Planescape: Torment Guides & News

Planescape: Torment

ByBuckGB
OnNovember 6, 2009

Chris Avellone Interview

Grupo97 has published a pretty good interview with Obsidian’s Chris Avellone, covering such topics as Alpha Protocol, plot complexity, video game scripts, and more. A sampling: You’re a big fan of RPGs, not only as creator but also as a…

ByBuckGB
OnOctober 26, 2009

Black Isle RPGs to be Re-released on October 30th

According to this listing on Amazon UK, new boxed versions of Baldur’s Gate (+ ToSC), Baldur’s Gate II (+ ToB), Icewind Dale (+ HoW), Icewind Dale II, and Planescape: Torment are due for release on October 30th. There doesn’t appear…

ByBuckGB
OnOctober 9, 2009

Chris Avellone: General Design Questions, Part One

Veteran RPG designer Chris Avellone took a moment out of his busy day to answer quite a few fan-submitted design questions on the company’s blog system. Part one includes nine questions, the second of which I’ll quote below: 2. Do…

ByBuckGB
OnSeptember 30, 2009

Retro Roadtest: Planescape: Torment

The folks over at Games On Net decided to dig Planescape: Torment out of their closet and see how Black Isle’s masterpiece stacks up to “today’s epic productions”. The plot is the main draw card of Planescape: Torment. Unfortunately, you have to go…

ByBuckGB
OnAugust 23, 2009

Planescape: Torment Retrospective

As part of a global conspiracy intricately designed to ensure that the game never gets deleted from my hard drive, Eurogamer has conjured up a three-page retrospective for Black Isle’s Planescape: Torment. The party members you do take on board…

ByBuckGB
OnAugust 20, 2009

Taking a Tablet PC to Retro Role-Playing Nirvana

After stumbling upon the fan-made high resolution mods for the Infinity Engine series and early Fallout titles, Ars Technica tells us just how entertaining these role-playing games can be on a modern tablet PC. Like many thirty-something gamers, I don’t…

ByBuckGB
OnAugust 3, 2009

Planescape: Torment Restrospective Video

Matt Barton of Dungeons & Desktops fame has been recording a series of “Matt Chat” videos, with the 23rd episode providing us with a retrospective look at Black Isle’s Planescape: Torment. In addition to several minutes of commentary from Matt…

ByBuckGB
OnSeptember 8, 2008

Planescape Trilogy Interview & Media

Neverwinter Nights 2 Vault has an interview with composer Kevin Chow about the music in premium mod Purgatorio, as well as some screenshots and an audio sample. – What attracted you to becoming a composer, musician, or person who does…

ByBuckGB
OnAugust 21, 2008

Planescape: Torment Mod Updates

Qwinn dropped in to tell us of a cluster of upgrades to his various modifications for Planescape: Torment. Just thought I’d let you all know that I’ve updated all my PS:T mods. Just released are Version 2.00 of the Fixpack,…

ByBuckGB
OnJuly 3, 2008

Planescape: Torment Interview

Bella Online has a two-part interview with Chris Avellone about Planescape: Torment. Part 1. Lisa: Planescape: Torment was an incredibly dense, multi-layered experience. Did you have any fear working on it that it would be too much for the average…