Recommend me a good RPG?

[BigBadBaz]

Hi guys. I just finished Bioshock (awesome game!) and want to get started on something new. This time I'm more in the mood for a fantasy RPG. Any good ones out there?

MMO or single player is fine, but I don't want to have to pay monthly.

I've played Everquest II and didn't like it much. The worst part was paying monthly (made me feel like I HAD to play), but I also didn't like walking around for some stupid quest.

I plan to get Fallout 3, but right now I want something more fantasy than that.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: I forgot, it doesn't have to be brand new, but I like good graphics.

[zexmarquies01]

Well, There's Mass Effect. Great graphics. Doesn't look like Crysis, But there's nothing to laugh at about it either.

KotoR 1 and 2. ( Star Wars: Knights of the old republic ). Great games, Good graphics.

Some people really enjoyed The Witcher. Fable The lost chapters is also on PC.

Really though, kinda depends on what kind of Fantasy RPG. Scifi fantasy? More traditional type of fantasy ( aka: Warriors, dragons, monsters...etc. )

If you are looking for more of a Scifi feel, Grab Mass Effect or KotoR 1/2. If you are looking more for the typical fantasy style, Pick up Fable, or The Witcher.

[BigBadBaz]

Sorry I was unclear. When I said fantasy, I meant fantasy vs. SciFi. The more traditional type, as you put it. I may pick up Mass Effect ant KotoR anyway because they look interesting.

I got The Witcher with my video card. I though it was TERRIBLE. The whole control/point of view just felt wrong to me. But I'll take a look at Fable.

[SteveLord]

Ultima 7 The Black Gate. Cept you have to find the game on eBay and then download the Exult mod to make it run in windows.

Game will keep you busy forever. Ol'school when games had actual characters and stories.


http://natu.txt-nifty.com/natsutan/img/ultima7.jpg


Recent times, the Baldurs Gate collection will also keep you busy.

[jediobi1]

i love the kotor games but i liked the first better and wish they would make a true third and not a mmo

[TheGreySpectre]

Do you care about how old it is?

Here are some I really enjoyed, many of which can be had for quite cheap:

Fantasy:
Planescape Torment
Morrowind
Oblivion
Baldur's gate
Baldur's Gate 2

Scifi:
Knights of the Old republic
Fallout
Fallout 2
Fallout 3
Mass Effect

Steampunk:
Arcanum

[Spec_Ops2087]

Skies of arcadia



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[sandyduff]

Fable = Win

Final fantasy 7 for the pc is equally awesome... altho i cant get it to work on vista... :(

[BigBadBaz]

Thanks for the replies guys. I just picked up Fable (and Crysis) and will try that out. I wanted to get Mass Effect, but they didn't have it in stock. I'll pick it up when I see it.

I looked at KotoR, but it looked kinda lame. Might be because I ODed on Star Wars back when.

As I said, the game doesn't need to be brand new, but things like "Ultima 7 The Black Gate" does not interest me.

Any good MMORPGs that you don't need to pay for monthly?

[Tumnus]

You can go on steam and get mass effect for 20 bucks anytime you want...unless you don't like steam.

As far as MMOs go...It seems if you want a quality experience you're gonna be paying monthly. Some people like Guild Wars all right.

[mercalf]

Wait for Starcraft 2!!!

[cmichaelt]

Skies of arcadia



/thread :)

i should finish this. got lost half way through. though it's been ages since i began and dread the thought of starting over

[BackBreaker]

You can actually play ulatima 7 on the psp, the real ultima 7 not just the snes port in the ea classics package.

[BackBreaker]

http://www.thefoodsucks.com/chuckles/

[Aztroth]

are looking for pc only games, or do you have any consoles? If you have a ps2 console, Star Ocean is a good Fantasy RPG (all of them are pretty good, but if you want good graphics, and long hours, go with Till the End of Time). The Final Fantasy series is awesome, as always. for free* MMO's, have you tried guildwars? I have never played it, but I hear good things about it. Xenogears/Xenosaga is also really good. The story starts with Xenosaga (Ep. 1, 2, and 3) and ends with Xenogears (the original game for the playstation.)

other than that, I can't think of anything that hasn't already been mentioned that really just wowed me.

