Hell Kitty

What are "normal standards"? Nival knew quite well that S^2 wasn't a game that was going to sell loads of copies, but they never made the game to be a huge success.

*gives Feargus a birthday tongue pash*

Looking at the games from Strategy First, I'm sure they know they cater to a niche market. I don't think they'd be so naive to think that making a JA3 realtime would somehow increase it's appeal.

You should be banned.

Well, it's obviously something they plan to make, whether it ever happens, though, is another matter entirely. Like Di said, I don't think it could ever live up to JA2, but it would be nice nonetheless.

Three forums disappeared, then it was closed for repairs or some such and now it's gone, and I've no idea when it will be back up. I cry myself to sleep every night.

Manga is Japanese for comic book. In the west, the word is used specifically to refer to Japanese comic books. That is all.

No, you pay $50 for the game. The advertising is free.

Rather than dividing the list into "RPG" and "with RPG elements", or "True RPG" and "Action RPG", or "PC" and "Console" or whatever else you can come up with to seperate the games into different lists, it's so much easier tpo just check the links and decide whether a particular game is something you may or may not be interested in, whatever genre people want to put that game in. That's why I went through the list and tried putting in a few details, so if you don't like FP, don't click those links, or if you are only interested in sci-fi or fantasy or whatever. Personally, I'm really happy Shadowstrider made the list, as there are many games on it I had never heard of before that I'll now be checking up on, so for that he has my thanks. Arguments about what makes a game an RPG never seem to reach any real conclusion.

Damnit! He's onto us!

I studied to be a ninja, but I failed the "kill whole town on spoon drop" test. I couldn't bring myself to do it, it just seemed too cruel. So now I'm a pirate. Harrr!

I'm bigoted against Volourn being bigoted against bigots. Other than that, he's all good, and I like to snuggle up with him on cold winter nights.

A.I.M. Developer: SkyRiver Studios Platform: PC Setting: Sci-Fi Action Bard's Tale Developer: inXile Platform: PC/PS2/XBOX Setting: Fantasy Action Beyond Divinity Developer: Larian Studios Platform: PC Setting: Fantasy Black 9 Developer: Taldren Platform: PC/XBOX Setting: Sci-fi Action Blades of Avernum Developer: Spiderweb Software Platform: PC/MAC Setting: Fantasy The Bloody Magic Developer: Sky Fallen Platform: PC/XBOX Setting: Fantasy Borderzone Developer: Saturn+ Platform: PC Sci-fi/Fantasy (?) Setting: Action Call of Cthulhu Developer: Headfirst Prod. Platform: PC/XBOX Setting: Historical/Horror Action/Adventure First-Person (A sequel, Beyond the Mountains of Madness, is also in production, as well as a PS2 exclusive, Tainted Legacy) Deadlands Developer: Headfirst Prod. Platform: PC Setting: Fantasy/Western Action Dungeon Lords Developer: Heuristic Park Platform: PC/XBOX Setting: Fantasy Action Dungeon Siege II Developer: Gas Powered Games Platform: PC Setting: Fantasy Action Era Developer: Peroxide Entertainment Platform: PC Setting: Fantasy Fable Developer: Big Blue Box Platform: XBOX/PC(?) Setting: Fantasy Action The Fall: Last Days of Gaia Developer: Silver Style Platform: PC Setting: Sci-Fi (Post Apocalypse) Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich Developer: Irrational Games Platform: PC Setting: Historical(WW2)/Comic Goldenland Developer: Burut Platform: PC Setting: Fantasy I of the Dragon Developer: Primal Software Platform: PC Setting: Fantasy Action Inquisitor Developer: Wooden Dragon Platform: PC Setting: Fantasy Jade Empire Developer: BioWare Platform: XBOX Setting: Fantasy (Chinese inspired) Action Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire Developer: I-Deal Games Platform: PC Setting: Modern Day Tactical JA2 mod turned exapansion Metalheart Developer: Akella Platform: PC Setting: Sci-fi (Post Apocalypse) Mythora Developer: Vivid Platform: PC Setting: Sci-fi/Fantasy Outcome Developer: Cyberworks Studio Platform: PC Setting: Sci-fi (Post Apocalypse) Phase Exodus Developer: Horns and Hoofs Platform: PC Setting: Sci-fi (Post Apocalypse) Tactical Power of Law Developer: Mist Land Platform: PC Setting: Sci-fi (Cyberpunk) Restricted Area Developer: Master Creating Platform: PC Setting: Sci-fi (Cyberpunk) Action The Roots Developer: Tannhauser Gate Platform: PC/XBOX Setting: Fantasy Sacred Developer: Ascaron Platform: PC Setting: Fantasy Action Seal of Evil Developer: Object Software Platform: PC Setting: Ancient China Action Shadowvault Developer: Mayhem Studios Platform: PC Setting: Sci-fi (Post Apocalypse) Silent Storm: Sentinels Developer: Nival Platform: PC Setting: Post-WW2 (Sci-fi elements) Tactical Expansion pack for Silent Storm Spacehack Developer: Rebelmind Platform: PC Setting: Sci-fi Action S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl Developer: GSC Game World Platform: PC Setting: Sci-fi (Post Apocalypse) First-Person Star Wolves Developer: X-bow Software Platform: PC Setting: Sci-fi Tactical UFO: Alien Invasion Developer: UFOAI Team Platform: PC Setting: Sci-fi Tactical Vaishvanara Developer: Menon Interactive Platform: PC Setting: Fantasy (Hindu inspired) Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Developer: Troika Platform: PC Setting: Modern Day First-Person Wardog Developer: Rebellion Platform: PC Setting: Sci-fi Weird War Developer: Mirage Interactive Platform: PC Setting: WW2 Xenus Developer: Deep Shadows Platform: PC Setting: Modern Day Colombia First-Person I've added more info about each game, if anyone cares. Feel free to add/alter.

*ignores most of the thread* What Di said. Fallout and Arcanum may be non-linear games, but the stories are just as linear as any other game. I'd sure like to see a non-linear story. Like in the old Choose your own adventure books I read as a kid.

Oh baby I sure would like to see combat like Silent Storm in an RPG. I usually get told "RPG, not tactical combat game", but damn it, I want an RPG with interesting combat! :angry:

mkt?

That reminds me of Daggerfall. Stand in the shop till the shopkeeper disapeared then rob him blind. You would obviously have to eject the character prior to closing unless they were employing some sort of stealth. Even then such things are HUGELY determental to game balance. I think in Arcanum, shopkeepers only went to bed if you weren't standing around in their store (possibly even if you were even too close to the store).

Desperados may have failed miserably (I wasn't aware this was so), but it's getting a sequel.

Jiles was my alt. I got bored with him on account of the fact that he is so lame.

It's not actually an expansion, it's a mod they've decided to charge for.

In the Star Wars universe, everyone is sexually satisfied.

I want my single character RPGs in first-person and my team RPGs in isometric 3D.

I've only played a demo of Fallout, and I found the combat in it pretty dull. When I've played games like JA2 and SS, anything else is quite a step down.

*takes Hell Kitty's pills* Aha ha ah ha hah. *cries*

I don't remember if it was on the Lucasarts or Bioware site, but the reason given was that seeing as how Star Wars Galaxies was coming out, they didn't want to overwhelm Star Wars fans with two games at once. That's possibly the lamest excuse I've ever heard for an exclusive deal. I wasn't interested in Galaxies, I wanted PC KOTOR. Anyway, if this was really the case then there is no need to delay the PC release this time around.