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Recommend a RPG?

edibleheroediblehero Registered User regular
edited June 2007 in Games and Technology
My problem:

Increased boredom as of late because I can't find a good RPG to play. Some games I have enjoyed in the past:

KOTOR
KOTOR2
Fable
Quest for Glory I-V
NWN
Morrowind & Oblivion


I like more of an open end RPG where im not stuck on the storyline 100% of the time and can do my own thing. Would prefer a RPG for the PC, ive been hearing things about this Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines and how great it is, should I try it or is it not worth my time?

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  • CraigopogoCraigopogo Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Fallout 1 and 2.

    Vampire is pretty good, but has some technical flaws. Story wise it's great, but not really all that open ended. You have quite a few options regarding your character, but not so much plot wise.

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  • RamiRami Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Fallout 1/2
    Baldur's Gate 1/2
    Planescape Torment

    If you haven't played any of these before you really owe it to yourself to give them a try, they'll also be really cheap these days.

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  • _J__J_ Pedant Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2007
    WoW?

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Pokemon.
    If'n catching "em" all is not you bag, might I suggest some Dark Cloud?

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  • harvestharvest By birthright, a stupendous badass.Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Didn't I just say Wizardry 8 in this thread last week? I think I did.

    Wizardry 8.

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    harvest wrote: »
    Didn't I just say Wizardry 8 in this thread last week? I think I did.

    Wizardry 8.

    Didn't I just agree with you in this thread last week? I think I did.

    Wizardry 8. :P

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Rami wrote: »
    Fallout 1/2
    Baldur's Gate 1/2
    Planescape Torment

    If you haven't played any of these before you really owe it to yourself to give them a try, they'll also be really cheap these days.

    Also, Overlord comes out later this month.

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  • captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    We just had this thread.

    http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=24468

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  • JWFokkerJWFokker Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Xagarath wrote: »
    Rami wrote: »
    Fallout 1/2
    Baldur's Gate 1/2
    Planescape Torment

    If you haven't played any of these before you really owe it to yourself to give them a try, they'll also be really cheap these days.

    I'll see those and raise you a Deus Ex.

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  • FoodFood Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I predict Arcanum and Anachronox will make appearances in this thread. I've never played either, but I might as well recommend the, because someone else will 5 minutes from now anyway.

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  • JWFokkerJWFokker Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Oh, shit. How could I forget about Arcanum? You simply can't go wrong with a steampunk Fallout game.

    Anachronox, not so much. In fact, it was pretty bad.

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  • Resident0Resident0 Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    System Shock 2...

    What??

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  • ThelloThello Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    JWFokker wrote: »
    Anachronox, not so much. In fact, it was pretty bad.
    The gameplay's not fantastic, but it's easily the funniest RPG ever written. Anachronox is part adventure game and part RPG and since the OP enjoyed Quest for Glory, he'd probably get a kick out of Anachronox.

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Jade Empire maybe?

    STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl has some rpish elements and it's got an amazing atmosphere.

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  • Resident0Resident0 Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Pharezon wrote: »
    Jade Empire maybe?

    STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl has some rpish elements and it's got an amazing atmosphere.

    Fuck STALKER, bad dreams ahead!

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  • VeritasVRVeritasVR Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    JWFokker wrote: »
    Xagarath wrote: »
    Rami wrote: »
    Fallout 1/2
    Baldur's Gate 1/2
    Planescape Torment

    If you haven't played any of these before you really owe it to yourself to give them a try, they'll also be really cheap these days.

    I'll see those and raise you a Deus Ex.

    But that's not an RPG.

    If it was, you could make an argument that Silent Storm is an RPG, which it's not. It's quite clearly an (amazing) turn-based tactical game with character skills and experience levels. Deus Ex is just an (amazing) FPS with character skills and abilities.

    Also, if you're really hardcore: Angband.

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Resident0 wrote: »
    Pharezon wrote: »
    Jade Empire maybe?

    STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl has some rpish elements and it's got an amazing atmosphere.

    Fuck STALKER, bad dreams ahead!

    Did you just say fuck STALKER?!
    Snorks and Bloodsuckers will be visiting you tonight.

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Pharezon wrote: »
    Resident0 wrote: »
    Pharezon wrote: »
    Jade Empire maybe?

    STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl has some rpish elements and it's got an amazing atmosphere.

    Fuck STALKER, bad dreams ahead!

    Did you just say fuck STALKER?!
    Snorks and Bloodsuckers will be visiting you tonight.

    You're a bad, evil man.

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  • JWFokkerJWFokker Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Pharezon wrote: »
    Resident0 wrote: »
    Pharezon wrote: »
    Jade Empire maybe?

    STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl has some rpish elements and it's got an amazing atmosphere.

    Fuck STALKER, bad dreams ahead!

    Did you just say fuck STALKER?!
    Snorks and Bloodsuckers will be visiting you tonight.

    That's some kinky shit right there. Rule 34 I guess.

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  • cjeriscjeris Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Darmak wrote: »
    harvest wrote: »
    Didn't I just say Wizardry 8 in this thread last week? I think I did.

    Wizardry 8.

    Didn't I just agree with you in this thread last week? I think I did.

    Wizardry 8. :P

    What they said. It looks even more like ass now than it did 5 years ago, but what a game. Just keep a leather-wrapped stick handy to gnaw on while you're being raped by crabs and plant people.

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  • DudBoltDudBolt Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Disciples 2, if you can find it.

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  • Baroque And RollBaroque And Roll Every spark of friendship and love Will die without a homeRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    How has there not been a single mention of Diablo II? I mean, honestly, this game consumed my life. I think I spent 200-300 hours all together, and I enjoyed every damn second of it.

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  • deowolfdeowolf is allowed to do that. Traffic.Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    'cause he said RPG? And D2, love it though I do, doesn't really fit the RPG type he already said he enjoyed.

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  • DarlanDarlan Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    NWN2 is really good, way better than NWN1 and my expectations for it. Of course, it doesn't live up to the glory days of BGII and Fallout, but you'll be waiting a long time for a newer game of the caliber of other games in this thread.

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  • deowolfdeowolf is allowed to do that. Traffic.Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Hey, can we name games that aren't out yet? Like, Mass Effect, or Fallout 3? Cause, you know. Mass Effect.

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  • NerdtendoNerdtendo Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Mount and Blade

    It's quite a bit more action packed than your regular RPG. But it is a wonderful time waster.

    Tribes RPG

    Again, not your typical RPG style game. But TRPG will definitely keep you occupied for a couple weeks. I would also suggest that to everyone that hasn't tried it. The level up and skill systems are really something that should be considered for more gaems.

    And if you've got a Gamecube. Go snag a copy of Tales of Symphonia. Quite a fantastic RPG. If you don't have a gamecube. Go get one, and snag a copy of Tales of Symphonia.

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Nethack?

    Hey, what is that freeware game that was a remake of one of the kings quest games that was never published? I saw it in PCGamer (damn you and your collectable covers) and can't remember what issue.

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  • etoychestetoychest Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Wizardry 7. You have a great plot, but you are free to do your own thing and even make choices in how the plot unfolds.

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  • Steel AngelSteel Angel Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    You have the option of going for independent devs too. Spiderweb Software has been making shareware RPGs for over a decade now and you can download big demos of them. Geneforge in particular has become a favorite series. Something about walking around with an entourage of mutant horrors that I name after Cthulu mythos beings just speaks to me I guess.

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