Posted January 17, 2013

441635
New User
Registered: Jan 2012
From Taiwan

Luned
Dude, I'm a Lady
Registered: Oct 2008
From United States
Posted January 17, 2013
One more vote for Divine Divinity and NWN. Only for Neverwinter, play only the tutorial and maybe 1-2 levels of the first game to get a handle on the controls, unless the original campaign story manages to captivate you, then skip straight on to either expansion. I prefer Hordes of the Underdark myself, but I'm an old-time pen-and-paper gamer who really liked Bioware's version of Undermountain.

fortune_p_dawg
constipationisbad
Registered: Aug 2011
From United States
Posted January 17, 2013
Honestly... I do love Inquisitor. The dialogue, though interesting, is so wordy and redundant I either need to be drinking or smoking a fatty to play it. That said, it has a thick atmosphere, a lengthy main quest, and a really cool premise.
tinyE: Sacred has some funky movement too.
Come to think of it, why didn't anyone mention Sacred Gold, or did they and I missed it? That is GREAT RPG and it's loaded with super cool easter eggs, my favorite being the Jason Vorhees gear which you can actually use. That's worth the price alone. Well, that and playing a spawn of Satan as a good guy and having people run in terror every time you enter a town. Thumbs up! I enjoyed Sacred, but I couldn't bring myself to finish it. The quests weren't nearly as good as some of the ones in Divinity, and the dialogue seemed a bit stilted. It's a decent hack & slash though, with a nice variety of playable characters.

Come to think of it, why didn't anyone mention Sacred Gold, or did they and I missed it? That is GREAT RPG and it's loaded with super cool easter eggs, my favorite being the Jason Vorhees gear which you can actually use. That's worth the price alone. Well, that and playing a spawn of Satan as a good guy and having people run in terror every time you enter a town. Thumbs up!
Post edited January 17, 2013 by fortune_p_dawg

Licurg
Buy Sacrifice!!!
Registered: Apr 2012
From Romania
Posted January 17, 2013

Come to think of it, why didn't anyone mention Sacred Gold, or did they and I missed it? That is GREAT RPG and it's loaded with super cool easter eggs, my favorite being the Jason Vorhees gear which you can actually use. That's worth the price alone. Well, that and playing a spawn of Satan as a good guy and having people run in terror every time you enter a town. Thumbs up!
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/im_getting_the_rpg_itch_but_i_have_a_problem/post6

Aningan
YNWA
Registered: Dec 2010
From Western Sahara
Posted January 17, 2013
Arcanum

Bad Hair Day
Find me in STEAM OT
Registered: Dec 2012
From Other
Posted January 17, 2013

Come to think of it, why didn't anyone mention Sacred Gold, or did they and I missed it? That is GREAT RPG and it's loaded with super cool easter eggs, my favorite being the Jason Vorhees gear which you can actually use. That's worth the price alone. Well, that and playing a spawn of Satan as a good guy and having people run in terror every time you enter a town. Thumbs up!

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/im_getting_the_rpg_itch_but_i_have_a_problem/post6
Buy Sacrifice!

ville.monkkonen
Driftmoon Dev
Registered: Nov 2010
From Finland
Posted January 17, 2013

Can anyone suggest games with the qualities I've mentioned? (Preferably top-down perspective and Infinity-Engine-esque graphics).
Post edited January 17, 2013 by ville.monkkonen

TheSupremeForce
Hero of Ages
Registered: Jul 2009
From United States
Posted January 17, 2013
I'm tossing my vote in with the Neverwinter Nights crowd. Sure, the OC wasn't great, but Hordes of the Underdark was quite good (the second expansion). Also, there are a LOT of community made mods that are better than most other RPG's out there anyway.
Then you can play online with other people. There's really no drawback to owning the game. It offers more potential gaming time than just about any game ever made.
Then you can play online with other people. There's really no drawback to owning the game. It offers more potential gaming time than just about any game ever made.

fortune_p_dawg
constipationisbad
Registered: Aug 2011
From United States
Posted January 17, 2013
Ah, yes, Driftmoon is awesome as well!

Negatus
fnd need.fool it
Registered: Dec 2009
From United States
Posted January 17, 2013
If you can tolerate "turn based" games, you could try the Geneforge games. They are all single character (plus whatever creatures you create), top down games with simple graphics but above average writing and stories. Downloadable demonstrations are available from www.spiderwebsoftware.com and the games are sold on GOG.
Also "turn based", single character and worth considering are the Eschalon games. Demo's available at http://basiliskgames.com, although GOG doesn't sell these games.
Also "turn based", single character and worth considering are the Eschalon games. Demo's available at http://basiliskgames.com, although GOG doesn't sell these games.