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I didn't know the same person was behind both Planescape: Tormentand Fallout 2, some of my favorite games of all time. Torment I actually played only recently (
by tikotus 10mo ago
I didn't know the same person was behind both Planescape: Tormentand Fallout 2, some of my favorite games of all time. Torment I actually played only recently (had only played Baldur's Gate 1&2 before) and absolutely loved it. So it's not even just nostalgia.
- D13Fd 10mo agoYeah I re-played Torment recently on the iPad. It holds up really well. It’s just a very well done game all around.
- Thaxll 10mo agoThe golden age of RPGs with Bioware.
- Yokolos 10mo agoHe's worked on an impressive number of great games. Prey, SW Kotor 2, Fallout New Vegas, Neverwinter Nights 2, Icewind Dale 1+2 and Alpha Protocol (ok, arguably great) jump out at me https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Avellone#Works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Avellone#Works
- psyclobe 10mo agoNeverwinter nights 2 was awesome I recall having lan parties with that game
- phlakaton 10mo agoAlso (to my mind) two of the most successful Kickstarted video game projects so far: Pillars of Eternity (a personal favorite) and Torment: Tides of Numenéra. (He just needs to jump on a title like Numenéra: Into the Planescape to complete the cycle.)
- phantasmish 10mo agoAnyone who overlooked Prey (as I did for years) but loves the Looking Glass Studios games and successors (Thief series, Deus Ex series, System Shock series, Dishonored Series): just get it an play it. Read nothing. Just play it. You won’t regret it.
- VTimofeenko 10mo agoWorth qualifying as Prey (2017). Somewhat related[1] to Prey(2006) which is also a great game. Chris did not work on the 2006 one. [1]: it's complicated.
- phantasmish 10mo agoYes, the 2017 one is what I mean. I think the overlapping names might even be why I overlooked it. Didn’t realize it was a new game.
- VTimofeenko 10mo agoIIRC it was supposed to be a sequel for 2006 one at some point, but some development and name rights shenanigans happened. When it was developed as a sequel, the story was completely different.
- byPawel 10mo agoyep, i remember playing Fallout 2 and Planenscape as well, one of the best summers ever (1998 and 1999). I discovered some glitch in Fallout to get more skill points ;) and Planescape, had one of the best plots ever in video games (IMO BG3 doesnt even compare ;))
- bigstrat2003 10mo agoIn all honesty, the plot in BG3 isn't anything special imo. It's not bad, but neither is it something which stands out from the crowd of fantasy RPGs. Where BG3 shines is the freedom the game gives you to approach things how you like, not so much the writing.