Re: Story-based RPG recommendation.

"Mean_Chlorine" <mike_noren2002@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Baldurs Gate 1 is dreary long-winded hack & slash against random
> monsters every. single. step. you. take. Boring as hell, and twice as
> annoying. I never could muster the bloody-mindedness needed to finish
> the crap.
>
> Baldurs Gate 2 is far better. The endless & annoying random encounters
> with monsters adjusted to your level, as well as the "monsters break
> and you get to chase them around the map to end the encounter", has
> been toned down, and there's a huge spaghetti of stories, a few of
> which are quite interesting.

Thanx for that. I might give Baldur's Gate 2 a try at some point. I've
just ordered Planescape and Skies of Arcadia on the GameCube plus a
FreeLoader, so I don't want to buy too many more RPGs at present. I'm also
about to buy Homeworld 2 RTS as I'm currently halfway through Kohan II:
Kings of War RTS which is very good. ;0)

> PS:T is the best game ever made. On any platform. And not incidentally
> the only game I know of which is a tragedy (the dramatical style).

That's good to hear. I've not played an RPG as good as Betrayal at Krondor.
In terms of dramatical tragedy, I don't think I've played a game which has
quite as good a tragic ending and tragic killing off of one of the main
characters as Phantasy Star II on the Sega MegaDrive. The ending also
implies Earth people being the baddies is also rather disturbing. ;0)

AMO


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