- Joined
- Feb 3, 2013
May as well throw down some CRPG's (and an FPS since that puts you in a purely first person perspective with real-time combat):
Wizardry 8 - I recommend it to those that like playing turn-based sort of RPG games. It's a gem from 15 years ago and it does hold up to this day. Unlike other series such as Ultima where they went out with a terrible bang, Wizardry went out without one. In place of that, the game wasn't a pile of crap but a rather good gem. Though copies would be found on the likes of E-Bay, one can get it through the likes of GoG or Steam.
Gothic - A German CRPG from 2001, released a year before the likes of Morrowind. The world itself is more animated than that of Oblivion since you do have NPC's who do more than just talk. NPC's could cook, patrol around and not just in a single spot kind. You had NPC's who actually worked at a forge or in a (swamp)weed farm. Getting to combat, it is a bit tricky at first since melee combat requires timing but once you get the hang of it, it'll prove to be fun. The game itself also has a sort of path that starts off as open (join any of the three camps) that does whittle down to being linear (justified since you are basically trying to break out it along with things going down the drain). Like Wizardry 8, websites like Amazon and online distibutors such as GoG and Steam are your friends in buying this game.
System Shock 2 - 1999 gem that does hold up well to this day. It has a good soundtrack, the atmosphere can be oppressive at times, especially when you know you are dead if you aren't careful with what is at the corner. The game offers replayability via the skills you have, be it using psionic abilities, guns, cyber ,or a combination of the three. The game itself can also shine in that it has some modding tools which means custom fan missions and such. As with the previous two, look on GoG, Steam, and the likes of E-Bay or Amazon.
Wizardry 8 - I recommend it to those that like playing turn-based sort of RPG games. It's a gem from 15 years ago and it does hold up to this day. Unlike other series such as Ultima where they went out with a terrible bang, Wizardry went out without one. In place of that, the game wasn't a pile of crap but a rather good gem. Though copies would be found on the likes of E-Bay, one can get it through the likes of GoG or Steam.
Gothic - A German CRPG from 2001, released a year before the likes of Morrowind. The world itself is more animated than that of Oblivion since you do have NPC's who do more than just talk. NPC's could cook, patrol around and not just in a single spot kind. You had NPC's who actually worked at a forge or in a (swamp)weed farm. Getting to combat, it is a bit tricky at first since melee combat requires timing but once you get the hang of it, it'll prove to be fun. The game itself also has a sort of path that starts off as open (join any of the three camps) that does whittle down to being linear (justified since you are basically trying to break out it along with things going down the drain). Like Wizardry 8, websites like Amazon and online distibutors such as GoG and Steam are your friends in buying this game.
System Shock 2 - 1999 gem that does hold up well to this day. It has a good soundtrack, the atmosphere can be oppressive at times, especially when you know you are dead if you aren't careful with what is at the corner. The game offers replayability via the skills you have, be it using psionic abilities, guns, cyber ,or a combination of the three. The game itself can also shine in that it has some modding tools which means custom fan missions and such. As with the previous two, look on GoG, Steam, and the likes of E-Bay or Amazon.
