Planescape: Torment is a breathtakingly involving RPG with a refreshingly well-designed storyline, deeply developed characters, and a world whose atmosphere no other game has matched. Instead of focusing primarily on character skills and levels for success, the advancement is through dialogue, most of which requires decisions of ethical consequence, and subtle humor is layered throughout. The experience remains one of the most rewarding in my gaming career. It is truly a paragon of the genre.