Planescape: Torment pitch document (1997) [pdf]

Re:Planescape: Torment pitch document (1997) [pdf] by Arainach on Saturday June 17, 2023 @12:53PM (#36371967)

Dialog doesn't make it "one of the best cRPGs of all time" or even necessarily worth playing in 2023. That's the rose tinted glasses.

The gameplay is absolutely an important part of "should I play this now".

Plenty of games that were good when they came out aren't worth investing hours in today. Bioshock Infinite comes to mind.

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Re:Planescape: Torment pitch document (1997) [pdf] by pcthrowaway on Saturday June 17, 2023 @02:03PM (#36372709)

I disagree, I want a game to have either passable gameplay or for its gameplay to just get out of the way.

If a game is relatively linear (think Last of Us, To the Moon, Alan Wake), I'm actually inclined to just watch a lets play because I can skip the "gameplay" parts.

Maybe that makes me the minority, but I don't think it invalidates the opinions of people saying PS:T was a phenomenal game even if the gameplay was nothing special

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