Bored killing X monsters over and over again

[gunman]

I have just reinstalled M&M7 having thought I will play through it with interest, but not far than Barrow Downs I am already bored fighting dozens magogs and ghosts. The same problem with other old RPGs. Every time I reinstall Fallout, Arcanum, Baldur's Gate, I get bored or I'm losing the interest past the couple of towns/locations. It's maybe just me, but I have never finished a RPG more than once. A new story line would keep my interest up, but I can't play any kind of character just because it offers new dialogs options. I was just wondering if there is a game that can offer some kind of randomness in the storyline regardless of the character build. I have never played Daggerfall, I have read that it is a randomly generated world, but my fear is that the repetitiveness of combat and scenery would eventually make me quit.

 

[Raapys]

Haha, trust me, Daggerfall is probably the game that has the *least* % of completed playthroughs.

 

[ecliptic]

Go roguelike.

 

[Ismaul]

Go roguelike.

He's tired of killing monsters, and you suggest a roguelike?

 

[Binary]

Give Ultima 7 a go, will you?

 

[Lord Chambers]

If you don't want to slog through hordes of meaningless battles in a game like Might and Magic you're tired of fighting monsters. If you don't want to finish a game like Arcanum or Fallout it's a bigger issue altogether.

 

[gunman]

If you don't want to slog through hordes of meaningless battles in a game like Might and Magic you're tired of fighting monsters. If you don't want to finish a game like Arcanum or Fallout it's a bigger issue altogether.

Finished them once. Restarted them many times but couldn't play through the end again.

Give Ultima 7 a go, will you?

I'll try part II (Serpent Isle). I have played it some time ago, until past Mountains of Freedom and Gwanis or something like that.

 

[Codexian!]

If you play Ultima, play U7 the Black gate. Its better IMO. (Serpant isle makes it so you can't die)

However, a few other games that might be what you are looking for:

PST. Not much combat.
KOTOR: Two different endings. Lots of npc interaction, with nice combat that does not become tedious. Lots of character building options. (light side tree is totally diff from dark side tree)

 

[Claw]

Eh, start with Black Gate because it's the first part. Then play Serpent Isle.

 

[gunman]

It's obvious I would start with Black Gate, but Serpent Isle is the one I hadn't finished.

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

I have just reinstalled M&M7 having thought I will play through it with interest, but not far than Barrow Downs I am already bored fighting dozens magogs and ghosts. The same problem with other old RPGs.

The Guild 2.

 

[Binary]

You can't die in U7BG either (except before the copy protection)

 

[Brave Diplomat]

Yeah but thats a large chunk of the game. Depending on when you choose to go to british's castle anyway to get your spellbook. Its basically the same thing as casting recall.

 

[Binary]

erm no. copy protection is right there in the starting town, Trinsic - questions asked by the mayor.

After you are able to leave trinsic, any time you die you go to Paws, alledgedly found by Elizabeth and Abraham

 

[Brave Diplomat]

But there is another copy protection in british's castle. After that when you die to are brought back to british. Isn'tthat right?

 

[Drunken Irishman]

You are so wrong brave dimplomat. The Avatar wakes up in Paws, in that shelter, after dying in combat. The other copy protection is actually in the Fellowship with Batlin.

 

[Binary]

But there is another copy protection in british's castle. After that when you die to are brought back to british. Isn'tthat right?

That's in Ultima 6

Funny part is that in U6 you can actually avoid copy protection by leaving the castle through the sewers. It takes a while to find (and survive!) the right way, but it can be done.

 

[ecliptic]

Go roguelike.

He's tired of killing monsters, and you suggest a roguelike?

He asked for "a game that can offer some kind of randomness in the storyline regardless of the character build." Only roguelikes fill that claim, as far as I'm aware.

 

[ecliptic]

But there is another copy protection in british's castle. After that when you die to are brought back to british. Isn'tthat right?

That's in Ultima 6

Funny part is that in U6 you can actually avoid copy protection by leaving the castle through the sewers. It takes a while to find (and survive!) the right way, but it can be done.

It dosen't break the game that you can't talk to lord british? Well, I guess as long as you know what you need to do you'd be fine.

 

[Binary]

But there is another copy protection in british's castle. After that when you die to are brought back to british. Isn'tthat right?

That's in Ultima 6

Funny part is that in U6 you can actually avoid copy protection by leaving the castle through the sewers. It takes a while to find (and survive!) the right way, but it can be done.

It dosen't break the game that you can't talk to lord british? Well, I guess as long as you know what you need to do you'd be fine.

Well in the long run I don't know, I'm sure it'd at least make the game much harder as going around without the orb is hard enough. I think there are a few places in the game you can't reach without it? In that case, yes, you eventually need to talk to LB to get the orb

 

[Elwro]

The Guild 2.

Have you tried the expansion? Does it bring anything significantly new to the table?

 

[Suchy]

I have just reinstalled M&M7 having thought I will play through it with interest, but not far than Barrow Downs I am already bored fighting dozens magogs and ghosts. The same problem with other old RPGs. Every time I reinstall Fallout, Arcanum, Baldur's Gate, I get bored or I'm losing the interest past the couple of towns/locations. It's maybe just me, but I have never finished a RPG more than once. A new story line would keep my interest up, but I can't play any kind of character just because it offers new dialogs options. I was just wondering if there is a game that can offer some kind of randomness in the storyline regardless of the character build. I have never played Daggerfall, I have read that it is a randomly generated world, but my fear is that the repetitiveness of combat and scenery would eventually make me quit.

Play Deus Ex. Not a 100% pure RPG, but a damn good game neverthless. Interesting story and it's fun when you wanna play it without killing anybody.

 

[TheLostOne]

I have just reinstalled M&M7 having thought I will play through it with interest, but not far than Barrow Downs I am already bored fighting dozens magogs and ghosts. The same problem with other old RPGs.

The Guild 2.

For realz, yo?


That's one I picked up the box every time I walked through the game store, then put back down because everyone else seems to hate it.

Is there actually a fun playable game there?

 

[mjorkerina]

Interesting story

About as entertaining as reading the forums of abovetopsecret.

 

[Suchy]

still way better than your average and above average rpg...