combat orientated? or are there also different skills to train?

[Hoebuh]

i was looking for a good, oldschool rpg when i stumbled across geneforge. it looks really cool and i'm certainly willing to purchase it, but the point is that i'm a bit done with combat orientated rpg's. so i wondered if there were more skills to train here, or at least have a lot of things to do besides the main story. ( not just side-quests what i'm looking for )

if anyone could give me some insight on this, that would be much appreciated ;)

[negatus]

These games are pretty combat focused (in a turn-based kind of way), but there are skills like leadership (which affects NPC interactions) & mechanics (for trap disarming & lock picking).

For the most part, the only activities in these games are quests (both main & side). Later in the series, some crafting is introduced (but nothing to get excited about).

Go to http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/products.html and click on the games that interest you for demos. They are large enough to get a very fair assessment of play style.

[Hoebuh]

ah that's to bad really. i guess i will wait for it to drop down in price or if it's on sale then.

[Grakor]

Geneforge is a bit better than most of the other games Spiderweb produces in providing multiple ways to complete the game. While at least a little combat is unavoidable, a very large chunk of the game can be completed simply by having high Leadership and Mechanics, since most destinations have two routes to get to them: a trap-laden one and a monster-laded one. If you go that route, most of the game will be talking your way through situations and disarming traps.

So, depends on what you're looking for, really.

[misterbill5]

RPGs without combat exist...they are called Adventure games...heh

[Hoebuh]

yea bill, except you are totally wrong and probably won't even know what rpg stands for.

[negatus]

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yea bill, except you are totally wrong and probably won't even know what rpg stands for.

What CRPG's meet your criteria? I've never played a CRPG that wasn't heavily combat oriented. There may be some "choose you own adventure" type options between the melee & puzzles, but that's about it.

[misterbill5]

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yea bill, except you are totally wrong and probably won't even know what rpg stands for.

If that is what you think, then is is you who are totally wrong...