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What can change the nature of a man?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: April 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best CRPGs ever made. It's great plot is undoubtedly the best plot ever been in a computer game, challenged only by Fallout 2.

In the game, you play as The Nameless One, an unfortunate person who woke up one day in the mortuary and have lost all of his memories. You have no idea who you are, and what were you in the past incarnations. As the game moves on, you discover more and more about your questionable past. The plot could be a top notch movie or book.

Although you can be a thief, mage or fighter, the game clearly pushes you to be a mage with high non-combat stats: charisma, intelligence and wisdom. The combats in the game are few, and since you are immortal, death is not an issue.

If you choose to play this game, I'll have to warn you that you will not be able to leave the computer until you finish it. Use at your own risk.

Torment

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: June 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

After reading a description of the game I thought:"Hmmm well, sounds strange, but since it is the only RPG game around right now I might as well buy it". I started out with low expectations, boy was I wrong!
In the game you play a scarred and unnamed immortal. Yes you read it right, I said Immortal. You can not die in this game(with a few exeptions). So you say, doesn't that take all the fun out of the game? No, it doesn't. After all, in all other games you just re-load a previous save untill you win the battle. The whole game is very plot-driven, and what a plot it is! There is alot of interaction with other characters around you, and the NPC's you can get to travel with you are very original indeed, this is definately not your standard, dwarf warrior or elf archer. There is a good amount of interaction between the NPC's in the group as well, and not just smalltalk, but also plotrelated conversations.
As you travel on the plot continues to thicken and you find out a good deal about yourself, and your past lives. Another interesting feature is the way that you can "switch" between classes(eg. mage, warrior, cleric), this make your character very versatile, and enjoyable.
The game is set in the city of Sigil, in the Planescape world. The planescape is not your average "Tolkienish" world, it is very strange and has alot of odd and different features compared to i.e. Forgotten Realms.
This is not a game for everyone, I have met many people that found the setting and the story "too weird" or "too strange", although if found it very enjoyable, getting away from the average fantasy universe for a time.
The dialogue is also some of the best I have seen in computer RPG's so far, long and detailed descriptions. Almost like having a Gamemaster in front of you instead of a computer. The graphics are somewhat gritty, but that only makes the mood stronger as the it fits the style of the game just perfect.
I don't really like to compare Torment to other RPG's. It is difficult since it uses and entire different world and a very different gallery of persons.
My personal opinion is, as you propably know, that this is one of the best Computer roleplaying games out there, underline ROLEPLAY.

Move over bible, this is the greatest story ever told

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Wow... Wow.... Wow...

This was the only game to ever truly make me.... go wow.

Sure, Deus Ex sparked some emotions, Baldur's gate made me think, and Xenogears got me replaying a few times, but never have I stared at a computer screen for ten minutes thinking about the game after it was finished.
Firstly, those in need of some more hack n slash or freedom, try IceWind dale Or Baldur's this is not that kind of game. Unlike other d and d adventures, this is linear, which is a good thing. Secondly, the emphasis in the game is not on combat. Most of the game can be solved through logical thinking, in fact, most of the time you're rewarded more experience for choosing the non violent method of play. While some would say the that would be a bad thing, with the rich story of the game, it's actually quite fun.
And thats another thing, never has a story been so rich and intriguing at a first glance ( the only other thing that comes to mind Is system shock 2... or 1 I geuss) everything about the story is great. When I first met up with some of the important characters in the game, I was intrigued, and actually waited a while, instead of trying to get out as fast as possible ( Ravel...). When important question we're asked, I actually took a small break. I would ask my friends what they whould choose, I would think about it myself, I would go over all the options, and even when I choose one, I would often question if I had made the right choice ( ravel's question...)
The combat in Planescape is pretty simple, but fun in it's simplicity. Baldur's fans should feel right at home ( if not finding combat too easy) and people new to d and d should have no problem getting used to combat.

Anyway, If you like games at all, you must buy this, steal tyhis, dowload it, whatever. It's a shame that a game and company that redefined what I believed an rpg could be has fallen apart. Good buy Black isle, we'll all miss you.

My Favorite CRPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is the best CRPG I've ever played. Period.

The story is compelling, the characters are memorable and the setting has a strange charm. Planescape: Torment definitely focuses more on story, dialogue and roleplaying, and much less on combat and leveling - which is just fine with me. I keep hearing that the combat in this game is godawful, but to be honest, I don't see it. In fact, I found combat in this game more fun than in Baldur's Gate II. The fact that you aren't continuously being thrown into one skirmish after another is also nice, as that sort of thing gets old after awhile; besides, if I wanted that sort of thing, I'd just go play Diablo II.

I've heard Planescape: Torment referred to as an interactive novel, and I suppose it is in some ways. Some people maybe put off by the fact that you can't determine your character's gender and appearance (but you have total freedom in terms of roleplaying your character's personality), the amount of dialogue that you routinely encounter and the simply strange setting that Planescape is. If you can ignore these things and give the game a chance, you may find yourself enjoying it. PST certainly isn't for everyone - I suppose it might even be described as an aquired taste - however, I loved the game immediately; it took me little time to become addicted to it.

