Correct about Pillars, big time. One of the biggest missed opportunities in that game was (i know this will be a weird way to put this) the level design of the cities. Especially the first big city i… (View Post)

An interesting review, even if I probably won't end up agreeing with it. FWIW the author does lay out the extent of the spoilers early in the text, they're not much more than what we saw from Swen's … (View Post)

Minsc is a dumber Don Quixote. As well the endearingly chivalrous but low intelligence sidekick isn't anything new. The "gentle giant" trope. It's very well-tread territory. It's also not b… (View Post)

Worth mentioning as well that Herman Cain died about 25 days after his initial diagnosis. And had several reports of improving health or recovery during that stretch. It's been, what, four days? And … (View Post)

Yep, I even agree with a bunch of Dunski's criticisms -- the vampire character seems especially weak. But with BG1 especially, many of the NPC's were one-dimensional, exaggerated cliches. Khalid is m… (View Post)