The Temple of Elemental Evil

I still have my original disc copy of ToEE, which is a great game if you've been looking for a D&D game that is faithful to the pen and paper original. I really can't say much that hasn't already been covered in other reviews here, so I'll just list off a couple of essentials for playing ToEE. 1. Save often. This will be especially important if you engage the wrong enemy in a fight and you bite off more than you can chew. Combat (like in the original pen and paper game) can and will screw you at the most inopportune time, so get in the habit of saving so you can go back and fine tune your characters. 2. The original release of this game has a lot of bugs, so if GoG doesn't already include the patch fixes, check out co8.org for the patches (and also for enhanced content. trust me, it's worth it). 3. Build your characters carefully at the start-up, because a fighter with low strength or a sorcerer with low charisma will be of no use to you, I can guarantee that. 4. Don't be afraid to consult the help function (which acts as a mini players handbook that will definitely be helpful in the game).

Terribly frustrating game. It's so obviously great that you want to love it and have a baby with it, but it's so punishingly difficult that you soon want to hack your new love into the little pieces that that Beholder who's blocking your way should be in. I guess it can't be THAT tough since some people apparently whip right through it, but those people definitely aren't me. OTOH, I'm not an AD&D player, so maybe I'm just treading where I don't belong... Anyway, ToEE strikes me as a near-perfect example of its kind, although I'll likely never get far enough along in it to say for sure.

That game has the perfect combat system for d&d 3.5 rules, the history is very simple, you won't find here Baludur's Gate 2 or Planescape Torment, its more like Icewind Dale, but I have really enjoyed it, just be aware, install Co8 mod, as it improves a lot of bugs and add some new features. I recommend that game if you have enjoyed Baldur's Gate or Icewind Dale

You've probably heard it before. "THIS game is the most D&D game ever!" even for non-D&D licensed games like the Divinity or Pillars of Eternity series, or perhaps the Baldur's Gate and Pathfinder games alike and whilst it can be argued that they are; allow me to explain why ToEE is THE purest, truest D&D game ever. ToEE is a tactical turn-based CRPG based off the original self-titled module from the 70s, taking place in the most classic and original Greyhawk setting. Troika have remade the module so accurately that you can use the ORIGINAL handbook as a loose guide to get around and know what to expect. Speaking of accuracy, the combat in this game is God tier goodness, not only does it offer the absolutely most tactical choices of any D&D game, not only does it accurately and painstakingly recreate a lot of mechanics but it's also fun and still holds up in 2022. In fact, to my knowledge, this is the ONLY D&D game to have features such as bluff, sense motive, craft wonderous item, scroll scribing (outside of mandatory resting) and bard's having counterspell. Yes, ToEE has fully functioning counterspelling and it's glorious. You can also do things like cast defensively, ready for approach, hold action, 5 foot step... it's all here. There's also dialogue checks for skills like intimidation and having a high charisma score actually changes and removes dialogue from some NPCs - which is so cool. You create 5 party members from scratch (up to 8 with Temple+ mod) and can hire companions who act on their own will, so much in fact they'll only leave whenever they want to and will take half the loot you earned. You can even marry some NPCs! They'll also talk differently depending on what PC talks to them first. Yeah, really, ToEE is insane. There's only 2 towns but the combat is the meat. Lots of dungeon crawling here. But the bugs. Oh, the bugs... so many... there's also an overall jank to the game. Temple+ & Co8 mods fix most of these. ToEE is worth your money.

From the team that brought you Arcanum and Vampire Bloodlines. The Temple of Elemental Evil, simply put is the greatest turn based rpg of all time What a shame that Troika and other smaller great studios always seem to disband. As others have mentioned you need to download the C08 patch as it fixes bugs and also adds so much more content, just like a dlc. The detail and sheer complexity of this game takes a bit of understanding but it's essential you do, otherwise you'll get slaughtered fast. Once you understand the mechanics this game has the most satisfying combat i've ever experineced in an rpg. Coupled with an excellent score, voice acting and graphics - it adds up to one great game.