Oblivion would be easier for someone unfamiliar with RPGs, methinks. Morrowind, though an older game, has more depth and freedom - key elements of the genre.
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Oblivion would be easier for someone unfamiliar with RPGs, methinks. Morrowind, though an older game, has more depth and freedom - key elements of the genre.
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Quinirus, something that should be mentioned here. Oblivion is not an RPG. It's a 'deep' fantasy FPS. (Flame away folks) Morrowind is closer to the series' RPG roots.
I recently reinstalled KOTOR1 not long ago and experienced the same problems on my monster rig. Google around and you'll find a solution, it involves disabled some line in an .ini file. Hopefully that will fix the situation for you, KOTOR1 is an experience not to deny yourself.
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Any of the Gold Box series. You oldschoolers know what I'm talking about. ESPECIALLY Eye of the Beholder and Eye of the Beholder II (forget III, that was a piece of crap), as well as Dungeon Hack and Stronghold (1990).
Daggerfall. If it wasn't for this game's legions of fans (including myself) on uesp.net and TES: The Essential Site, Morrowind would never have even existed.
Fallout 1 & 2. What else is there to say? If you haven't played the Fallout series, you cannot consider yourself a real role-player.
Baldur's Gate I & II (plus expansions). As above, if you haven't played the Baldur's Gate series, you cannot consider yourself a real role-player.
Castle of the Winds. A Rogue-like game for Windows 3.1 (but works perfectly fine in XP) that was once shareware, but released years later as freeware.
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I'd recommend the Baldur's Gate series, starting at the first one. It shouldn't give you any problems on an old computer, and it will be a great introduction. The graphics are dated, but I don't think the character development, character interaction, or storyline has been done better in any later RPG game. Many of us who grew up through games like this, consider the BG series something of a gold standard for RPG's.
After Baldur's Gate (if you finish all of them, and that could take a year or more, depending on your free time!), you might try the first NeverWinter Nights game. It's easier on PC hardware than the NWN2 sequel, and there are some great user-written story modules for it.
There is a more modern type of "RPG" that's sort of a combination of classic RPG concepts and the first person shooter game, like The Witcher, Bioshock, and Mass Effect. There is some character development, typically involving good or evil paths through the game, and a storyline to follow, but you'll spend a lot of your time fighting through action sequences. Of those three, The Witcher is probably closer to a classic RPG (you'll spend at least as much time following plot developments as fighting) and it's very good. There is also Oblivion, which I haven't tried and I'm not sure how closely it fits the RPG genre.
But all these combination 3D shooter/RPG's will require a fairly modern rig for a smooth frame rate. My computer is a couple years old now (Athlon 64 3800+, 2 Gigs Ram), but with a fairly recent graphics card (GeForce 8800 GTS). With that graphics card update, I can run at least the Witcher and Bioshock just fine, with smooth frame rates, if not the most hardware-crushing recent games like Crysis. So you might be able to try some of these newer games with just a graphics card update, if you're not close to a full system replacement.
And then there's Mount & Blade, a terrific simulation of mounted medieval combat. I'm having a blast with it, but I'm not sure I'd call it an RPG exactly. You can develop your character and his/her mini-army of followers in several different directions -- raider, rebel, or loyal underling to a King. So there's that role-playing aspect. But there isn't any set goal or storyline, so it feels a little more like a sandbox medieval simulator than an RPG to me, but your mileage may vary. You might want to try this, since it's not as demanding on hardware as most of the recent first or third person 3D games. Try the free demo, if you're interested. But get Baldur's Gate too!
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How's that exactly? I mean it has quests and leveling and stuff. (Not flaming, just genuinely confused.)
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An RPG is not about quests and leveling and "stuff". It's about meaningful events that shape your character and add meaning to what he or she is setting out to do. Leveling is fluff added to keep you interested.... or busy. I posted a a few short paragraphs on the Bethesda forums about what RPGs should be about.
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o.O Why's that? Is it intimidating?
Currently my to-play-list goes like this:
1. Oblivion
2. Mass Effect
3. Neverwinter Nights II
4. The Witcher
.... and after that, well, it's still a long way off.
I checked out the Baldur's Gate series, but they use the top-down, Diablo-like perspective, which I really really dislike, so.. meh. So does the first Neverwinter Nights game, I think.
Btw, I'm curious as to how Mass Effect performs on a mid-range computer. It's a new game, and the graphics look pretty snazzy, so I'm not sure my computer can handle it.
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Even if you lower the graphics, it looks rather nice. And it's a rather nice game too, so try it.
It does take a whopping 10 gig or so to install. And of course there's the ****** copy protection.
And what are your specs? How well does Oblivion perform, for instance?
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Haven't tried Oblivion either, but RTW runs okay on medium settings, if that helps any.
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Well, for on it has the top-down perspective, which you dislike for some reason. Another reason would bethat it is a bit aged. That may not bother you, but remember that older RPGs tend to be much more difficult and in-depth, demanding some micro-managing. If you really want to try it, go right ahead. My friend loves the series.
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