The Best RPG EVER!

Space05us · January 7, 2004, 19:19

In your opinion what is it and why?

I say Fallout is the bestest. I like the setting, and the guns, and the doggy, and the ladies in tight leather...er I mean the variety of armor, and the story is well written.

In a close second I would have to say Castle of the Winds, 'cause it was the first RPG I played.

Jamski · January 7, 2004, 19:44

Baldur's Gate 2 for story and characters and engine.
Neverwinter Nights for the editor

Pool of Radiance (the first gold box game) for getting me started.

-Jam

Imran Siddiqui · January 7, 2004, 19:46

It'd be a tie for me:

Fallout
Morrowind

Of course they are different games. Fallout had a kick ass story and some really fun turn based combat and amazing character advancement (woo... feats!). Baldur's Gate II is closest to Fallout in that kind of RPG.

Morrowind is an entire WORLD created around you, which is out there for you to explore and dig around in. Very nicely unlinear, allowing you to go around and do what you wanted.

MattH · January 7, 2004, 19:56

MORROWIND!
Nothing else can come close in the world category- , or even (IMHO) graphics-wise.

Jamski · January 7, 2004, 20:04

Morrowwind - the Marmite of RPGs - either you love it or you hate it. I hate it

-Jam

Space05us · January 7, 2004, 20:19

I love morrowind too, but when you really look at it its too simple; the "world" is one big cut & paste dungeon crawl. And the leveling system is the same system thats been used for eons now; hack hack hack ding "ooh time to level up!"
but when you play the main quest for the first time and finish it you really think its a great game

vmxa1 · January 7, 2004, 20:23

I still like Might and Magic VI the best and Diablo II second.

MattH · January 7, 2004, 21:01

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Originally posted by Jamski
Morrowwind - the Marmite of RPGs - either you love it or you hate it. I hate it

-Jam

I'm sure you've explained numerous times-- buy why? I find it a remarkably engrossing game.

da_hal · January 7, 2004, 22:25

ultima 4
might and magic 3
wizardry 7

all of these for the same reason: you are given a set of behaviors to follow, and it is your choice to follow them or not. except for w7, you were not directly punished for not following the rules or making a mistake here or there.

Nubclear · January 7, 2004, 22:47

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Originally posted by Space05us
but when you play the main quest for the first time and finish it you really think its a great game

Or the 9th, in my case.

Space05us · January 7, 2004, 23:05

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Or the 9th, in my case

how can you play any RPG that many times over?

Sandman · January 7, 2004, 23:23

I consider the Thief games RPGs. So they're my vote. Closely followed by Deus Ex.

Morrowind had promise, but it ultimately failed to live up to it. Not a bad game though.

It's problems (for me) included:

Rotten performance on a decent machine.

The old 'boring melee combat' versus 'over-elaborate magic system' problem.

Easy to build an uber-character.

Utterly joyless overland combat, falling firmly into the 'rats and bats' enemy school.

Pointlessly complex level design. Whoever designed Vivec should be shot. I didn't buy the game to run up and down ramps.

Easy potion abuse.

Nubclear · January 7, 2004, 23:48

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Originally posted by Space05us

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Or the 9th, in my case

how can you play any RPG that many times over?

Easily

If I like a game, I can play it many many times over.
In fact, replayability is a must for all of my games. 10-hour games just aren't acceptable.

EternalSpearman · January 8, 2004, 02:57

Probably Morrowind, closely followed by Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters. Of course this is RPGs only, I have many more prefered strategy games, such as Alpha Centauri.

vmxa1 · January 8, 2004, 03:38

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Originally posted by Space05us

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Or the 9th, in my case

how can you play any RPG that many times over?

I have played Might and Magic 6/7/8 more than dozen times each.

Ben Kenobi · January 8, 2004, 03:45

Diablo 2, though I'm suprised it does not count as a FPS.

Urban Ranger · January 8, 2004, 04:26

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Originally posted by da_hal
wizardry 7

Played the last one (8)?

Jamski · January 8, 2004, 06:51

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how can you play any RPG that many times over?

I've played BG2 at least 30 times. I'm just mad, I guess.

-Jam

Space05us · January 8, 2004, 14:29

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I've played BG2 at least 30 times. I'm just mad, I guess.

well maybe Im the freak then, I cant play the same storyline more than 3 or 4 times before I have to strain myself to complete it again. It just gets too easy and boring.

Spiffor · January 8, 2004, 14:51

I completely and absolutely agree with Imran.

Morrowind and Fallout, for the reasons he stated

Alex · January 8, 2004, 14:51

Ultima VII. It will always be special for me.

Space05us · January 8, 2004, 15:04

what are the ultima games like? I'd assume that Ultima Online is completely different, no?

Agathon · January 8, 2004, 15:52

Computer role playing games suck.

The best roleplaying game ever IMHO was Games Workshop's now discontinued Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay.

Nubclear · January 8, 2004, 16:55

What is this "Fallout"?

vmxa1 · January 8, 2004, 17:01

Isn't Warhammer going MMORPG?

Jamski · January 8, 2004, 17:04

Warhammer FRP - nice rules, nice world, shitty company (boo, boo)

-Jam

Imran Siddiqui · January 8, 2004, 17:59

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What is this "Fallout"?

Only the greatest RPG experience ever

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http://www.interplay.com/fallout/

Spiffor · January 8, 2004, 18:04

Actually, I preferred Fallout2. Fallout1 was great but way too buggy (now, I may have not played it with the latest patches)

Nubclear · January 8, 2004, 23:07

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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

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What is this "Fallout"?

Only the greatest RPG experience ever

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http://www.interplay.com/fallout/

That website wasn't very useful.

Spiffor · January 8, 2004, 23:23

Fallout is a Role Playing Game in Isometric view (à la Civ2) that is set in a post-apocalyptic world.

The perks of the game are:
-an exceptional character development, that is extremely deep yet simple to use.
- a great, original and humorous atmosphere
- Plenty of different ways to solve problems, and even to win the main quest
- An immense quantity of complete dialogues

This comes from a Morrowind lover: Get Fallout Tass. It's an order. The RPG experience is different than Morrowind, but Fallout has strengths Morrowind simply cannot have (but it works the other way around too: Fallout is absolutely not as immersive as Morrowind)