Fantasy-themed RPGs

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Sat May 16, 2009 10:25 pm

I'm in the mood for a fantasy-themed RPG, what do you guys suggest? Either for PC or PS2.

For reference, some games I liked a lot:

- Diablo I & II
- Dungeon Siege II
- Baldur's Gate I & II
- Neverwinter Nights

I was thinking of playing Baldur's Gate again or trying out Neverwinter Nights 2, but I'd like to know if I'm missing any other good RPGs out there.

Dragoforce · Post by **Dragoforce** » Sat May 16, 2009 10:31 pm

Planescape: Torment is one of the best games ever in the genre. Looks and plays a lot like Baldurs gate, but with a lot less focus on the fighting parts. Actually you only have to fight three times during the whole game. So, if you don't mind a couple of thousand pages of text, you're gonna love it.

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Sun May 17, 2009 1:26 am

I heard of Planescape and Icewind Dale back when I was playing Baldur's Gate but I thought they were just BG mods so I never checked them out. Guess this is a good time to do so.

More suggestions are welcome

No_not_like_Quake · Post by **No_not_like_Quake** » Sun May 17, 2009 3:42 am

The demo of Sacred 1 impressed me. Diablo clone.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Sun May 17, 2009 4:35 pm

Torment, definitely. One of the best RPGs ever created, better than BG in my opinion. Icewind is fun, but not really worth your time unless you just want a bunch of battles.

For PS2, I think Gladius is a pretty nifty SRPG that no one ever talks about. The plotline is not too fantastic, but the battles sure are fun. If you like Diablo I would also highly recommend Record of Lodoss War for DC, and its pseudo-sequel, Shining Force for PS2 (which, although not a real Shining Force game, is still pretty damned entertaining).

robthebanks · Post by **robthebanks** » Sun May 17, 2009 8:57 pm

Temple of Elemental Evil with the patches on the PC is amazing. There's also the Icewind Dale series and a +1 for Planescape.

Buy a PS3 and get Demon's Souls. It lives up to the hype.

Marshall banana · Post by **Marshall banana** » Sun May 17, 2009 10:59 pm

Final Fantasy X? Final Fantasy XII?

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Mon May 18, 2009 1:15 am

robthebanks wrote:Buy a PS3 and get Demon's Souls. It lives up to the hype.

Demon's Souls is one game I'm really looking forward to play but buying a PS3 now is out of question. They should've released this one for PC, seriously

Gladius is more of a tactics game but looks interesting...I'll check it out later.

PainAmplifier · Post by **PainAmplifier** » Tue May 19, 2009 12:15 am

Have you played Wizardry 8 for the PC? It's more of a first person game compared to the Baldur's gate games. But other than some combat's taking a long time for everything to move, it's a very well oiled game system. (And you can find a 'fix' online to speed up combat moves if you wish.) It's an older game now, so you will probably have to hunt a copy down on ebay or somewhere though.

Wizardry:Tales of the Forsaken Land (PS2) is the only other 'western'(ish) game that comes to mind at point. Although despite the 'Wizardry' in the name, the two series have very little to do with each other. W:TOFL has more in common with the early (PC) Wizardry titles in the game mechanics and nothing at all in regards to the story or shared game world. And it definately feels 'old school'. There are almost none of the standard JRPG-isms to be found here. Just a minor warning though, this game is an older 'Blue CD' disc, so like Gradius V it can give some PS2's disc read problems. (I really, really wish the sequel to the game had gotten a western release as well...but oh well.)

I can't help but think you have already played or know about any other RPG games for the PC/PS2 that I know of. About the only other game I might recommend is the Disgaea series of games. And those are more tactical-strategy games. Plus they are definately 'grind heavy' if you want to get the most out of them instead of just rushing through the story.