I bought Avadon: The Black Fortress in the recent Steam sales and it has reminded me how much I love the old-style RPG genre where you can build a party of 5 or 6 and use their individual abilities in a strategic way. Unfortunately, Avadon lacks in that you can only have a maximum of 3 in your party, and even after gaining a few levels there're only a handful of options and abilities to use.
Does anyone know of any party-based RPG in this mould? Specifically I'm looking for strategic combat on a turn basis (or space to pause sort of turn basis), ideally with a top-down or isometric viewpoint. I looked up the old Ultima games but unfortunately the graphics are now just a tiny bit too outdated. I've played all the Baldur's Gates, Planescape: Torment, NWN, Fallout 1 and 2, DAO and probably many others. Are there any other games out there to tempt me, maybe more obscure than big name titles that I'll probably know? I've tried KOTR and have Mass Effect ready to download, but I'm not currently fancying either of those.
Does anyone know of any party-based RPG in this mould? Specifically I'm looking for strategic combat on a turn basis (or space to pause sort of turn basis), ideally with a top-down or isometric viewpoint. I looked up the old Ultima games but unfortunately the graphics are now just a tiny bit too outdated. I've played all the Baldur's Gates, Planescape: Torment, NWN, Fallout 1 and 2, DAO and probably many others. Are there any other games out there to tempt me, maybe more obscure than big name titles that I'll probably know? I've tried KOTR and have Mass Effect ready to download, but I'm not currently fancying either of those.