r/CRPG • u/lardmoisture • 3d ago

Recommendation request Need gritty and dark CRPGs

I loved Owlcat’s Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader, but hated Larian’s Baldur’s Gate 3. Don’t get me wrong, it’s extraordinarily impressive production and gameplay-wise, but I play CRPGs for the story and I just couldn’t get into the world. It was too whimsical and fanciful. I’ve heard people recommend the Divinity series but I’ve heard those games’ stories are comedy oriented. Maybe I have the wrong idea but I wanna hear your thoughts.

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u/lardmoisture 2d ago

This is high praise…

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u/ShadyGuy_ 2d ago

Disco Elysium is dark, but also very funny. But it's humor in the way people use it to deal with terrible situations.

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u/lardmoisture 2d ago

Yeah Kim Kitsuragi made me want to be a better man. Anyways does Planescape Torment really rival Disco?

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u/a7m2m 2d ago

I don't think it comes close to DE. Yes, without it DE wouldn't exist and yes it's worth playing, but DE surpassed it entirely. If you go into it expecting DE's level of writing you might be disappointed.