I got hooked on Avernum: Escape from the Pit. I like the storyline and the setting. These games remind me of a cross between tabletop RPG and Ultima.
Do you enjoy: 1. Many different possible character builds 2. Managing varied inventory 3. Weapons and Armor that Degrade 4. Challenging enemies that do not level with character 5. Plenty of dialogue, with stat checks 6. Crafting 7. Slower pace of play than most modern RPGs 8. Isometric Fallout/Wasteland games Love this style of game.
I'm 40 years old and I've been playing cRPG's for nearly 30 years. I played Ultima 6, Wizardry 7, Eye of the Beholder, Daggerfall, Baldur's Gate, and Knights of the Old Republic when they first came out. Fallout: New Vegas is my favorite game of all time. It nudges out KOTOR and Ultima 7, and even Morrowind. There are thousands of mods for this game and it still has a very, very strong modding community. I have 294 hours in this game, and I haven't played most of the official DLC, just mods. And it's about to go over 300 once I buy the GOG version. But you have better things to do than listen to some old dude, such as buy this game and forget you ever heard of Fallout 4.
I'm 40 years old and I've been playing cRPG's for nearly 30 years. I played Ultima 6, Wizardry 7, Eye of the Beholder, Daggerfall, Baldur's Gate, and Knights of the Old Republic when they first came out. Fallout: New Vegas is my favorite game of all time. It nudges out KOTOR and Ultima 7, and even Morrowind. There are thousands of mods for this game and it still has a very, very strong modding community. I have 294 hours in this game, and I haven't played most of the official DLC, just mods. And it's about to go over 300 once I buy the GOG version. But you have better things to do than listen to some old dude, such as buy this game and forget you ever heard of Fallout 4.
The graphics are worse than the original game, and the writers are complete hacks. I'm 35 years old and played these classics as they came out. I uninstalled these 'enhanced' editions and re-installed the originals that I own from GoG. I then used the trilogy mod to play the whole thing with the BGII engine as well as the widescreen mod and the bigger font mod. Original graphics in widescreen looks better than the enhanced edition. Sure, there is no extra content beyond the original games and their expansions, but in this case, less is definitely more if the extra content you're getting from Siege of Dragonspear is fanfic. Moreover, there are some vast quest mods you can install that are better than Dragonspear.
You will not find a more divisive title in the role-playing game pantheon. Morrowind divides the millions of Elder Scrolls fans into two camps: those who believe it is bar none the best Elder Scrolls game and those who most definitely do not. There is really no in-between. I happen to fall into the Morrowind camp. I think it is the best Elder Scrolls game and a top-5 all-time cRPG among Ultima 7, KOTOR, and a few others. This game does not hold your hand. You are dumped onto the big island and from there you are pretty much on your own with only a single quest to find a guy in a nearby city. Whether you even talk to that guy is completely up to you. You could just ignore that intro quest and pretty much never address it as you live your own virtual life. This game was far more static than either its predecessor Daggerfall, and its successor, Oblivion. The world is not build around the player. There are extremely dangerous areas right from the beginning of the game that you could accidentally wonder in to. This adds an element of realism missing from most games these days that rely heavily on level-scaling to give accessibility. This game is not as accessible at the very beginning but once you have practiced your skills and carefully explored for a while the world opens up to you and you find yourself hooked. This game is pretty deep. Fighters have lots of weapons and armor combos to choose from (armor comes in light-medium and heavy styles and is divided into legs, torso, shoulder, gloves, and helms for endless combos) and magic users can make their own spells using the in-game spell maker system that has become legendary. This game is awesome and it's tough to really go into it all on here because there is so much to talk about. Just go get it.
This is awesome! The original Eye of the Beholder was one of the very first RPG's I delved into as a young teenager! These games are really challenging! No auto-map and each dungeon floor is a major puzzle with unmarked teleport traps, monsters, and pressure plates that open and close doors all over the place. The floors aren't necessarily linear either. Some of the best weapons and armor can only be found by finishing one floor, going down or two floors and then finding an alternate route back up again to an area that was up to that point inaccessible. Sometimes you need to actually fall through a pit to get to places that aren't accessible by going safely down the stairs in order to find good stuff. The only +5 sword in the entire trilogy is found in a well hidden spot in the first game. If you can find it you can transfer it with your character to EOB II and III!
I LOVE this game. It gets horrible reviews but I think it's an absolute diamond in the rough. I played it way back when and then more recently got a copy that took some Jerry rigging to get going. I'm going to buy this legit copy. Rebellion is really what Great Old Games is all about.
These games are fun. and scratch the RPG itch. The setting and story line are interesting, the game play is plenty challenging, and the mechanics/rules are just right in terms of complexity. The map is quite large too so you're going to have plenty of places to explore in a non-linear fashion. The graphics are minimal, but for a game like this it's not necessary to have great modern graphics. This game isn't about 1st person immersion, or pretty 2D environments like Baldur's Gate. It's a game reminiscent of the table top experience where your imagination can fill in the gaps. I'd recommend this for anyone of any age who tends who likes challenging indie RPGs that are obviously a labor of love for the developer.
I hesitated to review these games because they melted my face off, and it's difficult to type without a face. Now, 22 years later, with face replacement technology finally possible, I can offer my take on this role-playing game masterpiece for the ages. Ultima 7 is the greatest role-playing game of all time. I just replayed it last week and it was just as fun as it was in 1992. In fact, it possesses features that many games today, for whatever reason, do not have. You can cut wheat, grind it into flour, add water from a well, make dough, place the dough on an oven, turn it into bread, and then eat the bread. You can drink booze until you puke, and then your companions might puke at the site of your puke and you just started a barforama. You can take bales of wool, turn it into thread on a loom. You can find gems, gold bars, and gold nuggets and trade them for gold coins. In Serpent Isle you can even trade gold jewelry for currency. The entire world is riddled with dungeons and caves, and it is one massive cell. Every building, and dungeon is seamlessly integrated into the map. There are no loading screens. There are Easter eggs, hidden 'cheat rooms' and tons of superfluous content for the intrepid adventurer to uncover. The story is great, the characters unforgettable and the writing 100% pro. You are not an RPG enthusiast unless you get this game and discover its wonders for yourself. The End.
