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Lysander
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Single Character RPGs
   

I'm looking for a good RPG where you control only one character at a time (eg no parties) and you directly control that character (meaning you don't click where you want them to go, you just go there).

I realize this has sort of been covered in the gothic threads, but so far they have yielded little.
Post Sun Apr 14, 2002 10:16 pm
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Jaz
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Hmmm... older RPGs like Lands of Lore 1-3 come to mind here.
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Post Mon Apr 15, 2002 4:55 am
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Rawis
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Yes, games like Gothic... i don't know many, but Crusaders of Might and Magic is a bit like Gothic... buts its more a hack n' slash game than a RPG game...
Post Mon Apr 15, 2002 4:40 pm
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Shadow_Fyre
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Unless you go back to either 1st person shooters or back to the original 2 Ultimas, you are somewhat limited in your current choices. (exceptions being Crusaders etc).

Console platforms (NES, Sega, Super NES, PSX, etc) had lots of RPG's with that sort of movement style (Going way back here- Dragon Warrior, Soul Blade, etc)
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Post Tue Apr 16, 2002 6:03 pm
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Gothmog
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You could of course try Ultima9 or alternatively try pulling all of your teeth out with a nice pair of pliers. Roughly equivalent experiences.
Post Tue Apr 16, 2002 10:41 pm
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The Golden Mage
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Gothic is a game set inside a prison camp the first chapter you have to earn you ore(money) by hunting, stealing or finding stuff. This guy is cool but full of errors if you can get past the errors it's great.
Post Tue Apr 23, 2002 12:22 am
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Tempar2000
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Battlespire
   

An old game called Battlespire is one character only and has a great story and gameplay to boot. It is fairly old and dated however. I also beleive that redguard by bethesda is a similar game.
Post Tue May 07, 2002 8:38 am
 
Michael C
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Ultima underworld 1 and 2, Simply the best CRPG's ever made, and they are both single character games. Both games are from 1992-1994 so graphics are a bit dated for todays standard, but the gameplay is still unsurpassed. The new game to come very soon now "Arx" is supposed to be a game made in honour to those Ultima underworld games!
Post Tue May 07, 2002 9:28 am
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Yog Sothoth
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I agree with Michael C! UW1 is the best sngle CRPG ever made!!
Full immersion - great story
You don't feel to be in the Abyss, you ARE in the Abyss!!!!
Tyr it and you'll never stop playing it (i've finished it 5 or 6 times)
Post Tue May 07, 2002 10:02 am
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spritex
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Ultima Underworld was also my top 1 game experience of all time.

As for other single player one character first person RPG's there is the obvious answer - Morrowind!

Also check out Outcast, it's more like an Adventure than RPG but very immersive nontheless (and the experience is somewhat similar to exploring in Morrowind). (Thief 1&2 and System Shock 1&2 are worth checking out as well.)

Waiting eagerly for Arx Fatalais, too.
Post Tue May 07, 2002 3:10 pm
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Lintra
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There is also Daggerfall. If one can find a copy.
Post Tue May 07, 2002 3:23 pm
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Yog Sothoth
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in my opinion Daggerfall is a piece of s..t!
I never finished it. You simply couldn't... to many bugs...
however my top 3 list is:
1. Ultima Underworld 1 & Sytem Shock 1
2. Thief 1
3. Ultima Underworld 2 & System Shock 2
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Hmmm, maybe games like Everquest, Dark Age of Camelot (but you can get into parties in those). Oh! What about Morrowind?
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Post Thu May 09, 2002 2:44 pm
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Lintra
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An old game that I really enjoyed:

Anvil of Dawn.

"Nobody fools (?) with a Clansman"

It was a really fun romp, with a surprise (at least unusual for it's time) ending.
Post Thu May 09, 2002 4:00 pm
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Orgull
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quote:
Originally posted by Yog Sothoth
in my opinion Daggerfall is a piece of s..t!
I never finished it. You simply couldn't... to many bugs...
however my top 3 list is:
1. Ultima Underworld 1 & Sytem Shock 1
2. Thief 1
3. Ultima Underworld 2 & System Shock 2


Just to let you know, I finished Daggerfall. It's quite possible, and If you use the last patch and configure your system correctly, the bug count goes way down. It's a blast, I just wish Morrowind was more like Daggerfall but...
Post Thu May 30, 2002 5:26 am
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