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I used to be a very avid gamer. The best CRPGs were books* back in the day, great storytelling, interesting characters, situations that challenged you to think. Think Planescape Torment, Baldurs Gate series, Fallout 1 and 2, etc...
Now its just blow stuff up and pump up yer stats. Which is fun once in a while but nowhere near as engrossing. Maybe I is just getting old.
*Okay, they really weren't but I'm trying to make a point here about the sad decline of in depth RPGs. The point is, there used to be some level of literary value in these games. And after a long gaming session, picking up a good fantasy novel before bedtime was the icing on the cake, a cherry on the ice-cream sundae of imaginary worlds.
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