finished the game and was looking at a walk through somewhere.
i used the cube to get the
entropic blade

DarkStuff · Post by **DarkStuff** » Mon Sep 24, 2001 5:51 am

Also the Thief might be fun to play with all that lvl'ing he will have monster stats at the end....

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Wed Sep 26, 2001 3:17 am

IMO Planescape is a better game than BG2. And replay value is certainly better!

I found all NPC:s, and I think it added a lot to their characters that they don't join you immediately after a short standard conversation about "fighting evil". As Aegis said, you need to convince them to go with you.

The NPC interaction is great, but you have to remember to talk to your PNPC:s, they are not giving everything away automatically. IMO the NPC:s are more interesting and deeper characters than in BG2.

I would not say P:T is a game for mages. My husband played mostly as a mage, whereas I went through the game mostly as a fighter, and I think both are equally good. Playing as a thief should be fine too. It's just a question of different alternatives to solve a situation.

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Wed Sep 26, 2001 11:14 am

This post makes me interessted in PST, but I wonder, is the low resolution a problem?
Does it make it less playable after BG2 ToB?

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Wed Sep 26, 2001 1:25 pm

Personnaly, I never cared for the resolution. After a while of playing, you forget all about the lower res. The story is just to good to care.

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Wed Sep 26, 2001 2:50 pm

@Rob-hin: I agree with Aagis, I didn't even think about the lower resolution. The story line is so great, so I got absorbed very quickly. What might bother some gamers (me, for instance) is the interface. After the BG-series, the P:T interface might feel a bit clumsly and slow initially. It took me about 1-2 hours to get used to it. My husband gave up after about 30 minutes, but then he restarted the next day, and got used it rather quickly. I think it's a good idea to start the game when you have some time to spare, maybe 2 hours, so you can overcome potential interface problems.

Garcia · Post by **Garcia** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 12:53 am

Originally posted by C Elegans:
@Rob-hin: I agree with Aagis, I didn't even think about the lower resolution. The story line is so great, so I got absorbed very quickly. What might bother some gamers (me, for instance) is the interface. After the BG-series, the P:T interface might feel a bit clumsly and slow initially. It took me about 1-2 hours to get used to it. My husband gave up after about 30 minutes, but then he restarted the next day, and got used it rather quickly. I think it's a good idea to start the game when you have some time to spare, maybe 2 hours, so you can overcome potential interface problems.

true this is one of the first things that came to mind when I had to think about the diffrence between BG and PT. The story is great and there is a lot of reading even much more that BG but it doesn't matter cuz the story is so good.

Quitch · Post by **Quitch** » Fri Sep 28, 2001 11:36 am

The low res actually helps, it gives each character more, well, character. You see Annah with her tail, Da'kon with his sword, and so on.

iIMO Planescape is a better game than BG2. And replay value is certainly better!

It's different from BG2 for sure. Replay value? I have to disagree. I'd say out of all the Infinity Engine games PST has the *least* replay value.

[ 09-28-2001: Message edited by: Quitch ]

TecnoPaladin · Post by **TecnoPaladin** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 9:40 pm

The TOB interface is absolutely wonderful compared to what I have just encountered in Pool of Radiance... UGH... but I've only played for an hour or so... sigh... let's see if I can get used to it.

Gonna try out Arcanum soon too, no idea what -that- interface will be like, but I'm really REALLY appreciating the Infinity engine right now.