# Help me beef up my (PC) RPG Resume **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 15, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144 "2007-06-15T18:13:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crazy\_Canuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazy_canuck/32/5282_2.png) [@Crazy\_Canuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazy_Canuck)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/1 "2007-06-15T18:13:36Z")
While I was reading through this thread here [about Elder Scrolls IV](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=424762) and got to thinking that maybe I need to beef up my RPG resume too. I’ve completed (and enjoyed for the most part) :[ul] [li]Final Fantasy 1,2,3, & 7[/li][li]Diablo 1 & 2 w/ expansion[/li][li]Neverwinter Nights 1 (w/ both expansions)[/li][li]Knights of the Old Republic (just the 1st one)[/li][li]Neverwinter Nights 2 (just finished it)[/li][/ul] Of course, I’ve dabbled a bit more with a few other games, mostly pre 1990ish when I had a lot more time on my hands. I remember not really getting that into the Ultima series, and I haven’t owned a console more recent than a super nintendo … That said, I’m looking for a new RPG to play. I’ve heard a lot about Oblivion, but I’m a bit leery of it. I only have about 15 - 20 hours of gaming time a month, and I’m not sure about a game that would take me over a year to play. I’ve never really been into the entire MMO type of thing, since they seem to have fairly severe time demands, and I’m too cheap to pay a monthly fee. I’m not as worried about hardware specs, since I upped my video card and memory for NWN2. (ATI X850 w/ 1.5 G Ram) On the other side of things, I’m willing to look at older stuff, since I generally don’t play RPG’s for the eye candy. I do have one game coming my way near the end of next month. A friend is giving me their copy of Planescape: Torment, which I’ve heard a lot of good things about. But that’s six weeks away, and if I don’t get something else soon, I might start playing Civ4 again, and it took me weeks of CivAnon to give that game up. 🙂 So, what are the holes in my resume? What do you think is the RPG that I need to play most? ---
**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/2 "2007-06-15T18:16:13Z")
Baldur’s Gate Fallout ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/3 "2007-06-15T18:19:35Z")
Baldur’sGateBaldur’sGateBaldur’sGateBaldur’sGateBaldur’sGate. Don’t even think about anything else until you try it. The first one was good. The second was stupendous. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/4 "2007-06-15T18:24:47Z")
Yeah, Baldur’s Gate, preferably on DVD if it exists othwise you could be dealing with 5 CDs. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/5 "2007-06-15T18:32:45Z")
Well, I missed out on recommending Baldur’s Gate, so I’ll point you to it’s cousins, **Icewind Dale** and **Icewind Dale II**. Less story than BG, but no less fun. **Wizardry 8** and **Might and Magic 8** are also contenders. With Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale, if you decide to go that way, be sure to get all the expansions. I think you can find both complete, but it may take some searching. ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/6 "2007-06-15T18:38:45Z")
If you’re willing to go into the wings of the theatre, so to speak, I think I can safely recommend **Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines**. Try it once, then try it again as Malkavian - the conversations with the stop signs makes it all worth it. Other than that, I’ll second **Icewind Dale 1&2** and put forth a commendation for the second **Knights of the Old Republic** game. It’s not quite the storytelling genius of the first, but the combat and the flow has been refined delightfully. Further, you _really_ should try out the **Gothic** games. Well, **Gothic 1&2** that is, the third one is so bugged and unfinished it makes my heart ache. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/7 "2007-06-15T18:45:16Z")
You know, I’d probably be glad to send you my Icewind Dale II cds, anyway. And I even have the codes. It’s an older game, will this be OK you think? Send me your address, if you like. I loved the first ID and won’t give it up but the second…was just like the first. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/8 "2007-06-15T18:57:36Z")
> **[The Kingdom of Loathing](http://www.kingdomofloathing.com/)** > > The Kingdom of Loathing (or KoL, as it has come to be known by its player base) is a free, comical RPG, brought to you by the folks at Asymmetric Publications. A very funny satirical RPG with entirely hand-drawn, stick-figure-esque graphics. It’s turn-based, and you get a certain amount of turns (called adventures) per day. It works for someone who can only play a few minutes every other day, and someone who plays 3 hours a day. ---
**Author:** ![Crazy\_Canuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazy_canuck/32/5282_2.png) [@Crazy\_Canuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazy_Canuck)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/9 "2007-06-15T19:02:14Z")
Well the results seem to be fairly overwhelming … I just found the 4-in-one Baldur’s Gate compliation on Ebay, and will be ordering myself a copy. Edited on Preview: Ohh … I had completely forgotten about the Vampire RPG. I’m a big fan of all of the while wolf role-playing games (or was, I just couldn’t get into the rebooted world of darkness the same way) and might have to check that one out first. I debated KotOR 2 before I posted the OP, but from what I have heard the ending is pretty broken. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/10 "2007-06-16T00:59:50Z")
[QUOTE=Mithrander] Well the results seem to be fairly overwhelming .. I just found the 4-in-one Baldur’s Gate compliation on Ebay, and will be ordering myself a copy. Edited on Preview: Ohh .. I had completely forgotten about the Vampire RPG. I’m a big fan of all of the while wolf role-playing games (or was, I just couldn’t get into the rebooted world of darkness the same way) and might have to check that one out first. I debated KotOR 2 before I posted the OP, but from what I have heard the ending is pretty broken. [/QUOTE] I am serious, by the way, about sending you ID II. Of course it doesn’t help that you can’t e-mail me from the boards! Send me a line at [elenia25@gmail.com](mailto:elenia25@gmail.com) it’ll do me good to pass them off to someone who will actually use them. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/11 "2007-06-16T02:21:10Z")
Nethack. It may not have a great story or graphics, but it’s a classic, it can be played a little at a time, and it’s completely free. I’ve only managed to ascend once, and that was save-scumming as a Tourist. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/12 "2007-06-16T02:29:09Z")
You mean nobody else is playing Diablo III Beta on Blizzard North? ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/13 "2007-06-16T02:46:49Z")
Of course its bullshit. But, man, dont we wish it were true! ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/14 "2007-06-16T02:56:19Z")
[QUOTE=Gukumatz] If you’re willing to go into the wings of the theatre, so to speak, I think I can safely recommend **Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines**. Try it once, then try it again as Malkavian - the conversations with the stop signs makes it all worth it. [/QUOTE] I’m playing this on and off right now. It’s a fantastic game and as well-designed, if not better, than **Planescape: Torment**. Speaking of which, that’s another good CRPG in the vein of **Baldur’s Gate** and **Icewind Dale**. _yOu hAVe MaDe A pOwERFul eNemY toDay, sigN._ ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/15 "2007-06-16T04:03:56Z")
I’ll second the recommendations for Fallout (also Fallout 2, of course) and Wizardry 8 (I figure the more people who can share the misery that is Arnika Road, the better). I also liked Divine Divinity (there’s a sequel called Beyond Divinity, but I haven’t played it yet). There’s also Arcanum. ---
**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-beef-up-my-pc-rpg-resume/408144/16 "2007-06-16T06:53:12Z")
[QUOTE=Bear\_Nenno] Of course its bullshit. But, man, dont we wish it were true! [/QUOTE] Damn you! I was excited for about 1.5 seconds.