Ramblings of RPGs

Pinch

Shared on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 21:33
I think I have lost my way. 

Is there a tipping point for old gamers? Is there a time when we loose it all? The desire to play games?

I have been a long time fan of rpg's.  Sadly I think much of my life was shaped because of these games.  And if not my life then my mood.
There is something comfortable in having a good rpg to come home to.  Problem is, now all the good games are mmorpg's.  I haven't the time to spend playing these games. Funny how things change.
Last year I logged over 2700 hours in at my job.
I am pretty sure that I logged at least 1000 hours in WoW.
Then I quit.  December 8th, 2006.
The allure of rpg's is the sheer volume of ways to increase your characters power.
With all of these mmorpg's they keep adding new content.
I am a grinder. I have always been a grinder.  WoW became the never ending grind for me.
And then it was gone.

I tried a few other mmorpgs since and the result is always the same. 
CoH, Stormreach, LOTR online, all hit on the same level.
I dusted off my PS2 this summer and gave FFX a go. After about 200 hours of leveling all of my characters I went after Jecht.  Much easier this time around.  But I noticed something.  There was a finality to it.  There would be a patch to add new items, or open new areas to explore. There wasn't going to be an expansion allowing me to have some new and wonderful powers. 

I liked it. It was like reading the last page in a good book.

But has my desire gone?
This is where I need help.  I need an rpg for the PC that has both depth and finality.
Help me find my way.

Thanks.

Comments

Pinch's picture
Submitted by Pinch on Fri, 12/07/2007 - 20:36
I did the neverwinter nights. How does nwn2 play? I just got Oblivion. Hopefully that will kill some time. I just fell bad I have such a powerful rig and I dont use it much.
ImMrPete's picture
Submitted by ImMrPete on Sun, 12/09/2007 - 09:48
Why don't you try Maplestory? Ok just kidding. I know that there are games that you like. They just don't make rpg's like they used to. We both have WoW issues. It's like a drug. I still get the urge to play. Remember when we played Evercrack? Damn I miss those days.
Falelorn's picture
Submitted by Falelorn on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 22:55
sadly.. you wont find a good RPG on the PC any more.. Hellgate London is considered a RPG but its not Witcher is considered a RPG (great game tho) but its more action then anything, feels like a console wanna be to me I go back to older games like Deus Ex, Morrowind, Daggerfall, etc... and its really the only way to get my deep long RPG fix... I do enjoy MMORPGs, I am a die hard Everquest nut and have played every MMO out and currently beta testing 3 and while I love the grind, the new content, raiding.. newer MMORPGs like WoW for instance just suck because they forgot the RPG in MMORPG.. ive never been more bored with a MMO then WoW after level 20, its raiding is boring to put it mildly.
ixtab's picture
Submitted by ixtab on Fri, 12/07/2007 - 07:08
I found that neverwinter nights fills my rpg void
Pinch's picture
Submitted by Pinch on Wed, 12/12/2007 - 06:22
I remember you guys having to drag me out of the house to get me to go anywhere during the evercrack days. There was that you, Mandi, Tom, and I went out for breakfast at the Trocoderro and all I could talk about was the new area I found and what a kick ass way there was to level up!
Caduceus's picture
Submitted by Caduceus on Wed, 12/12/2007 - 19:48
Try "The Witcher", most folks seem to like it (if you can get over the load times).

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