Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms

[Bacon McShig]

If nothing else, this game gets a page in video game history as being the first American-developed game that features a well-designed, of-age female heroine who doesn't look like a stripper that would be happy to accept small change, let alone bills.

[Stone]

I've been playing D&D since I was 8, and I think Shadows of Mystara is the best D&D game ever. The CRPGs don't, can't, compare to playing the modules themselves with real people.

[Captain Vegetable]

The CRPGs don't, can't, compare to playing the modules themselves with real people.

You are correct. I've been playing D&D for nearly that long myself (save for this dry spell right now, but I'm working on finding a group), and nothing beats actually playing the game, pens and paper in hand, yukking it up with a room full of friends.

[Saint of Killers]

Get off the pipe; Gold Box

Have you actually played Torment yet or are you still talking out of your ass? And I notice ToEE went from a POS to fantastic.

[Bar81]

Yes, I acquired a copy of Planescape and I like it - it's definitely a good game but it doesn't compare to the Gold Box games imo esp. Curse of the Azure Bonds and Champions of Krynn which imo are the two best in terms of storyline. Admittedly, I have yet to finish it but I don't think anything Planescape does is going to make it unseat the Gold Box series with its brilliant tactical fighting. In all fairness, I'll STFU about it until I finish it

Yeah, my opinion on ToEE has changed rather drastically the further I got into it. However, the problem I have with the game remains - there is no story. It's just hey there's evil in the temple - have fun! However, once you get into the temple and start fighting all the great battles the game becomes A LOT of fun; it's just the first 1/3 of the game when you're running errands and fighting spiders/giant frogs/brigands that sucks and it certainly doesn't help that we have to start out as Level 1 characters and it's miss, miss, miss, miss, etc Once my characters finally got up to fourth level the game and the gameplay picked up significantly. Just fyi, I didn't really get into the game until after the official patch, the Co8 patch, and the NPC non-looting patch had been released and outside of a few times where the game froze for about 30sec to load I've had zero technical or combat complaints although there still are many things that are broken (second patch incoming very soon) they don't in any way hinder enjoyment of the game. I just love the breadth of the system including great stuff like being able to craft magical arms and armor

[Captain Vegetable]

The actual pen and paper ToEE is a blast. One of my most favorite modules.

[taloony]

The actual pen and paper ToEE is a blast. One of my most favorite modules.

Awesome adventure. It was stolen from me a few years back though, and the "Return" doesn't meausre up, IMO.