Originally Posted by Lake Plisko
Originally Posted by kanisatha
Originally Posted by Lake Plisko
Baldur's Gate 3 is the best isometric/old school CRPG ....
Except for that BG3 isn't old school in any way, shape or form. BG3 is an appearances-focused AAA game, and that is the proper yardstick by which it ought to be measured and compared with other games.

I certainly think it's a very old school game... and that is coming from someone who has played all of the old school CRPGs for the most part. smile

But if you want to view it that way - then that's cool.

This made me chuckle a bit.
Do people here really think BG3 is <old school> ? Man do I feel old lol.
So uh, what exactly IS the norm for a Turn based cRPG game? Surely not Witcher/Elder scrolls games? In my book these are action rpgs. And Diablo is a RunNGun Shmup RPG.
I actually would argue, BG3 IS the norm for a modern cRPG game...

Pathfinder WoTr is WAY more old school than BG3. So is the mediocre Black Geyser. And of course you have the PoE series.
I think the best example of a MODERN rpg blended perfectly with OLD SCHOOL stuff is Disco Elysium. That game is sensational on every levels. In fact, I would argue it is easily TOP10 best rpg game of all time. Oh and cherry on top, an indie dev!

Last edited by Count Turnipsome; 10/12/22 12:52 AM.
It just reminded me of the bowl of goat's milk that old Winthrop used to put outside his door every evening for the dust demons. He said the dust demons could never resist goat's milk, and that they would always drink themselves into a stupor and then be too tired to enter his room..