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Absolute RPG Perfection

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: March 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If youre a DnD or RPG fan you owe it to yourself to play this game.

This games story and plot rivals some of the best books ive read to date. Its story is truly amazing and the way it all comes together in its sad and tragic character is brilliant. This is as close to rpg perfection as you can get, period.

However, it does have a few short comings... but its low price negates that.

1. Poor battle sequences. 99% of the enemies just rush you and the battle music just gets on your nerves. However, the spell effects rival any game on the market and are a joy to watch.

2. 640 resolution is tops. This game looks wonderful for that resolution but one can only wish it was even 800 or higher.

3. This is more of a warning then a short coming but this game is VERY WORDY. 95% of the game is spent in its beautifully written dialogue. If youre not one to read and just want to hack and slash then this game isnt for you.

Still the greatest

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: July 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is without a doubt the best computer game that I have ever played. Planescape Torment essentially lets you walk through an incredibly well written novel. It is funny, tragic, and horrifying from moment to moment. Seven years after its release, there is still nothing that can compare.

Simply Amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: June 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Without a question, Torment is a classic--simply one of the best RPGs ever made. With impressively written (and voluminous) dialogue, the plot retains movement and tension from start to finish. You have the opportunity to develop your character through his actions, and it's equally viable to play a Chaotic Evil character as a Lawful Good.

The game is fairly linear, especially compared with the Fallouts. Compared with Baldur's Gate, there are not many NPCs that can join your party (although those who do are much more impressively done). As in Baldur's Gate, you have a clunky if servicable combat system--but fighting isn't the point of the game. You also must be prepared to spend most of your time in text conversations, which are far more in depth than either Baldur's Gate or Fallout (more like Ultima VII).

Still, if you've ever enjoyed an RPG or adventure game, you're doing yourself a disservice if you don't play Torment.

Best dialog I've ever seen

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: August 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game have by far the best dialog I've ever seen in a game period. You can tell the devs thought out almost every option you might want to say to anyone in the game. You can even have conversations with your party members and learn more about them. The combat is fairly tactical, but it's no Fallout. Combat overall is good, but not the strength of this game. The story, characters and atmosphere are near perfect. If you are into more than slashing beasties, and are interested in depth, buy it.

The closest thing to a TRUE RPG I have ever played.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: June 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have played many, many supposed CRPGS such as Sword of Vermillion, Order of the Griffon, Super Hydlide, Zelda... and so on, (I have not yet played Baldur's Gate but most would say Torment is even better than even that classic game) even though I did enjoy all these games, NONE had the richness in storyline as Torment does.

Being a DM for the pen and paper AD&D, I truly believe that RPGs need to be played because of the storyline and the excitement of roleplaying that character in the story. If the CRPG does not fullfill these above requirements then it is not a true roleplaying game.

That said, Planescape is the only title I have played up to date that truly deserves being called a CRPG. The twisting and turning of the storyline as well as the numerous dialogue options is what true RPGs are all about. Others who might disagree and believe that hack-and-slash is more important will also find this title to be a treat. This thorough game has more than its fair share of combat for any hack-and-slash enthusiast.

I would definitely consider this title the greatest computer game I have ever played. I seriously recommend buying this game so that those who buy it can see for themselves what the raves are all about.

Home on the Planes

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: August 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Planescape: Torment has rekindled my passion for role-playing games. In the early days of computer gaming, RPG's were always more involved. Amazing graphics and technical wizardy were many years to come. But Zork, Wizardy, Ultima, and countless others, still offered something most other games couldn't: immersion. Now, however, the flashier 3D graphics seem to win the prize more often than not. Eye-candy supersedes content. Until the return of the RPG... for which Interplay deserves all the credit.

Planescape is the first game I have logged over seventy hours on and am proud of it. I would actually invite friends over to see some of the higher level spells being cast. But unfortunately for those friends, a few moments spent watching a spell doesn't begin to show how great this game really is. The story and countless pages of diaglogue are excepttionally well written. The NPC's are terrific; varied and endearing. Torment is a game where you really want to win, you really want to find out what happens, and you really become your character.

