Western/Crpg genreal

[xolta]

Well Considering I made a Jrpg general topic. May as well make its sister topic the Western/Crpg general topic. Lets talk about the Fallouts, the might and magics, the baldur's gates, The ultimas, the spectra core, and what ever weird and wacky obscure western rpg series form some one off micro-computure/odd console port.


Now the silly little question of this topic do MMO's like wow count as western rpgs or are they there own brand of silly?
Do I need to make a MMO topic?

[ThunderPerfectWitchcraft]

I can't recommend King of Dragon Pass enough. It is a very unique little game, and the OST is mindblowing. I have fiended Morrowind back in the days, and enjoyed Oblivion (and especially the Add-On). I couldn't come to like Skyrim for various reasons. I have started Planescape Torment several times, but never finished it. Among the newer games that I enjoyed was Pillars of Eternity.

We are somewhat working making a CRPG for quite some time; my graphician (who is much more into CRPGs than I'm) is too busy with other tasks, but we will eventually finish it.

Now the silly little question of this topic do MMO's like wow count as western rpgs or are they there own brand of silly?

While there are intersections, I would argue that MMORPGS<>CRPGS.

[ThunderPerfectWitchcraft]

[...]"Morrowind" and its incredible, alien atmosphere, so different of the generic fantasy settings of "Oblivion" and "Skyrim". I remember the first night I played it and just wandered through the swamps, with their strange, phosphorescent mushrooms, and ended up in Vivec, it was a constant discovery, a constant surprise and enchantment. There's something comfy, feelgood, and something very contemplative, melancholic, and the same time, in that game.

The lore, and especially the world building of Morrowind were so unique at the time, that there were enduring rumors about the whole thing being the result of an acid trip; they got debunked by now, but big productions with that level of weirdness are still rare (Vangers is at least partly a RPG and topical in that regard, although both smaller and less refined than Morrowind - it is like a Svankmajer movie turned video game).

Pathologic, the early Fallout games and Bloodlines are games that I still want to play ;).

[Grillsen]

I have been delving into to Ultima series recently. I played Ultima Underworld a few years ago for the first time and really enjoyed it. The level of interactivity and freedom the game gives is mind blowing for the era.

I have now started the main series and have began with Ultima IV. It is really quite a unique CRPG. It's not just another RPG about delving into dungeons and fighting monsters, although there is plenty of that, it is a journey of spiritual enlightenment. The main goal is to embody the eight virtues of the avatar which entails a huge scavenger hunt of talking to people, learning about the virtues, finding runes, gaining knowledge, and of course fighting plenty of monsters along the way. Because even the avatar needs XP and gold of course.
It's a slow process, but I am having a good time with Ultima IV so far.