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> > I love the BG series and IWD as well.
> > What's good about Planescape Torment?
> >
> I didn't like the game. It's deap, yes. And many funny creature. But I
> could not get involved with the nonamed. It wasn't me in the game. Unlike
> Viconia in bg. I understood her story, and I wanted to help her. She was
my
> companion to the very end. The nonamed was a figure on the screen, but not
> in my mind. I played pt in about 10 hours, but it was wasted hours. The
> 200hours in bg2 was a long, joyful partytime. Like the many hours with my
> mage in Elder scrolls 3. Bernt E
Viconia and TNO are different - can't be compared that way. Viconia is a
NPC, a companion of the protagonist (which means, you). OTOH you are TNO.
Viconia to the protagonist in BG is like Annah or Fall-from-grace to TNO in
PS:T.
Also roleplay is about assuming other roles... you don't have to be TNO. You
pretend to be him - you have amnesia. The game provided you all TNO knows
about: You've lost your memories, you woke up in Dusties' place, you're
horribly scarred, and a floating skull with no manners has just decided to
stick with you no matter you want or not.
Some like to roleplay characters similar to themselves... some like to
roleplay characters completely different. TNO is such a role.