🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg
Article #508709

Re: what is the deepest or most complicated rpg?!

#508709
From: Jonas Lind
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 12:51
37 lines
2055 bytes
"mtkafka" <mcu...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:3D622C88.7F5C0CBB@prodigy.net...
> freestone wilson wrote:
>
> >>
> Of recent I'd say
>
> Morrowind has the deepest character development, not the most complex.

I'm getting more and more impressed with this one.

>
> Arcanum has a nice deep tech vs magic scheme (some balance problems, not
> TOO outrageous though).

I didn't like the _feel_ of this one though. Fallout was great, but this
seems too much like it, and plays worse.

>
> Wizardry 8 is the bread and butter party management king of recent.

Yah, w8 is nice. doesn't strike me as flexible as morrowind, but pretty darn
cool.

>
> Dungeon Siege, imo, is probably the most tactically challenging (on the
> Hard setting) concerning positioning and using of spells, in real time
> (wiz 8 is still the most tactically challening).

This is probably the _least_ deep _anything_ I've played recently. I known
soccergames with more variety and deeper plotline.
> BG games require a magicthegathering like counter the spell like
> tactics..
>

jonas
Technical Details
Message-ID: <ajte16$k6c$1@news.net.uni-c.dk>
Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!howland.erols.net!news.net.uni-c.dk!not-for-mail
References: <bbe87731.0208190758.1e8e268d@posting.google.com> <3D622C88.7F5C0CBB@prodigy.net>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!howland.erols.net!news.net.uni-c.dk!not-for-mail
From: "Jonas Lind" <blo...@rhk.dk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg
Subject: Re: what is the deepest or most complicated rpg?!
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 14:51:28 +0200
Organization: UNI-C
Lines: 39
Message-ID: <ajte16$k6c$1@news.net.uni-c.dk>
References: <bbe87731.0208190758.1e8e268d@posting.google.com> <3D622C88.7F5C0CBB@prodigy.net>
NNTP-Posting-Host: voyager.rhk.dk
X-Trace: news.net.uni-c.dk 1029847910 20684 130.226.169.201 (20 Aug 2002 12:51:50 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: use...@news.net.uni-c.dk
NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 12:51:50 +0000 (UTC)
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit