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<blockquote data-quote="mmu1" data-source="post: 4604207" data-attributes="member: 319">I suppose I'll throw in another vote for Planescape: Torment.I have to say I'm a little surprised no one has mentioned Betrayal at Krondor yet - not too much, though, since it's a hugely under-rated game that never got the recognition it deserves. (largely in part due to less then stellar graphics)The Witcher is great, and I think it's another game that just didn't get remotely the recognition it deserved. I lost count of the reviews I've read that read overwhelmingly positive, even enthusiastic, only to give the game an 8/10 - it's like &quot;made in Poland&quot;, by some unspoken agreement, translated into &quot;-10 percentile points&quot;. (or rave reviews of the enhanced edition that got the same or barely improved scores as the original... WTF?) It has an engaging story that's pretty damn original, and it's also quite a long, substantial story, especially by today's standards - which is something that is no longer true about too many games. (Mass Effect, I'm looking at you. Amazing digital actors don't make up for a 20-hour storyline)Deus Ex I think also deserves at the very least an honorable mention - it's an RPG in all the ways that matter, even if it's missing most of the fiddly bits in the stat department, and it's got one hell of a story.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mmu1, post: 4604207, member: 319"] I suppose I'll throw in another vote for Planescape: Torment. I have to say I'm a little surprised no one has mentioned Betrayal at Krondor yet - not too much, though, since it's a hugely under-rated game that never got the recognition it deserves. (largely in part due to less then stellar graphics) The Witcher is great, and I think it's another game that just didn't get remotely the recognition it deserved. I lost count of the reviews I've read that read overwhelmingly positive, even enthusiastic, only to give the game an 8/10 - it's like "made in Poland", by some unspoken agreement, translated into "-10 percentile points". (or rave reviews of the enhanced edition that got the same or barely improved scores as the original... WTF?) It has an engaging story that's pretty damn original, and it's also quite a long, substantial story, especially by today's standards - which is something that is no longer true about too many games. (Mass Effect, I'm looking at you. Amazing digital actors don't make up for a 20-hour storyline) Deus Ex I think also deserves at the very least an honorable mention - it's an RPG in all the ways that matter, even if it's missing most of the fiddly bits in the stat department, and it's got one hell of a story. [/QUOTE]

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