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WHAT RPGs DREAMS ARE MADE OFF !!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Whoever doubts that computer gaming is an art-form should play PLANESCAPE.
Words fail to describe the perfect symphony of brilliant ideas, emerging story-line and detailed coding that makes this game an unsurpassable classic!
I have yet to meet anyone who has played it and not raved about it!

NamelessOne and his companions are characters that will stay with you forever. The graphics may seem a bit outdated nowdays (they are the same as the first BALDUR's GATE, they share the same engine); however, true RPG gamers know that graphics are not a self-sustained aim.

If you can't find it here, try stock houses and eBay, but, believe me, you have to have this one!

Amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The title basicaly says all you realy need to know about this game.

But as this is a review I feel I should say more.... I was rather dubious about buying and playing this game... but I was off work ill, with little money and a lot of time on my hands. I was looking for a game that would take a lot of playing... I found this in a bargin bucket for a couple of pounds so thought what the hell.... why not.

Rarely have I ever been so glad that I gave into that boredom and bought this game.... It is simply astounding... it did take me about 25 - 30minutes to get into it then I was hooked.... I had to be dragged away from my computer screaming to be forced to eat and sleep before rushing back to see what else was in store for the nameless one, or what funny thing Morte would say next, or anyone of a thousand things that made this an amazing game.

I would honestly say that I am more of a hack n slash Role player than a thinking one. I hate those "quest" games like Monkey Island where you have to do x to get y, then place y in c and h will happen that allows you to get to the next level, they drive me insane and i give up after about 15min usualy. Torment isn't like that... everything is logical, you are pointed in the right direction all you have to decide is when you want to do it, OH and how you to choose to do it.... this is very important as it completely changes what happens to your character, who he is and what he becomes.

I could go on for hours saying how great this game is but I ain't going to.... As you will have noticed if you look at all the reviews here everyone loves this game... so just go out and buy it... its dirt cheap now its been released on budget and I promise you.. YOU WILL BE HOOKED.

The Best RPG of all Time!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

There is nothing that I can say about this RPG.This game will fascinate you from the moment you insert the first CD.Ater the excellent video you 'll enter to the world of Planes.It has nothing to do with classical Baldur's Gate story.The story of Torment in my opinion it's the best that has ever been written.It's so complicated and so fascinated that not even the great Michael Moorcock could have thought of it. The graphics are excellent.You don't see the small sprites of Baldur's Gate but big sprites with excellent textures. The enviroments are outstanding.Extraordinay buildings with brilliant colours and textures.It brings you to memory scenes from some Lovecraft novel.With one word EXCELLENT. The music fits perfectly with the whole setting.It becomes soft in certain times during while in the rest of the game it's a perfect companion. Overall we are talking about an excellent RPG game and not only.BLACK ISLE have created an epic game which surpasses the rest RPG with great ease.We are really looking forward for a sequel.Also If someone is able to take the official guide he or she will enjoy the game even more.Trust me on this!

A masterpiece, but a dark one

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Planescape: Torment is one of the best Role-Playing games ever written. The writing talent and imagination that went into the game are impressive, equalled by no other game I've played with the possible exception of the classic masterpiece Star Control 2. Whoever was responsible for writing Planescape: Torment is a writer of J.R.R. Tolkien's caliber (though his style is quite different). The Planescape universe is one of the most compelling and interesting I've seen, and the game's playable characters are all distinct, well-developed, sympathetic, and memorable. The game begins with the protagonist, the Nameless One, waking up on a cold stone slab in a mortuary, his memory gone and his body covered in scars and tattoos, his senses assaulted by the smell of formaldehyde and rotting flesh coming from the nearby corpses and the zombies that are working on them. This is a dark beginning, and the game remains dark throughout, which is unappealing to some and is probably responsible for this game relative poor sales compared to otherwise inferior but lighter games such as Baldur's Gate. (While Torment is a dark game, it does not require you to be evil or immoral--the darkness comes from the game's exploration of tragedy. One of its central questions is "what can change the nature of a man?" Its mood is similar, but not the same as, that of the Fallout games.) The equation is simple--if you're a lover of fiction who is not turned off by darkness, you will almost certainly love Planescape: Torment.

Amazing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have played a lot of RPGs, RTSs, FPSs, and other types of games in my life. I've been playing games since I was 6 (16 years ago), and there has only been one game that has kept my interest enough to make me want to go back to it almost on a yearly basis. That game is Planescape:Torment. This game is amazing. The first thing most normal computer RPGers will notice is that this is not the usual world you are used to. This is the world of the planes. Most games are done in Forgotten Realms or something like that, this one Bioware did something differant with, which is what they are known for now. They took all the normal RPG elements, kept the best of them, and threw away the rest. Than they found an interesting setting that no one had ever touched before. Planescape is all based around the idea that there are differant planes of existence all around, and all one needs to do to enter another is to find the right key. Well in this game you are constantly using keys to go to new places, and at the same time the story is driven by the fact that you cannot die, and that you have no memory of who you are. It then proceeds to be a story about you finding out who you are in the life that you are now leading, and in the lives you lead before. Each life there was someone you hurt, or someone you endangered. Each life you died and when you awoke you remembered nothing. Play this game, and you will not be disappointed. I bought it originally for 40 dollars, and I'd pay that now for it if I had to. It's so amazing.

