Planescape: Torment is a 1999 role-playing video game. It was released for Microsoft Windows on December 12, 1999. The game takes place in the multiverse of Planescape, a Dungeons & Dragons fantasy campaign setting. It is considered one of the greatest video games of all time, and continues to receive attention long after its release.
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Planescape: Torment is a 1999 role-playing video game. It was released for Microsoft Windows on December 12, 1999. The game takes place in the multiverse of Planescape, a Dungeons & Dragons fantasy campaign setting. The protagonist, known as The Nameless One, is an immortal man who forgets everything if killed. It is considered one of the greatest video games of all time, and continues to receive attention long after its release. An enhanced version, featuring enhancements made for modern platforms, was made by Beamdog and released for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, and iOS in April 2017. It will be released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in October 2019, and for iOS and Android in October 2018. It has been called the best role- playing video game of 1999, and the best D&D game ever made, by many critics. It received critical acclaim and has since become a cult classic. The player takes the role of a man with amnesia on a quest to learn why he was made immortal in the first place. The story eventually moves to other planes, where the player learns more about his past and learns about more about the series of portals that connect each plane with each other. The gameplay often focuses on the resolution of quests through dialogue rather than combat, and many of the game’s combat encounters can be resolved or avoided through dialogue or stealth. Game is built on BioWare’s Infinity Engine, which presents the player with a pre-rendered world in an isometric perspective in which player characters are controlled.
Exploration around the painted scenery is accomplished by clicking on the ground to move, or on objects and characters to interact with them. An alternative to armor is the use of magical tattoos, which can be applied to the player and certain other characters to enhance their abilities. There are seven potential companions, but only a maximum of five may accompany The Namameless One at any given time. There is no health penalty for running out of health points, with the only penalty being to respawn in a different location. The character alignment system uses the axes of good vs. evil and law vs. chaos, with neutrality bridging the two opposing sides. The player assigns attribute points, such as strength, intelligence, and charisma, to the character during character creation. The Namless One starts the game as a fighter class, but the player may later freely change it to a thief or wizard. Several characters in the game may join the player on his journey; most of these characters have encountered him in the past or have been influenced by his actions in some way. Conversation is frequent among party members, occurring both randomly and during conversations with other non-player characters. The city of Sigil is overseen by the powerful Lady Pain, while numerous different factions control the city’s functions of the world view, with several of these factions related to each group’s world view. A large portion of the story takes place at the center of the city, a large city located atop an infinitely tall spire.
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