That the character is based on (badly written) books isn't an excuse. They should have allowed the player to be a new character in that universe, with Geralt as an NPC, if they wanted to do an RPG ba… (View Post)

I wouldn't want to play a CRPG that forced you to play as Elric either. (View Post)

Done well, you can have both. Baldur's Gate has a pre-determined character, but you get lots of customisation, not just in race/class/skills but, more importantly in how they behave and what kind of … (View Post)

1) Open World is a synonym for Weak Plot; 2) You can't create your own character, even the personality is pre-set; 3) Geralt is an obnoxious egotistical git; 4) The world is dreary, depressing and de… (View Post)

The lore that was presented in PoE1 beings to make more sense once you have played both games and can contextualise it. Baldur's Gate has similar issues with it's lore books if the player as no prior… (View Post)