guguma
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Hi All,
I do not post here much but lurk a lot as my only trustworthy source on RPGs. I have some spare time in my hands and I want to play an RPG, however I do not know which one to go to. I have played many of them, some of them many times indeed, now what I would like to do is tell you guys about what sort of RPGs are my favourite, and my thoughts on current kickstarter RPGs, which RPGs I played etc. I wonder if if you could name me one RPG that I have not played and I would enjoy greatly. I will include a TL;DR in the end.
What I Like:
I hold the classic opinion that the finest RPGs ever made are Planescape Torment, Baldur's Gate II, and Fallout 1-2. I have already played these to the degree of memorizing them and I do not intend to attempt a re-run.
Runner-ups would be, Witcher 1 and 3, and I hated the 2nd game. KotOR 1-2, Vampire the Masquerade, Neverwinter Nights 1-2 (vanilla's were horrible but the 2nd expansions are great in both), Arcanum was nice but I do not remember much about it, Icewind Dales were fun but are lacking in RPG elements. And a special mention of Mass Effect, not because it is a great RPG but because I greatly enjoyed the setting, and how the major threat of the Reapers have been implemented in this game.
I also played Divinity Original Sin 1-2, they were interesting and fun, but I wold not grade them as top level RPGs since the setting is kind of meh, not immersive. I played the Might and Magic Series back in the day 6-8, they were fun then, but I relauched one of them a awhile ago and it did not grasp my attention.
In terms of tactical RPGs Jagged Alliance 2 is my favorite.
Mount and Blade, is a good sandbox, but it is a sandbox not really an RPG with a proper story attached to it, and it gets boring after a while.
What I Do Not Like At All (Mostly Bethesda Nonsense):
Long story short, I am more about the setting and storytelling in the RPG,
I played the Bethesda games Morrowind -> Skyrim and was bored to hell with all of them and did not complete them, I find the writing and storytelling bland, so bland that it gets comical, and played Fallout 3 for 30 minutes and New Vegas a little bit, although much better than Fallout 3 I realized it does not hold a candle to Fallout 1-2.
Dragon Age, I played the origins, finished it and regretted it, because the word "darkspawn" is so deeply chiseled in my memory, possibly occupying much needed brain cells that will be greatly needed in the future.
Umm, yeah that is pretty much it...
My Opinions on the New Kickstarter RPG, what is the word here, Rebirth?
1. Pillars of Eternity 1 (Backed this)
Massive disappointment, I did play through it, I really wanted to like it, but did not. The setting seems forced, characters are not even remotely interesting. I felt like Josh Sawyer attempted to play Tolkien rather than trying to come-up with an enjoyable RPG experience. I understand that he worked hard creating a setting, with all that stupid pseudo-welsh language and all, but my opinion is that if the energy was expanded on making more interesting characters, questlines, more immersive locations, it woud yield a much better game. It was straightforward and boring, no surprises at all, no moments of awe and wonder. I can't explain it very well,oh wait "plastic" is the word here,but it was lacking something, the locations (towns, etc.) felt very plastic.
I am so disappointed in fact, I am quite hesitant to start PoE 2. I am highly skeptical that they did a better job since Sawyer was busy taking pictures of his iPad with a file showing his new glyphs for his pseudo language. Seriously mate, fuck your runes and glyphs.
2. Torment: Tides of Numenera (Backed this)
I enjoyed it more than Pillars, it was very interesting at first, everything felt mysterious and there were many surprises involved, but then I realized that they practically released an unfinished game. The main story got wrapped up in a nonsensical manner, rushed. Oftentimes I also felt that Torment was trying "a bit too hard" to be interesting and cryptic. Come on guys, you should have realized by now that sometimes less is more, there is no need to poke my eye with mystery and cryptic stuff ALL THE TIME.
3. Tyranny
Strangely I enjoyed this much more than Pillars of Eternity as well. It was short, it was fun to play, but not worthy of a rerun.
4. Wasteland 2 (Backed this)
I had high hopes for this, launched this 3 times and never proceeded further than the Ag Center/Hightower? quest. Tactical RPG with abysmal combat where everything runs right in front of your face in a single turn. Why can't they simply implement the combat mechanics in Jagged Alliance 2?
What I have not played, what I have in mind?
I am not really sure, I did not play Kingdom Come Deliverance, I do not have great expectations but it might be fun, There is also PoE 2, which I do not have great expectations about. The very old school games in the top 70 list might be good, but I really do not feel the mood for it.
I do not know if there are new isometric releases either.
So can someone suggest me a gem that I have been missing?
TL;DR,
I played most of the great ones, I like a good storyline where I can be invested in my character and NPCs, Bethesda studios suck, Pillars of Eternity 1 was lame, new kickstarter games are disappointing. Is there a gem out there that I have been missing?
Thanks in Advance.
