Planescape: Torment

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9.2

Universal acclaim- based on 1144 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 63 out of 1144
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  1. Rikoll
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    Simply my all time favourite single player game, although it feels more like reading a book than actually playing. A game where dialogues delve into profound philosophical questions, creating a unique RPG experience. Characters aren't just NPCs, they're vessels of introspection. Gameplay serves as a canvas for thought-provoking narratives.
  2. Liquid_Cold
    Aug 1, 2023
    10
    Культовая игра сделавшая гигантский шаг для всего жанра. Отличное игровое повествование!
  3. TheMitherer
    Apr 11, 2023
    9
    Replayability is the major issue for me with games. Unfortunately this game does not have a great deal of it and I can't give it a 10, but it's still a very close run thing. Astounding. Unforgettable. Hypnotic. Exhilarating. The amnesiac storyline sounds cliched but this amnesiac storyline is so different, so well told, so deeply described that the game is more than forgiven for it. ThereReplayability is the major issue for me with games. Unfortunately this game does not have a great deal of it and I can't give it a 10, but it's still a very close run thing. Astounding. Unforgettable. Hypnotic. Exhilarating. The amnesiac storyline sounds cliched but this amnesiac storyline is so different, so well told, so deeply described that the game is more than forgiven for it. There are not many joinable NPCs, one of them is hard to find and another does not appear until near the end. But these NPCs have, individually, more personality than shelfloads of games than I could mention, so again, the game is more than forgiven. There are more than a few bugs. But this game is so engrossing that you don't really care. Game absolved again. From the constant thud thud in the Lower Ward to the very inspiring fighting music in Curst, the sounds in this game make it unforgettably atmospheric. This game does not have many areas, does not last very long and has been accused of having an unsatisfactory ending. But no other game has such a plethora of memorable characters, stimulating dialogues, great music, spell visuals and moments of great hilarity in such a short space of time. It just shows what can happen when people's motivation is belief and pride in what they are doing and a love for it too, as opposed to purely making money. The quest to find a certain NPC is probably the most fulfilling quest I've ever done. As far as I know, there are two valid endings which occur about half way towards the accepted ending (and one other a lot closer). I can think of no other game which dares to do that. An exceptionally enduring masterpiece.… Expand
  4. tadnid
    Mar 13, 2023
    10
    Finally played and finished this classic. If you are familiar with the old game books in which "you are the hero", then this game will give you a similar feeling. You will read. A lot. The novel based on the computer text is more than 400 pages. Thankfully the writing is very good and will keep you interested until the end. Combat is rudimentary, but is not the main aspect here. CharacterFinally played and finished this classic. If you are familiar with the old game books in which "you are the hero", then this game will give you a similar feeling. You will read. A lot. The novel based on the computer text is more than 400 pages. Thankfully the writing is very good and will keep you interested until the end. Combat is rudimentary, but is not the main aspect here. Character build is forgiving if you make mistakes. A few fights were challenging, but these were optional.… Expand
  5. Chillaoi
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que dei pro jogo:
    Jogo incrível, como uma historia melhor que a de muitos jogos outros jogos que já joguei, batente leitura mas vale muito a pena.
  6. LuckyLuky
    Jan 10, 2023
    10
    Best story in a RPG. Ever. Adult, personnal, tragic, evil, good. Most of all an experience like no other, Tell me, what can change the nature of a man?
  7. TerraTorment
    Jun 25, 2022
    10
    This game was so good I literally got a tattoo of the symbol of torment on my arm
  8. W0L4AND
    May 13, 2022
    10
    Worst game ever. The plot will ruin any game you play next. Because it's too beautiful.
  9. Kai82
    Apr 4, 2022
    7
    It has a great refreshing story, likable characters and the setting is unique. On the negative side the gameplay is not that great, there are some bugs and it is not “The best RPG of all times” or “Baldurs Gate 2 killer” many claimed. To be fair this could be my expectation as I only bought this because of all the praise I heard in all the years. Lets start at the beginning: It is a D&SDIt has a great refreshing story, likable characters and the setting is unique. On the negative side the gameplay is not that great, there are some bugs and it is not “The best RPG of all times” or “Baldurs Gate 2 killer” many claimed. To be fair this could be my expectation as I only bought this because of all the praise I heard in all the years. Lets start at the beginning: It is a D&SD game set in the Planescape realm in the city of Sigil. The setting is unique as the realm is a wheel with an infinite spire in the middle where on top of is the city of Sigil. It is the realm of the gods, mythical creatures and beings not or rarely seen in the material realms. Basically here you have all the secrets unveiled that people in the material plane have. For example you know that the afterlife, different worlds / dimensions, gods, demons and devils exist and can even possibly meet them even if it is unlikely for the higher ones. Each aliment has a layer and those are connected. Sigil is a mystery packed in mysteries. Like I said it is set on an infinite spire but it is also called the city of doors as there are portals everywhere. Some are open all the time, some are hidden and some require to know what to do to open them. Sigil is also the one place the gods cant enter and not because of lack of trying as a place with doors to all place is a source of unimaginable power. The ruler is the mysterious Lady of Pain which does not interact and you should not worship as goddess as it will get you killed. An advice for her is don't get involved and run as fast as you could if you can spot her in the distance. The protagonist is called “The Nameless One” as he has amnesia when he awakes in the mortuary. He has some clues tattooed on his skin, a diary and a talking skull as companion. His specialty is that he cant die or better said he stays not dead. Each time he gets killed he reawakens later on. This adds to the mystery. His journey is remarkable and in the story I see why people praise it. It is as refreshing as good. The characters are also fascinating and I like the party with Morte, Dak’kon, Annah, Ignus, Vhalior, Nordom and Fall from Grace. Like I said in the regard of the story, characters and setting it is as good as people say. The gameplay is a different thing. The gameplay mechanics are not as polished and the battles feel clunky for me. It is the kind of “I don't want the battles just continue the story” game for me. Luckily you can avoid many confrontations and the story, characters and setting are a good masquerade for this problem. Sadly I had some minor and a critical buck. Only by luck I was able to continue the story as I was trapped in a situation where my game crashed every time. Because there was another solution I could continue but it was harsh and I had to use guides to find the way out. Also it is sadly not as good overall package as Baldurs Gate 2 which I see as superior game. To be fair again I can see this game surpass it or better said see why others claim this to be better. The graphics were good for its time but aged a bit. Be warned it is a dark and sometimes grim setting that is not for everyone. I say it creates a good atmosphere. The soundtrack helps a lot to enhance it. It is sneakingly good. Overall I say it is a must play game but also not for everyone if this makes sense for you. I can see why people praise the game but I cant fully agree. I give a 7/10 where I subtracted a point for the serious bug mentioned above.… Expand
  10. Amorph0us
    Jan 12, 2022
    7
    This is considered the best DnD oriented classic RPG game and I doubt about that. Includes a unique story indeed, with good level of humor and great dialogues, but lacks in every other aspect: the mechanics (and the edition plays a significant role about this), graphic design, soundtrack, pacing, bugs. Also I am not sure the story is actually deep or some aspects of it are insufficientlyThis is considered the best DnD oriented classic RPG game and I doubt about that. Includes a unique story indeed, with good level of humor and great dialogues, but lacks in every other aspect: the mechanics (and the edition plays a significant role about this), graphic design, soundtrack, pacing, bugs. Also I am not sure the story is actually deep or some aspects of it are insufficiently considered consisophisticated .… Expand
  11. Glimik
    Oct 11, 2021
    10
    I can't say I have played every game but I've spent most of my life playing since the age of two using different platforms. I'm 25 now and this is the only game that made me feel good and satisfied in a deeper level through the whole experience. My only complaint about the game is that the story is too linear. I think this game will be remembered in history and studied by futureI can't say I have played every game but I've spent most of my life playing since the age of two using different platforms. I'm 25 now and this is the only game that made me feel good and satisfied in a deeper level through the whole experience. My only complaint about the game is that the story is too linear. I think this game will be remembered in history and studied by future generations. I heard Sigil is from the D&D universe. My second favorite SP game is Mass Effect 1. Mankind can do a lot better than this but I will give it a ten, it's most likely the best single player ever created.… Expand
  12. Woolee
    Sep 29, 2021
    8
    Idk why anyone would hate it, it's not earth-shattering, but it's nonetheless very cool open world hacking gamThis game is just hard to forget. Ten years has passed sincee. I mean i would understand someone giving it 6 or 7 for technical problems, but fla
  13. Le0nidas
    Sep 25, 2021
    10
    One of the best stories in the game industry, excellent dialogues and characters. Must play masterpiece.
  14. DrMisiaq
    Aug 12, 2021
    10
    It's an interactive book more than a game, yet it kicks the player straight in da face like a god damn train. Dialogues (tens of thousands pages!), atmosphere (heavy and gloomy like never before and never again), philosophy behind all of this and most of all the best story in the history of video games makes Metacritic scale too small to fully give justice to Planescape Torment. 11/10?It's an interactive book more than a game, yet it kicks the player straight in da face like a god damn train. Dialogues (tens of thousands pages!), atmosphere (heavy and gloomy like never before and never again), philosophy behind all of this and most of all the best story in the history of video games makes Metacritic scale too small to fully give justice to Planescape Torment. 11/10? 12/10? Does numbers even matter when we face eternity?… Expand
  15. larret
    Aug 8, 2021
    10
    Dated, yes perhaps, but what an excellent story telling and game lore it is!
  16. Gelaos
    Jul 11, 2021
    9
    Planescape Torment has no equal. A pinnacle of RPG storytelling, one of the most original RPG worlds ever and one of the most unique and memorable videogame protagonists. While the story itself isn't THAT good, it's told and expressed in a very captivating way. The amount and complexity of dialogues is unparalleled to this day. And it's all written in a literary manner, as if the texts andPlanescape Torment has no equal. A pinnacle of RPG storytelling, one of the most original RPG worlds ever and one of the most unique and memorable videogame protagonists. While the story itself isn't THAT good, it's told and expressed in a very captivating way. The amount and complexity of dialogues is unparalleled to this day. And it's all written in a literary manner, as if the texts and dialogues were taken out of a book. Astonishing.

    However, the heavy orientation on story and dialogues makes the game unbalanced, because characters focusing primarily on Intelligence and Wisdom have a significant advantage over other characters focused on, for example, Strength and Constitution. Combat, whilst not bad, is also underdeveloped.

    Overall Planescape Torment totally deserves it's status as one of the greatest RPGs/videogames ever made.    … Expand
  17. Pink_Viking
    Dec 13, 2020
    10
    The perfect ROG ripe with choices and consequences, potential for exploration and finding interesting solutions. Cult classic for a reason.
  18. gracjanski
    Nov 3, 2020
    6
    I love Baldurs Gate 2, Morrowind, Fallout and all the other classic RPGs and dont like the action action "RPG"s from today...I was very interesting and motivated for PS:T, but I get dissapointed. The combat mechanics and the gameplay mechanics overall are so simple. The level up is boring. So in the core, the most interesting part is reading the dialogues, which are very interesting here,I love Baldurs Gate 2, Morrowind, Fallout and all the other classic RPGs and dont like the action action "RPG"s from today...I was very interesting and motivated for PS:T, but I get dissapointed. The combat mechanics and the gameplay mechanics overall are so simple. The level up is boring. So in the core, the most interesting part is reading the dialogues, which are very interesting here, but far too much.
    Of course this game offer top elements: The setting is amazing, it is sad, that there are not so many studios, that are creating new worlds like PS:T.
    But overall I quit the game after 2/3 more or less, what happens very rare. This game is like reading a book instead of playing it, the gameplay is not good enough. Therefore BG2 is still my king.    … Expand
  19. L140
    Oct 28, 2020
    10
    Действительно, это одна из лучших РПГ, когда-либо существоваших, сочетающая интересный, захватывающий сюжет, затрагивающий такую сложную тему, как важность понимания своей сущность, понимания того, кто ты есть на самом деле, но при этом не урезая вариативность в прохождении.Действительно, это одна из лучших РПГ, когда-либо существоваших, сочетающая интересный, захватывающий сюжет, затрагивающий такую сложную тему, как важность понимания своей сущность, понимания того, кто ты есть на самом деле, но при этом не урезая вариативность в прохождении.
  20. ileGTi
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    Funny thing, that there can be a game that may have faults, yes, but you do not care, for the core is so strong, the writing so inspired and full of twists, that none of the minuses even matter, because you are completely invested in the story and the characters. This game is a masterpiece of the oddest quality and deserves a place in every rpg top ten lists. At the top.

    If for some    Funny thing, that there can be a game that may have faults, yes, but you do not care, for the core is so strong, the writing so inspired and full of twists, that none of the minuses even matter, because you are completely invested in the story and the characters. This game is a masterpiece of the oddest quality and deserves a place in every rpg top ten lists. At the top.

    If for some reason you are not interested, please try harder.    … Expand
  21. Aneczka
    Sep 13, 2020
    10
    My favourite game of all time ( after Witcher 3 ofc). Highly recommended, especially if youre a Baldurs gate fans.
  22. bucefalo33
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    My rating:
    Sound 9/10
    Graphic* 9/10
    Gameplay 10/10
    Replay value 9/10
    Story 10/10

    Total 10/10**

    * Graphic rating has to be contextualized for the year of the release.
    ** Total is a weighted average rounded up where the weight for every element is:
    Sound 1
    Graphic 2
    Gameplay 3
    Replay Value 1
    Story 3
  23. bancandrei
    May 15, 2020
    8
    Just why they had to change the combat I'll never understand. Turn based combat may not have been for everyone, but this one is, it's bad, for everyone. And it detracts from experiencing one of the best stories in gaming. I even read the book based on the dialogue. There are even 3 versions of a book based on this. So yeah in it for the story.
    Just don't expect some life altering, finding    Just why they had to change the combat I'll never understand. Turn based combat may not have been for everyone, but this one is, it's bad, for everyone. And it detracts from experiencing one of the best stories in gaming. I even read the book based on the dialogue. There are even 3 versions of a book based on this. So yeah in it for the story.
    Just don't expect some life altering, finding Jesus, sort of story. It's simply maybe the best story in the DnD universe.    … Expand
  24. Dark_Ansem
    Apr 9, 2020
    10
    This is the perfect RPG. I played it first in 2011 and now I love it even more.
  25. Avariel
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    This is the most well developped universe and the most beautifull writing I've seen in a video game.
  26. Solaris123
    Jan 9, 2020
    10
    The most intelligent plot video games have ever had, the script is a masterpiece - a combination of Dostoyevsky, Aristotle and Bułhakov - the perfect game, Plot 11/10
  27. Mendax89
    Dec 10, 2019
    10
    Epic game story.
    One of the best story ever written in gaming.
    There's no weakness, the combat might get some time to get used but after a hour you'll love it.
    A must play classic.
  28. PHDIKOULAS
    Nov 6, 2019
    10
    One of the best rpgs ever

    even if the original creators banded up again they couldnt have made a game like this again. If you havent played this and deus ex the original 2000 game then throw your controller break your console,throw your pc out of the window and go fishing. Unless you suck at fishing in which case i pity you foo
  29. FrostormNidhegg
    Oct 31, 2019
    10
    Одна из лучших РПГ за все время существования жанра. В плане проработки персонажей и диалогов - пожалуй, лучшая.
  30. tormented0ne1
    Oct 16, 2019
    10
    Simply my favorite game of all time.
    Best plot you'll ever find anywhere.
    Masterpiece characters, masterpiece music, masterpiece world, masterpiece dialogue, masterpiece world descriptions, masterpiece everything.
    Freedom of character behavior.
    Extremely involving story.
    Teardropping endgame.
    Simply state of the art... art.
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Awards & Rankings

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#7 Best PC Game of 1999
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 1999
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#1 Most Shared PC Game of 1999

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Game Over Online
    94
    Yet another astounding title out the doors of the Black Isle factory.
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  2. Quandary
    100
    Torment boasts a thoroughly enjoyable story line, and I can pretty much guarantee you won't be guessing how it all ends up with any degree of accuracy. This game has very few weaknesses, and predictability is certainly not one of them!
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  3. GamePro
    90
    Torment's graphics and sound are paradise. Gorgeous, hand-drawn backgrounds look sumptuous, even if they're overcome with dark, moody, colors.
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