Looking for an RPG

**Whacker** · 03-29-2007, 02:17

OK, I'm pretty much convinced at this point to try Vampire Bloodlines based on what folks in these forums and other people are telling me.

On that note, I would like to add that I actually did enjoy (the patched) Vampire The Masquerade Redemption very much. Gameplay is quirky and can be annoying until you get used to it, but the story and setting is outstanding, esp. if you love medieval settings. Pre-patch the game is miserable, don't play it without the v1.1 patch.

Also would like to add my support to kek and econ's Baldur's Gate series recommendations. If you like hardcore D20-ness, you can't beat these things. Even if you don't, the games do an outstanding job of keeping that in the background so you can play the game without worrying about it (too much, you should still try to understand game mechanics to succeed). IIRC you've got 5 choices, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, Icewind Dale 1 and 2, and Planescape Torment. Each one plays a bit differently depending on what you want to do, such as roleplay/advance plot, hack 'n slash, or a combination of the two.

**TevashSzat** · 03-29-2007, 02:25

Get Diablo 2 and LOD expansion. Most addictive RPG ever IMHO especially if you play it online. I still get addicted to it every once or so and just create a new character and spend like 50 hours on it. The game doesn't seem very addictive, but once you get hooked you can't stop playing it. I remember thinking as I was killing nightmare pindleskin that I'll stop after the next gold item. 5 gold items and 4 hours later, still farming him for items. Best character: lvl 89 hammerdin in act 4 hell. This is a purely SP character by the way with no cheap items or anything that is cheating.

**Sjakihata** · 03-29-2007, 09:51

I once had a lvl 94 poison necro - he was mean in PvP.

**TinCow** · 03-29-2007, 14:00

The bargain bin is definitely the way to go for good RPGs. A patched version of Bloodlines is definitely a good choice. So are the Fallout games, every single Infinity Engine game (Baldur's Gate 1 & 2, Icewind Dale 1 & 2, Planescape: Torment), and the first Knights of the Old Republic (sorry, I didn't like the second). If you want to go really old school, try some of the old Ultima games, the Krondor games, and maybe even some of the Final Fantasy series. For whatever reason, RPGs seems to stand the test of time far better than other game genres (IMO).

**professorspatula** · 03-29-2007, 18:36

They last the test of time because you end up investing so much time into them to get the most out of them. You go on a journey with the characters where you witness them grow and become powerful. You definitely get more attached than say an adventure game or FPS where you're just following a linear storyline to the end. Graphics and presentation become less significant if you find yourself lost in the game's world.

I also agree with all of TinCow's recommendations. That's enough RPG for anyone.

Though a free online RPG is Runescape. It's about as tedious as they become, plus plays in a window the size of a postage stamp. But thousands swear by it. Why anyone wants to spend 5 hours a day chopping down 3D trees just so they can proudly claim they're Runescape's greatest lumberjack is anyone's guess. But in Runescape you'll find loads of people like that. In real life some have them have girlfriends too. Imaginary ones mind.

**TevashSzat** · 03-30-2007, 02:49

I must confess that I have went through a Runescape phase myself a few years back and it was not pretty. To make it short, I spent 3 weeks killing chickens for their bones.....

**Mikeus Caesar** · 04-01-2007, 14:30

Originally Posted by Xdeathfire

I must confess that I have went through a Runescape phase myself a few years back and it was not pretty. To make it short, I spent 3 weeks killing chickens for their bones.....

I killed them for their feathers, more money in it.

Not that i'm implying that i ever played that shoddy game, not ever...

**Rilder** · 04-04-2007, 10:43

Originally Posted by Xdeathfire

I must confess that I have went through a Runescape phase myself a few years back and it was not pretty. To make it short, I spent 3 weeks killing chickens for their bones.....

Runescape was the best 5 dollars per month I ever payed back then.... Was level 95 when I quit for Guild wars, which majorly made me hate grinding.... Now as I'm a WoW player I question myself how the hell I got to level 95 in RS....

Shark fishing was my speciality in crafts....

Still remember my user-name and pass for RS....

Oh yea, Rilder is a name generated by a Freminik quest