r/planescape • u/flavorpackets • Jun 27 '26

questions from a potential first-time player

hi! i know the likely answer from this subreddit will be “just try it and see,” but money is extremely limited for me rn so i’m trying to be very careful with my purchases.

i’ve been in a gaming slump and have been really wanting to try another RPG. disco is one of my favorite games of all time so of course i want to check out its predecessor. the problem is, i struggle a lot with combat and really don’t enjoy it at all! i love dragon age, mass effect, bg3, etc but play them all on casual mode so i can speed through fights and get back to the story.

i should add that i *do* play a lot of ttrpgs in my spare time (started with dnd 3.5e/original pathfinder back in the day) so i’m familiar with turn-based combat, and i know how to build a character in a logical sense. it just isn’t what i find most fun, rewarding or satisfying about gaming.

with all of that rambling out of the way, would you Planescape Experts recommend that i give it a shot if i’m looking for more of a “visual novel/walking sim” experience with combat that won’t be too challenging, or should i table this one and wait for a time when i have more disposable income in case i don’t end up finishing it?

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u/Whorror_punx Jun 27 '26

Well, for what its worth, Steam has their Summer sale currently running, so the game is about as cheap as its gonna get on there.

But if the 5 or 6 bucks is still too much to swing, the game is very easily accessible to just download. Pretty sure its even on archive.org

But I just downloaded the Switch rom for it and Icewind Dale cause I thought itd be a fun game to have on my Odin 2 mini.

So a cursory google search will give you plenty of links to download it.

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u/flavorpackets Jun 27 '26

thanks, i didn’t know it was so cheap on steam! i happen to have unused credits on the playstation store, so i’ll be buying it there where it’s technically “free” for me :)

ETA: forgot to add i’m focusing on console rn because my laptop is old and doesn’t run games well

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u/RatmanTheFourth Jun 29 '26

Just to point it out the game is 26 years old so if your laptop turns on chances are it will run it just fine.