The only thing that bothers me a bit is the push for first person views in *some* RPGs. But as long as they give me a top down view option like in NW2, I’m cool.

I don’t feel the BGs (er that sounds a bit odd) were all that wordy at all.

Maybe it’s time to stop judging the whole world and its inhabitants based on a few Welsh people you know? Just an idea.

“Where do I have to go?”
“The bloke you skipped the dialogue of just told you.”
“…this is stupid, do I get to shoot something soon?”

This leads to these sighs where I feel like I’m breathing with a World that’s observing culture and intellect in their death throes. These are slow, drawn out, old breaths.

And that was Fallout 3.

Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter Nights were both on higher echelons of what could colloquially be considered as thinky and talky.

The problem here is that it’s not really going to be Baldur’s Gate or Neverwinter Nights without Bioware and Obsidian handling those games, not in anything but name. They’re probably going to be filled with steroid-pumped, mostly naked fantasy stereotypes mouthing prompt, succinct (in a bad way), and entirely cliched quotes.

That’s probably going to be the case because, as we even see here, these games are just too much for the gamer of today. It seems as though today’s gamer doesn’t want to be challenged; intellectually, morally, or philosophically. They just want a weapon placed in their hands (be it hammer or gun) and a monster to smash (be they Ork or Nazi).

So … yes. Old sighs.

Footnote: I wonder how many people bought Fallout 3 and felt conned, because it had guns, and guns usually mean that the person can turn their thought processes off and engage in some hearty slaughter. Yet instead of that, they had people talking to them and got really annoyed. Will Fallout 4 sell so well? I’m beginning to doubt that it will.

Footnote II: I can’t say I’m not a bit disappointed, pat.

never liked D&D system based games.