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  • In 10 years time what RPG's will you still consider classics?

    From Vladimir Rodionov@21:1/5 to Vincent Teerling on Tue Jul 23 23:39:53 2019
    On Saturday, June 25, 2005 at 12:57:36 AM UTC+8, Vincent Teerling wrote:
    On 20 Jun 2005 03:37:59 -0700, "Badbark" <badbark@hotmail.com> wrote:

    I was just wondering what CRPG's everyone will reminisce about in years
    to come? Baldurs Gate 2 is the game that I think I will have the
    fondest memories for. Its a few years old already but I still rate it
    as the best CRPG of all time. I must have completed it over a dozen
    times with every possible combination of NPC's and playing
    characters. I don't think I've completed any other RPG more than
    twice.
    I loved the story of Planescape Torment more but it didn't have same
    replay value as BG2. Other honourable mentions must go to the Gothics, >Morrowind, the Fallouts, Wizardry 8 and going back a few years to the
    Eye of the Beholder games.

    PS. I never played any Ultima's until recently.

    Badbark
    "Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd
    have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things.
    But for good people to do evil things, it takes religion."
    - Steven Weinberg, Nobel laureate physicist

    In alfabetical order:

    Anachronox
    Baldur's Gate 2
    Eye of the Beholder 2
    Darklands
    Fallout
    Realms of Arkania 2 - Star Trail
    Ultima Underworld 2

    hmmm.. it seems I have a bit of a thing for sequels.. :)



    On Saturday, June 25, 2005 at 12:57:36 AM UTC+8, Vincent Teerling wrote:
    On 20 Jun 2005 03:37:59 -0700, "Badbark" <badbark@hotmail.com> wrote:

    I was just wondering what CRPG's everyone will reminisce about in years
    to come? Baldurs Gate 2 is the game that I think I will have the
    fondest memories for. Its a few years old already but I still rate it
    as the best CRPG of all time. I must have completed it over a dozen
    times with every possible combination of NPC's and playing
    characters. I don't think I've completed any other RPG more than
    twice.
    I loved the story of Planescape Torment more but it didn't have same
    replay value as BG2. Other honourable mentions must go to the Gothics, >Morrowind, the Fallouts, Wizardry 8 and going back a few years to the
    Eye of the Beholder games.

    PS. I never played any Ultima's until recently.

    Badbark
    "Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd
    have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things.
    But for good people to do evil things, it takes religion."
    - Steven Weinberg, Nobel laureate physicist

    In alfabetical order:

    Anachronox
    Baldur's Gate 2
    Eye of the Beholder 2
    Darklands
    Fallout
    Realms of Arkania 2 - Star Trail
    Ultima Underworld 2

    hmmm.. it seems I have a bit of a thing for sequels.. :)

    Anachronox - nope
    Darklands - nope
    Realms of Arkania 2 - nope

    Big yes to Infinity Engine games, true classics receiving enganced edition and sequels.

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to vladimir.rodionov@gmail.com on Wed Jul 24 09:52:59 2019
    On Tue, 23 Jul 2019 23:39:53 -0700 (PDT), Vladimir Rodionov <vladimir.rodionov@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 20 Jun 2005 03:37:59 -0700, "Badbark" <badbark@hotmail.com> wrote:

    I was just wondering what CRPG's everyone will reminisce about in years
    to come? Baldurs Gate 2 is the game that I think I will have the
    fondest memories for. Its a few years old already but I still rate it
    as the best CRPG of all time. I must have completed it over a dozen
    times with every possible combination of NPC's and playing
    characters. I don't think I've completed any other RPG more than
    twice.

    Anachronox - nope
    Darklands - nope
    Realms of Arkania 2 - nope

    Big yes to Infinity Engine games, true classics receiving enganced edition and sequels.

    Ah, reviving 15-year old threads. Such is the wonder and majesty of
    Google groups. May I recommend a free NNTP provider such as https://www.eternal-september.org/ ?

    Well, regardless of the necroposting, the topic itself is interesting
    enough to deserve reviving, even if nobody will read it because
    c.s.i.p.g.rpg is practically dead. And, with fifteen years of
    progress, there are certainly more games to add to the list.

    So, some of the CRPGs I find the most memorable?
    Bards Tale
    Baldur's Gate
    Dragon Wars
    Gold Box Games (esp. Pool of Radiance & Curse o/t Azure Bonds)
    Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
    Gothic 1 & 2
    Planescape
    Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
    System Shock 2
    Ultima series (esp. 4, 5, 7 & Underworld)
    Witcher 3

    Honorable mention also goes to
    Anachronox
    Arx Fatalis
    Darklands
    Deus Ex
    Eye of the Beholder
    Mass Effect
    Might & Magic
    any games of series mentioned above that didn't get a specific
    shout-out (so, all the other Gold Box games, the other Elder Scrolls
    games, etc)

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  • From Justisaur@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Thu Jul 25 11:20:03 2019
    On Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 6:53:12 AM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    So, some of the CRPGs I find the most memorable?
    Bards Tale
    Baldur's Gate
    Dragon Wars
    Gold Box Games (esp. Pool of Radiance & Curse o/t Azure Bonds)
    Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
    Gothic 1 & 2
    Planescape
    Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
    System Shock 2
    Ultima series (esp. 4, 5, 7 & Underworld)
    Witcher 3

    Honorable mention also goes to
    Anachronox
    Arx Fatalis
    Darklands
    Deus Ex
    Eye of the Beholder
    Mass Effect
    Might & Magic
    any games of series mentioned above that didn't get a specific
    shout-out (so, all the other Gold Box games, the other Elder Scrolls
    games, etc)

    I was curious if I'd posted to this so I could see what I thought 14 years ago, but nope. I probably posted to a number of other similar threads though.

    Fallout 1, 2 & 3 (4, NV, tactics and bof don't quite make the cut)
    V:TM Bloodlines
    KotoR
    Skyrim
    Dark Souls (not sure that really counts though)

    I've got many others, but they haven't held up well when I've retried them.

    - Justisaur

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to justisaur@gmail.com on Fri Jul 26 09:24:53 2019
    On Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:20:03 -0700 (PDT), Justisaur
    <justisaur@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 6:53:12 AM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    Dark Souls (not sure that really counts though)

    Between how restrictive CRPGs generally are (compared to tabletop) and
    how CRPG mechanics have infilitrated all genres, we might as well
    count Dark Souls as a CRPG. I mean, no, you aren't really doing any role-playing in Dark Souls* but it does have stats and progression and
    that is pretty much the bulk of what a CRPG is.

    Of course, that means very few computer games these days are /not/
    CRPGs but as a CRPG nerd I don't have a problem with that ;-)




    *at least, not in anyway that affects the game; you can pretend that
    your Hollowed warrior is Princess Marmalot of the Tickly-Fairies but
    it isn't going to change how you have to fight the Asylym Demon one
    jot

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