Originally Posted by Archangel (Post 1061349660)

It is expected that games like these are not for you. As a Bethesda fan, you of course like light reading that requires no thinking.

Originally Posted by BoboTheMighty (Post 1061349762)

Strangely enough, especially that I'm the one complimenting them, but what I like the most from Bethesda games is writing inside the writing, so to speak.
Decumus Scotti, is EASILY, the greatest character from TES universe…Potema, damn what a woman, always loved anything about her as well.

Originally Posted by Brumbek (Post 1061349564)

What does your comment mean? Are you trying to make a sensible argument about the merits of old-time text adventures or is this flaming? I mean, are you saying I'm too dumb to understand PST or are you simply saying PST is better off with older graphics?

Once again, dear internet, I must DEMAND a higher caliber of posting! I mean, Archangel, surely you understand the irony of you posting a short, non-elucidating post when discussing PST, a game universally noted for its insightful and well-written text.

Originally Posted by Arkadia7 (Post 1061349572)

Damn, my first impressions are bad, glad this is an alpha. I hope those who are giving feedback and testing the alpha are not all fan boy types who will say everything is wonderful, and offer no criticisms. Here is my harsh critique: Way too much text and verbosity, they should cut that down by half, at least. Do they have an editor? Too much text! I was exhausted just from watching the video…

I just want to skip all that beginning part, and go to a character sheet and choose my character class and stats that way. And then go straight to the graphical world on screen, and start the game, and not only have huge walls of text to read, with hardly any graphical world representation. Is this supposed to be a text only adventure? I know that isn't true, but this is the major impression that exhaustive beginning gives to the player…I'm glad this is an alpha, and not the final product. Or, at least give an option to skip all that beginning gobbledygook, and let the player make their character like its done in most rpgs, that is, straightforwardly, and then go straight to the graphical world to begin the game afterwords. I fear that most players will lose patience from that long drawn out beginning, and say screw this, and have such a bad first impression, that they give up on the game, before it even starts.

Originally Posted by crpgnut (Post 1061350238)

Nah, you can't PLAY Torment, you can only READ it. Since CR-PLAYING-GAMEnut is my nick, I'll stick with it. If I was CRRG nut then Torment would be perfect for me. As someone who reads and edits tons of books every year, I'm also an avid reader. Unfortunately, the writing in PST is really, really average in comparison to most fantasy novels.

I appreciate why some people love the game. It is different from the norm, and it is a neat little "pick your own adventure" tale like the ones I read when I was younger. Another huge difference between myself and others who played Torment; I was already an adult when the game was released. It isn't a childhood nostalgia moment for me. I think PST is a very good choose your own adventure game, btw.

I'm also glad that someone is trying for a game in the same spirit. It isn't for me, but there is definitely an audience for this type of game and I think it will do well.