Poll: Sweeping Storyline VS Personal Conflicts and Complex Characterization and Development?

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Off the top of my head i can't think of a game which does both well, some of the metal gears come close.

You're plausibly right, but I am also reminded of how someone said that MGS4's ending answered questions he didn't even ask. There's also the Zero Punctuation review.

thats why i said some of. 1 + 3 specifically balanced it well. In my humble opinion at least.

I'll give you those. The series as the whole is pants on head retarded, though.