Kardwill: Many good titles on GOG, but my FGOATOYMP (favorite-game-of-all-time-oh-yes-my-precious) here is King of Dragon Pass. For a Glorantha lover, this barbarian-tribe-simulator was a dream come true :)
There are quite a lot of challenger for second position, though : Fallout1, MOO2, Beyond good and evil, Dreamfall... But KODP stays first and foremost in my heart.
muttly13: Really? I bought Dragon Pass on some sale or another and recently installed it but couldnt get into it. I didnt give it any real chance but it didnt immediately grab me so I moved on. I had some trouble finding info on the game as well, I assume due to the age. Do you know of any beginners guides or high level walkthroughs that you like/?
I don't know any guide apart from the manual+tutorial combo, sorry. That said, that's one of those games where reading the manual and the reference card before playing is mandatory : Most game concepts are explained in it, and even the tutorial is inside (it's a chapter of the manual that will guide you for 1 in-game year with a preset game). Perhaps more importantly, it presents some cultural background to the player that helps to get "in a barbarian cheftain's head". That sort of roleplay is kinda necessary to get into the game, you don't get far if you think and react like a 21st century civilized westerner.
My love for the game could be due to the fact I knew the gameworld from my runequest (pen and paper RPG) days, so it's like a stroll in a beloved scenery, but I find it quite unique and immersive.