Which are the worst CRPGs of the last decade?

[Judge Hades]

I hated Diablo 1 and 2.

[Diogo Ribeiro]

Diablo is as much a CRPG as Fable.

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Diablo, being basically a roguelike, has more in common with RPGs than Fable, which in turn has more in common with action/adventure titles like Zelda.

Edited January 5, 2006 by Role-Player

[LadyCrimson]

I think Hades didn't like Diablo. :D

 

I'm with G. on this one, as probably everyone already knows. Doom, Myst, then Diablo....fond memories of D1 with some friends.

[Gabrielle]

I hated Diablo 1 and 2.

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I would love to see on on Battlenet some day.

[LadyCrimson]

I hated Diablo 1 and 2.

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I would love to see on on Battlenet some day.

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Can I watch?

[Judge Hades]

No. You would probably use a large sword to carve me up faster than a werewolf and I have learned to avoid women with blades.

[Gabrielle]

Actually my sorceress uses a scythe. She looks cool she wears a bone helm so she looks like Death herself.

[karka]

I am still waiting for a good game from Blizzard. The last one was The Lost Vikings.

[Judge Hades]

Actually my sorceress uses a scythe. She looks cool she wears a bone helm so she looks like Death herself.

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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!

 

*runs and hides*

[LadyCrimson]

I'm just curious how people here would classify a game such as Drakan. It had a fantasy setting but it wasn't an RPG or even an action RPG in my book. More like a 3rd person perspective action/shooter, only with swords/dragons instead of guns...

[Diogo Ribeiro]

^Action/Adventure?

[LadyCrimson]

Hmm...I always forget about the Adventure category. Yes, action/adventure would probably fit the bill for Drakan fairly well, as long as people aren't thinking in-depth story-adventure.

 

It's like Tombraider, mostly, I guess.

[Kaftan Barlast]

I am still waiting for a good game from Blizzard. The last one was The Lost Vikings.

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Ooooh, that was a good one.

[Commissar]

Is the "Pirates of the carribean" franchise game an RPG?

 

 

..and could you explain some of the abbreviations you used, Volo? I dont get all of them.

 

 

 

p.s

 

and I will have everyone who suggest Pst or Falout1&2 banned. Thankyou.

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Pirates of the Carribean was originally supposed to be Sea Dogs II. Sea Dogs was something of an RPG, in that the character you controlled could gain skill points to put into various skills, such as Sailing, Repair, Gunnery, Boarding, and so forth. It certainly had a storyline (four, actually), so I suppose in some respects it could be considered an RPG, but the focus was certainly on naval combat in the age of sail. I don't know what they ultimately ended up doing with Pirates of the Carribean, since once they tacked the license on I lost interest.

[Gabrielle]

I am still waiting for a good game from Blizzard. The last one was The Lost Vikings.

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Sounds like a game that would appeal to the Scandanavians.

[SteveThaiBinh]

I don't know what they ultimately ended up doing with Pirates of the Carribean, since once they tacked the license on I lost interest.

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It was extremely buggy, made playable (just about) by successive fan mods, and the story was distorted because they had to add in the PotC elements at the last minutes. It would probably have been a much better game as Sea Dogs II. The sea combat was better than Sid Meier's Pirates! One of those games that's disappointing to play because you can see the potential for a much better game in there.

Edited January 5, 2006 by SteveThaiBinh

[Judge Hades]

The controls were very very odd and I couldn't make my own character.

[karka]

I am still waiting for a good game from Blizzard. The last one was The Lost Vikings.

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Sounds like a game that would appeal to the Scandanavians.

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It can be played at

 

http://www.blizzard.com/blizzclassic/vikingsdemo.shtml

[karka]

I am waiting for Age of Pirates now.

[Magnum Opus]

Stool of Radiance 2 gets my vote.

 

Granted, I haven't played Dungeon Siege, Dungeon Lords, Gothic (this one's on my To-Do list), or Fable, and I've only played the demo of Divine Divinity (I've already got a Diablo game... one's probably enough, I think), but of Ultima 9, The Elder Scrolls series, and Diablo, my vote goes to PoR2.

 

Not only was it a huge letdown, but it completely gutted the (not even yet fully developed) 3E DnD rules, it gutted the character creation options, and it implemented the absolute worst turn-based combat I've yet seen. The setting was surprisingly well done in that things didn't exist solely for my convenience, and monsters were where they were for a reason beyond my finding them, but that invisible rope binding the character together made it a chore to actually explore. The story was just as good as any dungeon crawl, but linear as hell with no chance to influence anything. Good enough to tie the areas together, but that's it. The RNG is one of the worst I've seen with dice rolls continually being fudged in favour of the enemies, and the final fight pretty much requires a sword of such ridiculous

[Gabrielle]

Rather long winded post but you voted PoR 2 which is great.

[Judge Hades]

[Plano Skywalker]

for those of you who do not like NWNs OC, do you think the NWNs Diamond Pack is worth getting (I currently do not own the game)?

[Haitoku]

for those of you who do not like NWNs OC, do you think the NWNs Diamond Pack is worth getting (I currently do not own the game)?

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I never bothered getting the two expansions... So I couldn't tell you of the quality. If they are anything remotely close to the OC, I would say... No.

 

Good online play though, and the toolsets are awsome if that interest you at all.

[Judge Hades]

The NWN OC aside, the SoU and HotU are decent. It is also one the most stable games I have ever played. Withthe extra bits you git in Diamond and with one of the largest gaming communities around and the potential of MP, um yeah its worth getting. Just make sure you get the DVD version, if you have a DVD ROM drive.