Planescape: Torment

released on Dec 12, 1999

A CRPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons setting of Planescape in which The Nameless One, an immortal amnesiac, sets off on a quest across the infinite Planes and gathers a party of conflicted companions to find out who he is and reclaim his mortality. Throughout it, he faces the consequences of the horrors he committed in his past lives and tries to find the root of all the torment plaguing his companions and the Planes.


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need to get back to this one

Normally I'd ding it for ass gameplay but Planescape transcends the boorishness of combat

Finally powered through this after dropping it in the first few hours multiple times over the years. Very glad I did, because yeah, in spite of its quite dated RTWP gameplay - it's a masterpiece. Such a deep and thoughtful story, with incredible writing and worldbuilding. The art and music is incredible as well!

I don't think I've ever played a game that offers a story as intricate as Planescape. The basic question of the game is really interesting and it makes you think about how you would answer this question yourself. The different characters, both NPC and party members, were the big highlight for me. In general, I loved the dark mood and enjoyed every minute of exploring this crazy world. Combat wasn't necessarily much fun, but it can often be avoided through clever dialog. Definitely a game for my all time favorites list and perhaps the best writing I've ever seen.

I wanted to play this for the longest time, but when I finally got my hands on it and set some time off last year, it turned out too daunting. Guess I wasn't in the right mindset. And probably shouldn't have played Disco Elysium before this... Felt like several steps back.

This was my intro to first person dungeon crawlers and probably not a good one to start with.