When comparing Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition vs Planescape: Torment, the Slant community recommends Planescape: Torment for most people. In the question“What are the best PC RPGs?” Planescape: Torment is ranked 19th while Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition is ranked 77th. The most important reason people chose Planescape: Torment is:
Planetscape: Torment has a dark setting where zombies and scary creatures are the focus, making for a game that is themed to be more scary over a traditional fantasy game. So for those interested in a darker themed fantasy setting this should appeal to their interests.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Well written plot and original gameplay
The user plays as the DM and as the players also while partaking of the story of the in world game as well as the out world one.
Pro Based on classic tabletop gaming
Knights of Pen & Paper +1 uses all of the traditional tropes of role playing tabletop gaming. From standard health and mana stats to basic attacks and class abilities.
Pro A dark, engaging setting
Planetscape: Torment has a dark setting where zombies and scary creatures are the focus, making for a game that is themed to be more scary over a traditional fantasy game. So for those interested in a darker themed fantasy setting this should appeal to their interests.
Pro Spiritual precursor of Torment: Tides of Numenera
inXile Entertainment said they were going to make a spiritual successor of Planescape: Torment called Torment: Tides of Numenera through kickstarter, it actually beat the record for hitting the $1 million mark at the time of the kickstarter which had a kickstarter goal of $900k that was planned for a month. The goal was hit in 6 hours. Total, Tides of Numenera has hit almost $5 million, more than 5 times than the original goal, and hit their goal in just six hours. This easy backing shows just how popular Planetscape: Torment was and still is.
Cons
Con Too many fetch quests
Most likely done in order to stretch out the game, there is a multitude of "fetch quests" that become boring quite quickly.
Con Traditional fantasy fans may find the game daunting or too dark
Unlike most CRPG games the fantasy setting is not very Tolkeinesque, there are no dwarves or elves to be seen. All of the traditional fantasy tropes will not be found here as the game focuses on a much darker setting with undead and other scarier creatures. This may not be intriguing to some and too dark a game for those that normally enjoy the CRPG genre.