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The_Liquid_Laser said:
That's a good point. Both Pillars of Eternity and Divinity Original Sin are games that I've wanted to try but haven't gotten around to yet. I actually have even fonder memories around the gold box D&D games more than the Baldur's Gate line (but those were good too). I did spend hundreds of hours playing Neverwinter Nights though, and I suppose that is along the same style. Of course, that is just one franchise out of many greats. For example, I have seen a few franchises try to emulate Rollercoaster Tycoon and never came close to how terrific the original series was. |
Hmm, I can't recall any newer game that directly mirrors this style of the golden box rpgs. But the stepper portions in pseudo 3D dungeons is something that cropped up in quite some games.
And the question of greatness of the games in question always is one. But that is something that plagues other genres too. Sometimes you catch lightning in a bottle and then have difficulties to replicate the exact recipe which made it great.
