CRPG Games?
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Patrick-S&S
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You could try Morrowind. The specs are rather high though...
Zappo
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Yep, Morrowind is exceptional if you have a good computer. Beware that it continues the fine tradition of Bethesda games in that it has lots of nasty bugs. A patch is due soon, though.
You can download a Playstation emulator (epsxemu for example) and buy Final Fantasy IX. It takes a bit of work to make it function properly, but it's worth it. Once the emulator is properly configured, I've found the game to be perfectly stable. The emulation quality depends heavily on your video card, but you can assume it will be at least as good as the TV. On good cards that are widely supported and thus have good emulator plugins, the graphic output is actually far better than the original. Plus, on an emulated game you can save whenever you want in a fraction of a second instead of using save points.
Of course, the two games are at opposite extremes of the CRPG spectrum. Morrowind is the state of the art in non-linear computer roleplaying games, where you can keep playing for months even after having completed it by playing side quests, plugins, or just wandering around in the world, or you could restart with another character and complete the main quest in a different way. Any FF game is completely linear, forces you to follow the plot, and there's not much else to do except massacring thousands of monsters over and over again or playing the occasional minigame... but the depth of plot and characters is simply miles ahead any other game except Planescape: Torment (which is in the same league). I've just completed FF X on PS2 and the ending almost made me cry.
You can download a Playstation emulator (epsxemu for example) and buy Final Fantasy IX. It takes a bit of work to make it function properly, but it's worth it. Once the emulator is properly configured, I've found the game to be perfectly stable. The emulation quality depends heavily on your video card, but you can assume it will be at least as good as the TV. On good cards that are widely supported and thus have good emulator plugins, the graphic output is actually far better than the original. Plus, on an emulated game you can save whenever you want in a fraction of a second instead of using save points.
Of course, the two games are at opposite extremes of the CRPG spectrum. Morrowind is the state of the art in non-linear computer roleplaying games, where you can keep playing for months even after having completed it by playing side quests, plugins, or just wandering around in the world, or you could restart with another character and complete the main quest in a different way. Any FF game is completely linear, forces you to follow the plot, and there's not much else to do except massacring thousands of monsters over and over again or playing the occasional minigame... but the depth of plot and characters is simply miles ahead any other game except Planescape: Torment (which is in the same league). I've just completed FF X on PS2 and the ending almost made me cry.
BeholderBurger
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There are some excellent visual interactive roleplay games at the following website. Go to the videos section and choose either pirates or ninjas.
http://www.realultimatepower.net/
http://www.realultimatepower.net/
Wizardry 8 is very good, though depending on your tastes, it might be a bit slow-paced. I haven't played Morrowind yet, but I am eagerly awaiting both NWN and IWD2. Might and Magic IX has a LOT of flaws, but still manages to be reasonably entertaining. Arcanum has a similar feel to the fallout games, and I really enjoyed it.
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