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Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years
Amazon Minimum Age: 144 months
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Black Isle Studios
EAN: 0040421001651
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Label: Black Isle Studios
Manufacturer: Black Isle Studios
Model: C95-862-0
Publisher: Black Isle Studios
Release Date: December 14, 1999
Sales Rank: 6389
Studio: Black Isle Studios



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Product Description:
*** This is Original & Full U.S. BIG BOX 4-CD Version! ** NOT the Dual Jewel Case 2-CDs** Like advanced Dungeons & Dragons? The Planescape multiverse is composed of a series of "planes" (other dimensions) that rotate around a central city, Sigil, like spokes on a wheel. The character creation feature is just the beginning, your character actually adapts to fit your own personal gaming style.

Amazon.com Review:
In Planescape: Torment, you play a nameless, scarred, immortal on a quest to discover his past, his identity, and his role in the conflict over the nature of reality. The brilliant role-playing and adventure game focuses on the "Planescape" campaign setting of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game, and combines the best elements of Interplay's phenomenally successful Baldur's Gate with an enthralling story line, well-written dialogue, and beautiful artwork and graphics.

In an inspired choice, Black Isle Studios, the developer of Planescape: Torment, has chosen to provide the player, at least initially, with as little details about the story as possible. After viewing a mysterious introductory movie, players guide The Nameless One on a journey through the bleak city of Sigil and its underground catacombs. The story leads from there to the bizarre realities of alternate planes of existence, where belief and thought determine the laws of physics. Through dialogue with hundreds of nonplayer characters, puzzle solving, and point-and-click combat, The Nameless One discovers clues about his identity and the circumstances surrounding his condition.

Gamers overwhelmed by detailed role-playing games will find Planescape: Torment easier to grasp; players can freely switch between three different character classes (Fighter, Mage, Thief) for The Nameless One as the game progresses, and learning the combat and magic system--with a simple point-and-click interface--takes only a few minutes. Literally hundreds of weapons, items, spells, and "tattoos" can be collected and affixed to The Nameless One or any of the several party members acquired during the course of the game. If you're a fan of role-playing or adventure games, Planescape: Torment's engrossing world creates a must-have gaming experience. --Doug Radcliffe

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Amazon.com Product Description:
Explore Sigil, the City of Doors. The doors serve as the town's gateway to everything and everywhere that matters. Step through one door and enter the halls of Ysgard, or turn down a particular alley and discover the Abyss. There are more gateways in Sigil than can be imagined. But there's a lot more out there than just Sigil. Get outside the city and there's the planes themselves: the throne of the gods, the battleground of the eternal Blood War, and home to more horrors and wonders than ever existed on any prime world. There's enough crusades, exploits, treasures, and mysteries to keep a band of adventurers busy for centuries to come. All it takes is the right door, so step right through.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Just buy it... really...
Short and sweet: If you like RPGs, and you like games that aren't straightforward and simple-minded, then you simply need to buy this. I have a friend who's not really into RPGs, and he didn't enjoy this. Other reviewers have already covered the important parts, so I'll end with this:

In a time of World of Warcraft and XBOX Live, it's nice to see that games like this are still collected rave reviews.

Games are only as good as the experience playing them. Because of this, PS: Torment can be said to be one of the best games ever made, as the experience is truly wonderful.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - They dont make them like they used to
This is one of the best RPGs ever made. Only fallout 1/2 and Baldur's gate are close to competing. The reason for Torment's incredible effect is it's dialog. The story is outright amazing. I have fond memories of spending like 4 hours wandering around the "brothel for slating intellectual lusts" just talking to people. The game is a work of art and plays like an intense sci-fi/fantasy novel. They had to have written at least a novel's worth of dialog.

On a less positive note, the fighting is rather unchallenging. Don't expect baldur's gate or fallout like tactical gameplay. The dialog and storyline MORE than make up for the medocre fighting, and the game is not fighting heavy anyways.

I patiently await the day an RPG takes dialog to the level torment did. I also morn the death of Black Isle Studios.

Fallout 3 is coming out soon (after 10 years). One can hope...


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - One of the Best RPG's I've come across.
For some reason, back when this came out I had no warning. All of a sudden it appeared at the Video Game store. I must say that I typically enjoy the products Black Isle puts out and I got quite excited when I saw they had released something in the Planescape setting. I'm probably one of the few die-hard Planescape fans out there. I own all the AD&D books and supplements, as well as the Collectible Card Game. Also, my friends and I are slowly working through playing them all!

Anyway, as for games, my favorite genres are First Person Shooters and Role Playing Games. Once and I while I'll find a good game outside of those genres, but those typically stay my favorite, though there are naturally some flops as well. I am pleased to say that Planescape: Torment is not the latter. In fact this, even after these near ten years since it's release, remains as one of the top RPG's I've ever played, but that could just be my Planescape bias speaking.

For those of us out there who have gotten into playing D&D 3.5 probably won't recognize what Thaco is for, but you have to remember this is based on the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons rules. Regardless, it still doesn't really take away from the game play, if you're a fan of the new rules. As far as this compares against other RPG's, I was shocked that it comes with a pre-made character. Now you do have to choose the class, so you have options in that right. At first I was a little skeptical, but as you go into the story-line you get really into it.

The story-line is what really makes the game. Basically you don't know who you are and you interact with a world that you have to essentially rediscover because you have some sort of strange amnesia. You awaken in the mortuary of Sigil, because the Dustmen thought you were dead. In Planescape Sigil is basically the fulcrum city for access to everywhere else. You get to visit many other planes in this multiverse setting and graphically it's all very impressive. I thought this game really captured the essence and majesty that is the Planescape setting and they really put it together down to the very last detail. I imagine this was immensly difficult considering how large this setting actually is. Naturally it doesn't have EVERYTHING, but it captures the major points at the very least. You come across other characters through your adventures that decide to join you in your path as well and you eventually grow a pretty strong party to face the higher levels. So the game is partially a mystery, but there is a lot of action sequences where your character can choose to fight his way through. In this the script is also very well written, which was something else that really impressed me about this game.

This is one of the closest games I've come across that's very similar to a true D&D campaign. The negatives that some users might walk away with is that it really is only a single player game, so you can't join forces over the net like you can in games like Diablo. Also you're limited to being the Nameless One and once his story line is over, it's pretty much done. However, the ability to play in different classes throughout the game sort of makes up for this factor. It was honestly a small negative for me because I tend to play through games only once then start a new and totally different game. There are only a few games that I will play multiple times over and over.

In the end this is an absolutely enthralling story. I logged a lot of hours playing this game and it easily kept me occupied for a few months. I don't play games all day for long periods of time, rather I tend to play for a few hours each day, so it takes me a long time to complete epic games of this magnitude. If you are a die-hard Planescape fan, like me, then this is absolutely a must buy and if you're also quite the connoisseur of RPG's, then this is definitely a game to look into.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Best Game Ever-First Review Online
Quite simply the best game I've ever played. This is my first review online, I did a pc search for best online rated games and this one came up--want to add mine to keep it there.

The planescape universe combines the best elements of all rpg worlds. If you loved warcraft, starcraft, black isle games--now obsidian games this is the best of the best.

The marketing of this game was bad...the name and the guy on the cover could put alot of people...especially parents off. But, this cult classic deserves the reviews it gets.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - If you wanted to debate whether gaming was an art, this is the game you'd refer to.
An excellent excellent game, great plot, great setting,and great characters. Its not for people who are looking for a diablo 2 clone or a game where combat is the only thing to do. If you want a good plot, great dialogue, and a captivating story then this is the game for you. A must buy for any RPG lover.

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