GameSpot has recognized Planescape: Torment as one of its "greatest games of all time" - an honor richly deserved by this obscure, but classic RPG. Torment shares the same publisher (now defunct Interplay/Black Isle) as the Baldur's Gate series and also uses Bioware's Infinity engine, but you won't find any elves, dwarves, or halflings here - this ain't no Faerun, pal. What you will find is deep, emotive storytelling set across D&D's fantastical Planescape realm as you try to help the enigmatic Nameless One through an identity crisis of mythic proportions. A mostly linear adventure, Torment reached new heights in RPG design by allowing multiple character classes and alignments for your scarred anti-hero, while engaging you with descriptive dialogue to help him recover his lost memories. It might be somewhat lacking in replay value, but Planescape: Torment is a trip every RPG enthusiast should take at least once.



















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This is my favorite game, ever. I don't know when something good enough will arise to replace it.
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Hardcore action gamers and (no offense meant) people who don't like to read might not like (or totally hate) Torment. Unfortunately, the game would not achieve the same excellence without these words. Brian is right-- Torment is indeed moving.
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