Murdoch

I vote for cyberpunk. Something along the lines of Cowboy Bebop would interest me greatly. -goes and hides in the corner-

So, why is that relevent to my point? The average gamer isn't going to follow any game development let alone one as relatively obscure as PS:T. You are not in the group that I'm addressing. To be clear I'm saying that people who are perusing the local electronics store shelves are caught by a visual 'hook'. PS:T did not have that hook for me, while Baldur's Gate and IWD did. Nor am I the first (or probably last) to say this.

What about the theory that the box turned people off the PS:T as much as anything? I for one fall into this category. I saw Black Isle and skulls and such but the box itself was so garish that I was turned off. But word of mouth got me to bite and I found my favorite CRPG of all time, complete with avatar and quote. My point is that an attractive cover is probably alot more important than anyone would like to admit. In addittion, if I'm not mistaken PS:T had a preview movie that came with IWD and BG2, but it didn't peak my interest either. It was too abstract. 2 cents BTW love the boards!