Unofficial 'Codex Top Ten.

[kingcomrade]

Because they want dwarves to be as obnoxious as possible. The more fake and overdone the accent, the better!

 

[yipsl]

Why do they always make dwarves scottish? For some reason I think they should be german.

I agree with that, but I think more gamers read R.A. Salvatore's Dark Elf Trilogy than listened to the Ring cycle. The dwarves in Icewind Dale had Scots accents and I parodied that with Thurf Pyrite. As I've said on discussion on the Oblivion boards where people complained about American accents in Morrowind, what's an American accent in a fantasy world? So, all of a sudden British accents make Oblivion cooler? The Cyrodiils could all speak like Russians, Italians or Indians for all that accent matters. Ideally, good voice acting provides an accent that is as otherworldly as you get. I think the guy who did the male dunmer got it right.

I guess Europeans don't like American accents in games and Americans love Scottish and English accents. It's our exposure to Sean Connery, Patrick Stewart, Dr. Who and Monty Python that probably makes American gamers clamor for British Isle accents and it's probably mild prejudice against American in the Bush years that make Europeans dislike American accents. Me, I'd love to have the female Khajiit's sound like they were southerners right out of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: "You know what I feel like? I feel all the time like a cat on a hot tin roof...Just staying on it I guess, long as she can."

 

[TheGreatGodPan]

You're right about British accents. There are way too fucking many of them! Whenever they do a historical or fantasy piece, everyone has to sound British even though the actor isn't british and neither is the character! I didn't see the movie Troy but I noticed in the commericals they had Brad Pitt trying to sound British. Why? Because of idiots.

Speaking of german again, if I ever get the chance to direct a historical epic about "Olde England" the characters are going to sound a lot more german. No fakey-what-an-american-thinks-english-sounds-like crap. It's going to be all Anglish.

 

[Revasser]

I personally like British Isles accents in fantasy games, mostly because I'm so damn sick of hearing American accents everywhere else. I turn on the TV or watch a movie and I'm immediately bombared with American accents. Yes, I'm aware that I could just 'stop watching American TV and movies', but there just isn't much of anything else on TV or at the video store.

So usually when I hear American accents in a game that isn't set in America, or with a situation that would logically involve a bunch of Americans, I don't enjoy the voice acting nearly as much, because I'm always thinking "more bloody American accents where they don't bloody belong."

I'd love to hear more voice actors that hail from whatever part of Britain it is that David Warner is from. He has the perfect 'no accent', like English was meant to be spoken with that particular accent. For easy reference, David Warner voiced Irenicus in BG2 - SoA and Father Morpheus in Fallout (he's also a somewhat well known flim actor, but who cares about that, right?)

 

[Doppelganger]

I'd love to hear more voice actors that hail from whatever part of Britain it is that David Warner is from. He has the perfect 'no accent', like English was meant to be spoken with that particular accent. For easy reference, David Warner voiced Irenicus in BG2 - SoA and Father Morpheus in Fallout (he's also a somewhat well known flim actor, but who cares about that, right?)

David Warner was born in Manchester, but was trained at RADA, where he would have been taught to lose his thick Northern accent - like Patrick Stewart - in favour of something called 'RP' or 'Received Pronunciation'. This is a made-up accent used by, for example, the Royal Shakespeare Company, which Warner - and Stewart, again - joined as a youngish actor.

To my ears RP always sounds utterly and completely false and affected.

 

[Revasser]

David Warner was born in Manchester, but was trained at RADA, where he would have been taught to lose his thick Northern accent - like Patrick Stewart - in favour of something called 'RP' or 'Received Pronunciation'. This is a made-up accent used by, for example, the Royal Shakespeare Company, which Warner - and Stewart, again - joined as a youngish actor.

To my ears RP always sounds utterly and completely false and affected.

Ahh, thanks for the info. I suppose it's just a matter of taste really, because I really like it.

 

[lancepr]

Here some of my favorites in about the order I played them.
Alternate Reality - Apple ][
Might and Magic Apple][ and PC
Ultima - Savage Empire - PC
Betray at Krondor - PC
Darklands - PC
Ultima 7 - PC
Jagged Alliance
Arcanum
ToEE

I tried to think of soom good console RPG's that I played back in the day, but none really stuck out in my mind.

 

[Naked_Lunch]

a wee bit late, my friend.

 

[SorelissLarethian]

In no particular order,

Baldur's Gate 1
Baldurs Gate 2
Icewind Dale 1
Temple of Elemental Evil
NWN:Hordes of the Underdark
Bloodlines
Knights of the Old Republic 1
Diablo
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
Pokemon Red

as you can tell i'm a bioware- black isle fan and I'm proud :D
oh and i also believe that there is no such thing as too late.

