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Recommend me a good CRPG?

kaliyamakaliyama Left to find less-moderated foraRegistered User regular
edited June 2009 in Games and Technology
i'm looking to play something fun. home sick for the day, yergh. I'd like something either with A) the open-worldy feeling of exploration of Morrowind, or B) something with a strong narrative like the IE games(i.e. BG,BG2,IWD) + NWN1/2 or Arcanum. This rules out Diablo 2-style play, as well as dungeon crawls like Eye of the Beholder. I'm super on the fence about playing the Witcher, because apparently the polish->english translation really blows, and I like party-based gameplay. I'd be interested in freeware/indie games, too.

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  • GameGrrlGameGrrl Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    The Witcher, Gothic 2 (but not 3)?

    Also Baldur's Gate 2 if you have a month off.

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  • FiggyFiggy Fighter of the night man Champion of the sunRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I heartily recommend Drakensang. Very customizable party-based CRPG.

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  • Jubal77Jubal77 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Last Remnant is better on the PC.

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    If you already have NWN1/2, I heard that both have worthwhile modules. Plus, you know, expansions

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  • KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Jubal77 wrote: »
    Last Remnant is better on the PC.

    Last remnant is not even approaching a CRPG

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  • DisruptorX2DisruptorX2 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    You already check out Bloodlines? If not, its amazing.

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  • chicken^tonightchicken^tonight Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    They're a bit old but Wizardry 7 and 8 are great.

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  • TaranisTaranis Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Planescape: Torment
    Fallout 1-3

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Not that it's a particularly bad game, but I wouldn't mention FO3 in the same sentence as 1 and 2, much less PST

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  • TaranisTaranis Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Spoit wrote: »
    Not that it's a particularly bad game, but I wouldn't mention FO3 in the same sentence as 1 and 2, much less PST

    The only reason I did is because he mentioned that he wanted something similar to Morrowind.

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  • Dignified PauperDignified Pauper Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Taranis wrote: »
    Planescape: Torment
    Fallout 1-3

    Planescape has some of the best dialogue I've seen in a game. And it's pretty awesome overall.

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  • JacobkoshJacobkosh Gamble a stamp. I can show you how to be a real man!Moderator mod
    edited June 2009
    kaliyama wrote: »
    I'm super on the fence about playing the Witcher, because apparently the polish->english translation really blows, and I like party-based gameplay.

    The original translation was apparently pretty bad, but the Extended Edition - which you can either buy or download free as an upgrade for the original - completely revised it from the top down, along with some of the voice performances. It's true that there's no party gameplay, but honestly, The Witcher is one of the best RPGs on any platform in years and you're seriously in for a treat.

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Planescape:Torment, Bloodlines and the first two Fallouts are definites if you haven't played them.

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    kaliyama wrote: »
    I'm super on the fence about playing the Witcher, because apparently the polish->english translation really blows, and I like party-based gameplay.

    The original translation was apparently pretty bad, but the Extended Edition - which you can either buy or download free as an upgrade for the original - completely revised it from the top down, along with some of the voice performances. It's true that there's no party gameplay, but honestly, The Witcher is one of the best RPGs on any platform in years and you're seriously in for a treat.

    In addition to everyone else's suggestions here I really have to back up jacobkosh, The Witcher is an amazing game and if you like CRPG's at all then you'll love this one.

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