[TheGreySpectre]

Wait for Starcraft 2!!!

This doesnt make any sense to me as Starcraft 2 will be an RTS and he was asking for RPGs.

You might consider taking a second look at KOTOR, unless you just hate star wars with the fiery passion of 1000 suns. I think its one of the rpgs that has the most widespread approval, both on and off these boards.

[zexmarquies01]

You might consider taking a second look at KOTOR, unless you just hate star wars with the fiery passion of 1000 suns. I think its one of the rpgs that has the most widespread approval, both on and off these boards.

Agreed 100%



I looked at KotoR, but it looked kinda lame. Might be because I ODed on Star Wars back when.

Well the thing is, A lot of people have gotten burned out on Star Wars, especially with lucas focusing SOOO much attention on the clone wars, It's gotten old. But KotoR gets the old Star Wars flame burning again. It gives you a brand new story, with new characters. It makes Star Wars fans remember why they love the movies so much.

That, and HK-47. One of the greatest Video game characters of all time. This assassin droid is more evil than Vader. Plus, he has some of the BEST lines in the entire game.

/me hopes Assassin drois ( like HK-47 ) show up in Star Wars: The old Republic MMO. If they do, I will be very, very happy. Even if i have to kill them...I'll be happy. But it would be nice if they finish the back story on HK-47, and the other droids like him. They kept acting like they would fill in his back story in Kotor 2, but they never did. Which made me a bit sad.

Oh, and Swoop bike races! God, i spent SOOO much time doing that. Too bad they didn't add upgrades to the swoop bikes. Would have made it even MORE fun.

But yeah....Kotor is a BRILLIANT game. #1's story is almost flawless. If you can find a cheap copy somewhere, I highly suggest you grab it. And even if you are burned out on Star Wars, the game itself is more than worth the money.

[pejsaboy]

Did you realize that there are 2 options for view point in The Witcher? The over the shoulder view does take a little getting use to, but you also have the isometric type view where you move by point n click as opposed to FPS style controls. I'm personally a fan of the over the shoulder view, but I can definitely understand how others might hate it.

Either way, if you can bring yourself to try it out again and get used to the controls and views, it definitely fits your criteria for a fantasy based RPG. You could potentially sink a LOT of time into it if you decided to do every possible quest there is to completion.

If you're into side games, there are 2 games/quests that are ongoing throughout it too- dice poker and fistfighting. Neither are necessary, but you can make some good money with the dice poker, and the fistfighting is just kinda cool.

[Zurvan]

I like first person perspective RPG's -these are the best ones I know-:

KotOR 1
TES 4 Oblivion <----awesome graphics+long/engaging
TES 3 Morrowind

Great Reviews but not played yet-:

KotOR 2
Fallout 3
Mass Effect

Man, I just wish I could play them now, but these games take so much time and I dont have enough of it at the moment. :(

[BigBadBaz]

Holy ****!!!! I installed Fable right after my last post, and decided to try it out a bit. I JUST decided it's time to go to bed!!! I just played this thing for 12 hours, mostly straight!!! Fable was definitely a win. Thanks a ton zexmarquies01 and the rest of you!!! :beer::beer::beer:

Since I'll be finishing this soon, I'll take a look at all the other games mentioned. Avery nice list which needs perusing.

Now, however, I am going to BED!!!

EDIT: Oh yeah, sorry I didn't mention it earlier. PC only. I'm proud to say I haven't owned a console since my gamegear!

[nightelph]

I bought Fallout3 when it came out and am just getting to it now. Man I miss me a good rpg. :)

[BigBadBaz]

Fable = Win

+1

You can go on steam and get mass effect for 20 bucks anytime you want...unless you don't like steam.

