Your favourite RPG game of all time is?

[Garcian Smith]

Words Of Wisdom said:

Garcian Smith said:

Words Of Wisdom said:
I think people who can pick one single RPG as their favorite RPG haven't played enough RPGs.

Nah. They just haven't played Planescape: Torment. :)

I've played dozens of RPGs, PC and console, everything from NetHack to Might & Magic 6 to Chrono Trigger to obscure games like Kartia and Arc The Lad, and nothing comes close... except maybe Baldur's Gate 2

I'm surprised you'd list Baldur's Gate II and Planescape: Torment without having the likes of Fallout 2 and Arcanum somewhere nearby.

 Fallout 2 was excellent, but a bit directionless in comparison; I'm not much a fan of "open-world" games. And Arcanum would be up there somewhere if the combat didn't suck. (Curse the publisher for their "turn-based games don't sell" schlock. )

 

 @ selnor: If you like games where the story is told well, you'll love PS:T. At times, it feels like you're reading a novel - and that's not a bad thing, because the writing is so excellent.

I do agree that WRPGs generally have better writing, too, if only because most of the time, with JRPGs, a lot of the intricacies are lost in translation. The only localizing company that seems to bother hiring good translators nowadays is Atlus USA.