Best Game Ever-First Review Online

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Quite simply the best game I've ever played. This is my first review online, I did a pc search for best online rated games and this one came up--want to add mine to keep it there.

The planescape universe combines the best elements of all rpg worlds. If you loved warcraft, starcraft, black isle games--now obsidian games this is the best of the best.

The marketing of this game was bad...the name and the guy on the cover could put alot of people...especially parents off. But, this cult classic deserves the reviews it gets.

WOW! Have you died yet today?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: January 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is so incredible. I already played Baldur's Gate and Fallout and I would never have thought, that a RPG could get any better in the near future... but here it is! This game is keeping me out of bed! And when I find an hour or two to get some sleep, I find myself workin' out a way to get through the catacombs or how to solve some quest given to me by some weird lookin' characters... So much for Dale... Hurry up Guys!

RPG of the Year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 12
Date: December 29, 1999
Author: Amazon User

An excellent game. It takes the best elements of the AD&D Universe and merges them with Black Isle's writing style. If you

This is a good introduction to AD&D

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 16
Date: July 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

What would happen if there was a place where there existed a portal to anywhere you wanted to go, both real and imaginary? You would find yourself in Sigil, the city of doors, deep in the center of the multi-verse known as Planescape; a place where the mere belief in something will cause its existence. You play the role of 'The Nameless One' an immortal being with a touch of amnesia, in his search to find out about himself.

Gameplay:
Torment utilizes the Infinity Engine made popular by Baldur's Gate, yet it seems to be geared more toward the new RPGer rather than fans of BG. The interface is probably, the only downside to this game. Everything is accessed through a circular right-click menu that is accessed during a paused game. Everything from talking to your characters, changing weapons, casting a spell and using special abilities is run from this window. It's a good idea in theory, yet it tries to do too much with too little. The original quick buttons found in BG were a much more efficient set-up.
The game uses a slightly modified AD&D second generation rule-set. As with the interface, the rule set has been simplified in this game. You have no choice to your starting character. Simply put, you are the nameless - an immortal human male, who starts as a fighter. During the game, you have the option of changing between your starting class of a fighter and a thief or mage. There's no dual-classing, switching to another class is like building a new character, yet switching back, you will find all your previously earned experience saved. Your available party members are not only locked in whatever class you find them in, but are, for the most part, locked in their weapon and armor choices.
What makes this game one of the better RPGs on the market is the story. In your quest to discover yourself, you learn about the story and concept of the planeworlds, an interesting universe where belief is very fabric of being. Though it introduces the player to the world, the story is very linear and you'll find yourself without much choice in the matter besides your decision to play good or evil.

Graphics:
If you've played any of the Black Isle games on the Infinity Engine, you'll be very familiar with the sights and sounds of Torment. It's a bit more zoomed in than the others, and that can lead to confusion when trying to cross long distances without the use of your mini-map. But for being 5 years old and only 800x600 it is very artistically done. A lot of work was put into creating a town that looks and feels like it could be the center of the universe. Besides the obvious, the game has aged very well.

Sound:
The ambient music is excellently done, as well as the voice acting. The biggest problem is in the game's EAX manipulation. If you have this turned on, you'll be hard pressed to hear the voice-acting in any outdoor or cavernous scenes as it just blends into white-noise. Besides that, the only annoyance comes with the apparent necessity to have your characters have a voice prompt after they do *anything*. After you've heard one of your character announce they have stealthed for the umpteenth time, you'll be hoping to never hear it again.

Overall:
While it's a fun game, it's not quite my cup-of-tea. Your character is immortal, you die and wake up somewhere with your inventory intact. For the most part, you can go around with your level one thief and try to take out City Guards with no side effect. The game is just too easy, even at the hardest settings. Add that to the severely linear gameplay and at times it becomes a little slow. It's your typical quest driven RPG without much in the way of side quests. Luckily, you have a variable alignment which can change depending on your actions, and that adds a little to the mix, but not enough. If the story wasn't as well written, then this game would have been a flop, so pick this up as a nice interactive novel, but don't expect a second play through unless the best RPG you've played before this is FF.

Atmosphere Atmosphere Atmosphere

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: June 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

It's been a long time, since Darklands I think, since a game has immersed me in atmosphere as rich as Planescape: Torment. This game is truly worth your time and effort, though it is, as all great games are, too short -- at least in my opinion. Those people who hunt for the "best of the best" equipment may be disappointed, as I didn't manage to find any armor for my character or even a simple missle weapon. The focus of the game is more on character interaction, and there is LOTS of it. The problem with this is that you'll really have to skim the dialog for the gist of what's being said rather than fully appreciating the skill that went in to constructing the conversations.

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