Looking for PC RPG

[Grimwind]

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is a GREAT RPG for choices and consequences. You even get different dialog depending on what kind of character you created.

Check out games from Black Isle/Trokia/Obsidian. Those guys actually value choices and consequences and different ways to complete quests/objectives in RPGs.

Planescape:Torment, Fallout 1/2 & NV, Alpha Protocol, Vampire:Bloodlines...

Lots of names to check ? thanks.

Risen.
Gothic II/III (post-patch) are also pretty darn good.

They're pseudo-sandbox - open-world, but everything is placed by hand. They represent a completely different flavor from either your standard Bioware-esque interactive novels or your Bethesda sandboxes.

Plus, there's Risen 2 - piratey goodness - coming out soon.

Gothic seems interesting: "The game places a special focus on the interactivity of the environment."

what kind of role playing games??? do you want to play old school games like diablo II or just emulate and play final fantasy IV?? This aside I would recommend fall out new vegas with some mods and dlc

I thought the first post was pretty describing already. Diablo doesn't have the role-playing elements I'm looking for and I'm not interested of emulators.

I see no mention of the Fallout Series... Might I suggest 1, or 2, or New Vegas (3 is okay, but it's just poorly written). And while I'm whoring myself for Black Isle/Obsidian, you should maybe give Planescape: Torment a try, it's very old school, and you'll want to give it an HD patch, but it's plot is absurdly interesting and involving, and you can get it for extremely cheap on GoodOldGames.com.

BTW: I'm playing Bloodlines right now, such a good game.

Fallout mentioned on the starting post. Seems like Planescape: Torment is well liked.

 

[Elementary - Dear Watson]

I'd go back a few years too, and i'd reccomend neverwinter nights...

Check out gog.com, where you should be able to find some good old RPG's for not too much money... It will also reccomend titles based on others too!

 

[isometry]

Check out stalker: shadows of chernobyl. It's more sandbox than narrative, but it's closer to Fallout NV than it is to, say, borderlands.

 

[EHKOS]

If you're OK with going back a few years, Knights of the Old Republic is a classic. KOTOR 2 is also worth playing, though you've got to be willing to put up with its many flaws and bugs...

I think there is a WESP5 like patch for 2, however I never noticed any bugs on PC or Xbox versions. Maybe I'm just not picky or my memory is bad but I don't recall anything that was really gamebreaking.

 

[Irridium]

Alpha Protocol

Despite all the flak it gets, it really does amazing work with choice/consequences.

 

[hazabaza1]

Human Revolution and Alpha Protocol. Neither are perfect, but both are pretty good.

 

[ResonanceSD]

Fallout 3 t New Vegas and Old World Blues

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

Alpha Protocol

Despite all the flak it gets, it really does amazing work with choice/consequences.

It does an extraordinary job at that. You can never tell what the consequences might be. It has an insane replay value because of that. Too bad PC version is so bugged.

 

[Rack]

Alpha Protocol

Despite all the flak it gets, it really does amazing work with choice/consequences.

It does an extraordinary job at that. You can never tell what the consequences might be. It has an insane replay value because of that. Too bad PC version is so bugged.

And the ending is so horrible. I loved Alpha Protocol, but I'll never replay it because of the ending.

 

[Aprilgold]

Welp, for starters get Nethack, if you want a simpler version of that get Doom the Rouge-Like. To the Moon is good, same with Corpse Party, but Corpse Party is not for the faint hearted.

I'd also suggest the Fallout games as a whole. Alpha Protocol for the choice system, since that was more fun then regular fighting in the game.

Deus Ex series. Just get this and you make me happy.

Price points are for:
Nethack and Doom the Rouge Like is free, so go have a ball.
To the Moon is 12$ on Desura.
Corpse Party currently has a free demo on the PC, the game itself can be bought on the PSP.
The Fallout Series ranges from 40$ or 10$ on steam.
Deus Ex is 10$ on Steam, while Human Revolution is 30$.
Alpha Protocol is 20$.

$ = US dollars.

 

[coolbeans21]

Alpha Protocol

Despite all the flak it gets, it really does amazing work with choice/consequences.

It does an extraordinary job at that. You can never tell what the consequences might be. It has an insane replay value because of that. Too bad PC version is so bugged.

And the ending is so horrible. I loved Alpha Protocol, but I'll never replay it because of the ending.

Its not a great ending, but compared to the Me3 Ending, its not bad

 

[WaReloaded]

Two Worlds?

I know this may sound ridiculous but I second this. I really enjoyed the first Two Worlds (I haven't played the sequel), I thought that the soundtrack by Harold Faltermeyer (whom also did the Top Gun soundtrack!) was great, too. Keep in mind that I played it on PC and thus I didn't have to face any of the text issues I found on the 360 release.

 

[The Madman]

I would highly recommend Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2. In terms of developer content NWN2's expansion entitled 'Mask of the Betrayer' is excellent. Extremely replayable with numerous endings and a good amount of player choice. Very solid experience and one worth every rpg fans time.

Perhaps more importantly however there are hundreds of player campaign out there for the NWN series, 1 and 2 both, that are brilliant in their own regards and completely free. Owning and enjoying the Neverwinter Nights series just opens an entirely library of possibilities. If you do end up picking up the games let me know and I'd even be happy to recommend a few of my favourite mods that place a good priority on player choice.

And odd as it might sound thank you for replying to the topic. Nothing annoys me more than someone who makes a 'recommend me ____' then doesn't even take the time to reply to those giving suggestions.

 

[renegade7]

TES Arena, Daggerfall, and Morrowind are the best PC RPGs you can get I think...and Arena and Daggerfall are free

Neverwinter Nights is also good.

 

[AD-Stu]

Alpha Protocol

Despite all the flak it gets, it really does amazing work with choice/consequences.

It does an extraordinary job at that. You can never tell what the consequences might be. It has an insane replay value because of that. Too bad PC version is so bugged.

And the ending is so horrible. I loved Alpha Protocol, but I'll never replay it because of the ending.

My ending wasn't too bad - only played it through the once though, and I gather the ending you get is obviously heavily influenced by the choices you made throughout the game.

Anywho, count me as another +1 for Alpha Protocol. Like KOTOR2 it's flawed, but it's got a hell of a lot of redeeming qualities.

This is just one of them:

 

[goose4291]

My ending wasn't too bad - only played it through the once though, and I gather the ending you get is obviously heavily influenced by the choices you made throughout the game.

Anywho, count me as another +1 for Alpha Protocol. Like KOTOR2 it's flawed, but it's got a hell of a lot of redeeming qualities.

Thats why I regard it as an underated game. Me and 2 other people I knew played it and our last hour experiences were incredibly different, both in terms of whom we faced and what the outcome was.

 

[Fr]anc[is]

Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines. Nearly unplayable straight out of the box, but the fan patch fixes that. One of the best RPGs ever.

 

[StBishop]

I can't be bothered checking if someone's said it but Neverwinter Nights seemed to fit what you're describing when I played it.

Temple of Elemental Evil definitely fits the bill.

As others have said:
Planescape: Torment
Baldur's Gate 1 & 2
Icewind Dale might fit the bill, didn't play enough of it to know. (there's two)
Fallout 1 & 2
Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura