GN writes, "Planescape Torment has been re-released on a gaming retail site (linked below) as a DVD edition. The classic Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2nd Edition) game is on sale for the next 120 hours, priced at a modest $20. The RPG holds the top of the PC RPG charts to this date, and is definitely worth the investment. See where games like Dragon Age: Origins get their roots, pick up Planescape!
The description of the game, as per 'GoGamer' below..."
It’s foolish to say that one RPG is "better" than all the rest across systems and generations. This is merely the 25 RPGs we feel are the best and nothing more!
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Dragon Quest 11 isn't even the best Dragon Quest game, it's a good game, but not the best. Dragon Quest 8 is superior to it in almost every way.
OK let's end this, in order
Xenogears
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 9
Final Fantasy 6
Chrono Trigger
Legend of Dragoon
Breath of Fire 4
Breath of Fire 3
Dragon Quest 8
Dragon Quest 11
Vagrant Story
Saga Frontier 2
Chrono Cross
Suikoden 2
Suikoden
Threads of Fate
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XII
Lunar 2
I don't play too many jrpgs, and I'm trying to diversify a bit.
Outside of FF and Dragon Quest, what two games from that list do you most recommend someone trying? Doesn't matter if it's a sequel to another game or not.
You have Threads of Fate on there which means you get my ultimate respect. Underrated and overlooked.
I like your top 6 a lot. I don't have the same orders but all those games would make my top 10 RPG list most likely. Number 1 for me is FFIX. It holds a special place in my heart and imo it's the perfect Final Fantasy game.
In addition I would give special mention to some western RPG's as well: Skyrim and Mass Effect 2 were iconic games. Out of JRPG's I'd like to add Disgaea 2 on that list.
Some of my personal favorites are Planescape: Torment, New Vegas, Morrowind, Kotor 2, Wasteland 3, Witcher 2, Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, Deus Ex, Disco Elysium and Vampyr.
As far as jrpg, while I'm not as big a fan as I am for Western RPGs, I love Persona 3 - 5, Dragon Quest 8 and 11, Rogue Galaxy, Final Fantast 6,7, and 12; and Lost Odyssey.
Some quality taste in games there squire.
I'd add some Baldurs Gate 2 and Neverwinter Nights from back in the day too.
Should have added BG2. Played through it many times over the years.
Never could get into Neverwinter Nights though. Not sure why.
Amazon has discounted the physical versions of Concrete Genie and Planescape Torment & Icewind Dale: Enhanced Editions to $19.99.
Player 2 takes a look at the first few hours of a range of recent D&D re-releases on the Switch and discusses if they are worth your time after all these years.
This game has some of the best written dialogue in any rpg game ever released, even surpassing BG2. If any rpg gamer hasn't played it yet I'd recommend it, as long as they were willing to play a game with obviously outdated graphics. If you can get past that it's really engrossing.
this is certainly quite tempting.
Lots of errors with this story. This DVD re-release for XP and Vista systems has been out for a month and the price here is actually more than what you can normally pick it up for.
I imported it for twenty dollars plus shipping off on Amazon.co.uk when it came.
AS WELL, the site Gamernexus links to is selling the Region 2 version which is encoded as such, so make sure your PC can play Region 2 DVD and games.
As much as I'm happy Planescape has been re-released, this is sloppy journalism and shady sales that doesn't warn its customers about the region coding. Not cool at all.
Does this work on Windows 7? Also can it be played in a windowed smaller screen? Tempted to pick this up as I never did play title originally, also for a tenner off Sendit.com seems like a pretty good price.
But, this is just Interplay releasing their old games on DVD at some ridiculous prices to earn money to make a Fallout MMO they really aren't prepared to make.