Classic (Planescape - Torment (PC))

Member Name: liquidio

Product:	Planescape - Torment (PC)
Date:	19/05/09 (6 review reads)
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Advantages: Aesthetically absorbing, character development

Disadvantages: They didn't make a sequel

Planescape:Torment is one of the best role playing games ever created for the PC. This is not so much due to the game engine - this is a pretty standard point and click RPG in the model of Baldur's Gate - but because it emphasises the story and character development over hacking and slashing creatures in dungeons.

In practical terms, this emphasis means that conversations become important to directing the plot, not just moving along it. Character development of the Nameless One is quite freeform and the class and abilities you choose will have a big impact on how you can play the game.

The planescape setting is also one of the most wonderful in D&D history, and it's difficult to understand why it has not lasted longer. It is a surreal and baroque world that draws from all sorts of strands of mythology and alchemy, and has a great aesthetic as a result. But importantly it also has personality, with quirkyness and even a little humour appearing very much part of it.

Can't recommend this title highly enough for anyone who prefers a little more character to their RPGs.

Summary: A classic RPG with more brains than brawn