Never Again

[Anna1947]

will I refuse to play a game because the main character is hideous and grotesque, or because there is no option to create a female PC. I've had this game for several years, was clearing out stuff and found it at the bottom of a box. Had nothing left to play, so I thought, what the heck, and installed it.

Once I got into it, oh my, I think I was up all night. It was like a terrific novel I couldn't put down. Just recently finished, and it broke my heart! Guess that shows how wrapped up in him I got. Such a great game, can't believe it took me this long to discover it.

Now I will be getting a decent walkthrough and go thru it that way 'cause I know I had to have missed a ton of stuff.

Somebody ought to get a hold of Fall-from-Grace, have her scour the planes until she finds TNO and get him away from where he ended up!!

[fable]

It is IMO the best RPG ever made. A fair amount of other players think so, too. What a shame Interplay's CEO, Brian Fargo, killed a followup that was in progress after its release!

[phelot43]

*sniff* you guys are making me cry! I LOVE this game! Anna1947, I felt the same way when I first played. I was thinking "Do I really want to play as some naked undead pirate?" I almost envy you for not having played it before. I'd love to rediscover that game again!

[Anna1947]

Found a walkthru and am looking forward to going through it. Already I've found a lot I didn't discover in the mortuary. Bunches of things. Think I'll wait a little while, actually, don't need another cry at the end. How on earth can a game be so heart-wrenching? And haunting, can't stop thinking about it.

Yeah, be willing to agree that it is the BEST RPG ever.

"Half-naked pirate"?? lol

[dragon wench]

Ah, I'd love to be a virgin to PS:T again... it's the finest game I have ever played, period. (in my view, it even surpasses BG2, and that is a game I also really love)
In many ways it reminds me of the director's cut of the movie Bladerunner. In addition to a similar almost noir atmosphere, we see the same themes of memory, identity and mortality...
I love the depth that these themes brought to the game, and when I've played it, I've been haunted as well. After playing, I'd lay awake at night just thinking about the conversations I'd had with my party members...


I know so many people who have ended up not playing this game because either they were dissuaded by the "grotesque" character or the lack of gender choice, or because they were turned turned off by the initial dungeon, and couldn't get past it. In my mind, all of these people did themselves a real disservice...

[Mz_Trixter]

I'd love to rediscover that game again!

You could always try this, go through every possible aspect of the game, when finished, uninstall it & hide it. Then wait about 10 years or so to look for it again & play it. It might not be as 'rich' as the first time you bought it, but I can't think of any better way than waiting longer. Plus by then, most people would've already forgotten much of it.

I could vouche on that since certain games I'd usually have to refer back to its manual to refarmiliarize myself about options on the particualar game im retrying.

I've done this with many other games/rpg's i've aquired over the past years. And I still get into them almost as much as I first bought 'em.

...just long thought

[C-K'R[PhoEniX]]

Actually, Mz_Trixter, I am already doing something similar to what you've suggested. I have finished the game once, that's right only once, but it outmatches my beloved Baldur's Gate 2 (which I've played dozens of times) so much it makes me want to cry. Like the OP said, it's like a wonderful novel you can't stop reading. Anyway, I'm waiting for a year to play it again. There is still much for me to discover which only makes things better I guess.

Planescape: Torment deserves it.

[TriStaN]

Simply the best.

And probably there will never be any other game, that will surpass it.

Btw: I carefully packed my old pc (on whick I played PS:T) away too make sure that I will be able to play the game in the future (let's say in 20-30 years) because I fear, that my pc will be too fast for it then. So I'll keep the old one in good shape, just for the nameless one.

[C-K'R[PhoEniX]]

That's a smart thing to do man. I can only imagine what a pain it will be to get running smoothly in some 10 years from now.

[norlkrivc]

i still remember i started to play this game only after one year of purchased. and i finished this game 5 times. no other game can trigger to me do this anymore... i always bring the cd with me wherever i go. (i am a frequent traveller), i have all the save games burns into cd. whenever i miss this game, i always install it in my pc and goes through my some of my favour scene: ravel; trias; the negative realms. love this game...

[C-K'R[PhoEniX]]

Originally Posted by norlkrivc

whenever i miss this game, i always install it in my pc and goes through my some of my favour scene: ravel; trias; the negative realms. love this game...

I'm glad someone brought this up; the scenes - they are so emotion-packed, epic, philosophical that it makes me go dreamy and almost start crying like a woman without a trace of shame . Really in no other game can you play out only a small part in one sitting and feel so...fulfilled. It's like reading a couple of verses from your favorite book or listen to a song you love.

[gonzaw]

I love this game...
What I love the most is all the choices you can make, whether it is the alignment, your companions, factions, etc...

I wish they would make a sequel to it, you know, Nameless One's (although not nameless anymore, thanks to the bronze sphere) journey though Baator and the Abyss fighting in the Blood War and escaping it, and maybe something involving the Lady of Pain or something greater that involves all the planes, etc.
Although it wouldn't be as great as the original...

[Thrifalas]

Originally Posted by Anna1947

Now I will be getting a decent walkthrough and go thru it that way 'cause I know I had to have missed a ton of stuff.

Did you play as a warrior? Try again as a mage, maxing out Wis and having considerable high Int and Cha. It's like another game, revealing so much you missed in the first run. Also, take your time to discover all dialogue options and talk to your companions, and so on and so forth.

And yes, I can't agree more with you guys. In terms of everything except gameplay, it's the best game ever. No NPCs will ever be that alive, no story that grandeur and well-written...(for a game, that is:P) bloody hell, I want to replay this game so badly now.

[Vladimir]

This game isn't immersive, it sucks you in and drags your heart down to the deepest layer of the abyss. To this day if I hear music from it or that contains elements from it I stop in my tracks and focus on the sounds. It torments me to this day. Eventually I may get a tattoo of the symbol of Torment. I can't start playing it again or I will obsess over it. The music and sounds...the best thing is that it's all about you. Very selfish which makes it so satisfying.

[BlazingFist]

So many sweet sweet memories come rushing back.

For fear of missing anything, I went to the extent of keeping at least one of every single item I found, just in case one of them could have been a portal key, and that was quite tricky in the beginning, as you only have so many inventory slots.

Some of the best lines in the game in my opinion, come from Deionarra in the mortuary. That scene has left its mark on me to this day. The tone was so captivating.

Also, the fact that some of the zombies in that mortuary have some pretty interesting stories once you get the "stories bones tell" ability, adds a special touch to Planescape: Torment rarely (if ever) seen in other games. It is certain details like this, that make Planescape: Torment so much more special.

Originally Posted by Anna1947
Somebody ought to get a hold of Fall-from-Grace, have her scour the planes until she finds TNO and get him away from where he ended up!!

I like where you're coming from.