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Looking for a decent dark RPG
KvP:
--- Quote from: RobbieOC on 15 Apr 2008, 21:05 ---What's the best way to get ahold of a copy of Fallout?
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It predates the era of copy protection, so you can easily nick an ISO from anywhere. If you want it legally, you might try online retailers (they used to sell both 1 and 2 for $10) I think in Europe they're selling a DVD with 1, 2 and Tactics on it.
Dimmukane:
I've played the Witcher, it's not THAT bad. Yahtzee tends to be a bit black&white. It's combat is entirely timing based, but it's not too repetitive. Not as bad as actual MMORPGERs in terms of pointlessness. And using different stances actually makes a difference. The alchemy part is probably one of the cooler 'crafting' systems I've seen, and the story is decently dark. My biggest qualms with it are that the main voice actor sucks, and the rare bug.
The other thing, I don't know if this has been fixed yet, is that a lot of quests can be missed/not missed depending on your decisions. I opted to kill some villagers in part of the story quest, which resulted in me not being able to get any farther in the poker questline, as I had to play against the people I killed. They leave it open, although you can never finish it.
And they just released a toolset and a short, free mod. So expect to see more in 6 months or so.
The game should run pretty well on any computer that's a year old or so. They've been optimizing it more in the patches since I've played, too.
Another game you may or may not like, is Shadow Hearts: Covenant. It's a turn-based rpg in the style of so many Japanese games that also uses time-based attacks. But it's got a really dark/funny storyline. Cutscenes done with pencil and paper, giant pink cat bosses. Vampire mexican wrestlers, gay shopkeepers, genetic mutation, russia, etc.
est:
Also, I know about Bioshock's RPG-lite elements. I was already planning on getting it, and it's not really what I'm looking for in this thread. I am all about gear and stats and skills and so forth!
I have a feeling that I will wind up getting the Witcher in addition to any other decent RPG suggestions. I actually like MMORPGs because they are so sandboxy and the main thing I find un-fun about then is being forced into groups once you hit the mid-tier, so a single-player dark MMORPG-like game might actually scratch my itch for now.
Oh man, thinking about Yahtzee's take on the Witcher reminded me that it's wednesday! Woo!
KvP:
Oh, and another one you might try is Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines, if you haven't already. Made using a pre-HL2 Source Engine, if I remember correctly. Like all Troika games, it has its share of glaring flaws, but the main narrative is pretty involving and keeps you guessing and some of the design is really creative.
Statik:
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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