Non MMORPG PC Games

Mitsurugi · Post by **Mitsurugi** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:52 pm

well thought i'd put this in to, considering i'm quite curious and am getting a pc. Would anyone know of any good non mmorpgs on the pc? Just normal rpgs that might be fun?

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:09 pm

Specifically RPGs?
I'd say [google]Oblivion[/google], but haven't played it, so that's just from what I've heard.
If you're up for venturing out of the genre, [google]Sam & Max - Culture Shock[/google] is well worth a look.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:11 pm

don't play pc rpgs, you won't like them.

Entr0pi3 · Post by **Entr0pi3** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:21 pm

OoOoh, Waawaard still fighting the old PC vs console war?

Believe it or not, my first (video game)[*] RPGs I played on PC

[*] to be entirely accurate: my first RPGs I played in real life - old school, pen & paper style, ya know
Might and Magic III, Ultima Underworld... Pretty old school shit, clearly (though there is older)
So, anyway, yeah, I'm curious too. Any good recent PC RPGs? (or has the MMORPG genre totally killed the traditional RPG genre?)

Cybernetic Empire · Post by **Cybernetic Empire** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:32 pm

I think all you really need is Starcraft and Warcraft II if you have a PC. Oh and Solitaire.

HKK · Post by **HKK** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:34 pm

mmorpgs suck

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:57 pm

You've got to be in the mood really.
I'm not often in that mood, so there's not really much a point me playing one.

HKK · Post by **HKK** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:05 am

My problem with them is that most of them all have similar goals: level up to the cap or get the best or whatever. It gets old after a while, and the games demand so much dedication. The bad thing is that mmorpg fans are fickle. One moment they're all on this one game's nuts and 6 months later they're messing with another game clocking hundreds of hour doing literally the same shit.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:14 am

It'd be good if they could keep an MMORPG going for a long period of time while frequently adding new and interesting free features that don't alienate causual or new players.

HKK · Post by **HKK** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:35 am

And make them not the same ol "let's go get this new piece of armor!" gameplay. zzz

Undine · Post by **Undine** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:05 am

Damien wrote:It'd be good if they could keep an MMORPG going for a long period of time while frequently adding new and interesting free features that don't alienate causual or new players.

There's guild wars, but there's a whole lot of annoying people that play it. Myself included

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:24 am

Annoying people is another thing wrong with online gaming, and one that I can't see ever being remedied

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:45 am

MMORPGs have the exact same goals as any RPGs: they're just not cleverly hidden under a thin layer of potentially pretentious storylining that's actually shitty.

I dislike them because they require too much time.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:59 am

They also require putting aside specified time, and interacting with wankers.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:09 pm

Sounds like SG

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:48 pm

I knew you'd say that

At least we're not moving around and getting in your way.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:31 pm

WaWard wrote:don't play pc rpgs, you won't like them.

Yuka · Post by **Yuka** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:35 pm

WaWard wrote:Sounds like SG

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:01 pm

SG is free though

Mitsurugi · Post by **Mitsurugi** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:27 pm

wait wait i thought icewind dale and neverwinter nights were good almost traditional rpgs? I know a few people played the first choice years ago.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:37 pm

Neverwinter Nights is supposed to be really good indeed, if I had a proper PC and more free time I'd definitely play it

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:51 am

Calbrena wrote:SG is free though

so are the crappier mmos

HKK · Post by **HKK** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:33 am

rofl ragnarok online

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:54 am

WaWard wrote:
Calbrena wrote:SG is free though
so are the crappier mmos

lawl burn on SG

ElFenrir · Post by **ElFenrir** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:50 am

Well, Diablo, Diablo 2 can be played online, but they really are just offline action RPG kill everything games. Worth a checkout, though.

Warcraft II and III, real time strategy, and also a lot of fun.

Of course, the plethora of building/Civilization type of games out there.

Or, just get a Turbografx 15 and Sega Master System emulator, and rejoice in the old goodness. I say those because alot of people i talked to some Nintendo derivative.