Recommend me a RPG for PC

[3sixty]

After messing around for a long time on Pocket Legends on my phone, I feel the need to get some RPG action on my PC.

I've played Fallout and Borderlands but these strike me as more FPS than the RPG I imagine with dragons and huge sledgehammers in 3rd person.

So I put it out to the gaming PHers to recommend me a RPG that fits the bill

[MrAdaam]

Dragon Age? Just missed out on the sale from Steam mind, but still a very good game and worth their asking price.

[Papa Hotel]

Oblivion. You'll lose your social life though.

[Mannginger]

Dragon Age is a winner for me...mind you I'm just getting back into Oblivion on the PC as well!

[Bullett]

The Witcher is another fantasy one

Or if Star Wars rocks your boat Knights of the Old Republic.

Or online, to really suck away your free time. World of Warcraft or Lord of the Rings Online.

[xr287]

Mass Effect 1 & 2

[Jinx]

Depends on the style of RPG you want. As mentioned Knights of the old republic (1 and 2) are worth a play and similar to Mass effect 1 and 2 in character progression (good old Bioware - keep an eye on steam's sale) . But for old school rpg try Temple of elemental evil from good ol' games (GOG.com)

[3sixty]

Papa Hotel said:

Oblivion. You'll lose your social life though.

Is that Elder Scrolls Oblivion? Just trying to find it with Google/Youtube.


Thanks for the recommendations so far, Dragon Age looks good. I am after an offline RPG really, I've been and done the MMORPG thing.

[KrazyIvan]

Bullett said:

Or online, to really suck away your free time. World of Warcraft or Lord of the Rings Online.

This, I was never really into online games untill an in-law, asked me to join up at the same time as him on Lord of the Rings, wasnt sure of it, but a year later I have VIP acount several characters, am a member of several kinships and generally lost the will to go out. Every one tells me WOW is better and for that reason I dare not try it for fear of loosing the last of my life

Before this Oblivion was my falvour of RPG addiction, now might be a good time to get into it as there is a new one out on the 11/11/11, when I might finally give LOTRO a break and go back to offline RPG's

[Gun]

KrazyIvan said:

Before this Oblivion was my falvour of RPG addiction, now might be a good time to get into it as there is a new one out on the 11/11/11, when I might finally give LOTRO a break and go back to offline RPG's

Oblivion is still one of my favourite games on the current generation consoles, I dread to think how many hours I've spent playing it. I still go back to it now and then to do a bit of dungeon clearing and weapon collecting. I really can't wait for TES: Skyrim!

[Spiritual_Beggar]

If you didn't like Fallout 3, then you're not going to like Oblivion.

Same game...but swords and arrows, instead of guns and sledgehammers



I've lost days playing Dragon Age: Origins though.

That is a very good RPG. The same goes for Mass Effect 1&2, though I haven't played those......yet

Edited by Spiritual_Beggar on Tuesday 4th January 12:09

[The Beaver King]

+1 for Dragon Age and Mass Effect.

Failing that, go a bit older and try Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2 or Titan Quest. Both proper RPG's with inventory, weight limit and shed loads of game time.

[KrazyIvan]

Spiritual_Beggar said:

If you didn't like Fallout 3, then you're not going to like Oblivion.

Same game...but swords and arrows, instead of guns and sledgehammers

Edited by Spiritual_Beggar on Tuesday 4th January 12:09

Have to disagree, one is very much and RPG, the other is an FPS with PRG bits thrown in. Though they both have the same style interface, I am pretty sure VATS wouldnt work in Oblivion.

Have afriend who is now big into oblivion, but just didnt like Fallout as he said it didnt really play as an RPG.

[Papa Hotel]

KrazyIvan said:

Spiritual_Beggar said:

If you didn't like Fallout 3, then you're not going to like Oblivion.

Same game...but swords and arrows, instead of guns and sledgehammers

Edited by Spiritual_Beggar on Tuesday 4th January 12:09

Have to disagree, one is very much and RPG, the other is an FPS with PRG bits thrown in. Though they both have the same style interface, I am pretty sure VATS wouldnt work in Oblivion.

Have afriend who is now big into oblivion, but just didnt like Fallout as he said it didnt really play as an RPG.

They both have the same engine but are very different games. Oblivion is a proper RPG, Fallout 3 is more a shooter with RPG elements, the character development is far more RPG-ey in Oblivion. I played Oblivion to death, Fallout 3 bored me, it's a little more mindless. Having said that, I still managed to rack up over 50 hours before leaving it to gather dust. Oblivion, I took multiple characters to well over 100 hours, it really is that good.

[Famous Graham]

Depending on how frequently you play, Dragon Age:Origins and the various DLC packs could last you just nicely to the release of Dragon Age 2 in March.

[Spiritual_Beggar]

KrazyIvan said:

Spiritual_Beggar said:

If you didn't like Fallout 3, then you're not going to like Oblivion.

Same game...but swords and arrows, instead of guns and sledgehammers

Edited by Spiritual_Beggar on Tuesday 4th January 12:09

Have to disagree, one is very much and RPG, the other is an FPS with PRG bits thrown in. Though they both have the same style interface, I am pretty sure VATS wouldnt work in Oblivion.

Have afriend who is now big into oblivion, but just didnt like Fallout as he said it didnt really play as an RPG.

I'd say Oblivion is closer to Fallout 3 in style than it is to your 'typical' RPG.....such as DA:O, Neverwinter Nights, Baldur's Gate, etc.

At least that's my feeling after playing them all.

Edited by Spiritual_Beggar on Tuesday 4th January 14:40

[Nasta]

xr287 said:

Mass Effect 1 & 2

I can vouch for Mass effect 1, got both in steam sale, and have had to be reminded to come off the computer

Can't wait to try number 2

[Mannginger]

Nasta said:

xr287 said:

Mass Effect 1 & 2

I can vouch for Mass effect 1, got both in steam sale, and have had to be reminded to come off the computer

Can't wait to try number 2

2 is much better...

[Nasta]

Mannginger said:

Nasta said:

xr287 said:

Mass Effect 1 & 2

I can vouch for Mass effect 1, got both in steam sale, and have had to be reminded to come off the computer

Can't wait to try number 2

2 is much better...

Goody, Nearly finished first playthrough on 1.

[TimmyWimmyWoo]

I've just got Mass Effect 2 on the Xbox and it's at least 50x more playable than the first one. I've tried quite a few times to get into the first one, but it just didn't draw me in after 5 hours of play. The second one is like digital catnip. And I'm a cat with lasers.