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03-30-2008, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by GawainBS  Compared to PS:T, I find BG cliché-fantasy. However, not everybody likes the uniqueness of the Planescape setting. PS:T is one of those few games that really give you options in a dialogue, with very, very deep characters. (Even BGII can't compare to this, allthough it had a lot more NPC's.) | Actually I never found BG that fantasy-cliché. Even though it is a full-out fantasy game, the game itself never reminded me of the stereotypical fantasy-thingies. In fact, I get a common feeling when I play Planescape Torment and when I am in Watcher's Keep, going through the labyrinth and fighting demons in the Blood War.
Both games have a rich varity of planes, portals and extra-planar beings. One of the reasons I love them so much. |
03-31-2008, 02:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Thrifalas Actually I never found BG that fantasy-cliché. Even though it is a full-out fantasy game, the game itself never reminded me of the stereotypical fantasy-thingies. In fact, I get a common feeling when I play Planescape Torment and when I am in Watcher's Keep, going through the labyrinth and fighting demons in the Blood War.
Both games have a rich varity of planes, portals and extra-planar beings. One of the reasons I love them so much. | That's because the part of BG that you described *is* PS:T. That's to say: PS:T, as both a setting and a game, draws heavily on The Great Wheel, while this is more of a gimmick for Faerun.
I think you rather misinterpreted what I tried to say: the setting of BG is very much archetypical fantasy, while the story of BG isn't cliché in the slightest. |
04-06-2008, 01:56 PM
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| | | Really makes me want to install this game again.
No game has ever pulled me in like PS:T and made me so sad when it was over. |
04-07-2008, 01:31 PM
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No game has ever pulled me in like PS:T and made me so sad when it was over.
| I absolutely could not agree more. Torment stands alone, and nothing will ever, ever come close to it.
Next year will be 10 years since it came out, yes? There should be some sort of major recognition of that fact. Maybe a big party in Las Vegas or something. Seriously, there should be something!!! |
04-07-2008, 01:58 PM
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| | You do realise that Torment isn't as wellknown as it is awesome, aye?  |
04-07-2008, 02:48 PM
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| | | A shame, and neither are the other achievements of BIS.
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04-09-2008, 05:17 PM
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You do realise that Torment isn't as wellknown as it is awesome, aye?
| (Sigh) Yeah, of course I do. But isn't it odd that if you go to Amazon.com and search for Planescape, the game comes up for $136.95 (new) the 2 CD version I paid $9.00 for just a few years ago. Plus the cheapest used version is $52.00. Almost priced like gold these days. |
04-09-2008, 05:55 PM
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| | | Tch. It more than gold!
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04-10-2008, 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Anna1947 (Sigh) Yeah, of course I do. But isn't it odd that if you go to Amazon.com and search for Planescape, the game comes up for $136.95 (new) the 2 CD version I paid $9.00 for just a few years ago. Plus the cheapest used version is $52.00. Almost priced like gold these days. | Hhmmm, with the low dollar, I could make some money out of this...  |
04-10-2008, 05:32 AM
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| | | When I bought it, the game cost two dollars. The shipping and handling was five.
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04-10-2008, 05:52 AM
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| | | I still have the big cardboard box, 4 CD game. With a foldout poser with additional info about Sigil. I guess it's worth a pretty penny nowadays. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Rate This Thread |  Linear Mode | | 
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