StormHammer Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 I'm just curious what started all of you people playing RPGs, especially your first computer RPG experience. I'll kick it off with.... Eye Of The Beholder II This was the first RPG I ever played. A friend of mine installed this on my PC one day (a looong time ago ), and being a table-top RPGer of old, he started explaining the mechanics to me, we set up a party, and started dungeoneering. For the time, the graphics were done very well, and the game captured my imagination - so much so, that I believe I had a number of different parties with different characters, etc., going at the same time. It was more like a co-op game, because my friend and I kept debating which way to go, which spell to use, and took turns at the controls. I still occasionally play it now (it's still installed on my hard disk), and in spite of the dated graphics, interface, etc., it's still enjoyable. So, what got you people started? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR2000Z Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 Super Mario RPG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Com Raven Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 I know you'll laugh at the newb, but Diablo and BG .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted March 8, 2002 Author Share Posted March 8, 2002 Why should we laugh? I've only just got Baldur's Gate myself... I've always been put off by the birds-eye-view...but seeing it was on a budget release with the expansion Tales Of The Sword Coast, I decided to bite the bullet and try it out. I'm still not fond of the perspective...but from what I've played of it so far, it seems like a decent game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacky_Baccy Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 BG demo - didn't like the bird's-eye-view, and it didn't grab me (I was nowhere near as patient as I am now ) This will be my first full-version RPG (unless something else comes along between now and sometime next year ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Com Raven Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 You .. mean... you.. don't... like... BG ??? Argh, if it wasn't for your flattering sig..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith 5 Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 well i fell out of place now my first rpg game was a d&d game... Shortly after that i started dming game. But the first computer based rpg i played was... umm... bgII or was in dabloII... nope i got it is was a really old game on commador 64. So old i can't remeber the name of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Com Raven Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 Cool bro, I am in the last stages of preparing tonight d&d adventure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith 5 Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 Cool!!! what editon do you use? and what campain set are you in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted March 8, 2002 Author Share Posted March 8, 2002 Originally posted by Wacky_Baccy This will be my first full-version RPG (unless something else comes along between now and sometime next year ) Well, unless they are seriously delayed, you might want to take a look at Neverwinter Nights and Dungeon Siege...or if you prefer 1st person perspective (like me), then Morrowind and Arx Fatalis should be out this year as well. Of course, those are all fantasy-themed - there don't seem to be very many SF PC RPG's released (I think the last one was Anachronox - still have to get the full version of that game). There are rumours of a Fallout 3 in the works, but I have no idea of the engine...and I've only played the (short) demo of the original game. I think Knights could kick-start more interest in offline SF RPG's on the PC, and hooray to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Com Raven Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 Ask me about DS when I played my beta in two weeks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Krayt Tion Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 First RPG was probably... Gauntlet on the Nintendo in the late eighties? Does that even count? I'm primarily a DooM Generation PC Gamer... first rpg I played must have been an FPS/RPG based on the DooM engine called Strife. There is probably something else, I'm just forgetting. I used to be just a hardcore FPS man, but I've come to prefer hybrid genres as of late. The really great games lately seem to me to be ones that really toss the genres in a blender- including of course the RPG element in that mix. Deus Ex springs to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Simpson Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 Hmmm, Legend of Zelda on SNES. Still one of my favourite games of all-time. Other than that, I played Diablo for a while. I recently bought Icewind Dale on budget too, as I heard it was more action and a little shorter than BG. Perfect for me. =) Deus Ex is also an excellent game, I love it. We need some news on the sequel soon though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Com Raven Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 Any p&p rpg'ers in here ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith 5 Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 p&p?? use to be a d&d... still kinda am... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Com Raven Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 As your rank of game master kinda indicates.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith 5 Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 Well i keep the Game Master rank because i gm star wars rpg now... Thought when i did play d&d i was indeed the Dungen Master So what is p&p? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Com Raven Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 pen & paper !! Yeah, SW rpg is really cool.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith 5 Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 Yea swrpg rocks!!! the whole reason why i can't wait until knights is out on pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Com Raven Posted March 22, 2002 Share Posted March 22, 2002 I love it all: SW, Bio, the graphics.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith 5 Posted March 22, 2002 Share Posted March 22, 2002 So raven what p&p games do you play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Com Raven Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 I master D&D, and we'll soon be starting our new SW campaign.... And from time to time Shadowrun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MdKnightR Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 The first RPG for me was Dungeons & Dragons. As far as video games go, it would probably be Gauntlet (even though I don't really consider it an RPG) in the old days and KOTOR in the current era. EDIT: Oh, and then there was Shadowrun for the Sega Genesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 My first RPG would be Deus Ex, whose demo I got in a computer magazine CD. The demo was awesome, so I bought the game and never, ever regretted it. Deus Ex is definitely one of the few great games in the industry. It was one of the few to merge the RPG and FPS genre together, to make a spectacular and unforgettable game. My first real RPG was Golden Sun for the GBA. It was a pure RPG game and definitely one of the best, alongside Diablo, Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy etc. Golden Sun was fun and had a deep storyline, which was obivously inspired by a lot of anime series. Golden Sun and it's sequel, Golden Sun: The Lost Age are definitely two of the greatest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOssusKeeper Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Ultima 4 on the Commadore 64 computer, ages ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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