Forcing the console generation to enjoy the real stuff

[Bruticis]

So, after hours of debating with my console-tard cousin to try out the RPG genre, he's finally agreed to step up to the challenge. I've assigned Fallout 2 as his first order of business. Being a semi-journo major, he's decided to blog his ordeals as proof of his deeds http://sprayahen.wordpress.com/.

I'm trying to get him to somewhat enjoy this so I don't want to punish him with some of the older classics I grew up with like Wizardry, Ultima, Bards Tale, or the SSI Gold boxes, etc.. I need some ideas on what to hit him with next, something different from Fallout 2. I was thinking about Planescape or Arcanum but I'd like some ideas. Oh, and I want to wrap up the whole project with something like Fallout 3 or Mass Effect so he can see what his kind has done to my beloved industry, so I'm staying away from the evil shit for now.

 

[Radisshu]

This looks quite promising.

 

[Zed]

I'd hit him with BGII. Good enough writing, different type of gameplay but still very involving and regarded as a great classic. Or PST.

 

[Fomorian]

Truly it is when Klamath is considered a huge and confusing environment.

Kudos for the attempt though.

 

[KalosKagathos]

So I’ll be honest with you, readers. I won’t be able to honor my original promises. I will not be able to defeat this game without a little help every now and then.

Sweet Jesus, I think I was 12 when I finished Fallout 2 for the first time.

 

[Orgasm]

Should have started with the superior Fallout.

-edit-

Now that I've read a few lines of his, I change that statement.
Shoot him.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Don't let him touch PST, the tons of writing will turn him off if he's a next gen consoletard already

 

[Bruticis]

So I’ll be honest with you, readers. I won’t be able to honor my original promises. I will not be able to defeat this game without a little help every now and then.

Sweet Jesus, I think I was 12 when I finished Fallout 2 for the first time.

Which is why ME style games are now the defacto standard for the "next-gen" RPGs. Sad times folks, sad times.

 

[Bruticis]

Don't let him touch PST, the tons of writing will turn him off if he's a next gen consoletard already

He's an avid reader, so there's hope I can change him! Really, if everyone of you would do the same thing to your local, resident console-tard, we could make this world a better place.

 

[RatFink]

i think its very interesting!
reminds me of my first time playing it! good times!

 

[Imbecile]

Ultimately it depends what he wants from games. If he can deal with the shit combat, AI and UI and enjoy the c&c and writing, then fair enough. I gave up on Fallout 2, I have to admit.

 

[Gay-Lussac]

BG 2.

 

[Destroid]

It took... 5-8 hours... to do some quests in Klameth?

EDIT: In light of the above information don't give him an epically long game such as any BG.

 

[Jive One]

The real stuff? Heh...Wizardry IV or bust.

 

[Black_Willow]

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Hi Orrin!

 

[Bruticis]

BG 2.

I thought about BG2 but I didn't really like it all that much. It's over hyped IMO and was thinking PST would be a better choice as far as the infinity engine goes. I'm wondering if I shouldn't mix things up though, give him a different style RPG like Arx Fatalis or something. Reading his blog after he tries to cast a few spells in the heat of a battle would be hilarious.

 

[Gragt]

Should have given him Fallout.

Anyway you can always try Mask of the Betrayer after.

 

[Bruticis]

stuff

Hi Orrin!

Look me up in Utah, we can go shopping together.

 

[Sceptic]

Some of this makes me sad.
- RPG = Final Fantasy
- Good RPG = makes you comatose
- Challenge = reading a strategy guide
- Carefully studying the system = reading game guides on the internet

What the hell happened to figuring out how the system works by a) reading the fucking manual then b) testing it in the game to get the more subtle things?

I have a much better idea than this challenge: hire some people to kidnap your cousin, lock him up in a room and only let him out if he completes Wizardry 4. THAT is challenge. And if you're feeling really evil tell them not to let him out until he sees the Grandmaster ending

 

[Bruticis]

Some of this makes me sad.
- RPG = Final Fantasy
- Good RPG = makes you comatose
- Challenge = reading a strategy guide
- Carefully studying the system = reading game guides on the internet

What the hell happened to figuring out how the system works by a) reading the fucking manual then b) testing it in the game to get the more subtle things?

I have a much better idea than this challenge: hire some people to kidnap your cousin, lock him up in a room and only let him out if he completes Wizardry 4. THAT is challenge. And if you're feeling really evil tell them not to let him out until he sees the Grandmaster ending

Excellent but I'd need to go a step further. Give him a DOS PC, have him try to create a boot disk and edit the files. Hmm, Ultima 7 would be awesome in that aspect. You haven't paid your fucking dues until you've edited an autoexec.bat and config.sys file to get a game working.

 

[VentilatorOfDoom]

Hey interesting project

You should point him to NWN. It even was Skyways first RPG and he rated it 95% or something.

 

[Gragt]

I just read from the blog in the first post and what the goatfuck is this human cattle? Can't he just enjoy life for what it is?

 

[FeelTheRads]

Before I begin what is sure to be a world famous series of posts,

the creation of this blog you’re not likely to ever read

Oh, this guy...

How often does he gets lost in cliche phrases like those?

Also, trying too hard to sound like a writer.

Can't he just enjoy life for what it is?

Looks like emo wannabe writer to me.

 

[Sceptic]

You should point him to NWN. It even was Skyways first RPG and he rated it 95% or something.

NO. NO NO NO NO NO

YOU ARE WRONG. MORAN.

PS that was BG2

 

[relootz]

Even one saved soul makes a difference! Continue brave warrior!