Nothing wrong with steam. I just like my video game library. The CD/DVD cases just look so nice on my bookshelf. :D

Wait for Starcraft 2!!!

This doesnt make any sense to me as Starcraft 2 will be an RTS and he was asking for RPGs.

+1 First of all, I'm looking for RPGs right now. Second of all, I DON"T WANT TO WAIT!!! ;) That doesn't mean I won't get it when it DOES come out. :)

You might consider taking a second look at KOTOR, unless you just hate star wars with the fiery passion of 1000 suns. I think its one of the rpgs that has the most widespread approval, both on and off these boards.

Maybe I will take a second look at it after I'm done with the games I'm working on now. But right now, every time I see a jedi or a storm trooper, it makes me shudder.

Did you realize that there are 2 options for view point in The Witcher? The over the shoulder view does take a little getting use to, but you also have the isometric type view where you move by point n click as opposed to FPS style controls. I'm personally a fan of the over the shoulder view, but I can definitely understand how others might hate it.

Either way, if you can bring yourself to try it out again and get used to the controls and views, it definitely fits your criteria for a fantasy based RPG. You could potentially sink a LOT of time into it if you decided to do every possible quest there is to completion.

If you're into side games, there are 2 games/quests that are ongoing throughout it too- dice poker and fistfighting. Neither are necessary, but you can make some good money with the dice poker, and the fistfighting is just kinda cool.

I tried both views and didn't like either one. But since I DO have it, maybe I'll give it another shot. I certainly wouldn't buy it though.

Thanks for all the help guys! I think I'm set for the next 2 years. LOL

[Theocnoob]

FABLE 2

MASS EFFECT

TWILIGHT PRINCESS (Not pc)

FinalFantasy 7. Its just such a classic. So cheap too.

Baldur's gate series

[petteyg359]

There's a FOSS MMORPG you could try :)

http://www.eternal-lands.com/

The graphics are nothing special, but I can't say anything about quests as I only tried it for less than an hour.

[Theocnoob]

http://www.eternal-lands.com/page/images/screenshots/mushrooms.jpg
Damn that looks like it might need as much as a 4MB card to run efficiently ;)

Might have to break out the old 66Mhz 486 and give it a shot

[Slayn]

Neverwinter Nights 1 and all its x-pac can be had for super cheap ( platinum edition or whatever its at now ) and you can get NWN2 gold ( with one x-pac, second on barely came out ) for a little bit more. Tons of hours of playing.

[jediobi1]

Maybe I will take a second look at it after I'm done with the games I'm working on now. But right now, every time I see a jedi or a storm trooper, it makes me shudder.

if i remember right kotor and kotor 2 take place like a few thousand years before the event of the movies, so no stormtroopers (thank goodness) just jedi and sith, check out some youtube videos of kotor never know might like it ;)

[pejsaboy]

Neverwinter Nights 1 and all its x-pac can be had for super cheap ( platinum edition or whatever its at now ) and you can get NWN2 gold ( with one x-pac, second on barely came out ) for a little bit more. Tons of hours of playing.

Definitely a good way to go. I bought NWN1 before the last expansion, got the expansion for xmas, and it soaked up TONS of my time. Then if you so choose, you could find an online server to soak up even more time on. I killed a good year and a half playing online on one server before I decided to move on to newer games that I hadn't opened yet :) I've decided I'm going to wait to buy NWN2 until all of the expansions are out though. Far cheaper that way.

[buffheman]

Do many J-RPG games get released on the PC? I haven't really been paying attention, but I just saw that The Last Remnant is coming to the PC. I hear it sucks, but it makes me wonder if I missed any others... I haven't played any Square Enix and such rpgs on the current gen consoles.

[SteveLord]

The next hope for a REAL rpg, is Dragon Age Origins. Single player and made by BioWare.

[don'tknow]

Most JRPG's never touch the PC. Though FF13 will supposedly come out on PC in the far far future, probably like 1 year after the consoles.

