What are the best new Action & Roll Playing games out now?

[FlashG]

I?m getting a little tired of Diablo (DII & LOD) and I?ve been playing Total Annihilation (TAMEC versions) for over 5 years now.

Needless to say they are becoming a little long-in-the-tooth so I wonder what else I should look at. What about the Baulders Gate versions or the latest WarCraft?

Any other suggestions?

 

[shiner]

Not the latest but give Empire Earth a try. Excellent game, very balanced, and the AI is actually fairly intelligent and agressive. As for Diablo type games......give NeverWinter Nights a try.

 

[webnewland]

I liked dungeon siege, Neverwinter night. Maybe you outta check out those

 

[tweakmm]

WC3!:Q

 

[samgau]

Warcraft III looks really good..... I've just started playing it... i'm impressed...

 

[FlashG]

Thanks for all the excellent examples.

A side note from Game Spot:

"Dungeon Siege is a game made by the all mighty Chris Taylor, who made the great game Total Annihilation. TA was a great real time strategy game so when I heard that he was going to make a Diablo like RPG I thought that was really interesting. Now that Dungeon Siege is finally out, I can say that it was worth the wait and that Chris Taylor is also great at designing RPGs as well."

Maybe thats why I was drawn to this one.

 

[diskop]

Dungeon Siege, Morrowind, and Neverwinter Nights

 

[ElFenix]

heheh thats funny because diablo isn't an rpg... its an adventure game (like zelda).

NWN is supposed to be awesome.

 

[TDSLB]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

NWN is supposed to be awesome.

I've heard that ALOT. as far as the games I've played WarcraftIII is good. Different but good.

 

[MWink]

Dungeon Siege feels like a mix of NeverWinter Nights and Diablo 2. I think NWN and Dungeon Siege are both excellent games. Dungeon Siege does have a few annoying flaws but it's still a great game. I've played the entire multi-player map and it is HUGE. If you get Dungeon Siege I highly recommend the free map called Yesterhaven. It's made by the company that made the game (Gas Powered Games). It's not very big but the story is much better.

NWN is also quite good. At first it's really confusing but I've been able to muddle through (I guess it's easy if you know the Dungeons & Dragons rules already). The manual is about the size of a novel. It has more story and less fighting than Dungeon Siege. BTW, it runs a good bit slower than Dungeon Siege.

As for WarCraft 3, I'm not really impressed anymore. It looks great at first (very good graphics) but the game just didn't keep my interest. Of all the Blizzard games I'd say it is the least addictive. I don't really like the changes they made since Warcraft 2.

 

[FlashG]

All look like good choices.


MWink
"As for WarCraft 3, I'm not really impressed anymore. It looks great at first (very good graphics) but the game just didn't keep my interest. Of all the Blizzard games I'd say it is the least addictive. I don't really like the changes they made since Warcraft 2."


addictive? You got that right. Sometimes I become so imersed in these things that I forget everything else.

 

[Alienwho]

NWN and Dungeon Siege are okay. Morrowind is better then both of those. But the funnest RPG i've ever played that's a couple years old is called Gothic. Awesome game, can't wait for gothic 2. Gothic has an awkward control scheme at first but you get into it in no time. Blows everything else out of the water.

 

[bigben]

morrowind is great. good story and endless subplots

 

[Mem]

But the funnest RPG i've ever played that's a couple years old is called Gothic. Awesome game, can't wait for gothic 2. Gothic has an awkward control scheme at first but you get into it in no time. Blows everything else out of the water.

Yep it`s awesome,however ask Insane3D about what he thinks of it ,btw NWN,Morrowind are all good choices,I`m looking forward to both Gothic 2 (October or later I hear) which has improved player controls(one thing they said they have sorted) and Icewind Dale 2 which is due out very soon.