Torment 22 years and still nothing comes close to Planescape Torment

[Arthandas]

Where was the last time you played a rpg with truly interesting characters, quests, locations and setting? Something you can remember for the next two decades?

 

[Heroic Liberator]

Disco Elysium.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Disco Elysium.

this is the rpg forum, you may be looking for this: https://rpgcodex.net/forums/forums/codex-public-library.40/

 

[Heroic Liberator]

Disco Elysium.

this is the rpg forum, you may be looking for this: https://rpgcodex.net/forums/forums/codex-public-library.40/

The difference between PST and DE is that one has some shit combat that it doesn't need (which drags it down if anything) while the other has just storyfag goodness.

 

[Grauken]

Where was the last time you played a rpg with truly interesting characters, quests, locations and setting? Something you can remember for the next two decades?

 

[JamesDixon]

Where was the last time you played a rpg with truly interesting characters, quests, locations and setting? Something you can remember for the next two decades?

All of the SSI Gold Box games....

 

[bionicman]

In terms of the story and characters, I've always felt Kotor 2 was PST but in the Star Wars setting.

Kreia is basically a Star Wars Ravel.
Both Bao Dur and Dak'kon have some sort of past history with the protagonist and are loyal to him.
Handmaiden and Visas fighting over the Exile = Anna and Fall-from-Grace fighting over the Nameless One.
And Atton evokes the same feeling as Morte:

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Both have a dark secret they're hiding from the protagonist, all the while they're comedic relief companions.

I actually played Kotor 2 before I played PST, so playing PST for the first time felt like re-experiencing Kotor 2 but in a different setting and with a different theme.

And, also, I guess playing Kotor 2 feels like watching a movie, while playing PST feels like reading a book. So, Kotor 2 is definitely a more shallow experience, but still quite similar.

 

[DeltaForceOperator]

Planescape Torment is memorable. What is your opinion on Torment Numenera? In my case the game looks interesting, but is bad on the technical side. It lags and stutters. Shame they had to go for high end effects, while they could do another game with Torment technology.

 

[DeltaForceOperator]

Kotor 2

There is a bug, so you cannot move your character, after combat. Completely kills the game.

 

[v1rus]

Yeah, RPGs seem to have been in a state of decline lately, and I have yet to play any of these new IE-like games, and they sure dont seem promising. But why limit yourself just to RPGs? Sure, this is a roleplaying RPG game forum, but video games of other genres can be just as deep, meaningful and clever as RPGs.

Pathologic 2 fully reaches the glory of PST, and hell, it perhaps even tops it.

 

[Grauken]

Why limit yourself to video games. I still remember the tacos I ate 5 years ago in that little restaurant I went to. Mindblowing delicious

 

[bionicman]

Kotor 2

There is a bug, so you cannot move your character, after combat. Completely kills the game.

I've never had this problem but I've heard other people struggling with it, and the solution was enabling V-Sync: https://af.gog.com/forum/star_wars_...r_2_unable_to_move_after_combat?as=1649904300

Also, if you're not playing it with the restored content mod, you should.

 

[Verylittlefishes]

The Age Of Decadence.

 

[v1rus]

Why limit yourself to video games. I still remember the tacos I ate 5 years ago in that little restaurant I went to. Mindblowing delicious

Perhaps T in PST stands for taco?

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Had to do it. Gonna see myself out now.

 

[d1r]

Stop looking towards the western market only.

Fallout New Vegas
Shin Megami Tensei 3
Shin Megami Tensei 4
Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey (Redux)

 

[rusty_shackleford]

I remember more characters from witcher 3 than pst and I played pst more recently.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

I'm a simple man. I like...

Spoiler

Vhailor.

 

[DeltaForceOperator]

the solution was enabling V-Sync

Enabling V sync sometimes works, but it doesnt work all the time. In my case it doesnt.

 

[Arthandas]

What is your opinion on Torment Numenera?

Never heard of it, don't bring it up again.

 

[Grauken]

For me it's more, does gaming still instill the same joy it did 22 years ago. Not sure I can answer that positively. I still get some games I get sucked into from time to time, but my dry spells for pure game enjoyment get longer and longer

Oh yeah, Hollow Knight was one of my highlights in recent years, not an RPG though

 

[Heroic Liberator]

For me it's more, does gaming still instill the same joy it did 22 years ago. Not sure I can answer that positively. I still get some games I get sucked into from time to time, but my dry spells for pure game enjoyment get longer and longer

For me it's more of a way to recharge my batteries nowadays. Caveman stared into the fire, I stare onto maps.

 

[Verylittlefishes]

I don't know about RPGs, but if you want somewhat similar philosophical & weird vibe, Kentucky Route Zero is a way to drive.

 

[Arthandas]

For me it's more, does gaming still instill the same joy it did 22 years ago.

I think games today are better than ever, you just need to completely ignore mainstream AAA titles and focus on indies. Sadly, most of them are platformers or various shooters and not true crpgs.

 

[Verylittlefishes]

I think games today are better than ever, you just need to completely ignore mainstream AAA titles and focus on indies. Sadly, most of them are platformers or various shooters

or arthouse adventures

 

[xuerebx]

From a story perspective - I agree. Very engrossing, interesting setting and characters, and you really bond well with what ultimately are video game characters.

From a gameplay perspective though, at least focusing on the combat side, it was very meh. You try to run from one point to another point hoping to avoid the combat sequences. Not that it's the only game with this flaw though..