Re: Story-based RPG recommendation.

"AMO" <NoSpam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> once tried to test me with:

> "NFLed" <NFLed@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1130642991.939311.44220@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> PST is real-time but you can pause at any time and take your time to
>> give orders and I frequently do pause during most every combat
>> because I too enjoy turn-based. The only not-super-old turn-based
>> fantasy RPG I can think of which fits your request is Wizardry 8
>> which is a great game -- part of my top 3 PST, Baldur's Gate 2, and
>> Wiz8 -- although it isn't nearly as story heavy as PST (nothing is)
>> nor is it as story heavy as Betrayal at Krondor. Wizardry 8 is
>> certainly not as unfocused or wide open (or however you want to term
>> it) as Morrowind, though, and it probably fits your situation well
>> although I think PST fits it even better with its heavy emphasis on
>> great story. Wizardry 8 has fully turn-based combat (or phased-time
>> which is where you give orders before each round of combat, the round
>> occurs, and then when the round ends give more orders).
>
> Played Wizardry 8! ;0)
>
> Played it last year. In fact - still haven't gotten round to getting
> rid of it.

Wiz 8 is pretty rare now so if you do decide to get rid of it make sure you
get full value for it. Ebay would be a good place to get a good price on
it. If you can't get your money back for it then something is wrong,
because it should easily fetch $50.

> Does Baldur's Gate 2 play like 1 in terms of combat?

Yes but you are higher level and IMHO that makes the combats more random,
because in high level AD&D, combat is pretty random. What I mean is that
it's hard to consistantly win because the outcome depends on a lot of
things beyond your ability to control easily. Expect to have to save before
many combats and replay them until you get a good result. Also BG2 has more
auto-pausing options than the original BG1 had.

--

Knight37 - http://knightgames.blogspot.com

Once a Gamer, Always a Gamer.

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Story-based RPG recommendation.
    ... > PST is real-time but you can pause at any time and take your time to ... Wizardry 8 is certainly not as unfocused ... > turn-based combat (or phased-time which is where you give orders before ... > each round of combat, the round occurs, and then when the round ends ...
    (comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg)
  • Re: Finished Drakensang, my thoughts.
    ... because I'm a geek so set the combat to pause at the end of each combat ... round so it plays just like turn based. ...
    (comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg)
  • Re: combat in mid- to high-level AD&Dv3.5
    ... The one turn 3.x combat however is ... break over point where the system fell into single round combats. ... with ranged attacks will do their damndest to use those abilities. ... Get three or four spell traps doing area dispels and detonated ...
    (rec.games.frp.advocacy)
  • Re: death of a campaign
    ... Making characters distinctive is usually considered a highly ... frequently a single combat round) - so the that characters either win ... Given that in DnD, characters start to get multiple attacks per round, and ...
    (rec.games.frp.advocacy)
  • Re: Undead Persistence, wording of optional press
    ... rounds of combat pass with no cards played, ... Note that presses may occur in a round without cards being played in that round. ...
    (rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad)