Good single player RPG's?

[jschild]

Looking for some good single player RPG's to play - getting a bit bored of the 70 PvP gear grind and needing a break. Currently playing both Oblivion and Vampire the Mascarade: Bloodlines and enjoying both (never could get into Morrowind - have tried repeatedly but its just so damn soulless) and need to restart The Witcher, which is really cool. Just wondering if there are any really good STORY based RPG's out there. Some examples of some of my favs are Fallout 1 and 2, Planescape Torment, both Knights of the Old Republic, etc.

Just wondering if there is anything that slipped through the cracks. Much prefer story based RPG's overall to action rpg's (I like then but generally only beat them once).

Thanks!

[moopy]

Hah. damnit- was going to suggest Oblivion (never liked Morrowind either, for similar reasons). I guess there's always the inevitable Final Fantasy games, if you can stand the peculiarly japanese approach.

(Loved Oblivion, as it's a proper "sandbox" game)

Personally, I went the other way, and picked up a far more mindless action game for when I want to play a game and don't feel like WoW- enjoying No More Heroes on the Wii a great deal :)

Oh, and there's always The Twilight Princess on the Wii.. I guess you'd classify it as an action game, though I rather like the over-arching story too. It really is a rather wonderful game, and far more compelling than it has any right to be.

[jschild]

Lol..thanks for the suggestions but let me clarify.

I don't have any consoles. A sin, I know (enspecially if they do not port Mass Effect to PC).

Quasi-RPG's with great stories are cool too (IE, Star Control 2 and Warcraft 3).

[moopy]

FF games are available in some form on PC, also.. (but the I can't say if they are at all well ported). Might be horrible, I dunno :-)

Shame, re Zeldaness.. I know people who bought a Wii for Twighlight Princess, and never regretted it. I got the Zelda bug after buying an N64 for Ocarina of Time. If I could explain to you how charming and addictive they are, I would- but you wouldn't believe me. There's a reason why respected japanese gaming mag Famitsu gave it their best-ever score when reviewed.

Ah well, did what I could, you would enjoy it, though :)

[jschild]

FF games are available in some form on PC, also.. (but the I can't say if they are at all well ported). Might be horrible, I dunno :-)

Shame, re Zeldaness.. I know people who bought a Wii for Twighlight Princess, and never regretted it. I got the Zelda bug after buying an N64 for Ocarina of Time. If I could explain to you how charming and addictive they are, I would- but you wouldn't believe me. There's a reason why respected japanese gaming mag Famitsu gave it their best-ever score when reviewed.

Ah well, did what I could, you would enjoy it, though :)

I just won't spend 300 for one game, however. I do plan, maybe next christmas, to get my son a Wii (he's 5).

I've played Ocarina of Time a bit with my nephew, I still don't understand the total lack of speech in the games. They easily can afford it. Tend to prefer the more gritty stuff, myself. As for FF, not sure if they are still porting, I know they used to. The GTA: San Andreas port was well done, and shows why a mouse/Keyboard combo is so, so, far superior to clunky gamepads for shooters. Head shots ftw :)

[Euphoricsoul]

Neverwinter Nights 2 and the expansion NWN2: Mask of the Betrayor is what i'm playing right now and really enjoying.

[elsegundo]

try titan quest.

if you want to change genres, try need for speed. no really, it does have some back story... but its really the generic hey you're a nobody lets race and see if you can become a somebody. "most wanted" is my favorite of the franchise. they're cheap now.

if you really want to roleplay... try the sims. you might spend just as much time in that game as in wow.

if you want an action rpg, try fable. its not really all that, but it reminds me a lot of wow. except its single player.

games i suggested are cheap. no more than $20.

oh and do play the pc version of GTA: San Andreas.

[Herald of Doom]

(enspecially if they do not port Mass Effect to PC).


http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/features/20427/Face_Time_Mass_Effect_PC.html

Looks tempting I must say, hopefully in stores near you real soon. Jade Empire on pc was very enjoyable so I have high hopes even though I naturally distrust ports...

As for other RPG's, Hellgate: London is fun, it's very "Diablo II in the future". The story is not very good though in my opinion, but you certainly get a lot of action.

And if you're playing The Witcher already you have THE best RPG of 2007 by far.

HoD

[jschild]

HoD....You have made my day :)

[Valas Azuviir]

Guess you could also give Jade Empire a whirl, haven't tried it myself. No clue how well it works on a pc. But it's a Bioware game, so plenty of story involved.

[Abeezil]

Looking for some good single player RPG's to play - getting a bit bored of the 70 PvP gear grind and needing a break. Currently playing both Oblivion and Vampire the Mascarade: Bloodlines and enjoying both (never could get into Morrowind - have tried repeatedly but its just so damn soulless) and need to restart The Witcher, which is really cool. Just wondering if there are any really good STORY based RPG's out there. Some examples of some of my favs are Fallout 1 and 2, Planescape Torment, both Knights of the Old Republic, etc.

Just wondering if there is anything that slipped through the cracks. Much prefer story based RPG's overall to action rpg's (I like then but generally only beat them once).

Thanks!

I don't know if you're into golden oldies, but the Might and Magic series was stupendous, excepting the last, No. 9. And another golden fairly oldie was Arcanum, which was very enjoyable.

[jschild]

try titan quest.

if you want to change genres, try need for speed. no really, it does have some back story... but its really the generic hey you're a nobody lets race and see if you can become a somebody. "most wanted" is my favorite of the franchise. they're cheap now.

if you really want to roleplay... try the sims. you might spend just as much time in that game as in wow.

if you want an action rpg, try fable. its not really all that, but it reminds me a lot of wow. except its single player.

games i suggested are cheap. no more than $20.

oh and do play the pc version of GTA: San Andreas.

Thanks for the suggestions, I've heard good things about Fable. Have played and beat Titan Quest. Sims is fun for me for about a week, then I get bored.

I don't know if you're into golden oldies, but the Might and Magic series was stupendous, excepting the last, No. 9. And another golden fairly oldie was Arcanum, which was very enjoyable.

Never got into the M&M series, tried but couldn't. It and Wizardry both had WAAAYYY too much combat for me (of the non-actiony sort) and not enough story.

Arcanum was a great game - loved it. If anyone hasn't ever checked it out. I highly recommend it. The mechanics are kinda wierd but the story is very original.

[Abeezil]

Never got into the M&M series, tried but couldn't. It and Wizardry both had WAAAYYY too much combat for me (of the non-actiony sort) and not enough story.

Arcanum was a great game - loved it. If anyone hasn't ever checked it out. I highly recommend it. The mechanics are kinda wierd but the story is very original.

M&M kinda lost its story thread after about M&M 6, when it got into strange things like spacecraft and whatnot. Arcanum is one of my all-time favourites. I used to haul it out and run it again when I had XP. I'm not sure if it would run well (or at all) under Vista. I still remember the really old good ones like Arena.

[jschild]

Almost anything that runs in XP runs in Vista - And should run just fine.

Arena? Don't know that one.

Does anyone here remember the true golden oldies?

Starflight 1 and 2?
Sentinal Worlds: Future Magic?
Pools of Radiance?
Wasteland?

MMmmm, those were the days.

[Eileithyia]

I tried my 1st FPS the other night, and had a go on my partners Unreal. I thought wow can be fast paced in arena.

I'm not a fan of them head shots and seeing my body being blown to bits. :shocked:
After my 2nd death I jumped back on my pc, and back into the safty of Orgrimmar away from them nasty guns.

I've only ever played WoW and Dizzy on my old Armstrad (Seem to be the only games I can play.) And I started playing WoW on accident, I got it for him for a Christmas pressy but he didnt like it. I had a go and cant stop playing it. :grin:

[Abeezil]

Almost anything that runs in XP runs in Vista - And should run just fine.

Arena? Don't know that one.

Does anyone here remember the true golden oldies?

Starflight 1 and 2?
Sentinal Worlds: Future Magic?
Pools of Radiance?
Wasteland?

MMmmm, those were the days.

Arena was one of the first to look 'modern'. We thought (this was about 1990I believe) the future had arrived. It had sound that sounded real!! It had graphics that dazzled us all! Only a few had computers that could run it. :grin: But everybody fibbed and said their PCs ran it just fine and they were having a great time. I have a few all time favourites. The first Fallout, Wasteland, Arena, Worlds of Xeen, Alone In The Dark (the only adventure game I ever found truly exciting) and SimCity. Fallout was particularly innovative and there's supposed to be a third one on the way.

I brought a lot of these oldies with me when I left Canada for England. I've managed to get a few of them to play (old DOS games though they are) and it's a nice bit of nostalgia.

[jschild]

Arena was one of the first to look 'modern'. We thought (this was about 1990I believe) the future had arrived. It had sound that sounded real!! It had graphics that dazzled us all! Only a few had computers that could run it. :grin: But everybody fibbed and said their PCs ran it just fine and they were having a great time. I have a few all time favourites. The first Fallout, Wasteland, Arena, Worlds of Xeen, Alone In The Dark (the only adventure game I ever found truly exciting) and SimCity. Fallout was particularly innovative and there's supposed to be a third one on the way.

I brought a lot of these oldies with me when I left Canada for England. I've managed to get a few of them to play (old DOS games though they are) and it's a nice bit of nostalgia.

Fallout 3 is indeed coming out, but none of the original team is on it as far as I know. The people behind Morrowind and Oblivion are on it, which frankly concerns me. The world of Fallout just felt so real and complex, and I've found almost all of the elder scrolls to be bland and soulless. Oblivion isn't too bad, been playing it. You can easily have TOO much of a sandbox game, which is why I haven't gotten into the Elder scrolls so much. I want to hope for the best, as the Fallout series offered the widest range of playing through a RPG that I ever had done. Plus, no other game has been so .... brutal in execution and allowing you to do anything. I would have felt much better if the people behind the Knights of the Old Republic games were on it.

I'll still probably get it when it comes out though, here's hoping for the best!

[Abeezil]

I'll still probably get it when it comes out though, here's hoping for the best!

Fallout was innovative, really enjoyable and very thought-provoking. So different from the usual knights and armour and dragons. I thought the second one not so good at all, and the third, the shooter that came out next, was OK, but not anything like the originals. Here's hoping the third one really is true to the first two. I'll buy it, I know I will, although playing it and WoW may mean giving up idle pastimes like eating and sleeping and doing something to earn my keep.

Was I right to think that Fallout 3 will be an online game? I think I heard that somewhere.

[jschild]

No one considers anything after the first two..as well...anything.

No, Fallout 3 is a normal single player RPG.

Forgot to mention another great oldies - FPS/RPG's - System Shock 2 and Deus Ex (the first one, not the horrible console sequal).

[Abeezil]

No one considers anything after the first two..as well...anything.

No, Fallout 3 is a normal single player RPG.

Forgot to mention another great oldies - FPS/RPG's - System Shock 2 and Deus Ex (the first one, not the horrible console sequal).

Do you remember Anvil of Dawn or Throne of Chaos?

[elsegundo]

Halo and Halo2 are pretty fun to play. just know that things can get repetitive after several levels. but overall its a fun game. multiplayer is a blast.

[jschild]

No to both...not ringing a bell. Doesn't mean i didnt play them, will have to wiki them.

Edit:
Couldn't really ever see the big hubbub about Halo. I mean they are good console shooters but cannot touch any of the innovative shooters from PC.

Arena is the first elder scrolls...yep hated that game. Again just felt totally soulless to me. I've wanted so much to enjoy them and just never could.

Looked up those 2, could find nothing for throne of Chaos.

[Lokhelk]

fable was awesome for xbox...pretty sure thats on pc too

[jschild]

It is, I actually have it, just haven't played it. WoW had been eating all my time, but as said, was getting burned out and want to dive into games I hadn't beat before (Vampire only made it 3/4's through before - was super buggy but player community has pretty much fixed it all and actually getting into Oblivion so far).

[elsegundo]

fable was awesome for xbox...pretty sure thats on pc too

it has some added content. after you beat jack of blades you get several more quests and levels etc. then kill him again in a new form. easy as pie. really really easy to make money too. i just played the game once and it was great. no real replay value unless you want to beat it both as an evil person and a good person, but same ending. not like you have two totally different stories for both paths.

oh and i owned pretty much every house i can buy, plus had bundles of money and gear i almost never used.

[Valas Azuviir]

Does anyone here remember the true golden oldies?

Starflight 1 and 2?
Sentinal Worlds: Future Magic?
Pools of Radiance?
Wasteland?

MMmmm, those were the days.

Wasteland, heard of it, never played it. Wasn't into rpg's yet at that point. Came a few years later.

Pools of Radiance?? Goldbox version or the remake? If, the former, yes and I completed the entire series, from PoR to Hillsfar to CotAB to SotSS and PoD. If, the latter. Nope, not really a fan of third ed. Didn't help that it tended to eat HD's for dinner either.

First two games? Not a clue.

By the by, you might enjoy the Thief series as well. I rather enjoyed Thief 3. (Though don't play the Cradle mission whilest alone in the dark.. Apparently some folks find it a wee bit too unnerving.)

Then of course there's Dungeon Master (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Master_%28computer_game%29) and its expansion Chaos strikes back (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_Strikes_Back).

The sequal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Master_II:_The_Legend_of_Skullkeep) was rather disappointing though.

And on a side note, if you'd want anyone working on Fallout 3 as opposed to Bethesda, then it would have to be Obsidian Entertainment would be the obvious choice, even over Bioware.

Considering that most of the guys from Black Isle Studio's who were responsible for Fallout 1 and 2 work there.

Fallout: Tactics and Fallout: BoS were apparently something demanded by the brass of Interplay, as opposed to the Fallout team themselves.

They had it almost finished by the by, Fallout 3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Buren_%28Fallout%29), but there wasn't any further funding and the team got laid off.

And on an additional side note, those chaps from Troika, the studio behind Arcanum (which was mentioned before), some of these chaps have also ended up at Obsidian Entertainment. And what's more interesting, lot of the chaps who formed Troika, were originally part of Black Isle Studio's. (Guess, they saw that the ship was sinking and decided to abandon ship while they still could). So it's quite conceivable that most of the Fallout team might now be working at Obsidian.

[jschild]

Fallout wouldn't exist if not for Wasteland. It was that innovative.

Goldbox version, not the horrible, horrible, remake. My first intro to AD&D.

Starflight 1 and 2, precursors to Star Control 1 and 2.

Sentinal Worlds was an awesome group RPG, scifi, with ship combat, very innovative game for its time.

Thanks for the extra info about the fallout team and such, isn't Obsidian the guys who did the second KOTOR?

[Valas Azuviir]

Fallout wouldn't exist if not for Wasteland. It was that innovative.


I've heard some of the BiS guys say that in the past. Used to haunt their message boards in days gone past.



Goldbox version, not the horrible, horrible, remake. My first intro to AD&D.


What about the Krynn series?


Sentinal Worlds was an awesome group RPG, scifi, with ship combat, very innovative game for its time.


Sounds like the Buck Rogers games based on the goldbox engine.


Thanks for the extra info about the fallout team and such, isn't Obsidian the guys who did the second KOTOR?

Yup, they also did NWN2. In both cases they weren't allowed to have as much time for the polishing as they might've liked. Hence, why some folks give them a bit of a bad rep.

[jschild]

Krynn series was ok, but didn't like it as much as the Radiance series.

Yes, except it predated the Buck Rogers series. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel_Worlds_I:_Future_Magic

Yeah, KOTOR 2 was broken at the end, NWN 2 i've heard about it to. That's what hurt Vampire: The Masquarde Bloodlines. I have never understood the "rush the game, even if its broken" mentality. Blizz is so successful in part because they have never rushed a game.

[XCompanion]

FF 7 was ported to PC quite well. I replayed it recently as it was, by far, the best and most engrossing FF story for me.

If you like RTS, Warhammer 40k: Dawn of war and the 1st expansion have a halfway decent story and fun play. The following 2 replaced the campaign with a Risk-like world map.

I'm not sure about the port, but Devil May Cry 3 was tons of fun on PS2 and has some good story elements.

Hitman: Blood money is incredibly entertaining. Great replay if you enjoy seeing how many different ways you can be stealthy on increasing difficulty. Not much in the way of a story per se.

[Glurin]

The predecessors of NWN2 are very good, if your interested in older titles. I really enjoyed NWN + expansions, especially the pirates of the sword coast module. And at this point its fairly well polished up. Baldur's Gate was excellent as well.

Haven't played Icewind Dale though.

[Wartro]

No real Order


1) .hack// series

2) Drakengard series

3) Kingdom Hearts series

4) Final Fantasy

5) Tales of Symphonia

6) Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates

7) Guild Wars

[XCompanion]

They ported Kindom hearts and Hack?

[Wartro]

They ported Kindom hearts and Hack?

I guess so cause I find them in most Gamestops.

I like .Hack cause it feel like a MMORPG but without the MMO part.

I cant wait till they make that a real MMO

[jschild]

He means did they port them to computer.

I don't have any consoles.

[Wartro]

He means did they port them to computer.

I don't have any consoles.

oh no. they console only I believe.

I suggest you going back to Warcraft and Warhammer.

DnD has something new coming, if you like that sort of thing

[jschild]

Except there are no Warcraft or Warhammer single player RPG's of course.

[snowieken]

Very much looking forward to Dragon Age, basically because it's Bioware.

I completely devoured the original Neverwinter Nights and its two expansions - very intriguing story with quite a few interesting and surprising plot developments. That's what Bioware is good at. I also liked NWN2, but I never really got very far in it - not nearly as immersive as NWN.

[todhus]

Witch Hunter was great!

[jschild]

Just finished Vampire: Bloodlines, ending was blah but everything else was very good. Would easily recommend it, just make sure to download the unofficial patch that fixes the bugs.

Now I need to decide whether to finish Oblivion, or start Witcher or Jade Empire or Fable, lol.

[Valas Azuviir]

Just finished Vampire: Bloodlines, ending was blah but everything else was very good. Would easily recommend it, just make sure to download the unofficial patch that fixes the bugs.


And which ending did you have? I mean, there are three of them iirc. :grin:

[jschild]

I checked the Anarch ending, both opening and not opening the casket.

[Valas Azuviir]

I checked the Anarch ending, both opening and not opening the casket.

Small error on my part, there are seven endings in total.

1) Anarch and don't open the casket.
2) Anarch and open the casket.
3) Camarilla ending.
4) Lacroix ending.
5) Ming Xiao ending.
6) Lone wolf and open the casket.
7) Lone wolf and don't open the casket.

And of course, certain Clans do mean different play experiences.
A Nossie is going to have a far different experience from say a Malky or a Torrie etc etc.

It does show that it's a rush job, certain quests were never fully developed.

Example would be Heather.. How the heck, can the Sabbat get their crummy paws on my ghoul, when I got her stashed in a Tremere Chantry and when I've left her with instructions not to leave the building. :wink:

[jschild]

Yeah, the 2.4 "i think" patch, fixes and restores much..but there are still gaps. I hate it when games are rushed.

EDIT: Also decided to go with Jade Empire - Bioware RPG"s always suck me in :)

[jschild]

Just finished Jade Empire last night. Very good RPG overall, although way too familiar to KoToR.

Near the end, you do get to really use your party better and in more reasonable ways. Highly recommended, even if the combat is a bit repetitive and boring. THe story and enspecially the audio are amazing though.

Now onto Oblivion or the Witcher, not sure which.

[moopy]

Oh god, Bioware. I totally forgot. Don't go there unless you want to get totally sucked in :)

[jschild]

Well, I started playing it on the 11th, and finished last night.


So there you go, LoL.

Think I will hit The WItcher next, since Oblivion will probably be a big time sink.

[MixiMan]

If you PC can sustain the Witcher, it is an awesome game. I really have frame rate issues in some fights so it is kinda tedious to play. But i love that game really.

[jschild]

I cannot run it at max, but 1024x768 runs well. The NWN2 engine has some optimization problems, heck the original one ran more sluggishly than it should have, considering it's graphics levels.

As long as i can average 30 frames, I'll be ok.

[jschild]

Finished the Witcher about a week ago, very good game, not the best but very good, though disappointed about how the story kinda peters out at the end (not a lack of story, just a very real lack of any resolution to many things)

Just started Mass Effect and have to say......DAMN....easily the best character models (during dialog) I have ever seen and love replying before the talking is even over. Really amps up the "movie" feel. Still getting used to the combat, haven't played many "Cover Combat" games, so still used to running and gunning which isn't an ideal situation.

[jschild]

Thread ressurection for the WIN!.

Mass Effect totally ROCKS!

Easily one of Bioware's best games ever and easily the most cinimatic. This game is exactly why I call the Elder Scroll series lifeless. Tons of action, great story, awesome in-game cutscenes, and just the start of a trilogy. Get it if you like RPG's at all. And save your save games. :)

[Maoileoin]

Thread ressurection for the WIN!.

Mass Effect totally ROCKS!

Easily one of Bioware's best games ever and easily the most cinimatic. This game is exactly why I call the Elder Scroll series lifeless. Tons of action, great story, awesome in-game cutscenes, and just the start of a trilogy. Get it if you like RPG's at all. And save your save games. :)

I LOVED Mass Effect, and was disappointed I would have to wait for the next game to continue the story. Very awesome game.

[jschild]

Only wish they would hurry up and release Bring Down the Sky already.

[memetootoo]

Thread ressurection for the WIN!.

Mass Effect totally ROCKS!

Easily one of Bioware's best games ever and easily the most cinimatic. This game is exactly why I call the Elder Scroll series lifeless. Tons of action, great story, awesome in-game cutscenes, and just the start of a trilogy. Get it if you like RPG's at all. And save your save games. :)

I've heard a lot of good stuff about ME, but so far I've been a bit disjointed, mostly with the combat system and the lack of variety. It's been weeks since I've played, so I should prb. give it another chance. I've been too busy leveling my druid alt full time. I got to level 67 in 7 days played!

[jschild]

The combat system does take a bit of getting used too if you are more used to Halflife/Doom style games. Taking and firing from cover is a must.

[Maoileoin]

The combat system does take a bit of getting used too if you are more used to Halflife/Doom style games. Taking and firing from cover is a must.

Or, you can do as I did and set it to easy mode... haha. I cared more about the storyline than being able to say "I wtfpwned this game".

[jschild]

The game gets too easy though in easy mode. I switched for a couple fights where i got frustrated, but generally the best option is when swarms decend on you, retreat. Run back a bit and fight on your terms, then it gets a bit easier to take down the enemies. I've got to check out Gears of War soon, since they seems to be the leading game using that style of combat.

[Telic]

If you liked Vampire: Bloodlines and games that give a great story background.

YOU MUST try "Mafia".

Best game ever imo ;)

GTA for adults, with great music, dialogue, voice overs, story, and gameplay mix of driving and shooter. Simply fantastic.

If you don't buy it and try it, then I curse your children to be taught by Creationists ;p


Oh, and of course, Thief games, System Shock games, and the original Deus Ex :D

[jschild]

Done System Shock's and Dues Ex, but not Thief (could never get into stealth games really).

Ok, just take that creationist out of my kid's classroom.....I'll do what you want. Just please....not that :)

[Valas Azuviir]

Thief 3 is gentle enough even for those new to the stealth genre. Has a rather neat plot and good atmosphere as well. The Cradle mission apparently has given some folks nightmares.

Mix an orphanage and an insane asylum, have it be haunted and seemingly abandoned and that's what you end up with.

Otherwise try the Gabriel Knight games, point and click adventure granted, but again, decent plot, great atmosphere. Can't vouch for GK2, never played that one, but GK1 and 3 are good.

[jschild]

I've done GK 1 and 2, but only read the novelization of 3.They are good.

[winterfever]

I've done GK 1 and 2, but only read the novelization of 3.They are good.

thread's been dead for a good week, but i thought i'd suggest some games of my own.


GoW is always good. i mean..it's better if you have a buddy to do a little co-op with but the single player is good on it. you might get sick and tired of the gray color scheme that haunts you through most of the game. so i can only play it once a while. other than the blood and gore, it's really boring to the eyes.

Medieval Total War 2 is a great single player game. If you don't know what it is, then you need to check it out. It is by far the single greatest, strategy involved, time consuming single player game ever.

Company of Heroes and Dawn of War series are also good if you're interested in an RTS. But sounds like you're not much of an RTS fan from the sound sof it.

[jschild]

I really like GoW, it was a total blast. Enjoyed it far more than I did Bioshock. First game I ever played and really felt like I was in the movie Aliens. Just tense and action packed the whole way thorugh.

Haven't playe MTW2, but loved TW:Rome.

[jschild]

Just a quick update for PC Mass Effect players.

Bring Down the Sky has been released so be sure to go and check it out.

[Maoileoin]

Just a quick update for PC Mass Effect players.

Bring Down the Sky has been released so be sure to go and check it out.

Let me know how it is. My game is for the 360, but I may have to break down and get the PC version for all of these updates.

[jschild]

It was fun, full voice acting so they didn't scrimp out for it. Clocks in around 90 minutes. Only thing I do not like is how it is implemented. It is just tacked on, so if you beat the game, you have to go to a previous save where you have access to the galactic map. I would have prefered it being integrated into the game, using your last save game (IE, where you beat the game) and effectivly taking place after the main game. This would make sense, because it feels as if this is the groundwork being laid for the next game.

Well worth a free download, plus 1.01 patch.

[Maoileoin]

It was fun, full voice acting so they didn't scrimp out for it. Clocks in around 90 minutes. Only thing I do not like is how it is implemented. It is just tacked on, so if you beat the game, you have to go to a previous save where you have access to the galactic map. I would have prefered it being integrated into the game, using your last save game (IE, where you beat the game) and effectivly taking place after the main game. This would make sense, because it feels as if this is the groundwork being laid for the next game.

Well worth a free download, plus 1.01 patch.

I had forgotten about x-box live... any news of if they are going to make it available for download there?

[jschild]

Umm, its been on xbox live for months.

[Maoileoin]

Umm, its been on xbox live for months.

Well lookie there, I don't have to buy the PC version. I rarely play the 360 anymore (ya know, the whole WoW addiction thing) so I had completely forgotten about Live.