Carlos' Bitch1
Arcane
Ok, I have been trying to look through reviews of all the games I have missed over the past decade, and the list is quite large. I did get Pillars of Eternity with expansions, and played it over a long period, and I would rate it a touch weaker than Baldurs Gate 1. A rather bland experience with a rather bland RPG engine. The Dwarven Mine expansion was a notch above the rest of the game, but the experience felt like a fast food meal, and I often had my thoughts (and gaming time) drifting to replaying old classics.
Having been out of country for a number of years, and not having a great deal of time to play CRPGs for that matter, I am wondering what new games in the genre are actually worth playing.
A small collection of games from the past that top my list include the Goldbox games, Ultima V, Wasteland, Ultima Underworld, Dungeon Master, Fallout 1 and 2 (New Vegas wasn't bad either), Arcanum. The Baldurs Gate games, Planescape, etc weren't bad. Deus Ex 1 was a good run and gun RPG. Jagged Alliance 2, Silent Storm and Temple of Elemental Evil were quite good tactical RPGs. Gothic 1 and 2, and Risen were decent action CRPGs.
So, bearing in mind the above, what would people here suggest are good enough to play from the past decade?
Having been out of country for a number of years, and not having a great deal of time to play CRPGs for that matter, I am wondering what new games in the genre are actually worth playing.
A small collection of games from the past that top my list include the Goldbox games, Ultima V, Wasteland, Ultima Underworld, Dungeon Master, Fallout 1 and 2 (New Vegas wasn't bad either), Arcanum. The Baldurs Gate games, Planescape, etc weren't bad. Deus Ex 1 was a good run and gun RPG. Jagged Alliance 2, Silent Storm and Temple of Elemental Evil were quite good tactical RPGs. Gothic 1 and 2, and Risen were decent action CRPGs.
So, bearing in mind the above, what would people here suggest are good enough to play from the past decade?