Hello, new to site and looking for recommendations for crpg

[Jvegi]

I'm gonna be honest, my problem while playing party based rpgs is that I have too much trouble when I make my party, since I want everything to be perfect and suit my idea of a team and then I end up with way too many options, that's what happened to me at least with games like Baldur's Gate 2 or some examples, I find that there is so many options for each char that I end up not understanding how to build my guys. Might have to do that I have never played a DND type game before and I never really got into the multi classing stuff, I am kinda stoopid not gonna lie.

Git gud then. I know how having to make a whole party might be discouraging, but it's important to remember that games like Icewind Dail and Temple of Elemental Evil on normal difficulty are balanced to be beatable with suboptimal stats. You don't need to have 18's all around, and if you pick spells which are not that good or focus on a proficiency with weapons that are worse than alternatives, it really shouldn't matter all that much.

For an easy to get into party cRPG I recommend one of the best games in the last 30 years, period. Knights of the Chalice. Only 4 party members, 3 classes, great in-game manual, lots of fun and almost no issues (which is not the case with Temple, oh no it's not). Stay away from KotC2 for now.

 

[Lady Error]

For reference I am a really big fan of the original Fallout, I really enjoyed age of decadence and I'm liking Expeditions: Rome a lot.

You will probably enjoy Shadowrun: Dragonfall and Divinity: Original Sin 1 & 2. Colony Ship from the developers of Age of Decadence is coming out in less than a month.

As far as older RPGs, I would recommend Realms of Arkania 2: Star Trail (not HD). Those who recommend HD are trolling you.

 

[Storyfag]

Because Witcher 2 is an abomination. Worst combat in RPG history (if Morrowind and Arcanum didn't exist), weird pacing, shit jumping all over the place, technical issues, etc. You should still play it once, just to follow the Witcher series overall plot, but as a standalone game, it's SHITE.

doesn't suffice that you will apologize - you will also help at a soup kitchen for 40h

C'mon, Maxie. Witcher 2 is objectively the worst of the three, and I say that despite its excellant, even stellar, English translation.

Spare Porky the kitchen, send him to clean the shower chambers instead.

 

[Maxie]

Because Witcher 2 is an abomination. Worst combat in RPG history (if Morrowind and Arcanum didn't exist), weird pacing, shit jumping all over the place, technical issues, etc. You should still play it once, just to follow the Witcher series overall plot, but as a standalone game, it's SHITE.

doesn't suffice that you will apologize - you will also help at a soup kitchen for 40h

C'mon, Maxie. Witcher 2 is objectively the worst of the three, and I say that despite its excellant, even stellar, English translation.

Spare Porky the kitchen, send him to clean the shower chambers instead.

Polish matters will be discussed among Poles. Foreigners need not pry. All they are fit for is to pay for Polish games, or else.

 

[Butter]

If you'd prefer to not play party-based games, you should check out Arcanum and Underrail. Most of the best CRPGs are party-based though.

Examples of those you think are the best?

The Wizardry series (in particular 6 and 7), the Might and Magic series, and the Gold Box series (in particular Pool of Radiance and Curse of the Azure Bonds).

 

[ferratilis]

Play Arcanum or fuck off.

 

[Storyfag]

Because Witcher 2 is an abomination. Worst combat in RPG history (if Morrowind and Arcanum didn't exist), weird pacing, shit jumping all over the place, technical issues, etc. You should still play it once, just to follow the Witcher series overall plot, but as a standalone game, it's SHITE.

doesn't suffice that you will apologize - you will also help at a soup kitchen for 40h

C'mon, Maxie. Witcher 2 is objectively the worst of the three, and I say that despite its excellant, even stellar, English translation.

Spare Porky the kitchen, send him to clean the shower chambers instead.

Polish matters will be discussed among Poles. Foreigners need not pry. All they are fit for is to pay for Polish games, or else.

Oh all right, all right. But I insist Porky gets the... shower... chamber duty instead of kitchen duty.

 

[VerSacrum]

Guess my avatar betrays me as a fanboy of it, but seconding the Realms of Arkania trilogy, and perhaps the second Drakensang (River of Time). Even if the system it's based on loses a bit of charm in translation.

 

[Bastardchops]

Hi guys, I'm new to this forum and I was thinking I could ask you guys for some recommendations for CRPG games since it's a genre I'm really enjoying but can't seem to find a lot of games that I actually thoroughly enjoy.
For reference I am a really big fan of the original Fallout, I really enjoyed age of decadence and I'm liking Expeditions: Rome a lot. I don't really enjoy party games but I can find them fun if they let me customize characters a lot, I don't like preset characters even if they have their own stories and quests. I like preplanning my parties to make them like a complete entity. I know a lot of the games or tried them so I'm mainly looking for some I might have missed.

I've played Path of Exile, Pathfinder, Baldur's Gate, Fallout, Age of Decadence and maybe some more. Tiranny is one I might try again sometime. Thanks a lot guys, I'll read every comment and answer if I feel I can add something.

Battle Brothers. Also Deus Ex.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Problems with choosing classes/races in RPGS? Fuck those bastard bitch classes races and sexes.

