tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post4791287886641141251..comments2024-03-28T17:48:19.196-05:00Comments on The Other Side blog: The Video Game QuestionTimothy S. Brannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-30824433411351848042017-05-04T09:58:55.163-05:002017-05-04T09:58:55.163-05:00For a definite "Old School" feel I would...For a definite "Old School" feel I would try Darkest Dungeon. It has both the party building and dungeon exploration parts down. Its not really going to tax your graphics card though. Expect to lose a lot of characters.imredavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-58023496035521483982017-04-16T21:32:22.019-05:002017-04-16T21:32:22.019-05:00Well, my selection:
- Sword Coast Legends - For t...Well, my selection:<br /><br />- Sword Coast Legends - For the D&D 5th edition content and FR lore. Characters are nice, combat is very fluid, no more "cast two spells, now must take 8 hours of sleep". Don't bother with the free DLC. Maybe you'll like creating dungeons using the DM mode.<br />- Planescape Torment Enhanced Edition - Finally getting far in the game, the enhancements help a lot playing the game after tasting some modern RPGs. Great story, great characters.<br />- Dragon Age Origins - A really good experience. I played without patches, so things got a little buggy.<br />- Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines - Maybe this is the quintessential Vampire computer RPG. Nothing released so far will give you a similar experience as playing a 1x1 Vampire session.<br />- Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition and Baldur's Gate 2 Enhanced Edition - The first game seems a little bit dated compared to the sequence, but was the top RPG at it's time. And Minsc and Boo, oh you'll love them.<br />- Legend of Grimrock - If you fancy some old style dungeon crawl, this is your game.Bruno Baèrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947913885273476719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-60372519215575019332017-04-12T11:48:01.112-05:002017-04-12T11:48:01.112-05:00Skyrim isn't a bad game by any stretch, but I ...<i>Skyrim</i> isn't a bad game by any stretch, but I found that I enjoyed the previous two Elder Scrolls games (<i>Morrowind</i> and <i>Oblivion</i>) more. The former has so much freedom that it's possible to break the story if you're not careful - there are no "unkillable" NPCs - but then again, that freedom is also what attracts a lot of people to tabletop RPGs over video games.<br /><br />As far as official D&D video games, the only one I have played so far to any real deep extent was the GBA version of <i>Eye of the Beholder</i>... which unfortunately was not very good.Fuzzy Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606454596061907461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-27586464551115450622017-04-12T05:56:06.168-05:002017-04-12T05:56:06.168-05:00Thanks everyone! Given me a lot to read!Thanks everyone! Given me a lot to read!Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-54442957084657141442017-04-11T22:17:14.365-05:002017-04-11T22:17:14.365-05:00Here's the RPG Codex's (A very puritanical...Here's the RPG Codex's (A very puritanical CRPG forum/website) top 70 list: http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=9453 . Lots of great stuff in there. My personal recommendations from that list are (in personal preference order): Might and Magic 6, Arcanum, Gothic 2 and Dark Souls. The infinity engine stuff (Planescape torment, Baldurs Gate, Icewind Dale) is all very D&D (uses the 2nd edition rules) but the older I get the more tedious I find those games. Icewind Dale 1 and Baldur's Gate 1 are probably the place to start with those. Michael Rastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06734236115196223000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-60349658094725118882017-04-11T17:13:41.536-05:002017-04-11T17:13:41.536-05:00Witcher 3 if your computer can handle it is possib...Witcher 3 if your computer can handle it is possibly the best fantasy game ever made in terms of expansive worldbuilding, characterization, storytelling and has a really, really good mechanical system to back it up. get it if possible.<br /><br />Arcanum is an oldie but goldie by the guys who did the original fallout. a game where a previously high fantasy world is dealing with the sudden insurgence of early steampunk level technology, that is incompatible with magic. very open world sandbox<br /><br />Diablo 3, while not the absorbing hack&slash of the second game was a really good, if linear, fantasy story with fun mechanics. good to play with casual friends.<br /><br />Child of Light is a charming storybook fairy tale game about a young princess. play it for the visuals and art.<br /><br />Dishonoured 2 is a cool steampunk stealth game with lovecraftian elements (story is minimally complicated, i recommend skipping the first one for a better experience, you won't miss much). play for the experience of being a magical assassin.<br /><br />Vampire the masquerade: bloodlines is good for any fan of WoD or urban fantasy rpgs in general. play it for the narrative experience<br /><br />I hear jade empire is good for the rpg fan of the wuxia genre. play for the atmosphere<br /><br />i hear myst had a big following.... i know nothing about it<br /><br />I hear good things about temple of elemental evil. play it for literally being a D&D gameAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033247326680910036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-66087236016984867282017-04-11T14:34:16.451-05:002017-04-11T14:34:16.451-05:00Over the years, I've played many fantasy vid g...Over the years, I've played many fantasy vid games that were clearly inspired by D&D. I've never found one that has matched what the RPG can give me...but then I haven't found one that allows me to be the DM.<br /><br />I recall enjoying Diablo as a solo, dungeon-crawl. Fable for XBox was fun, though repetitive and stunted in many ways.<br /><br />I don't know. I honestly wouldn't recommend ANY video game that would make a good substitute...not even the ones with D&D in the name! When I play vids these days I like exploring non-D&D genres and environments. The original Mass Effect wasn't "D&D" but it had customizable chargen, customizable party composition, "dungeon exploration," mysteries, and monsters. Just substitute guns and psychic powers for swords and spells and (with a compelling story line) you get a pretty well-paced D&D-like experience.<br />; )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-12049315864175700672017-04-11T11:54:32.450-05:002017-04-11T11:54:32.450-05:00Ultima V: it's got your classic combat-magic-m...<i>Ultima V</i>: it's got your classic combat-magic-monsters fantasy thing going on, a fun plot twist, lots of character, and challenging puzzles that can be solved in multiple ways.<br /><br />Now get off my lawn! ;Dtrollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-77458920148478140502017-04-11T10:58:28.161-05:002017-04-11T10:58:28.161-05:00Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is a great action ...Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is a great action RPG -- one of my favorites. Of course, Dragon Age: Origins is the spiritual successor of Baldur's Gate (and I love Dragon Age: Inquisition too).Marcelo Paschoalinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05869301766211022548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-61310052240074204942017-04-11T09:09:34.038-05:002017-04-11T09:09:34.038-05:00gog.com have lots of dnd games
temple of elemental...gog.com have lots of dnd games<br />temple of elemental evil got me back into dnd after 20 years awayKonsumterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170560484656800416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-75865900851875552872017-04-11T08:20:02.960-05:002017-04-11T08:20:02.960-05:00Witcher 3 is a huge game, but I love it. The chara...Witcher 3 is a huge game, but I love it. The characters are interesting and the monsters are cool. And you can have sex on a stuffed unicorn, if that's your kind of thing.<br /><br />Most of the games I play that are D&D related are low graphic requirement games. Card Hunter is an online tactics game, but it has a classic D&D skin and is a lot of fun. Darkest Dungeons is fun, in a D&D meets Call of Cthulhu way.<br /><br />Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara and the Baldur's Gate games are my favourite D&D games. Pun Isaachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322348326050100339noreply@blogger.com