I just cleared a dungeon by kiting huge groups of monsters through a single insta-death trap near the beginning of the cave. Shoulda screenshotted the pile of bodies. Haven't gotten this sucked into a game since... shit, I guess when world of warcraft first came out. Fuck.
Birds, a whipping-tentacle monster and a very angry and surprised looking bear?! This game is going to be mindblowing! Edit - just watched the video. Looks spectacular! About the soundtrack, it seems a lot more suspenseful and less melodic than the previous games' soundtracks. I imagine the game being more atmospheric as a…
I do agree with your complaints about the stat driven gameplay in most RPG's, but it's clear that nobody is willing to create the type of RPG you're looking for. Perhaps it's just easier to create a game for a stats whore than to create a strategic hand-to-hand combat RPG that requires skill, timing, and technique? I'd…