[Dolorous Menhir]

Gothos, on 20 December 2010 - 01:57 PM, said:

Ah yeah. Should look at names more I guess.

And why? Well, the past relationship with her is one of my favourite parts of the game. You'll get bits here and there iirc. In any case, I do hope you explore as much dialogue as humanely possible

I shall wait for you in Death's Halls, my love.

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I spend more time talking to all the people I see than actually exploring, well named people anyway

Well, I've met quite a few unnamed NPC's in Sigil that were either interesting to talk to (for example: the 2 demons in the smothering corpse bar) or even essential for a quest (for example: the thugs that stole the necklace from a monk).


By the way: conversation is terrific in this game, so much interesting stuff coming along.

[cerveza_fiesta]

Avatar, on 21 December 2010 - 01:23 AM, said:

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I spend more time talking to all the people I see than actually exploring, well named people anyway

Well, I've met quite a few unnamed NPC's in Sigil that were either interesting to talk to (for example: the 2 demons in the smothering corpse bar) or even essential for a quest (for example: the thugs that stole the necklace from a monk).

By the way: conversation is terrific in this game, so much interesting stuff coming along.

IIRC there's some quest content from talking to your companions too...thought I can't remember how much. They do have terrific stories.

And, like Baldur's gate, you get very little content from simply following the main questline. The more you talk, the more stuff there is to do.

[Dolorous Menhir]

Speak to Dakkon about the Unbroken Circle of Zerthimon.

[cerveza_fiesta]

I don't think this is much of a spoiler...but just in case

Spoiler

IIRC as well, Morte turns into an amazingly kickass companion later in the game....which is good since I don't think you can dismiss him. He's pretty central to the plot at a couple points.

You keep finding "teeth" for him that upgrade his attack. I can't remember all of them, but I seem to remember some having fire attack, acid attack, etc...

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[Gothos]

Pick up chances to upgrade his litany of curses ;]

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Thanks for your advices

Although I unlocked the litany skill, I haven't used it yet. Do I upgrade it by getting people to curse at me??

[Garak]

More or less. You'll notice that Morte will either begin arguing with that person or he'll be staring as if enthralled (and listening to sweet curses). And the game will let you know when Morte has upgraded that talent. Speak with a whore/tart sometime, that's always a good start.

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[Gothos]

Avatar, on 22 December 2010 - 04:20 PM, said:

Although I unlocked the litany skill, I haven't used it yet.

O_O
Not faced mages yet? It DESTROYS enemy spellcasters. DESTROYS.

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Next mage will be utterly destroyed!

[cerveza_fiesta]

Avatar, on 23 December 2010 - 02:11 PM, said:

Next mage will be utterly destroyed!

What type of char are you playing?

I had by far the most fun with a full mage character and found the other companions to be a good compliment to that type of main.

Plus, some of the late game cutscene animations for the advanced level 8 and 9 spells are worth every bit of pain-in-the-ass you experience struggling through the first few levels of mage-wuss-ness.

[Trickster]

My favourite game, and propably the best cRPG of my life. BG II is great too, but Planescape:Torment is just Awesomness Incarnated, and Morte, Dak'kon and Fall-From-Grace are one's of my favourite characters from computer games.

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What type of char are you playing?

I had by far the most fun with a full mage character and found the other companions to be a good compliment to that type of main.

Just turned from fighter to mage.

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My favourite game, and propably the best cRPG of my life. BG II is great too, but Planescape:Torment is just Awesomness Incarnated, and Morte, Dak'kon and Fall-From-Grace are one's of my favourite characters from computer games.

As far as I am (in the catacombs under Sigil) PT has for me some of the same strong features that make MBotF so great: a very original and deep story, a dark atmosphere, much depth and likable characters.

[Stalker]

I've been loving the game too. Just reached Baator, so I have been plowing through the game hehe.

My character is a fighter, as always. I can't stand mages usually, and in this game in particular. For some odd reason my laptop can't handle the spells. For a game made in 1999, and a laptop that was top of the line in 2008, it is just odd. I've been having a lot of issues with it recently and I think this is just another thing that is going, though I've tried updating without effect.

[Satan]

Werthead, on 19 December 2010 - 11:07 AM, said:

PLANESCAPE TORMENT has a good claim on being the single greatest CRPG ever made, certainly the only CRPG that qualifies as 'literature'. Very interesting game built on philosophical themes, though there's also enough mayhem and violence to appeal to more action-oriented gamers. Wonderful atmosphere as well.

Between PLANESCAPE TORMENT and BALDUR'S GATE II, you have the two best CRPGS of all time. Nothing else really comes close.

I think calling Planescape literature detracts value from the way the story is told in this game. There's simply no way you'd be able to translate the richness of the world, or the basic philosophy behind it, without boring the reader to death. The fact that you can choose to delve deeper into the lore of the planescape universe(s?) makes all the difference.