I do not post here much but lurk a lot as my only trustworthy source on RPGs. I have some spare time in my hands and I want to play an RPG, however I do not know which one to go to. I have played many of them, some of them many times indeed, now what I would like to do is tell you guys about what sort of RPGs are my favourite, and my thoughts on current kickstarter RPGs, which RPGs I played etc. I wonder if if you could name me one RPG that I have not played and I would enjoy greatly. I will include a TL;DR in the end.
What I Like:
I hold the classic opinion that the finest RPGs ever made are Planescape Torment, Baldur's Gate II, and Fallout 1-2. I have already played these to the degree of memorizing them and I do not intend to attempt a re-run.
Runner-ups would be, Witcher 1 and 3, and I hated the 2nd game. KotOR 1-2, Vampire the Masquerade, Neverwinter Nights 1-2 (vanilla's were horrible but the 2nd expansions are great in both), Arcanum was nice but I do not remember much about it, Icewind Dales were fun but are lacking in RPG elements. And a special mention of Mass Effect, not because it is a great RPG but because I greatly enjoyed the setting, and how the major threat of the Reapers have been implemented in this game.
I also played Divinity Original Sin 1-2, they were interesting and fun, but I wold not grade them as top level RPGs since the setting is kind of meh, not immersive. I played the Might and Magic Series back in the day 6-8, they were fun then, but I relauched one of them a awhile ago and it did not grasp my attention.
In terms of tactical RPGs Jagged Alliance 2 is my favorite.
Mount and Blade, is a good sandbox, but it is a sandbox not really an RPG with a proper story attached to it, and it gets boring after a while.
What I Do Not Like At All (Mostly Bethesda Nonsense):
Long story short, I am more about the setting and storytelling in the RPG,
I played the Bethesda games Morrowind -> Skyrim and was bored to hell with all of them and did not complete them, I find the writing and storytelling bland, so bland that it gets comical, and played Fallout 3 for 30 minutes and New Vegas a little bit, although much better than Fallout 3 I realized it does not hold a candle to Fallout 1-2.
Dragon Age, I played the origins, finished it and regretted it, because the word "darkspawn" is so deeply chiseled in my memory, possibly occupying much needed brain cells that will be greatly needed in the future.
Umm, yeah that is pretty much it...
My Opinions on the New Kickstarter RPG, what is the word here, Rebirth?
1. Pillars of Eternity 1 (Backed this)
Massive disappointment, I did play through it, I really wanted to like it, but did not. The setting seems forced, characters are not even remotely interesting. I felt like Josh Sawyer attempted to play Tolkien rather than trying to come-up with an enjoyable RPG experience. I understand that he worked hard creating a setting, with all that stupid pseudo-welsh language and all, but my opinion is that if the energy was expanded on making more interesting characters, questlines, more immersive locations, it woud yield a much better game. It was straightforward and boring, no surprises at all, no moments of awe and wonder. I can't explain it very well,oh wait "plastic" is the word here,but it was lacking something, the locations (towns, etc.) felt very plastic.
I am so disappointed in fact, I am quite hesitant to start PoE 2. I am highly skeptical that they did a better job since Sawyer was busy taking pictures of his iPad with a file showing his new glyphs for his pseudo language. Seriously mate, fuck your runes and glyphs.
2. Torment: Tides of Numenera (Backed this)
I enjoyed it more than Pillars, it was very interesting at first, everything felt mysterious and there were many surprises involved, but then I realized that they practically released an unfinished game. The main story got wrapped up in a nonsensical manner, rushed. Oftentimes I also felt that Torment was trying "a bit too hard" to be interesting and cryptic. Come on guys, you should have realized by now that sometimes less is more, there is no need to poke my eye with mystery and cryptic stuff ALL THE TIME.
3. Tyranny
Strangely I enjoyed this much more than Pillars of Eternity as well. It was short, it was fun to play, but not worthy of a rerun.
4. Wasteland 2 (Backed this)
I had high hopes for this, launched this 3 times and never proceeded further than the Ag Center/Hightower? quest. Tactical RPG with abysmal combat where everything runs right in front of your face in a single turn. Why can't they simply implement the combat mechanics in Jagged Alliance 2?
What I have not played, what I have in mind?
I am not really sure, I did not play Kingdom Come Deliverance, I do not have great expectations but it might be fun, There is also PoE 2, which I do not have great expectations about. The very old school games in the top 70 list might be good, but I really do not feel the mood for it.
I do not know if there are new isometric releases either.
So can someone suggest me a gem that I have been missing?
TL;DR,
I played most of the great ones, I like a good storyline where I can be invested in my character and NPCs, Bethesda studios suck, Pillars of Eternity 1 was lame, new kickstarter games are disappointing. Is there a gem out there that I have been missing?
Thanks in Advance.
otB, BG Saga. Maybe try Betrayal at Krondor if you can handle the aged 3D graphics.
