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i ilke FFX 
take that Ryoko, FF9 tuh!
take that Ryoko, FF9 tuh!
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Pen and Paper RPG's pwn. Always have sharper graphics than any comp one out now, multiple branching storylines, the ability to punch an offending player in the balls if neccesary and easily moddable.
What more could you ask for
What more could you ask for
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As if I dont play Pen and Paper games.. jeez. NwN is my favorite game, not my fault I never took the time to look at the ten logos on the box . I like teh pen and paper, kind of a newb to it only did it a few times, fun as hell though.
. I like teh pen and paper, kind of a newb to it only did it a few times, fun as hell though.
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Final Fantasy 6 is awesome, but I went with Chrono Trigger
has anyone ever played the old RPG game Hero Quest? I still got that board game stashed somewhere.
has anyone ever played the old RPG game Hero Quest? I still got that board game stashed somewhere.
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My Favorites in no order:
Zelda 1 (NES), Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES), Crono Trigger, Final Fantasy 6, Final Fantasy 7, Baldurs Gate 1 and some of 2, and Pen and Paper RPG's.
Given the right players and DM/GM/storyteller/what have you, pen and paper RPG's are hands down the best RPG's out there. They win out because you are having fun with and interacting with others instead of playing by yourself along a predestined storyline.
Zelda 1 (NES), Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES), Crono Trigger, Final Fantasy 6, Final Fantasy 7, Baldurs Gate 1 and some of 2, and Pen and Paper RPG's.
Given the right players and DM/GM/storyteller/what have you, pen and paper RPG's are hands down the best RPG's out there. They win out because you are having fun with and interacting with others instead of playing by yourself along a predestined storyline.
Baldur's Gate series.
It was the only RPG I've marathon-played for about 20 hours straight.
I would say PnP, especially since with NWN on some servers you get near to a PnP feel, but whenever I played with people at PnP they were all "lets kill stuff" and less roleplaying/character building. They had more of a hack and slash feel as players.
Also, for future reference you need to include Fallout. Many people consider that series one of the best RPG's ever.
Bioware : Responsible in part for the Fallout games, the Icewind Dale Series, the Baldur's Gate Series, Neverwinter Nights and their sequels, Knights of the Old Republic, and the MDK games. They're probably one of the best CRPG developers out now.
It was the only RPG I've marathon-played for about 20 hours straight.
I would say PnP, especially since with NWN on some servers you get near to a PnP feel, but whenever I played with people at PnP they were all "lets kill stuff" and less roleplaying/character building. They had more of a hack and slash feel as players.
Also, for future reference you need to include Fallout. Many people consider that series one of the best RPG's ever.
Bioware : Responsible in part for the Fallout games, the Icewind Dale Series, the Baldur's Gate Series, Neverwinter Nights and their sequels, Knights of the Old Republic, and the MDK games. They're probably one of the best CRPG developers out now.
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final fantsay vII, of course, cos of the amazing characters and storyline, >_>
Well, I gotta go with, despite some very fine RPG's there on the list, something of a different vein.
FALLOUT (and FALLOUT 2)!!! The most awesome-est rpgs I ever played. Huge story, lots of interaction, lol, the ability to go into a town and just kill all the men women and children if you want to try, and yet still be able to win the game. And the character creation was quite nice and innovative, and gave huge flexibilty. But most of all the levelling up with perks was great. I had a melee character, who got to (my mind is shaky, so don't flame me if I get the details wrong) some huge level, and got a Slayer perk. Which meant that every melee attack he made was a critical hit.
Anyways...yes, I know Hero Quest. It was a pretty nice half-way RPG half-way board game. But the main reason I remember it is because of another game..Heros Quest!
One of the earliest computer games I ever played, Hero's Quest I: So You Want To Be A Hero (released by Sierra) was a fricken awesome game(in the style of Space Quest etc, except with stats and abilities and stuff) (at least for my developing ten year old brain) and I only learnt how to kill Baba Yaga the Witch like, when I was fifteen. Sierra also Re-Released the game, and changed the title, so that it wouldn't be confused with Hero Quest the board game, to Quest For Glory, gave it 256 Colour VGA graphics, and COMPLETELY ****ED IT UP! Without actually changing anything.
They switched it from a text input like typing what you wanted, to a GUI. Your actions were reduced to about five or six things. It sucked.
