I feel stronger...
Hands down - favorite game that I've ever played.
The whole game gives off a very dark atmosphere, especially when the game first starts (in a mortuary!). I didn't enjoy the game at first because, visually, that was alot to take in all at once (open wounds, blood-soaked slabs, embalming fluids, etc), but i soon got engulfed into the story and couldn't stop playing for the life of me.
The story and character depth is what makes this game uber-addictive. It's odd because, in essence, it's a Quentin Tarantino film where you have an end result and try to go back and figure out what the heck is going on and piece together things.
The Nameless One (main protagonist) wakes up in a mortuary and finds himself all sorts of scarred up without a single memory that he can recall....not even his name. Here is where your story begins. You eventually start learning that he's in fact immortal and everytime he dies he loses all his memories. This being the case, TNO has had many previous incarnations (thousands even) and all of them had their own unique characteristics - from intelligent to uneducated, from paranoid to practical, from evil to good, etc. As you play through the story, you figure out that many of TNO's previous incarnations have had their hands in almost everything that has/is going on in the city of Sigil (and even beyond the physical planes!) and quite often those incarnations who would also learn about their situation, would leave hints/traps for the next incarnation to use and help/hurt him on his journey.
One of my favorite aspects of the story, without giving away too much, is that there are many parts that involve a good amount of philosophy. Whether it's talking a person out of their own existence or truly *knowing* one's self to make one's will stronger.
All of these elements make the literary aspect of this game amazing. You'll be reading alot (sometimes for 20 mins straight) but it doesn't feel like you're dragging yourself through it. It's a very impressive story and it will even make you look at life a little different. It's a must-play game for RPGers, but more than that, it's a must-play game for anyone who wants an experience!
There cannot be two skies...
