Ah,PlanescapeTorment-ifanythingwastobeinstant-buythiswouldbeit! Thestoryandcharactersaregreat,andthePlanescapesettingassuchisbrilliantandwonderfullydifferentfromotherD&D-crpgs(althoughItendtoliketheothersaswell). Fairwarning,however:LotsandlotsandLOTSofreadingisnecessary,soifyouaremoreintothemoreactiony-adventures,thismightnotbethegameforyou,althoughthere*are*opportunitiesforviolence.Usuallyitcanjustbeavoided:) Onyourquesttolearnyourpast,onesmallsuggestion.WhileitisnotnecessaryIfindahigh(veryhigh)wisdomscoregreataddstotheenjoymentofthegame'sstory.Havefun!
While I see the appeal in levelling small warbands up, I found Disciples simply lacked tactical depth and options both in and out of combat. Personally I would recommend any of the Heroes of Might and Magic games many times over this one,
This game is very good, and has only a few frustrations. The good elements about the game is the fairly good story, which is quite dark and has a brooding, eerie quality to it, especially in the beginning I think. The different worlds the main character go through are very different, but all fit in very well with the overal story, which I find to be quite an accomplishment in a game. Another big plus is that all the puzzles in the game are logical and make sense. The puzzles, however, also stand for the only major frustration I had with the game. Often what kept me from figuring out a puzzle myself (yes, I used a walkthrough a few times in most chapters) was that sometimes a possible path or object, that can be interacted with, is hard to spot. The game is very much worth the cost :)
