fantadomat
Arcane
Thief 2 because it is Thief 2!
If you do it without any cluebooks or hints, you are in for a real treat.I've still to play a shit ton more RPGs to be honest, trying Ultima Underworld now.
Right off the bat the soundtrack is top notch, I'm going to leave this for tonight, seems like one of those games I'll just play for hours haha (only trying it due to your post, I've never played this series before), I wish they'd make shit like this now, the only thing they could maybe update/improve is the general UI layout/"controls", honestly the only sort of issue with older games. The mechanics, graphics and especially sound hold up so well.If you do it without any cluebooks or hints, you are in for a real treat.I've still to play a shit ton more RPGs to be honest, trying Ultima Underworld now.
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Story and worldwise it's probably Arcanum. Lots of nostalgic quality also. Still I know it has terrible gameplay, none of depth I want from an RPG. In a similar vein Final Fantasy 8 blew my mind when I played it shortly after release.
But in general?.. I like strategy games and appreciate elegant mechanics. RPGs rarely do that, devs always feel the need to throw stuff at the game. You always have to be able to play as warrior or mage, you need a huge world, all that jazz. So I'd gonna say I love Fallout New Vegas but as with Arcanum it's mostly atmosphere and general story, it's bad gameplay wise and writing is very uneven, and the world design outside of DLC is bad. But it's probably an RPG I'd replay once more even though I did play it like 4 times.
I have no intention of replaying Dragon Age Origins once more but I think it would be an RPG I'd save if every RPG in the world would be destroyed. It has reactivity, beautiful art design, well thought-out world and good combat system. It's in my nature to concentrate on flaws and DAO probably has least of them. It doesn't have many exceptional things - nothing about it is really exceptional, but everything it does it does well. Maybe Knights of the Old Republic is there too but its combat system is inferior.
That isn't an RPG though.Thief 2 because it is Thief 2!
[Saerileth] has a well-developed personality, and romancing her has been more fun that it ever was with the Bioware NPC's . . . . all in all, this must be one of the best mods for [BG2:EE] that I've ever tried, especially because I enjoyed the quests that came with her.
--Grunker
I hope this changes at some point. The civilization series sells tons of copies, hopefully game designers will take notice of the potential there.
Depends on how you are looking at it . It is one of the most immersive games that make you roleplay.Three way tie between Fallout, Fallout 2 and Wizardry 8.
That isn't an RPG though.Thief 2 because it is Thief 2!
Our second saviour comes from Josh Sawyer. People joke about his love of balance but he really made one of the best RPG combat in Pillars of Eternity - although he needed 2 expansions for that.
I respect Josh (despite some disagreements I have), and his New Vegas mod turned a good game into one of my favorite games. I have my doubts for his design vision in PoE, but I guess we will see when Deadfire is ready. Let's hope you are right.
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Praise for Saerilith Romance Mod:
[Saerileth] has a well-developed personality, and romancing her has been more fun that it ever was with the Bioware NPC's . . . . all in all, this must be one of the best mods for [BG2:EE] that I've ever tried, especially because I enjoyed the quests that came with her.
--Grunker