Planescape Torment user reviews

Highlights:

• Amazing game.
• The graphics still hold up ok, so does the gameplay and If you played Baldur's gate you probably know what your in for.
• If you like NWN and Baldur's gate then you will love this.
• The characters, the storyline, everything flows towards perfection. Simply said, this is one of the best games ever created.
• This is the second most requested game on GOG for a reason; it is, by far, one of the best games ever made in the genre (found in 8 reviews).
• Since I can't avoid gushing, I'll keep it short: Torment is, quite simply, the best RPG ever made for any system, anywhere, ever.
• You can, in fact, get through the entire game without fighting in a single battle (found in 2 reviews).
• And it's spread out through the entire game both as little things that jog his memory and as signs of his passing.
• It's powerful stuff, among the best stories ever told.Another hint? Go as a mage when you can.
• Every single situation or conflict has multiple solutions, where the most satisfying one often is to talk your way out of the fight.
• Every time you are defeated in combat, you simply wake up on a slab in the mortuary.
• And every time I found something new in it.
• It took a couple of hours to get used to reading a few pages of text every time you talk to a sprite, whether they are an important character or not.
• One of my favorite games of all time.
• The only D&D RPG where Wisdom and Charisma are the most important stats...
• We will never see a game like Torment ever again.
• This game defines the PC Role Playing Game and is the pinnacle of classic PC gaming.
• This is a masterpiece, overshadowed by none when it comes to storytelling and interactive dialogue (forget about mass effect).
• Unlike games such as Mass Effect, they too continue to develop until the very end of the game.
• Truly, while Bioware did an impressive job with Baldur's Gate storyline and characters, they really outdid themselves in Planescape Torment.
• First: it is almost certainly the best cRPG ever made (found in 6 reviews).

Main character:

• In addition, the main character himself is the focus of the story and you know almost nothing about yourself.
• The main character's weapons are clubs, daggers, and fists, with nary a sword or bow or magical staff in sight.
• An amnesiac main character isn't very original, but it is the way the story is told that makes it so engaging.
• It's possible to recruit seven different characters, but only five can accompany the main character.
• Suffice it to say the main character is known simply as the Nameless One, waking up on a slab in a mortuary and meeting a friendly face.

Writing and story:

• Honestly, it's the best written game I've ever played.
• You can even defeat the final boss through dialogue should you choose.
• This is a game to play if you like a good story, a different world and enjoy reading.
• It has a great story enriched with details, great dialogues and atmosphere.
• It had fantastic writing, a great story, and great characters.
• Personally, I recommend a high charisma and wisdom (18 or 19) to unlock some interesting dialogue.
• Another interesting thing about this is it is not played in the same way traditional RPGs are played.
• In short, Planescape: Torment is a true RPG story.
• In conclusion, if you are a true RPG fan, you owe it to yourself to play this game.
• Key conversations can take a long time to absorb all of the information.
• Overall well written story, Characters that stand out through the ages, and a must buy for those whom love RPG's.

Combat System:

• The only complaint I could ever really have is that the combat system can be a tad convoluted, but not really to its detriment.

Graphics:

• The spell animations are AWESOME.
• The spell effects have also aged really well.
• You play it for it's amazing writing, and frankly impressive spell effects.
• I know what amazing gameplay hides itself behind poor graphics and dumb npc`s.

Sound and voice acting:

• Although there isn't a ton of it, the voice acting is another major strong point in this game that I wanted to mention.
• Soundtrack is atmospheric and voice acting is very well made.

Recommended for:

• If you liked Baldur's Gate or Neverwinter Nights
• If you like to read long and well written dialogues
• If you like Forgotten Realms settings
• If you like D&D rules and games
• If you like infinity engine games
• If you miss traditional RPGs
• If you enjoy well written games

Pillars of Eternity user reviews

Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.

Users comments:

Highlights:

• A true homage to the infinity engine games.
• A modern blend of all your favourite IE RPG's of the late 90's.
• Considered the True spiritual successor of Baldur's Gate series.
• There’s a lot to love about Pillars of Eternity. The way it liberates players by letting them play their own way at their own pace through the story, by letting them decide on both their motivations and actions, the interesting game world and lore, memorable characters and a very tactical combat system.
• Voice acting is correct, but not particularly noteworthy.
• No multi-class characters.
• The story is intriguing and the named party members were interesting characters that weren't just flat generic fantasy warriors.
• It has a nice aesthetic and interface, good music, and decent production values all-around.
• A masterpiece that has it's rightful place among the legends of the genre (Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape Torment).
• It has been so long since we've seen a game that came anywhere near what Baldur's Gate 1 in particular established. The kind of isolinear game where early encounters were tough, especially for low level parties, and where you were provided with a slew of choice as far as party members and classes.