Its only fault is minor when compared to the whole: long load times. Toward the end of the game, quests may require a long trip from one side of the world map to the other, and the load times moving in and out of structures can be frusterating.

Bottom line: get this game. Forty bucks these days buys you about five movie tickets which adds up to about ten hours. Planescape: Torment is not only more money-efficient, but is time much better spent.

My God, What a Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: August 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you are a person who really enjoys the rollercoaster of a really great RPG, then Planescape: Torment is for you. I just finished it, and towards the end of the game I actually started to cry! This game is that engrossing and touching. It makes several statements about the meaning of life and death, while leading you like a lamb toward the character's mortality. I must admit, I got a lot of help from the downloadable walkthrough from Gamespot. Without it, the game would have been, most probably, very frustrating. As it was, I spent more hours than I wish to count in front of my computer on the edge of my seat trying to solve a mystery or kill a particularly difficult beastie.

WARNING: Do not buy this game unless you have a good deal of time on your hands, 'cause you won't want to quit once you get started. Warning 2: You can only save when there are no hostile creatures nearby, so towards the end of the game, be ready to go the distance.

What else can I say? I have played a good number of adventure games (Longest Journey and Sanitarium) and Baldur's Gate (which is surprisingly very similar in game playing and controls). In none of those game hours was I so thoroughly engrossed, moved, enlightened and entertained as I was with Planescape. Some of the themes are very adult (...regarding...death and suffering) so I wouldn't reccomend this for anyone pre-teen. So, anyway, just buy it...

Purely Amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: April 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

What kind of game can you write a paper about for English class, and still get a perfect grade on the paper? This kind.

What kind of game will have you thinking about it and replaying it for years at a time? This kind.

What kind of game will leave you literally praying for another game that rivals it? This kind.

Most of Black Isle's games were really good, but Planescape: Torment is nothing short of a masterpiece. The lush gameworld, the extraordinarily intricate character interaction, and the terrific plot are all things that we have seen before and are likely to see again. But, Planescape leaves you with something even more than a pleasant gaming experience; it leaves you with an entirely new perspective on life. Without being brazen about it, Planescape demonstrates that tiny actions, miniscule decisions can change the nature of the universe; it also shows the affects of what I believe to be the most painful emotion within the human experience, regret. At the same time as all this, Planescape is successful at being a remarkably good game, and it isn't preachy at all (in case you're worried that philosophy will override entertainment).

This game is close to godliness; definitely my favorite game of all time. Highly recommended.

Very Entertaining

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: April 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Torment is a wonderful game, fun, interesting, surprising and very engaging - everything a good RPG should be.

I only have two complaints, and the first is the lack of characters you can have in your party. I really enjoyed the unique relationships between all the characters and would have enjoyed having more choices of members in my party.

Secondly, I found switching from the different classes to be a little discouraging. You memorize all these spells as a mage which you just magically 'forget' when you become a fighter. I would have preferred if they had allowed you to keep your skills you build up.

Still, it's a really fun game, definitely keeps you attention and doesn't rely on repetitive fight scenes like many other games do. Great dialogue and storyline - very original.

Finally, a CRPG where you roleplay!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: July 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The CRPG market is overrun with titles that are only in the genre because the publishers figure "if it has stats, its an RPG." The rest are combat heavy with few chances for actually playing your character outside of battle. There are few exceptions to the rule, these include, Fallout, Fallout 2, and Planescape: Torment. Black Isle proves once again that they are the gods of CRPGs. In my opinion Planescape:Torment is the best of the three because the story is amazing and keeps you wanting more. The setting is definitely unique. Being set in the outer planes blurs the line between life and death as the outer planes are where the dead on the prime material plane go when they die. This gives PS:T a dark atmosphere that is a pleasant change from the happy happy fantasy of most CRPGs. Probably one of PS:T's best features is the fact that about 90% of the game can be finished without resorting to combat, including the end boss. If you want to play a diplomat, go ahead. If you want to berserk through the game, go for it. You start with a character of pre-chosen race, sex, and appearance, but from there you can mold him to your will. This is a definite buy, and cheap too! Help out Black Isle so they can make more games like this masterpiece and their other two gems Fallout and Fallout 2.

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