GO FULL BLOWN SAUSAGE FEST OF HUMAN KNIGHTS (or fighters/warriors or whatever the game uses) and hack and slash to the end. Fuck off sissy mages, pussy priests, snatchy rogues and jackoff of all trades. BLEH!!!!



And yeah, ARKANIA HD will rip yer balls off and shove excitement and drama down yer throat. It is…….

 

[Vic]

you have to learn how to manage a party

some games have auto leveling for party members

but doing it yourself gives you more options for synergy to create a strong party.

 

[ind33d]

Daggerfall

 

[Vic]

Daggerfall

why play Daggerfall if we have Starfield

 

[Lady Error]

Why are people recommending games that have nothing to do with those that he liked?

He is asking for something similar to:
Fallout
Age of Decadence
Expeditions Rome
Underrail
Path of Exile
Baldur's Gate
Tyranny

Preferrably without preset characters that join you. Speaking of which, Icewind Dale 1 & 2 are probably more along those lines since you create your whole party, instead of having NPCs join you like in Baldur's Gate.

 

[Vic]

Why are people recommending games that have nothing to do with those that he liked?

He is asking for something similar to:
Fallout
Age of Decadence
Expeditions Rome
Underrail
Path of Exile
Baldur's Gate
Tyranny

Preferrably without preset characters that join you. Speaking of which, Icewind Dale 1 & 2 are probably more along those lines since you create your whole party, instead of having NPCs join you like in Baldur's Gate.

because he said he doesn’t like games that have a party because managing them is too complex for him

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

I thought he got all angsty over party creation? Maybe preset characters and parties should be up his ally. Maybe he should just play JRPGS like Final Fantasy post party creation.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Why are people recommending games that have nothing to do with those that he liked?

He is asking for something similar to:
Fallout
Age of Decadence
Expeditions Rome
Underrail
Path of Exile
Baldur's Gate
Tyranny

Preferrably without preset characters that join you. Speaking of which, Icewind Dale 1 & 2 are probably more along those lines since you create your whole party, instead of having NPCs join you like in Baldur's Gate.

He should play Realms of Arkania HD.

 

[Lady Error]

He should play Realms of Arkania HD.

You're late and others have already stolen your line.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

He should play Realms of Arkania HD.

You're late and others have already stolen your line.

Can't steal what ain't mine.

 

[Sreggin Etah I]

I'm gonna be honest, my problem while playing party based rpgs is that I have too much trouble when I make my party, since I want everything to be perfect and suit my idea of a team and then I end up with way too many options, that's what happened to me at least with games like Baldur's Gate 2 or some examples, I find that there is so many options for each char that I end up not understanding how to build my guys. Might have to do that I have never played a DND type game before and I never really got into the multi classing stuff, I am kinda stoopid not gonna lie.

It's not hard to understand, in infinity engine and most party RPGs you need:

fighter to tank,
maybe thief to unlock doors/chest and steal,
a mage to do magic damage,
a priest to heal.

That is really, the rest is optional, with a fighter you should focus on strenght and vitality and stick to leveling one or two weapon skill, with thief go dexterity and preferable ranged weapons, mage go intelligence and priest go wisdom.

i actually disappointed with party based RPGs in this aspect, they all feel the same with the fighter/thief/mage/healer roles and are designed around you having those 4 tired classes. From my experience, one man class based RPGs offers more variety in gameplay with each class than party based ones, in Gothic and Diablo for example, melee/ranged/mage plays very different from each other and gameplay is designed around each class, party based ones in contrast, are designed around having a balanced party, in others words, the same fighter/thief/mage/healer roles again.

 

[Catacombs]

Repeating others that the RPG Codex's Top 101 List is a good starting point. Close your eyes, spin the scroll wheel up and down aggressively, and whatever game your cursor lands on, you play it.

 

[Storyfag]

Repeating others that the RPG Codex's Top 101 List is a good starting point. Close your eyes, spin the scroll wheel up and down aggressively, and whatever game your cursor lands on, you play it.

But lukaszek told me that deterministic systems > RNG

 

[Maxie]

Repeating others that the RPG Codex's Top 101 List is a good starting point. Close your eyes, spin the scroll wheel up and down aggressively, and whatever game your cursor lands on, you play it.

But lukaszek told me that deterministic systems > RNG

łukasz is the most random person i'm aware of. he unironically invited me to a beer, supposedly visited the bar, never met me, and left. if you're reading this lukaszek you owe me a beer ok

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

Wasteland 2 and 3 with only custom made starting 4 rangers.

 

[lukaszek]

Repeating others that the RPG Codex's Top 101 List is a good starting point. Close your eyes, spin the scroll wheel up and down aggressively, and whatever game your cursor lands on, you play it.

But lukaszek told me that deterministic systems > RNG

łukasz is the most random person i'm aware of. he unironically invited me to a beer, supposedly visited the bar, never met me, and left. if you're reading this lukaszek you owe me a beer ok

you were no show and think i owe you anything, regardless of other lies you keep spewing in here

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even wore my washed oblivion tshirt