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Posted: Jan 24 2011 05:19 pm

I’m a huge fan of Morrowind and Oblivion. I’ve played both games on the Xbox and Xbox 360, and thoroughly enjoy them. However, I’m looking for a similar game on the PC (besides other Elder Scrolls games), but have had no such luck. The closest thing I’ve found is Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. Any suggestions on similarly open-ended, fantasy style games?

PS: Games that are either freeware or just old are preferable, mostly because my computer sucks.

Posted: Jan 24 2011 08:34 pm

Baldur's Gate. Play it right now. I'm serious. Not the console sequels, but the original PC game. Why aren't you playing it yet?

Posted: Jan 24 2011 10:16 pm

I second Baldur's Gate, excellent game.

Posted: Jan 24 2011 10:17 pm

Sit down and beat all the King's Quest games. Yes even the 3D one.

Posted: Jan 24 2011 10:19 pm

The Gothic series will suit you just fine. I recommend them.

Posted: Jan 25 2011 02:12 am

I've heard many good things about Baldur's Gate, and will certainly give it a try. However, I'm still looking for a first-person deal. Any suggestions? Preferably ones that are either free or available on Steam.

Posted: Jan 25 2011 03:15 am

I already told you, the Gothic series, Gothic 2 and Gothic 3 are what come to mind. IIRC you can play them first person if you want.

Joined: Mar 18 2010 Location: Tuonela Posts: 299

Arx Fatalis - Excellent game, and I recall it's available on Steam.

Edit: 1st person rpgs were huge back in the day. If you can get over the dated nature of these games, I'd highly recommend Ultima Underworld, Wizardry -series, Might & Magic -series (not the "Heroes of..."), and even AD&D -pc games.

Posted: Jan 25 2011 07:39 am

Jack Slater wrote:

The Gothic series will suit you just fine. I recommend them.

This. Gothic is super fun and was one of the first games that allowed you to do whatever you wanted any time you wanted. Need a place to sleep? Just go into someone's house and get in their bed. If they come home and kick up a fuss, you can kill 'em and go back to sleep. Just make sure they aren't a shopkeeper or something because once you kill them, they're dead forever.

Posted: Jan 25 2011 11:43 am

I 2nd Arx Fatalis.

Also, Two Worlds 2 is highly recommended. They fixed the buggy issues of the 1st one, and it is far better game. Though, with all the patches, Two Worlds 1 is quite playable as well.

3rd Person RPGs:
Neverwinter Nights 1 & 2
The Witcher

Posted: Jan 25 2011 02:04 pm

Two Worlds 1 and NWN are excellent as well. The Witcher I couldn't get into, and I haven't yet played TW2.

Posted: Jan 25 2011 02:45 pm

Oh, and I cannot believe anyone has yet mentioned:

DRAGON AGE!

Posted: Jan 25 2011 05:00 pm

Knyte wrote:

Oh, and I cannot believe anyone has yet mentioned:

DRAGON AGE!

I almost did, but he mentioned he wanted older titles because he computer isn't the best. DA:O is a resource hog. Amazing if you can play it though.

I second Baulder's Gate and King's Quest. Quest for Glory is my favorite of the old Sierra series'.

Posted: Jan 26 2011 12:26 am

SoldierHawk wrote:

Knyte wrote:

Oh, and I cannot believe anyone has yet mentioned:

DRAGON AGE!

I almost did, but he mentioned he wanted older titles because he computer isn't the best. DA:O is a resource hog. Amazing if you can play it though.

I second Baulder's Gate and King's Quest. Quest for Glory is my favorite of the old Sierra series'.

Actually, I have an Xbox 360. Does Dragon Age lose anything in the translation (control- or graphics-wise)?

Joined: Mar 18 2010 Location: Tuonela Posts: 299

Skinr wrote:

Actually, I have an Xbox 360. Does Dragon Age lose anything in the translation (control- or graphics-wise)?

I'd say no. I've tried the 360-version, and unexpectedly the battle was even more fun with a controller. You'll love it.

Joined: Apr 09 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3112

Dragon Age is good, and the visuals are basic, so there's very little lost in conversion. Another game where i just got exasperated, set it to easy, and had fun exploring the world and talking.

Posted: Jan 27 2011 10:50 pm

Update: I've played the demo for Arx Fatalis. While it is indeed cool, and probably has a lot of freedom for the player, the controls were a bit too confusing for my taste. Haven't played the Gothic demo, but plan to.

Joined: Aug 04 2009 Posts: 2515

I don't know what OS you are running, XP i presume?

If you are running XP and want to play Baulders Gate you may have some problems. Just a heads up.

Posted: Jan 28 2011 11:44 am

Not if you get the GOG* version. It's been optimized for XP, Vista, and 7.

* http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/baldurs_gate_the_original_saga

Posted: Jan 28 2011 05:02 pm

Now I'm going to have to check out Gothic. Sounds right up my ally

Also not the same style as Fantasy, its Sci-Fi, but AWESOME 1st Person RPGs

Deus-Ex and Number 2.