Know any good RPGs?

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Bender Bending Rodriguez Shock Trooper Member # 3368	written Monday, August 8 2005 14:45 Profile #25 quote: Originally written by Fury #2: I'm not a Realmz fan. Me neither. I just hear that lots of people like it who are into RPGs adn thought he might. -------------------- "Like most of life's problems, this one can be solved with bending" Posts: 287 \| Registered: Tuesday, August 19 2003 07:00
Averman Apprentice Member # 313	written Tuesday, August 9 2005 06:07 Profile Homepage #26 i noticed there arent many new RPG's coming out...like a slowdown or something. or is it just me? -------------------- finally, a superhero we can trust... Posts: 37 \| Registered: Saturday, November 24 2001 08:00
Realm Keeper Apprentice Member # 6198	written Tuesday, August 9 2005 16:29 Profile Homepage #27 Well,I lyk good old RPG's too. My beast of a computer i bought myself runs almost anything so im eagerly awaiting oblivion.Morrowind and the expansions are about the best RPG around, and cause it has an editor wif it, it makes 4 hours o fun. Doom3 ran smoothly 4 me on the best settings, so i got stuff like baldurs gate 2, and the expansion, neverwinter nights and tons o uthas. but yup, start saving and you'll be able to get oblivion. Posts: 1 \| Registered: Tuesday, August 9 2005 07:00
Drakefyre Triad Mage Member # 7	written Wednesday, August 10 2005 03:36 Profile Homepage #28 Well, it shouldn't be too long before Avernum 4 comes out. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy desperance.net - We're Everywhere ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 \| Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00
arkadilo Warrior Member # 5935	written Friday, August 12 2005 04:55 Profile #29 Anyone ever heard of Rise of the Triad? It's an older game from the late 90's where you pretty much wage war on the Third Reich. I just thought it was cool because you could set the soldiers on fire and they'd run around screaming "IT BURNS IT BURNS AHHHHH!" The voice was almost comical. [ Friday, August 12, 2005 04:56: Message edited by: arkadilo ] Posts: 69 \| Registered: Friday, June 10 2005 07:00
PantherShadow Shock Trooper Member # 60	written Sunday, August 14 2005 09:05 Profile #30 If you haven't gotten it yet, you can get BGII and the expansion pack together for only $20. Well, in the States. Someone (can't remember who...) mentioned Morrowind - I have The Elder Scrolls, and it's a good game. Other than that, if your Internet really sucks, go with a text-based RPG - I personally recommend Materia Magica (www.MateriaMagica.com) for a large community; Arkheim Winter (I forget the URL) is good if you're looking for true, actual role-playing. -------------------- "Insanity is okay, but stupidity is inexcusable." -Kenda Nicole Brand Jacob say, "Man who smoke pot, choke on handle." -Jacob Doran Posts: 202 \| Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00
The Almighty Doer of Stuff Shaper Member # 73	written Sunday, August 14 2005 15:50 Profile #31 Rise of the Triad is a first-person shooter, not an RPG. It's not even very good. EDIT: But I remember the first time I installed it on my computer, years ago. I had seen my cousin play it and thought it was cool (I had never seen a true 3-D game before, nor had I seen an FPS), so I played it. I thought it was fun at the time, but it's nothing compared to Doom or Unreal Tournament. When I tried to install it on my computer, my mother looked at the back of the box. She read it aloud to everyone in the room. It was something like, "Fill your foes with lead. If it moves, kill it." etc. She didn't want to let me install it, but my cousin convinced her to let me, provided he turned off the gore and passworded it so I couldn't turn it back on. I got bored of it pretty fast though. [ Sunday, August 14, 2005 15:56: Message edited by: The Almighty Doer of Stuff ] -------------------- The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) Famous Last Words - A local pop-punk band They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 \| Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00
loned Apprentice Member # 6238	written Sunday, August 21 2005 20:59 Profile #32 does anyone know where to get fallout 1 for mac? I have been looking around for an hour now with no luck Posts: 1 \| Registered: Sunday, August 21 2005 07:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Sunday, August 21 2005 21:09 Profile Homepage #33 MacPlay makes it, or made it, but apparently no longer sells it. Despair not! A quick trip to Amazon.com shows that you can buy it used, and eBay is sure to have it as well. —Alorael, who spent under 60 seconds in figuring that out. Very small amounts of work can help you, too, build very small character! Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Thralni Master Member # 5977	written Sunday, August 21 2005 21:41 Profile Homepage #34 This isn't an RPG, but its good anyway: Myth 2 (or 1 or 3). Its really wonderful, with dwarves that trow molotov cocktailes, strange wizards that heal you, and above all: all your characters say things. dwarves say (when you walk alot with them): "Make up your mind!" The tutorial is most fun. you have this tutor that really gets VERY irritated when you don't do something he wants you to do: "First ........ (blablabla) and press the Z key" you walk around the stool you're supposed to go to. "No, NEAR the stool!" You still don't go to the stool. "How do you expect to learn anything!" It goes on like this. Try it, you can get a demo at bungiesoftware. -------------------- Thralni's almighty Avernum pages: My webpage, containing scenario's and graphics made by me (And maybe someday the homepage of the almighty chicken gods). Click here for more information on Olga's fortune teller kiosk Olga's fortune teller kiosk has been temporarily closed down, but you can contact the prophet with a PM - Was signed by the prophet of the almighty chicken gods, gods of everything that is a chicken. Posts: 3029 \| Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Sunday, August 21 2005 22:17 Profile Homepage #35 Myth 2 also features a conversation about the world's largest turnip. It's a little hard to follow because you have to frantically dodge guards to eavesdrop, but it's entertaining. No, it really isn't an RPG at all. —Alorael, who would like to distinguish between real-time strategy in the Command and Conquer, Warcraft, Starcraft, Total Annihilation vein and whatever Myth is. Real time tactics? A game is very different when you build up no infrastructure, create no units, and invest in no upgrades. On the one hand, you have no base to defend against hopeless odds (barring the occasional "The Wall" or "Redemption" level). On the other hand, you end up facing the ravening hordes with only what you start with and maybe what you can scrounge. It's a very different game indeed. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, August 21 2005 23:29 Profile Homepage #36 quote: Originally written by Hi': —Alorael, who would like to distinguish between real-time strategy in the Command and Conquer, Warcraft, Starcraft, Total Annihilation vein and whatever Myth is. Real time tactics? A game is very different when you build up no infrastructure, create no units, and invest in no upgrades. On the one hand, you have no base to defend against hopeless odds (barring the occasional "The Wall" or "Redemption" level). On the other hand, you end up facing the ravening hordes with only what you start with and maybe what you can scrounge. It's a very different game indeed. The Warcraft and Starcraft games actually did have a couple of missions like that, where you sent a small squad into a dungeon or base of some sort. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Icshi Mongolian Barbeque Member # 1528	written Monday, August 22 2005 10:49 Profile #37 Ah, yes. The ubiquitous fight-your-way-through-a-Zerg-infested-Terran-science-facility-to-rescue-the-scientists-and/or-the-data-modules. I always enjoyed those. And then there's the one where Kerrigan fights her way through a Terran-infested Terran science station to get the data modules on Ghost research to unlock her other abilities. Oh, and the Protoss rescued Zeratul and his Dark Templar once. Great fun. I see MacPlay has Icewind Dale on sale for $5. I think I'll get it! I immensely enjoyed Salvatore's trilogy by the same name, and liked that area of Faerun quite a bit. I downloaded the demo to Fallout last December, and was going to buy it from MacPlay's website if I liked it. Unfortunately, I found the interface mind-wrenchingly awkward and the snippet of plot almost sheer nonsense. I suspect they could've chosen a better area of the Fallout world for the demo, since I've heard so many good things about it. In fact, when reading this thread, I'd decided to buy the full versoin for OS X from MacPlay just to give it the full benefit of the doubt, but alas, as Aloreal has observed, they don't sell it anymore. Maybe I'll go scrounging on eBay as well... Speaking of MacPlay, does anybody recommend SimCity 4, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, or the Warcraft III Treasure Chest? Do you have to play the first two Warcraft games to know what's going on in Warcraft III, or can you just jump in? -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 \| Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00
Drew By Committee Member # 4233	written Monday, August 22 2005 11:59 Profile #38 You can easily jump in at the beginning of Warcraft III - the game basically holds your hand until you have a good grasp of how the units work through the single-player campaign. A well-constructed and balanced game, overall, I reckon. I had a great time playing Knights of the Old Republic as well. The engine is very similar (if not identical) to Neverwinter Night's, though much improved in many ways. A wonderful and true Star Wars experience, which is great if you're a fan, with game mechanics quite comfortable to old hands at the AD&D/d20 system. Posts: 2242 \| Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Viseroth Apprentice Member # 5634	written Monday, August 22 2005 12:05 Profile #39 If you're a serious gamer, Guild Wars will get very old, very fast. The game itself is good, but the community is plagued with incompetence and young kids. However, I'm willing to sell my veteran account for a mere $195 if anyone's interested ;) Posts: 17 \| Registered: Sunday, March 27 2005 08:00
