One thing to note about turn-based vs real-time: Turn-based encounters need a fundamentally different design. You collect much higher XP for that one singular Baalor encounter your party survives of … (View Post)

Dragon Age had decent story telling and characters (with some missed chances at greater depth), but it's combat, and especially magic system, are not very satisfying. I never bothered to buy DA2 afte… (View Post)

Indeed. In 2nd edition (and subsequently in BG) mages (and mage-mix classes) are game changers, powerhouses. Not all classes are equal, not by far. In their effort to equalize all the classes, Wizard… (View Post)

Amazing really... Though I own all these titles and their expansions since their release days (having repurchased several on new platforms)... There. is. nothing. like. BG. To be fair: - I actually l… (View Post)