It's a shame that this game has gone out of production. Someone who wants to play it will have to resort to perhaps borrowing it from a friend fortunate enough to still have a working copy, look for it at someplace in town that sells used games or buy it from someone at the marketplace here or win it from an auction over at eBay/half.com or like. I often hear of people who were able to find it at a regular store in town, though I don't know if any copies would still be in any standard stores now.

Quality unequaled since

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

What would possess me to write my first online review on a computer game that is several years old? It is that this game has stuck with me as the best I have ever played. I despise Diablo and similar button smashing, Atari-format games. Nonetheless, manytimes in RPG's, I get bored with the dialogue. Why? Because the story's dull, or because it's cliched, or simply because the writing is poor. None of these is true of Torment. It's writing is inspired, its gameplay novel, and it's just a damn cool game.

If you don't like thinking about life, death, God and such matters, it's not a game for you. I would wager that at least one of the major developers studied philosophy in college, or at the very least pursued a philosophical bent in liberal arts. There is an artful mastery of various theological and philosophical perspectives integrated into an erstwhile combat RPG. What else? It's funny. The dialogue is great. Even more? It's sexy-there are two or three very different women the protagonist can entice, and catfights can ensue. Maybe not as fun for the females, but I'd wager women would side with one of the personality types and find it fun too.

Anyway, I'm saddened that this team has dissolved. I can't figure out all the permutations of which part of which program is attributable to which group, but I'm hopeful that Bioware gets over that miserable excuse for a game called Neverwinter Nights and does something awesome again.

Crime and Punishment?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Call it fate but I started playing this game at the same time I was reading Crime and Punishment for school.

The similarities between the two are remarkable and both the game and book are pure classics. (pick up Crime and Punishment if you enjoyed this game)

As someone before me wrote, this games philosophical ideas will have you thinking AFTER you've finished the game. And like another reviewer wrote, I was speechless and in awe after I completed the game too.

The three writers on this game had degress in Writing, Psychology, and Philosphy. This games story is NOT a video game story, i.e, kill the evil bad guy and save the world.
Planescape Torment is a work of art and not picking it up for this price is a crime.

if you don't like it, your brain is riggored with mortis

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

best game since sliced bread. Better than Ultima 7 or even 5. Great grafix to boot. The character developement is similar to 2nd ed except for wheapon prof and wisdom attribute's big debute for main PC. The game deals with your lost memories and finding your way through dimensional gateways(aka Ultima, Dr. Who: Warrior's Gate, SG1 ect.) If you don't know everything thier is to know about the "rules" then it's a lot more fun. the compainions are -holes I would've preferred the "Kirk, Spock, Bones" comradery in SOME of the characters as was present in Ultima 7(Shamino, Iolo, Dupre, & Mr. A), but the skull guy is fun and your Undead so SoB compainions is appropriate I guess. Don't let sum D&D nerd tell you how to play, discover it yourself. It also runs flawlessly on XP which is a huge + for a game of this age(1999 I think) patch to 1.1.

the best PC game out there

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The absolutely best thing about this game is that you do't die (at least, not forever) and have the ability to revive your dead companions so you can really concentrate on the game and get really involved and carried away by the amazing storyline(s) and not get obssesed on saving every 10 seconds. I also loved the other characters (especially Morte, the floating skull, which keeps the game from becoming way too serious and dark). Unlike many other games, they have personalities and interesting backgrounds (who'd guess you'd end up having a t'annari as a party member? Or a bodiless suit of armor? Or a girl with a tail who is constantly teased by the floating skull?). It is very unconventional and fun (really, the guys at Black Isle who wrote the storyline for this game should be out there writing movie scripts in their spare time. Hollywood could sure use their talent). I recommend this game especially for people who enjoy roleplaying and who are tired of battles, battles and even more battles

my favorite game...ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ihave to say that i have been an rpg gamer for many years. i have played baldur's gate I, II, and the throne of bhaal, i have played diablo I and II, i have playe all the icewind dales, i am currently playing dark agaes of camelot, etc, and this is my favorite game i have ever played. there are long loading times, and some puzzles that you can get stuck at, but its worth it. this game has the best storyline/plot compared to other games, more interaction between you and your companions, And many different paths you can choose. ther isn't much diversity in the classes you can chose, but your stats and alignment influence alot. every time you play it, the story can begin and end completely different. the graphics are decent for the time it was made, and the battles are simple. if you do aquire this game, i give you one piece of advice: get dak'kon as one of your companions. he kicks major....butt.

Best RPG of all time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is, in my opinion, the best RPG ever made. In Planescape: Torment you wake up on a mortuary slab, a talking, floating skull your only companion. Remembering nothing and with nothing to go on except the tattoo messages on your back, you discover (along with the character) that you have somehow lost your mortality, and you go on a quest to find it and get it back. On the way, you will meet many, allies as well as enemies, and die /many/ times(remember, you've lost your mortality!). Awesome dialogue, three classes to choose from (the standard: Mage, Thief, and Fighter). Not your standard kill-the-big-foozle plot. There are many possible endings, and even more ways to get to those endings. Is it just me, or does Black Isle really kick at making RPGs? First Fallout, now this.

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