Trigger the codex with a statement.

[The Game Analists]

The sales are in, folks. Skyrim is one of the greatest RPGs of all time!

 

[Fargus]

Romance is the best thing in RPG.

 

[Nekot-The-Brave]

 

[Ismaul]

Obsidian Entertainment and our legendary game designers Chris Avellone, Tim Cain, and Josh Sawyer are excited to bring you a new role-playing game for the PC. Project Eternity (working title) pays homage to the great Infinity Engine games of years past: Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, and Planescape: Torment.

Project Eternity aims to recapture the magic, imagination, depth, and nostalgia of classic RPG's that we enjoyed making - and playing. At Obsidian, we have the people responsible for many of those classic games and we want to bring those games back… and that’s why we’re here - we need your help to make it a reality!

Project Eternity will take the central hero, memorable companions and the epic exploration of Baldur’s Gate, add in the fun, intense combat and dungeon diving of Icewind Dale, and tie it all together with the emotional writing and mature thematic exploration of Planescape: Torment.

/thread

 

[adrix89]

This threads needs honesty to be fun, so that's precisely what I'll do.

"Stats are a racket."

You are expected to put points into something you have no idea about, and most of the time are a waste.
You need a few playthroughs or looking up a guide to have any idea what you are doing but that's completely pointless since you exhaust all the content in just one.
And even if you did seeing how many "dump stats" are, that are completely pointless, you would understand the failure of the system in the first place, and leave a bad taste in your mouth.

While the ideal of PnP RPGs able to create any character is noble, it just doesn't work in computer RPGs.
Stick to classes at the start that developers explicitly designed around.

 

[Gregz]

"The only way any of you would ever get any pussy is to grab it as sanctioned by your new fearless leader." -Taylor Swift

 

[HoboForEternity]

Bethesda should remake fallout 2 and 1 with fallout 4 engine, mechanics and graphics

 

[octavius]

There are games worse than Oblivion.

Fallout is not perfect.

I haven't played PS:T.

 

[Fargus]

Bethesda should remake fallout 2 and 1 with fallout 4 engine, mechanics and graphics

Yeah, but those games are piles of shit.

Codex loves Fallout 4 and Bethesda

 

[Felix]

Jagged Alliance 2 is not an RPG because laptop guy has no stats.

 

[flabbyjack]

Oblivion is the best Elder Scrolls game!

Trump planned 9/11!

DU is a socialist!

 

[octavius]

CRPGs should be more inclusive. When was the last time you could romance a black transgender muslim?

 

[Kev Inkline]

"Don't define your game by a list of bullet points... define it by the experience you want people to have." -Todd Howard

Not all crossfitters are vegans.

 

[LizardWizard]

Age of Decadence is shit

 

[felipepepe]

Xenogears has better writing than Torment.

 

[Fargus]

I hope Chris Avellone will be hired by Beamdog... as a coffee boy.

 

[Hyperion]

R.I.P. Chris Avellone 1971 - 2016, died of AIDS complications.

 

[laclongquan]

Neverwinter Nights 2 Original Campaign is the greatest EAVER! Have you debate your trial? Have you built your Crossroad keep!

BESTEST!

 

[Glaucon]

Even someone making a measly game developers wage can afford AIDS medication these days.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

The Golden Age of CRPGs was 1987-1994.

 

[Darth Roxor]

This is literally the worst Obsidian game I’ve played to date. That’s right, I even had more fun with Dungeon Siege 3 - at least it was a fun beat ‘em up, as opposed to this lifeless, uninspired husk. Disappointment, thy name is Pillars of Eternity.

 

[Reinhardt]

After being unable to secure funding for future projects, Troika Games was forced to lay off their staff in late 2004 and later close their doors on February 24, 2005.

 

[Sensuki]

Call of Duty is a great game.

 

[Black_Willow]

Icewind Dale combat > ToEE combat

 

[octavius]

Fallout would have been better with RTwP combat.