 

[Claw]

You're right. For your entry I could only imagine "too early"

 

[lancepr]

Good games are never too late to talk about.

 

[Naked_Lunch]

Pokemon Red?

 

[TheGreatGodPan]

That "Pokemon" mention set off the Codex alarm. You've got 24 hours to edit your post and take that back before a jackboot comes through your computer screen and kicks you in the face.

 

[kingcomrade]

My favorite top ten bestest RPGS

1) Final Fantasy
2) Final Fantasy 2
3) Final Fantasy 3
4) Final Fantasy 4
5) Final Fantasy 5
6) Final Fantasy 6
7) Final Fantasy 7 OMG SEFIROT TEH MPST BESTEST CARACTAR EVAR ZOMG
8) Final Fantasy 8
9) Final Fantasy 9
10) Final Fantasy 10

 

[Otaku_Hanzo]

7) Final Fantasy 7 OMG SEFIROT TEH MPST BESTEST CARACTAR EVAR ZOMG

You're lucky I recognize that as sarcasm. Otherwise I would have to put a price on your head. :evil:

 

[Johannes Teugen]

In order:

1. Fallout 1
2. Torment
3. BG2
4. Fallout 2
5. Ultima 7
6. Wasteland
7. Bloodlines
8. Arcanum
9. Curse of the Azure Bonds
10. Darklands

I'm shocked that Wasteland didn't make more lists. Bloody brilliant game, that.

 

[SorelissLarethian]

"That "Pokemon" mention set off the Codex alarm. You've got 24 hours to edit your post and take that back before a jackboot comes through your computer screen and kicks you in the face."

LOL no way. I love pokemon Red.

for those who will insist replace it with an old text based game that you like

BTW i didn't like fallout that much and i'm not very sure that torment is one of the best ev4r ...

I got a Globe of Invulnerability on, Greater
Stoneskin, Spell Mantle and Dominate Monster ready, Oh! and my PC is insured so ... let jackboot try :D

 

[bryce777]

Oh yeah? Well I have an army of 200 kobolds. Each one has exactly 1 +1 arrow. You will get 10 experience points for killing each one, but it goes down to zero after the challenge rating, yet their probability of killing you before you can kill al of them is 98%

 

[SorelissLarethian]

Busted!!!
I got to teleport out of here!!!

 

[kris]

Since it was almost half my life ago when I last played it, I guess I should try it again as well. Nothing quite crushes those childhood memories as the experience of reliving them.

Also, you'll want to head for some dwarven village right away and pick up a fellow called "Khaled" or "Khalid" or whatever, since he kicks ass.

Edit: And I didn't know it was based on Rolemaster, either

Nor did I. Must get it!!!

 

[JrK]

Holy threadnecromancy Batman!

 

[kris]

Holy threadnecromancy Batman!

Basically because someone revived the newsthread in this subject. "[Intimidate] Now tell me where to get this game before you die."

 

[Curois]

In no particular order,

Baldur's Gate 1
Baldurs Gate 2
Icewind Dale 1
Temple of Elemental Evil
NWN:Hordes of the Underdark
Bloodlines
Knights of the Old Republic 1
Diablo
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
Pokemon Red

as you can tell i'm a bioware- black isle fan and I'm proud :D
oh and i also believe that there is no such thing as too late.

I reckon Pokemon isn't the only thing that sets the Codex Alarm(tm) off. Mario & Luigi?!??! Diablo ?!?! etc etc. I'm not as die hard in craving for teh REAL RPG XPerience as most codexers, but I find those entries appaling :evil:

 

[Ivy Mike]

In no particular order,

Baldur's Gate 1
Baldurs Gate 2
Icewind Dale 1
Temple of Elemental Evil
NWN:Hordes of the Underdark
Bloodlines
Knights of the Old Republic 1
Diablo
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
Pokemon Red

as you can tell i'm a bioware- black isle fan and I'm proud :D
oh and i also believe that there is no such thing as too late.

I reckon Pokemon isn't the only thing that sets the Codex Alarm(tm) off. Mario & Luigi?!??! Diablo ?!?! etc etc. I'm not as die hard in craving for teh REAL RPG XPerience as most codexers, but I find those entries appaling :evil:

Mon Oct 31, 2005
I'll leave the rest for you to figure out.

 

[sabishii]

Pokemon is a fun game... very little grinding time even though grinding is well supported, a huge variety of pokemon to use, a decent variety of attacks to use, and the type advantage thing is pretty unique and nice.