Quieter RPGs
Zinger
anyone could recommend. The first time I ever heard of the game Fate for
example was from reading something about it on this newsgroup. Now I know
Fate isn't an RPG in every sense of the word, but I enjoyed it alot. So that
got me thinking, what are some other quieter RPG's out there that haven't
been trumpeted as much as the mainstream stuff?
I have played the Spidersoft games (Exile, Avernum, etc) and personally I
was happier to leave those type of games in the past. Graphics and such
aren't important to me, but I have to admit that they do help a little, and
those games just didn't really cut it after a while.
So are there any other gems to be uncovered in the genre?
krag
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Gabriele Neukam
> So are there any other gems to be uncovered in the genre?
http://www.ascaron.com/gb/gb_games/index.html (D2 clone, one of the
better ones)
http://www.evil-islands.com/eng/ (difficult till really hard)
The Gothics (if you can get used to the navigation system)
Wizards and Warriors (oldish, party, turn based otpion)
Wizardry 8
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Troll
Oh yes, that's a perfect example of a low profile game that the casual
RPG gamer might have missed. Did you even read the OP?
krag
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Peter Huebner
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> I'm curious as to whether there are some 'hidden' RPG's out there that
> anyone could recommend.
>
Have you heard of 'Sacred"? I downloaded the demo and been having a ball with
it for the last week. The full game, gold version, will hopefully arrive in the
mail today. It's been re-published by BigBytes as budget title so you should be
able to pick it up for a song. I paid the equivalent of around 6 USD plus
postage :)
"Divine Divinity" was discussed here quite a bit some time ago. Not a bad game.
Both these have certain rogue-like elements in a much-more-appealing package,
and both pack a hell of a lot more feeling of space, adventure, and being
unconstrained than Fate - however illusionary that may be.
cheers, -P.
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chainbreaker
>
> So are there any other gems to be uncovered in the genre?
It's not strictly an RPG, more of an RPG/Strategy hybrid, and turn-based,
but Jagged Alliance 2 is worth a mention, even though it's been brought up
from time to time fairly regularly.
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Troll
Yours has grounded you and taken away your bike, I take it?
Mike McCormick
Zinger wrote:
> I'm curious as to whether there are some 'hidden' RPG's out there that
> anyone could recommend.
The "Thief" series is not technically a RPG, more of a First Person
Sneaker, but I was amazed by it when I found it. I also vote for the
Gothic series.
Mike
Zinger
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Thanks so far guys....I have played Gothic 2 and really enjoyed it, and I
thought Divine Divinity had alot of milage as well. Wiz 8 could be worth a
go, party-based RPG's are so rare nowadays.
Sacred just didn't do it for me...I have absolutely no idea why. I loved the
different classes, but there was just something that didn't resonate. I did
play the original Sacred though, and it seems that Sacred Plus or whatever
is a vast improvement, from what I've read anyway.
Thanks again.
Sleepy
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Arx Fatalis
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> > So are there any other gems to be uncovered in the genre?
I'll give a vote for Might and Magic IX; as long as you grab the
fan-made patch from
Telp's site. The patch is at version 1.3a and you'll need the official
1.2 patch as well. If you decide to play this, be sure to make a backup
save before accepting promotion quests. I never had any trouble but
YMMV.
Justisaur
It's pretty well heard of here, but I hadn't heard of it anywhere else,
so I'll just mention Vampire - Bloodlines.
- Justisaur
Michael Vondung
> So are there any other gems to be uncovered in the genre?
If you like the more "hack & slash" approach, you might enjoy "Kult -
Heretic Kingdoms" from an East European developer. It has some rather
original and creative features (the two dimensions of the same world that
can travel seamlessly between, for example), a decent story, and pretty
addictive gameplay. It's not the type of game you'd play more than once or
twice, and you are stuck playing a female hero, but I had a good time with
it. Solid game.
http://www.kult.3dpeople.de/ (if the text appears in German, click the
union jack)
M.
Anestis
> http://www.ascaron.com/gb/gb_games/index.html (D2 clone, one of the
> better ones)
Gabriele, I find three games listed on that site. Which one to you
mean?
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Try Turn Off Your Speaker
A classic RPG.
Gabriele Neukam
> Gabriele Neukam wrote [20.08.06]:
>
>> http://www.ascaron.com/gb/gb_games/index.html (D2 clone, one of the
>> better ones)
>
> Gabriele, I find three games listed on that site. Which one to you
> mean?
Sacred with its add-on Underworld.
The latter makes the game really good, and if you browse the respective
forum for viable builds, you might get a lot of entertainment out of
it - that is, if you like Diablo clones at all.
It is already two years old and Sacred 2 (supposed to be a PREquel) is
already in the making, but there will also be a final patch out
within, I guess, the next two months (crosses fingers)
The initial version was quite buggy, but it has improved a lot, and with
this game, you can even get Life Leech with *spells*
Anestis
> Sacred with its add-on Underworld.
>
> The latter makes the game really good, and if you browse the respective
> forum for viable builds, you might get a lot of entertainment out of
> it - that is, if you like Diablo clones at all.
>
> It is already two years old and Sacred 2 (supposed to be a PREquel) is
> already in the making, but there will also be a final patch out
> within, I guess, the next two months (crosses fingers)
>
> The initial version was quite buggy, but it has improved a lot, and with
> this game, you can even get Life Leech with *spells*
Ah! Thank you ;-) Sacred! Yes I tried to get 'Sacred Gold' from
Amazon.co.uk. But they cancelled my order ('out of stock'). ;-/ Don't
dare to try a purchase from US because of the different DVD format
NTSC. Suppose a 'Sacred Plus' and the add-on will do, too. You ARE a
D2cloner yourself, aren't you? Remember you recommended Nox in a
previous thread. Curious about that one, too.
Damn! How do you folks get the time to play all these games??!!!??
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Try again. Fail again. Fail better." (Beckett)
Gabriele Neukam
> Remember you recommended Nox in a
> previous thread. Curious about that one, too
I won't any more; it is one of those games in which you have to reload a
dozen times or be clairvoyant, as the view angle effect hides the
enemies, but they either can see you already, or react within a
millisecond. I gave up when I entered an area with ranged mages in a big
room, and no way to hide from them.
Joe Mama
> Amazon.co.uk. But they cancelled my order ('out of stock'). ;-/ Don't
> dare to try a purchase from US because of the different DVD format
> NTSC.
PAL and NTSC are words and formats that are applied to DVD for
convenience, and because of historical convention. There is nothing
fundamental about a DVD which makes it either PAL or NTSC.
Nostromo
Anno Domini:
>> >> So are there any other gems to be uncovered in the genre?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > world of warcraft
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Oh yes, that's a perfect example of a low profile game that the casual
>> RPG gamer might have missed. Did you even read the OP?
>
>tell your mother I said hello
He already told your father. So, you two like troll-dee & troll-dummer?
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