I've been playing a lot of Wasteland 2 recently, and I've been having a good time. CRPGs are the RPGs I know the least about - I've dabbled in Fallout 1 a little bit, but other than Wasteland 2 and Fallout 1, I don't have any experience with the genre. Fallout 1 wasn't a great introduction, not because the game is bad or anything, but because it is absolutely brutal if you don't know what you're doing (and I didn't). I read a little bit of a character building guide for Wasteland 2, mostly to explain what most stats did and roughly some good ideas how to build a party, and I've come away with a melee blunt weapons user, handgun user, sniper rifle/SMG user, and a shotgun/automatic weapons user who also dabbles with healing, and I've gotten pretty far (the party ranges from levels 18-19, and I've played about 20 hours or so).
I guess this is a sort of general thread, but other than Wasteland 3 which I bought on Steam when it was on sale recently, I'm not sure where to go next. I know Planescape Torment is supposed to be good, and I do own that, but I have no idea if I'll be missing some context in it if I haven't played other games by the people who made it (isn't it related to the Baldur's Gate games, or something? Should I play those first?). So, tell me about CRPGs! What are good ones? What are bad ones? Pro tips?
I guess this is a sort of general thread, but other than Wasteland 3 which I bought on Steam when it was on sale recently, I'm not sure where to go next. I know Planescape Torment is supposed to be good, and I do own that, but I have no idea if I'll be missing some context in it if I haven't played other games by the people who made it (isn't it related to the Baldur's Gate games, or something? Should I play those first?). So, tell me about CRPGs! What are good ones? What are bad ones? Pro tips?