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Looking for a decent dark RPG
Dimmukane:
--- Quote from: Statik on 15 Apr 2008, 22:33 ---I am guessing you have a PS2, you might check out ShadowHearts (I havent played 2, so I cannot really comment on it) the first one was a decent and interesting RPG. I remember resonably enjoying myself playing it. Beyond that, I cant tell you much.
Oh, except the combat system takes a bit to get used to.
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The second one is fucking awesome. That's all you need to know.
Inlander:
Forget about new stuff. If you want a gripping R.P.G. with a really dark and engaging storyline then I can't recommend my beloved Ultima V highly enough. If incredibly out-dated graphics (hey, it was the 1980s) don't bother you, then I genuinely think you'll get a lot out of this. Even if you haven't played any of the other games in the Ultima series I still think it would stand up on its own. (For the record, here's all the back-story you'll need: you play a dude called the Avatar who is the sole annointed saviour of Britannia, a medieval alternative world presided over by a guy called Lord British. The religion of Britannia comprises the following of 8 virtues such as valour, honesty, and sacrifice, to attain true balance in life.)
Here's the story: a massive cavernous Underworld has mysteriously opened up underneath the surface of Britannia. Lord British, benevolent ruler, has disappeared while leading an expedition to explore this new world, and in his absence another ruler has taken his place, a seriously dodgy guy called Lord Blackthorn. Under his rule the virtues of Britannia have been twisted and bastardised, and everyone in Britannia is seriously scared - not least because Lord Blackthorn's ascension to the throne has coincided with the arrival of three Shadowlords, demonic entities who pop up randomly at night in the towns of the land, drive everyone insane, and are seemingly unstoppable. It's up to you to get in touch with the resistance, find Lord British, banish the Shadowlords and defeat Lord Blackthorn.
The game does an incredibly good job at evoking an atmosphere of genuine foreboding and fear, not just in the player but in all the characters in the game. In terms of describing what it might be like for a whole population to live under a brutal and oppressive regime, the only game I can think of that's comparable is Half-Life 2. Personally I think Ultima V is one of the all-time great games, of any genre, and I have no hesitation in recommending it.
(You can download it free and "illegally" - it's been out of print for yonks - from Abandonia. Make sure you also download and read the manuals, because they spell out essential parts of the storyline, and one of the manuals is presented as the journal of Lord British's expedition into the Underworld, the details of which you'll actually need to follow when you get to the Underworld part of the game.)
Cartilage Head:
Dude, Persona 3.
Narr:
You mentioned NWN2... did you try the expansion? The campiness is removed for the most part. Most your NPCs are rather dark (one's a red wizard so there's plenty of intrigue there, one is a hagspawn and rather elusive, another is a semi-fallen angel, and then there's the God Bear that you can potentially sacrifice as a host to 3 malicious spirits that go by One-Of-Many) and as an expansion, it's rather cheap considering you've already got the original. I can't recommend Mask of the Betrayer enough.
Storm Rider:
--- Quote from: Dimmukane on 16 Apr 2008, 06:16 ---
--- Quote from: Statik on 15 Apr 2008, 22:33 ---I am guessing you have a PS2, you might check out ShadowHearts (I havent played 2, so I cannot really comment on it) the first one was a decent and interesting RPG. I remember resonably enjoying myself playing it. Beyond that, I cant tell you much.
Oh, except the combat system takes a bit to get used to.
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The second one is fucking awesome. That's all you need to know.
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The second one is awesome, but it's also batshit insane. Like, you fight with a wolf and a vampire who's also a pro wrestler. If est is looking for a generally 'serious' RPG experience, which is what I am assuming from the descriptor 'dark', then I can't really recommend that.
Shadow Hearts: Covenant really is super great, though. If anybody else reading this thread needs a good RPG and is willing to dig up a copy online somewhere (it was discontinued over a year ago, so good luck finding a sealed copy in the wild), I can't recommend it highly enough. It's one of the most overlooked RPGs on the PS2, which is saying something because there are a fucking lot of obscure RPGs on that system.
--- Quote from: Cartilage Head on 16 Apr 2008, 08:01 ---Dude, Persona 3.
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Ehhhh, as awesome as that game is (my copy of FES arrives in a week holy shit), I don't think the whole demon-slaying Japanese high schooler thing is what he's looking for.
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