New RPG

boywoos · Post by **boywoos** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:42 pm

i have just completed Arcanum and I want more. Could anyone suggest another similar RPG.

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 2:38 pm

Fallout.

Actually, no I can't. Apart from Fallout and Arcanum I don't like too many RPGs. (unless you count System Shock 2).

Jimmyjay86 · Post by **Jimmyjay86** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:16 pm

I bought TOEE for $10 at Circuit City. I haven't played too much of it but it's sorta ok. I never even finished Arcanum - it doesn't hold the interest for me that a Fallout does.

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:18 pm

I finished Arcanum twice. Once as a mage and again as a tech. However reaching the lvl 50 cap 3/4 the way through the game both times sucks royally.

Actually, now I remember another RPG I played quite a bit.

Knights of the Old Republic. Despite the stupid dungeon crawls in some parts, it was ok.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 3:30 am

Yeah, KOTOR was alright. It's more of an action RPG though. You might want to try..... Nevermind. I just realized there are no RPG on the market.

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:45 pm

Stainless wrote:I finished Arcanum twice. Once as a mage and again as a tech. However reaching the lvl 50 cap 3/4 the way through the game both times sucks royally.

Hm, you could get the 'hack' that raises the level cap to 127?
You can get it at Terra Arcanum.

Ernesto · Post by **Ernesto** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:38 am

Jimmyjay86 wrote:I bought TOEE for $10 at Circuit City.

Speaking of that.. How long is TOEE in terms of gameplay? 40 hours?

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:41 am

Hm... Kotor was ok and if you're into that kind of thing, then Morrowind (*with* the expansions, otherwise it gets boring too fast) is a valid option. Those are light shit, though. If you're looking for real rpg's, I guess there are none.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 1:04 pm

What does the 2 expansions add to Morrowind? Aren't they like sequels storywise, so you don't get to notice them until you finish the original?

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 1:10 pm

You can play them right away... They provide more items, weapons, enemies, areas to play etc. You know, stuff. You don't need to complete the original Morrowind before 'em. The game's kinda strange, because you can do anything you want in any order you want, with no kind of logic anywhere.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 8:41 pm

So it's 2 totaly different stories?

Ernesto · Post by **Ernesto** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:14 pm

No. Think Tales Of The Sword's Coast for the first Baldur's Gate. You may know that TOSC added a couple of new towns and Durlag's Tower and these areas had no real impact on the story. Instead, the expansion pack was designed to spruce up Baldur's Gate and that's the purpose behind the 2 Morrowind expansions. All Bethesda is doing by Bloodmoon and Tribunal is trying to add to the shelf life of an overrated tech demo.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:02 pm

Morrowind was acceptable until you realize that it sucks. Which shouldn't take toooo long. Basically the idea is to occupy you with sidequests but eventually you realize (once you've beaten all the sidequests) that the main plot it self is about twenty minutes long and as deep as Britney Spears' personality.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:26 am

Yeah, I was in awe with Morrowind in the beginning, when I joined that assassination guild and devlopped my character, but then I got onto the main quest, realized a rogue characters blows shit and got bored with the 7 temples quest.

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 5:14 am

I didn't even make it to the 2nd town before I got bored of Morrowind.

And, yes. I know about the lvl 127 hack, although I don't play arcanum enough these days to grab it.

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:30 am

s4ur0n27 wrote:I was in awe with Morrowind in the beginning,

*laughs*

You poor, poor thing.

s4ur0n27 wrote:realized a rogue characters blows shit

Really ? I had fun for about a half-hour, creeping around and stabbing things in the back. Then I uninstalled it. 'Twas amusing enough, though not the making of a 'great RPG' in my opinion.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:31 am

I'd call it action/adventure. RPG is not suitable.

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:34 am

.. And I would agree without argument, jetbaby. Few contemporary titles could ever be rationalised as RPGs.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:40 pm

Don't take my words out of context Blargh. You speak as if I enjoyed Morrowind.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:50 pm

Well, if the first-person smack 'em up action/adventure/rpg'ish is your thing, I suggest trying Arx Fatalis instead. It beats up Morrowind any day now and actually has an interesting story. Think of Ultima Underworld redux and you get the idea.