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    #1  Edited By CL60

    Could anybody recommend me a good PC RPG that isn't Fallout, or The Elder Scrolls?

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    #2  Edited By whyzenheimer

    I recently started playing The Witcher, and was really starting to get into it.  The melee combat took a little getting used to, and I had only learned one spell, but I thought it was pretty cool in the first few hours. 

    I'm one of those people who has to finish one game before committing to the next though, so it was straight back to Persona 4.

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    #3  Edited By The_A_Drain

    Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines.

    Arcanum

    Planescape Torment

    Baldurs Gate

    Sorted.

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    #4  Edited By Sabata

    I don't think they make Rocket Propelled Grenades for the PC, sorry. :(

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    #5  Edited By peerless

    The Witcher was a lot of fun.
    If you want something older, Baldur's Gate (and Baldur's Gate 2) are classics.
    Neverwinter Nights (and, to a lesser extent, NWN2) was good as well.
    Darkstone is an action-RPG like Diablo, but it's really old.
    Divine Divinity is good too, but old.

    Those are the only ones I can think to recommend that aren't Fallout, ES, or ports.

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    #6  Edited By PureRok
    @The_A_Drain said:
    " Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines.ArcanumPlanescape TormentBaldurs GateSorted. "
    Don't forget Icewind Dale.
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    #7  Edited By CL60
    @MisoRonery said:
    " I recently started playing The Witcher, and was really starting to get into it.  The melee combat took a little getting used to, and I had only learned one spell, but I thought it was pretty cool in the first few hours.  I'm one of those people who has to finish one game before committing to the next though, so it was straight back to Persona 4. "
    Yeah, I beat it already.

    @The_A_Drain said:
    " Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines.ArcanumPlanescape TormentBaldurs GateSorted. "

    I've played those already, didn't much care for Arcanum


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    #9  Edited By eclipsesis

    the witcher

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    #10  Edited By PureRok
    @eclipsesis said:
    " the witcher "
    He already said he beat it.
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    #11  Edited By Snipzor

    Dungeon Seige, I played the hell out of that game.

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    #12  Edited By rjayb89

    You could try Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.  I just started it up a few days ago.  Not so Vista compatible though, but runs very well since it's pretty old after all.

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    #13  Edited By CL60
    @rjayb89 said:
    " You could try Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.  I just started it up a few days ago.  Not so Vista compatible though, but runs very well since it's pretty old after all. "
    I have it on PC and XBOX, I'm a big KOTOR fan.
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    #14  Edited By eclipsesis

    @PureRok: Sorry my bad i didn't look. 

    i suppose if he/she dosen't mind bad graphics they could always try neverwinter nights

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    #15  Edited By MeetThePyro

    System Shock 2 or Deus Ex?

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    #16  Edited By PureRok
    Eschalon: Book I is pretty good if you don't mind a new game using old-school CRPG style controls and graphics.
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    #17  Edited By Al3xand3r

    For a more recent game than the absolute classics mentioned, and since you've already played and finished The Witcher, try Drakensang: The Dark Eye. It's an old school party based CRPG, not sandbox, but more like a dungeon crawl with the odd adventure style quest to figure out.

      
    A prequel for this game is in the works now, from the same studio, titled River of Time. It should be good.

    I'm waiting for Divinity II. It's already out, but only in Germany for now, and while it's a little more traditional itself, it does have the open ended aspect fans of recent hyped titles will be enjoying. It's also action based for its combat system, so it should be the most popular of this bunch.
      
    You can find more noob videos of the German version on the tube. It has a cool mind reading mechanic.

    There's another The Dark Eye based game coming from different company also, called Demonicon. Maybe...


    Other than that, I'm extremely hyped for Age of Decadence. It's. Going. To. Rock!
      

    A google search for any of these names will come up with info you want. I guess.
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    #18  Edited By Pazy

    Though im not strictly asking for a PC RPG (in the same sense as the original post) but could anyone recommend some good worlds to explore? By which I mean games like Elder Scrolls where theres a world which I can walk around in and (in addition to quests etc.) enjoy diffrent types of architecture and just talking to NPC's?

    Im looking at Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall for this as well but im having a harder time getting into one (too used to the ease of use of mordern versions).

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    #20  Edited By Lunarbunny

    Other games I would recommend have already been mentioned, but I think STALKER should at least be noted.

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    #21  Edited By demonbear

    Neverwinter nights games are really good if you're into AD&D at all...

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    #22  Edited By Gargantuan
    @The_A_Drain said:
    " Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines.ArcanumPlanescape TormentBaldurs GateSorted. "
    These and Knights of the Old Republic


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    #23  Edited By Phetz

    +1 For Baldur's Gate. This will keep you busy for a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG time if you try to do everything, and its sequel is easily one of the best, if not THE best RPG ever made, especially if you have both games and their expansions and connect them to each other via the Tutu mod for a single, VERY long and VERY high-quality RPG. I would love to see Jeff and Vinny Endurance Run that, if they didn't give up by the jillionth hour.

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    #24  Edited By whyzenheimer
    @CL60 said:
    " Could anybody recommend me a good PC RPG that isn't Fallout, or The Elder Scrolls? "
    Maybe you should compile a better list of what not to recommend before you start asking for advice.

    I work in a place where the most common question is, "What's good?" and without proper context to learn a persons tastes and past experiences, it's like flinging shit into a fan and trying to hit the bullseye ten feet away.
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    #25  Edited By AhmadMetallic

    Mount & Blade seems silly. im playing it currently

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    #26  Edited By GreenChaos

    Mass Effect, Jade Empire.

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    #27  Edited By Hamst3r

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
    Mass Effect
    Aquaria
    Alien Shooter

    As you can see, I only play Diet RPGs, but they're great games regardless.

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