Anyways Magus (and all), if you're really interested in that old board game, here's where you can get the computer version.
http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=504
or you can just read about it. wow, that's big for a quick reply...
FALLOUT (and FALLOUT 2)!!! The most awesome-est rpgs I ever played. Huge story, lots of interaction, lol, the ability to go into a town and just kill all the men women and children if you want to try, and yet still be able to win the game. And the character creation was quite nice and innovative, and gave huge flexibilty. But most of all the levelling up with perks was great. I had a melee character, who got to (my mind is shaky, so don't flame me if I get the details wrong) some huge level, and got a Slayer perk. Which meant that every melee attack he made was a critical hit.
Anyways...yes, I know Hero Quest. It was a pretty nice half-way RPG half-way board game. But the main reason I remember it is because of another game..Heros Quest!
One of the earliest computer games I ever played, Hero's Quest I: So You Want To Be A Hero (released by Sierra) was a fricken awesome game(in the style of Space Quest etc, except with stats and abilities and stuff) (at least for my developing ten year old brain) and I only learnt how to kill Baba Yaga the Witch like, when I was fifteen. Sierra also Re-Released the game, and changed the title, so that it wouldn't be confused with Hero Quest the board game, to Quest For Glory, gave it 256 Colour VGA graphics, and COMPLETELY ****ED IT UP! Without actually changing anything.
They switched it from a text input like typing what you wanted, to a GUI. Your actions were reduced to about five or six things. It sucked.
Anyways Magus (and all), if you're really interested in that old board game, here's where you can get the computer version.
http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=504
or you can just read about it. wow, that's big for a quick reply...
Hey Bihal, you know that there is Quest for Glory 2: Trial By Fire (same game engine (text commands) and graphic style as So You Want To Be A Hero), Quest for Glory 3: Wages of War and Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness, right? As well as the strange and unsatisfying Quest for Glory 5: Dragon's Fire...
And yes, they were the best adventure games I've played apart from Monkey Island and Grim Fandango, but I don't really consider them RPGs.
And yes, they were the best adventure games I've played apart from Monkey Island and Grim Fandango, but I don't really consider them RPGs.
I don't think there <i>are</i> better things out. The only relatively new adventure game that's any good is Grim Fandango, and that's too short/easy. That genre is more or less dead. All Sierra's sequels for King's Quest and Space Quest started becoming lousy.
Turn-based strategy is being absorbed into the cliched C&C RTS. Heroes of Might and Magic was great, until it produced the terribly bad Heroes of Might and Magic IV. Sure, the RTS genre is flourishing, but the turn-based is dwindling. The only other genre apart from RTS that's really improving is the first-person shooter.
Modern RPGs are just a joke - NWN and Morrowind are nowhere near as good as their predecessors, but they've arrived at a certain lull that makes them seem better than they actually are. I personally would rather eat my own hands than play another Final Fantasy game, preferring World of Xeen or The Black Gate to angsty teens combined with more linearity than should be legal.
But that's just me ranting about how terrible games are these days - or rather, how they don't match up to the old ones. I have an old 486 I use to play them, and believe me, they're far more entertaining than the ones I have to use my more powerful PC to run.
Turn-based strategy is being absorbed into the cliched C&C RTS. Heroes of Might and Magic was great, until it produced the terribly bad Heroes of Might and Magic IV. Sure, the RTS genre is flourishing, but the turn-based is dwindling. The only other genre apart from RTS that's really improving is the first-person shooter.
Modern RPGs are just a joke - NWN and Morrowind are nowhere near as good as their predecessors, but they've arrived at a certain lull that makes them seem better than they actually are. I personally would rather eat my own hands than play another Final Fantasy game, preferring World of Xeen or The Black Gate to angsty teens combined with more linearity than should be legal.
But that's just me ranting about how terrible games are these days - or rather, how they don't match up to the old ones. I have an old 486 I use to play them, and believe me, they're far more entertaining than the ones I have to use my more powerful PC to run.
If you're looking for a good turn based RPG in the tradition of HMM, have you played Disciples 2? It's a little old now (Like, the collectors edition is out) but it's based on the same engine as say HMM 3 (which is the only one I've played) except with much cooler graphics, and more of a Warcraft Role Playing game campaign.
And it's all turn based. I'd recommend trying it if you get the chance, or are motivated enough.
And it's all turn based. I'd recommend trying it if you get the chance, or are motivated enough.