Role-Playing Game of the Year, Nominees

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Asheron's Call
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Turbine Games
Review
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This massively multiplayer online role-playing game from Turbine and Microsoft features a deep character-development system and a unique allegiance system.


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Darkstone
Publisher: Gathering of Developers
Developer: Delphine
Review
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Delphine's action-oriented role-playing game bears a resemblance to Diablo but includes 3D graphics and multiple-character parties.


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EverQuest
Publisher: 989 Studios
Developer: Verant Interactive
Review

Verant Interactive created an immense - and immensely popular - online fantasy world.


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Planescape: Torment
Publisher: Interplay
Developer: Black Isle Studios
Review

Interplay's involving RPG is based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Planescape license.


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System Shock 2
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Looking Glass Studios
Review
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In this atmospheric science-fiction game, you wrest control of a derelict ship from a menacing artificial intelligence.

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