OT: a nice RPG-ish game?

Alneyan · #1 September 5th, 2004, 01:29 PM

Geneforge plays a bit differently than Avernum. While you have a party of adventurers in Avernum, you incarn a single character in Geneforge. The universe is also very different; whereas Avernum is a medieval-fantasy world with a twist (regarding the various races), Geneforge takes place in a stranger universe.

You incarn a Shaper, whose abilities include the control, creation and transformation of life. Geneforge 2 puts you with the question of choosing what to do with this power. While the plot is good enough, what bothers me about this game is its battle system; many battles are fairly easy to do (especially when playing hit and run), but they can still take quite some time. That is mostly true when playing a plain "mage" rather than a summoner or a warrior.

Cainehill · #2 September 5th, 2004, 02:25 PM

Oh - for anyone who enjoyed the Bard's Tale series of games, there's Devil Whiskey, a graphically updated descendant. No connection to the BT developers, but very much designed and implemented in homage to BT - the classes are different, likewise magic, but otherwise quite nice.

So, if you're in the mood for an good old fashioned dungeon crawl, check out their demo and see what you think. An added bonus for the Dominions2 crowd - it runs on Windows _and_ Linux, and is moddable.

I believe it's downloadable via their web site (www.devilwhiskey.com), also via game sites such as pcgameworld, gamespot, and filefront.

Karacan · #3 September 5th, 2004, 02:46 PM

Aaah, I can't believe I forgot to mention "King Of Dragonpass". You roleplay not a character but a whole clan, where every leader is giving his or her opinion to certain choice of events. KoDP enforces roleplaying, because you have to stick to your role to be successful. Tons of options there, though, and incredible immersiveness. If you like well written and exciting interactive fiction, which is what the most part of the game consists of.

Gandalf Parker · #4 September 5th, 2004, 03:07 PM

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Karacan said:
Aaah, I can't believe I forgot to mention "King Of Dragonpass". You roleplay not a character but a whole clan, where every leader is giving his or her opinion to certain choice of events. KoDP enforces roleplaying, because you have to stick to your role to be successful. Tons of options there, though, and incredible immersiveness. If you like well written and exciting interactive fiction, which is what the most part of the game consists of.

I agree. Its an excellent game. Its on my list of games that I feel every "I want to be a game developer" should be forced to play.