Dont Get Me Wrong I Love Jade Empire, MAss Effect and Both Knights of the Old Republic games but bioware just took the exact same control interface and transfered it across 3 different games conversation menus and micro managing of equipement is all identical and dont get me started on the bad combat systems.
[/quote]First, I haven't played Jade Empire, so I can't say anything about it. Second, BioWare didn't make KotOR 2, that was Obsidian. On That other stuff, that's why I like them, the dialogue gives you enough choices to say, be nice, evil, in the middle or just ask a random question. That's enough for me, I would prefer the Morrowind text tree-ish things. I personally like micro managing. And I don;t care about the combat system all that much, if I want good combat I play an FPS or Gears. I'd rather play an RPG for the story.[/quote]
Combat is esential in an rpg. I'm bein critial but if there is no good combat in an rpg you may as well play a sim and read a book. I enjoy playing an rpg in which you can step into a characters shoes so when i play a solder or jedi as is the case with KotOR or Mass effect i expect to experience the life of these characters so thats character developement advancing a plot and fighting in exciting battles.