Combat System

• Combat system is challenging, but doesn't follow D&D Rules.
• Your party members are dumb in combat. If you dont pause to issue commands, they will quite frequently end up not doing ANYTHING at all.
• Lack of AI for player NPCs.
• Before you get your full party, the game can be super challenging.
• Deep, tactical turn-based and real-time gameplay.
• The improvements to the combat are simple and effective - limiting resting means that you can't spam it after every single fight (slightly undermined by the fact that there seems to be at least one camping kit to find in every area, but whatever) and by preventing the player from gaining an unfair advantage by buffing with spells and potions pre-combat.

Character creation

• The quantity of options to define your character at the beginning can be overwhelming.

Story

• The story line is well written with excellent character development.

Issues

• One of the big problems are the loading screens. 50% of gaming time is loading screens, sometimes for ridiculously small level parts.

Recommended for:

• If you like Baldur's game saga.
• If you like Icewind Dale saga.
• If you like Planescape Torment.
• If you like Neverwinter Nights.
• If you like Dragon Age saga.
• If you enjoyed old Infinity Engine.
• For Baldur's gate fans.
• If you like CRPGs, you'll love this game.

System Requirements:

• OS: OS X 10.6.3 Leopard 64-bit or newer
• Processor: Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53 GHz
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 6750M or NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
• Hard Drive: 14 GB available space

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Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut (PC) user reviews

Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!

Users comments:

Highlights:

• Dragonfall takes the same basic formula, with lots of small improvements. The new UI and VFX put a bit of extra and much welcome polish on the game (found in 17 reviews).
• The game itself is an RPG with turn based combat, with real time exploration smoothly (for the most part) transitioning to turn based when the combat starts.
• An expanded and improved version of the Dragonfall DLC for Shadowrun Returns, this Director's cut cleans up the user interface, adds some new quests, allows for a few new endings, and has lots of achievements to grab. Really though, Dragonfall was already good when it was a "DLC", and as a bigger and improved stand-alone game it has not lost any of its quality.
• 15-20 hours to complete the main campaign.
• That Dragonfall director's cut mission has little new stuff in comparison with the "classic" version: aside of better graphics and some new missions and dialogs, it's basically the same thing.
• Long story short - amazing single player experience.
• One of best old school RPG's I've played since Fallout 2 and Planescape: Torment.

Story

• By the way, your companions are all very well written, having many memorable lines and moments.
• The Shadowrun universe can be intimidating at first, it was for me at least. Though this actually can help gameplay, as you are thrown head first into a living breathing world; which wasn't made for the player but rather the player is a part of it.
• The story is simply amazing and the side missions are intense.
• Phenomenal storyline with appropriate twists and turns.

Graphics and art Style

• Graphics and art style are really well-made, with vibrant colors even for a game that takes place in the "shadows".
• There's no voice acting.
• This game is a top-down / isometric rpg design.

Gameplay:

• Story and character development are trully engaging. One of the few games that actually manages to make you care for your team outside combat situations.
• They need to hurry up and get the campaign editor set up and give author's the tools to port their work over.
• The story and game mechanics are delightful, overall skill usage was diversified compared to original Dead Man's Switch campaign and a bunch of other improvements were made (more optional missions, manual save points, selling items option, etc.).

Combat System

• The mechanics aren't exactly deep, but they're much more in depth than Shadowrun Returns, and they focus on fast, fun tactics.

Recommended for:

• Fans of Shadowrun, cyberpunk in general, or just turn based strategy.
• If you like cyberpunk worlds, with great story.
• If you like old school, pen and paper RPGs.
• If you like turn based, isometric RPGs, you will love Shadowrun. Lots of fun, great replay value.

System Requirements:

• OS: OSX 10.6
• Processor: Intel-based Macs only (x86-compatible, 1.4GHz or better)
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Graphics: Modern 3D graphics card with at least 256MB of addressable memory
• Hard Drive: 2 GB available space

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