Pc Rpg

Just an update on NWN - I finished the Dreamcatcher series just now and was blown out of the water. To put it in Org terms, that series is to NWN what EB will hopefully be to RTW. It was simply amazing what Adam Miller did with the toolset - e.g. he even got it to play space invaders, for crying out aloud! Plus dramatically, it was up there with the best CRPGs out there.

Lehesu - seriously save yourself some money and just download these modules! It's worth perservering with the Shadowlord mods despite them being a little pedestrian and clunky, as - like BG1 for BG2 - they get you in character (and thankfully are much more short and sweet than BG1). But it's with the Dreamcatcher series that the fireworks start.

Regarding Bloodlines, an unofficial patch has been released. I believe gamespot.com has it.

Regarding NWN, I absolutely loved Bone Kenning, where you can play an actual necromancer, but I was saddened to see that the series was never completed. That module had a LOT of potential.

Vagrant Story for PS1. You can still buy it direct from sony, or find it in a bargain bin. Just put the CD in the drive and run it on an emulator (like ePSXe) if you want to play it on your PC.

It's the best dungeon crawler/action RPG I've played on a console. The gameplay is not brainless hack/slash ala Diablo. The combat system is an infusion of action, strategy, and item crafting. The storyline is not very open-ended or deep but it's very unique as is the atmosphere of the game. The art style is not your typical anime fare even though it's still reminiscent of Japanese games.

I bought Bloodlines last week, it was only £4.

I've found it to be ok so far but it is very restrictive in what you can do, nowhere near as open as Morrowind. Don't think it will stay installed for very long.

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Originally Posted by Ja'chyra

I've found it to be ok so far but it is very restrictive in what you can do, nowhere near as open as Morrowind. Don't think it will stay installed for very long.

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Bloodlines is a different kind of game to Morrowind - a story-focussed RPG as opposed to a freeform one. I'm biased, but I'd say it is quality vs quantity.

Morrowind is a game where you can go anywhere, do anything. Someone once called it a world simulator. The main story is optional, as are the countless sidequests. The problem for me was that none of the people you meet are memorable and none of the quests seem particularly interesting.

Bloodlines has essentially a linear main story and a few sidequests per area (four areas total). Where it shines is in the depiction of its NPCs, innovative sidequests and immersion. But if you don't like the first area - Smiling Jack in the tutorial, Jeanette/her sister and the haunted hotel mission - you probably won't like the rest of the game. It peaks early.