Recommendations for PC games

Ningengirai · Post by **Ningengirai** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:10 am

Zo.

I really like Neverwinter Nights and its expansion packs. I like the game style, the quests, the puzzles, etc etc. NWN is the second only video game I ever played, counting FFVIII.

Does anyone have any recommendations for PC games that don't require a credit card to join an online server? I don't have a credit card and really don't want to get one "just" to play in an online game, plus, I'm fairly new to video games overall and I'd like to be a newbie in my own game, where no one can watch me making an idiot of myself.

What I'm looking for are games like NWN. I don't like ego shooters or pure strategy games. I like quests - solving riddles, finding items, exploring the landscape...

Thanks in advance!

( Apologies for posting in two different forums. Hopefully in the right forum now. )

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:33 am

In addition to the games suggested in your other thread, I would suggest Planescape Torment. Fantastic storyline, amazing dialogue, in-depth character development. Probably the best RPG I have ever played.
Unfortunately, it is no longer being published but I think it can still be located at places like EBay.

Rookierookie · Post by **Rookierookie** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:39 am

Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn + Baldur's Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal expansion.

Noober · Post by **Noober** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:26 am

I wouldn't call NWN the most 'deep' of RPG's unlike Planescape Torment, so I would recommend Knight of the Old Republic (made by the same people as NWN).

Krusader · Post by **Krusader** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:15 pm

Ahh, I was thinking this very morning as I rode the bus to school about the RPGs I have played in my life. I see you are an RPG lover, Ningengirai, and that's good. So, some of these games will provide you with endless fun, albeit some of them are very old and you may have to do some tweaking to your Windows XP/2000 in order to play them. It would be well worth it, though, trust me.

1)My very first was Stonekeep, by Interplay. Although quite simplistic in the way it handles things like party and inventory, it has an engaging storyline and it's a good introduction for more complex RPGs. It took about five years in the making and was also a pioneer in the use of FMV and real-life actors in games, in an era when the graphics were like those in Doom, very cartoon-like and big pixels.

2) Fallout. What made me get this game was the fact that the lead designer of Interplay, Chris Taylor, (who back in 1997 sent me a copy of the book Thera's Awakening as a gift, but that is another story), was also one of its top designers. I was living in another country at that time (I live in Canada now), and games were hard to get, save for the most famous of the famous, like Doom. So, I had to buy Fallout during a trip I did to the USA. Ahh, wasn't I enthralled by it and spent endless hours playing it?

2) Fallout 2. Figures! How could I miss the continuation of the Fallout story? I did need to know what had happened to my beloved Brotherhood of Steel and other characters I had befriended in the first game. Had a blast with this one. It was longer (I love long games) and the engine had been improved.

3) Baldur's Gate. Do I really need to say anything? Only that I spent 5 months playing it, mayhaps.

4) DeusEx. Wonderful game, although going back to first-person perspective from isometric (Stonekeep is FPP) got me quite a while to get used to, since I didn't use the mouse to aim in FPS games.

5) Baldur's Gate 2: SoA and its expansion Throne of Bhaal. Superb. And yes, I also needed to know the continuation of the storyline from BG.

6) Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura. Weird game, and by the time it came out the graphics were quite outdated, but that never impacted the fun. This game was designed by the same people who brought us Fallout, when they left Interplay and Black Isle and went to form Troika Games, so you can wonder what kind of gaming experience you are in for. Don't guess too much, though, as this game is nothing like any other RPG you have seen before. It provides with an interesting premise of a world where magick and technology coexist and it adds a very fun twist to the RPG scene. With its arcane magicks and its 19th Century looks, this game is a must buy.

7) Neverwinter Nights. Getting used to the revamped isometric perspective, with zoom and all that stuff was quite hard for me at first, not to mention that my old GeForce 3 Ti 200 became a dog in battles full of spells and enemies, but once I got used to it, I had a lot of fun with it. I will definitely get the Platinum DVD Edition of this game, which packs the original game and the two expansion packs.

8) The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind. I haven't finished this one, as I am taking classes right now and don't have much time for the full immersion an RPG like Morrowind needs. But I plan to finish it sometime during the Spring, Deo volente.

I have played more RPGs, like Lands of Lore 1 (which I never finished), and Diablo 1 and 2, Icewind Dale and currently playing Icewind Dale 2, but those I listed above are the best of the best. Diablo and IWD are too combat-oriented and combat alone is not what an RPG is all about.

Welcome to the RPG world!!

Locutus · Post by **Locutus** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:31 pm

in oposition of MMORPG playing (i get it, i have had a credit card issue for a long time) The Elder Srolls: Morrowind is definitly flagship, and restores faith in single player...tons of quests
everybody's rambling about BG2 and so...but i'd agree with dragon wench.Planescape:Torment will keep u immersed for some time (and the game has this 'thing' of keeping u feel like rookie during the whole playtime

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Opalescence · Post by **Opalescence** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 3:44 am

If it ever manages to ship, "Guild Wars" promises to be a MMO without the monthly fee; it hopes to make up costs of maintainance through sales alone by constantly putting out optional "packs". I tried both beta events, it looks like it's shaping up to be fairly decent after all; but it's been some time since then and these things keep changing.

Macleod1701 · Post by **Macleod1701** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:36 am

How about something slightly different like Black & White? You have to complete quests sort of and you can have a cuddly little/big creature to teach and love and cherish.

GFreeman · Post by **GFreeman** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 11:17 am

Guild Wars....from what I hear, its a lot of fun and you'd likely not be upset if you invested your time in that. I havent' played it myself, but would def consider it if I were more into MMOs.