Rhamnetin

Sure, just very little compared to many other RPGs. Although like I said, the result of most choices is immediate and doesn't affect anything later in the game. It's just disgusting to see people praise The Witcher games as some of the best RPGs ever made, especially on Obsidian forums lol. But thankfully it's more rare here.

Level design was awesome throughout DA:O, ME2, and ME3 in my opinion. ME1's main quest locations were quite awesome too, and the Citadel is just one of the coolest places I've ever visited in any game. But ME1 reused a lot of locations and side quests were tiring. DA2 reused a lot of locations and the entire game can just be tiring.

What? If there's one thing the Witcher games have, it's a strong emphasis on player choice and consequences based on those choices. Or am I unclear on what you're saying? Because it sounds like your complaints are the exact opposite of what the Witcher games actually are. You are correct, Witcher 2 does offer you more choices from an RPG perspective and there real influence on the end game then any RPG I have played I'm not referring only to when choices carry over, but that is a big part of it. But most choices made in each individual game have an immediate effect but nothing long term, with the one exception in TW2 that you pointed out. You just don't have much influence over the story compared to most RPGs, no influence over other characters, and there's only one playstyle in TW2. Good games, but mediocre RPGs at best. Honestly Rhamnetin have you even played Witcher 2? I don't know a single RPG I have played where you have the option to not have some final end game battle with the antagonist that during the game you are hunting. In Witcher 2 you have the choice to not fight Letho, it would be like not choosing to fight the Archdemon in DA:O. You can criticize the Witcher game in other areas but to say you can't make RPG choices is just silly Played it twice. So TW2 is the best RPG because you get to choose whether or not to fight one particular battle? Now that's just silly. How much does a ticket to this make-believe world cost?

I'm not referring only to when choices carry over, but that is a big part of it. But most choices made in each individual game have an immediate effect but nothing long term, with the one exception in TW2 that you pointed out. You just don't have much influence over the story compared to most RPGs, no influence over other characters, and there's only one playstyle in TW2. Good games, but mediocre RPGs at best.

Sounds like you are a big fan of the series? If games like Witcher don't offer you RPG choices what would be a good example of a modern game that does? I am interested to compare your idea of a true RPG to the Witcher series. Witcher 2 has 10 possible endings or so based on your decisions so I'm not sure what more you want? The ending isn't everything. Examples of modern games that really do take into account player choice? Both Dragon Age games (especially DA:O), all Mass Effect games (inb4ME3ending), and The Walking Dead for starters. Only two or three choices made in TW1 actually make some sort of affect on TW2 when importing a save, and these changes are minuscule: one of them is a small dialogue change, the other lets you get into a city without fighting. Your romance choice is completely ignored. Character development is completely one dimensional, dialogue choices result in no difference in this regard. Most decisions made throughout both games have no long term effect, especially compared to the games I listed above. Glad I'm not the only one who sees this.

I'd love for Obsidian to make more Fallout games... just give them more time than what they were given for New Vegas. And don't make it isometric or turn-based, I cannot see how an isometric game can be immersive at all. That's a thing of the past, time to move forward. Third/first person open world is the way to go. /putsonflamesuit

PAYDAY 2 just came out, definitely a must-have for anyone who likes occasional multiplayer games, and is tired of all the casual crap out there these days. I'll be playing The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on launch for sure. lol'd at EA Humblebundle. Everything but two games in that are terrible, I'll save my money.

Silly trailer, something in-game would have been better. But I'm not really anticipating another watered-down semi-RPG that has no actual role-playing and little emphasis on player choice, which is exactly what the first two games are.

Well they're using Frostbite 3, opposed to FB2 seen in BF3. In terms of graphics, BF3 isn't really anything special... an average looking game but with really good post-processing to mask this. DA:I however looks excellent, not just graphically speaking but everything shown about it so far is amazing. Looks like it will exceed DA:O in scope, I just hope the combat is as good and the story has as much variation.

Obsidian comes up with so many great ideas, and so many of them get canned. The gaming industry is really in shambles these days.