spy-there Agent Member # 1993	written Monday, August 22 2005 12:34 Profile #40 quote: Originally written by Averman: i noticed there arent many new RPG's coming out...like a slowdown or something. or is it just me? Did you ever try "Anito"? It's a medieval Asian CRPG and looks interesting from the screenshots. But I can't play it because it's only for PCs. -------------------- ^ö^ I was a cannibal for twenty-five years. For the rest I have been a vegetarian. George Bernard Shaw Posts: 1420 \| Registered: Wednesday, October 2 2002 07:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Monday, August 22 2005 13:44 Profile Homepage #41 I thought about those few missions, but none of them are really more than a challenge of basics tactics and/or saving and reloading. Because you have limited tactical choices and because you have no strategic choices at all, the levels are simple. But I'm a drooling Myth fan, so take what I say with however much salt you like. As an added bonus, Myth will give you truly stunning gore (that can be turned off if you like). There's nothing like seeing gigantic enemies hit by mortar fire. You really don't need to know anything from prior games plot-wise to be able to play Warcraft 3, although a few things probably help a little bit. One plot revelation isn't a revelation at all if you haven't played the prequels. Otherwise, the game is fun, but it has much more RPG than you might expect from an RTS. I also have to say that I much prefer the multiplayer in Starcraft. Heroes don't work for me. —Alorael, who has trouble with Fallouts rather painful interface himself. He believes at least part of it is due to unimpressive decisions regarding right clicking on a Mac, but mainly there is too much clunk. If you can get past it the game is well worth the effort, but sleek it is not. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Eldibs Lifecrafter Member # 1468	written Monday, August 22 2005 15:20 Profile Homepage #42 How about RuneScape? It's a MMORPG, but I've seen it work fine on a 28.8k connection. You can play it for free, or you can pay the $5 a month to get the other half of the feature. Basically you go around, kill stuff, build up your different skills (it has like 26 different skills you can use), etc... I find it unbelievably addicting. The only problems are 1: Like Guild Wars, it's plagued by incompetent youngsters 2: Every time you turn around everbody is trying to scam you out of your stuff. [ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 17:48: Message edited by: Eldibs ] -------------------- "We can learn a lot from crayons. Some are short, some are dull, some are sharp, some are tall. Some have funny names and they are all different colors, but they all learn to live in the same box." "Happy is the man that has wisdom and gets discernment. For having wisdom as gain is better than having silver as gain and having wisdom as produce is better than gold itself" Proverbs 3:14-3:15 The horrible part about life is, you'll never get out of it alive. Currently boycotting: AngelFire, GameFAQ's Everybody should go to this site at least once. Posts: 818 \| Registered: Tuesday, July 9 2002 07:00
Kingy Lifecrafter Member # 3171	written Wednesday, August 24 2005 00:24 Profile Homepage #43 Personally I find stabbing myself in the genitals with a rusty fork more fun than runescape. Posts: 776 \| Registered: Friday, July 4 2003 07:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Wednesday, August 24 2005 00:42 Profile Homepage #44 You could always do both. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Eldibs Lifecrafter Member # 1468	written Wednesday, August 24 2005 08:13 Profile Homepage #45 My little brother hates runescape also. Maybe it just takes a certain kind of person to enjoy runescape? -------------------- "We can learn a lot from crayons. Some are short, some are dull, some are sharp, some are tall. Some have funny names and they are all different colors, but they all learn to live in the same box." "Happy is the man that has wisdom and gets discernment. For having wisdom as gain is better than having silver as gain and having wisdom as produce is better than gold itself" Proverbs 3:14-3:15 The horrible part about life is, you'll never get out of it alive. Currently boycotting: AngelFire, GameFAQ's Everybody should go to this site at least once. Posts: 818 \| Registered: Tuesday, July 9 2002 07:00
Kingy Lifecrafter Member # 3171	written Wednesday, August 24 2005 20:22 Profile Homepage #46 quote: Originally written by Eldibs: Maybe it just takes a certain kind of person to enjoy runescape? At the end of the day what game doesn't take a "certain kind of person" to enjoy it. Edit: 300!!! [ Wednesday, August 24, 2005 20:23: Message edited by: Kingy ] Posts: 776 \| Registered: Friday, July 4 2003 07:00