Magical Volo is always wrong without exception, thats his schtick. And this thread is about lazy developers/publishers trying to squeeze blood out of the stone that is the fantasy genre, whilst letting awesome genres go unnoticed.
Probably, but he has his moments, just like now.
Other licenses go unnoticed because they usually don't sell (That doesn't that i support such risky business, i actually applaud that). But Mass Effect isn't the saviour IMO, since it wasn't any better than any other Bioware games. Games with 'unusual' settings, such as Bloodlines and Deus Ex, are miles better than it.
The Witcher is really, really good btw.