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Tag: Planescape: Torment

Features

Why the Creator of Disco Elysium Hasn’t Read the Reviews, and What’s Next for the IP

ZA/UM spent five years developing Disco Elysium, but the ideas behind the extremely ambitious CRPG date back much further. The game shares a ...
By Samantha NelsonNovember 1, 2019
Disco Elysium has great character building
Opinion

Disco Elysium Is One of the Most Fascinating Character-Building Exercises I’ve Ever Experienced

You wake up in your skivvies, face down in a trashed hotel room. You don’t remember a thing, but it doesn’t take a ...
By Jeff MattasOctober 29, 2019
Gallery of the Day

8 Great RPGs Based on Dungeons & Dragons

If you’re a big fan of Dungeons & Dragons like I am, then you always watch closely when there’s a new videogame bearing ...
By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 17, 2015
Good Old Reviews

The Pen is Mightier Than the Polygon: Why Words Matter

“A picture is worth a thousand words.” If ever there was a cliché adage, it’s that one. As tired as it sounds, however, ...
By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorOctober 4, 2014
Good Old Reviews

PlaneScape: Torment – Sweet, Beautiful Torment

Codes/Screens provided by GOG, Originally Released: 1999, Developer: Black Isle Studios, Publisher: Interplay, Thanks to Albino Boo for suggesting this game! Considered by ...
By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorSeptember 27, 2014
Experienced Points

Voice vs. Choice

A classic RPG quest setup: You need to get the Knickknack of Awesome, which is in the hands of King Bob. In exchange ...
By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorMay 21, 2010
Press Released

In the Beginning

When I think of videogame beginnings, I think about riding a tram. As subdued, subtle and un-in-your-face as a beginning can get, Half ...
By Sean Sands Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2009
Op-Ed

This Week in Gaming History

This week in history (December 7 – December 13) we’ll take a look at Atari’s checkered legal past, a cult classic, a troubled ...
By Nova Barlow Legacy AuthorDecember 8, 2008
Editorials

The Needles: I Want My D&D

I have an admission to make: I’ve never been a big Dungeons & Dragons fan. That’s not entirely true. I’ve actually been a ...
By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 15, 2008
Classical Studies

Planescape: Torment

Planescape: Torment was doomed to be a cult classic. Combine the unique and often disturbing setting, the cabal of antiheroes that follow you ...
By Chris Dahlen Legacy AuthorAugust 23, 2005

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