Recent content by MeleeIsland

In Baldur's gate, there were only a couple of fights you would skip without fighting anyhow, also in BGs, loot was important as well. In BG you can't even properly play an evil character, not to mention that choosing e.g. "chaotic evil" before even the actual game begins is imho silly. The...

Graphics has always been important in the industry, even in the BG days. BG made the difference exactly because it could provide a solid party-based RPG with modern graphics (modern was isometric back then, only a couple of 3D games were out). If BG was done in the "Gold Box" format, it wouldn't...

I'd say stories per se, are about on par. Not much difference in learning Sarevok is who he is (meh no spoiler tags here :/) and learning what Morrigan wants from you. Both have a twist on a main storyline. Same holds for kotor as well, you start doing what you do until a "revelation" comes...

BG II is solid on the RPG elements, but my eyez hurt when I try to play it these days. On total, as a game, it can't compare to today's RPGs

I voted new, especially the current HD gen, I think in 10 years people will look back and see this a golden era of RPGs. Single player story based rpgs: The Witcher, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and NWN2:MotB are better games than anything I've played in the past, including Pools of Radiance...