Hello all, just saw @Lucky Day post this on the Discord server and thought it would make for a fun little thread.
What was your first computer RPG ? And if you'd like to expand on how that shaped your likes and dislikes since then.
I will start. The first game I would now coin as a proper RPG is Gothic. I played it and had a blast. I couldn't get past some of the puzzles without JemyM's FAQ who used to post on the Watch. I loved the game and I wouldn't have tried any other RPGs if not for Gothic.
However, my gateway drug to the world of RPGs was actually Diablo 2, from which my username has been derived. I played online as a Paladin and since I am not very creative, I tried to name my character paladin, but it was taken. So I tried slight derivatives until I found Pladio.
In the longer term I found some TB RPGs like Fallout, which drew me closer into narrative and stat based RPGs and I know much prefer TB RPGs to other genres, although I still play some others once in a while.
What was your first computer RPG ? And if you'd like to expand on how that shaped your likes and dislikes since then.
I will start. The first game I would now coin as a proper RPG is Gothic. I played it and had a blast. I couldn't get past some of the puzzles without JemyM's FAQ who used to post on the Watch. I loved the game and I wouldn't have tried any other RPGs if not for Gothic.
However, my gateway drug to the world of RPGs was actually Diablo 2, from which my username has been derived. I played online as a Paladin and since I am not very creative, I tried to name my character paladin, but it was taken. So I tried slight derivatives until I found Pladio.
In the longer term I found some TB RPGs like Fallout, which drew me closer into narrative and stat based RPGs and I know much prefer TB RPGs to other genres, although I still play some others once in a while.