I don't think it is only nostalgia. There are some development in modern rpgs which are directly tied to technology. Some examples: I think most games using 3D is partly responsible for the small par… (View Post)

First off, the ability to fight in melee is an integral part of the D&D cleric. That is why they get the second best THAC0, the second most HP and can wear plate armor. You can't simply reduce th… (View Post)

No, it is not obvious. Many games haves 100s of copy-pasted enemies that are simply slighty tougher versions of perhaps three archetypical enemy classes. BG has a bit of this as well, look at the dif… (View Post)

Honestly? I am of the complete opposite opinion - Morrowind was perfect once they added the quest index to the journal (first expansion?). Baldur's Gate was and is fine, just the sorting of side ques… (View Post)

The ones by DSimpson are excellent. They are written for the original games though. You can find them on gamefaqs. The new content is a small fraction and mostly not that difficult. (View Post)