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hi all!!!
to whom ever remmbers me hi!

anyway i just got the RPG sickness agien and im looking for a new game that is like baldurs gate 1-2 (not expantions)
but not a game like never winter nights with discusting graphics i like the old 2d so wats there for me to play???
sry for not knowing all this since i havent tryed playing any of these games at all for 1 year so im real lost....

some suggestions

Played IceWind Dale II? It's pretty sweet. Even the first IWD (especially with Heart of Winter, if you could be persuaded of expansions) is fun IMO.

If you've done BGII before and really like a challenge, how about BGII with Weimer's Tactics mod (you'll need ToB)? Its like having a new game at many times though much tougher. It's gotten me pretty stoked about the game again, it makes monsters kind of like they were if you played PnP games with a mad mother of a DM. The link is on one of the sticky threads if you want to check it out. Reading that thread can help you up to speed in general. There are some top-notch NPCs on the thread too that can help give a new take on the game.

IMO soloing BGI/BGII can be refreshing, though if you do you should get the XP-cap pullers for each game available through links on the sticky. (Though you'll have to be a really good soloer to pull off the tactics mod if you go the mod route.)

And then the old PlanetScape Torment if you havn't.

I've heard a lot of good things about Never Winter Nights.

Re: some suggestions

Originally posted by Hesperus
And then the old PlanetScape Torment if you havn't.

I second that, Planescape is awesome, a really great, in-depth story, wonderful dialogue and really fascinating NPCs.

Originally posted by Shin Jaon
I've heard a lot of good things about Never Winter Nights.

ya i got that its the worst RPG game i ever played 3d graphics is just so bad for these games,,,,the more realsitc they try making it look just ruins the game

Go for Planescape Torment! Many think of it as the best CRPG ever.

Many think BG2(me too) is best CRPG ever o.o

Originally posted by JonIrenicus
Many think BG2(me too) is best CRPG ever o.o

wat doz CPRG mean?
any way i played bog 1-2 and i cant never seem to be able to play it over agien....the only part i like is mkaing my charcter then i stop

Originally posted by BlackSheep
wat doz CPRG mean?

Computer Role Playing Game.

Try playing/replaying BG1 again. I forgot how great a game it was, especially with the ToTSC expansion, and really enjoyed doing it again. That would be my first choice. The Fallout series is very good but you can't really control your party the same as in BG2. Still its a lot of fun and you can solo it if the NPC interface bothers you. (I almost always fight all the tough battles by myself so that my moron NPCs don't kill me by accident.) Then there's Arcanum, it should be on the discount shelves. It has the same problems with party controls though. IWD is also good but is very linear. Morrowind is extremely addictive as well but its a solo game and the character creation is lame (orcs and tiny elves and everything inbetween can all achieve the same stats). Planescape is fun and has some neat NPCs - it has a very compelling storyline. I agree with you on NWN - I just couldn't get into those lame 3D graphics. It didn't improve anything and the single player storyline is weak.

Arcanum is a very fun game, you have to admit. With a choice between magic and technology, it leads to quite a story line.