Dragon Age Origins will be good for sure. I'm most eagerly looking forward to Diablo 3, but that'll be another year or more. The only thing that disappoints me about D3 is that it's not being developed fast enough. Blizzard needs to get their priorities straight and put all their work force into D3 to release it asap... dammit.

[cornbread]

Any good MMORPGs that you don't need to pay for monthly?

Guild Wars and the ex pacs, all great, GREAT graphics.

[chris-eepor]

Do you care about how old it is?

Here are some I really enjoyed, many of which can be had for quite cheap:

Fantasy:
Planescape Torment
Morrowind
Oblivion
Baldur's gate
Baldur's Gate 2

Scifi:
Knights of the Old republic
Fallout
Fallout 2
Fallout 3
Mass Effect

Steampunk:
Arcanum

woah, i think you just named almost all of my all-time favourites

[Aynjell]

Fable = Win

Final fantasy 7 for the pc is equally awesome... although i cant get it to work on vista... :(

Final Fantasy VII is a good pick. buy the playstation version and run it with epsxe. :)

I also second oblivion, but don't waste your time if you don't get the shivering isles expansion. It's the only part of the game that seems to have some kind of flavour. With regular oblivion, you fight people, crabs, wolves, bears, mountain lions, and maybe every once in a while you might get to kill a troll. All the other sorts of creatures are so few and far between that if you told the npc's about them they'd call you a heretic and throw you in the arena without a weapon.

[UnrealAlex]

The problem with Kotor is lack of replay-ability =/ very linear.

I tried Neverwinter Nights 2 but I found it very difficult. My characters kept dieing unless I cheated...also there wasn't much skill use, and it kind of annoyed me how my damage went from 10 dmg per hit to like 15 in 5 levels....

[Douken]

Get an SNES emulator and grab Secret of Mana. I enjoyed that game a lot on my PC. One of the best RPGs I've played. And yeah, I've played Mass Effect(+60 hours), Oblivion (+150 hours), and currently playing Fallout 3( I can't remember now :p).

[BigBadBaz]

OMG!! I can't stop playing Fable!! I just finished the original game and started The Lost Chapters. It's really an awesome game. I think I'll have to play it through again as dark (I am good this time) before I go on to a new game.

Next will probably be Mass Effect, then we'll see (maybe kotor).

Thanks again y'all!!

[Venomos1996]

+1 For the Dragon Age ... Should be coming out soon.. I really like the way that one looks... decent write up in PC Gamer (I think) ... looks to be a good as Baldurs or NWN

[sandyduff]

Final fantasy VII, VIII and X are def worth your time... unless you don't have a PS2....

[zexmarquies01]

Final fantasy VII, VIII and X are def worth your time... unless you don't have a PS2....

EDIT: Oh yeah, sorry I didn't mention it earlier. PC only. I'm proud to say I haven't owned a console since my gamegear!

[BigDan3131]

I play a free game called Silkroad Online its getting better and better because the developers are getting hard on the hackers and are about to launch the newest update. It will allow players to go from the cap of 90 now to 120.

Go to www.silkroadonline.net

If you decide to play it message me and I will help you level up in my server.

[sandyduff]

Well you can get VII and VIII for the PC...

[Jod]

1 step further...netbook RPGin'! :attn:

So KOTOR seems to require hardware T&L, which the 945 express train cannot provide. :eh?:

I could care less about the graphics. It's just nice to chill in bed wo/ worrying about my legs getting crushed or nuts burned off. :D Go! Go! Gameplay!

[Cuiiey]

RA3 maybe???

[Jod]

RA3? Not familiar.

[juane414]

Fable, Fable 2, and Oblivion are the best single player RPGs I've played.

The best free MMORPG I've played is Guild Wars. I played it daily for an entire summer and I didn't even finish the original game itself. I think there are 3 expansions for it now. WoW is a fantastic game, but I got just as much fun out of Guild Wars and I didn't have to pay a left nut every month.

I would say that Guild Wars does not provide the infinite source entertainment that WoW has, but it will keep you busy for months before you start getting bored.