| I thought of something else. Actually two things that are sort of related. Give the character more than one weapon scheme like in TOEE. Where they can have a sword and shield, two weapons, and a ranged weapon equiped at the same time and switched back and forth with ease. Sure everyone wants it to be realistic but having to go to the inventory screen to switch from your bow to your sword and shield is just annoying. Well it was for me at least. Now to the other half of this is dualweilding. It should follow the most recent rules, which I believe make it a little more realstic so that even the most wee adventurer(namely halflings and gnomes) won't be running around with Crom Fayer in one hand and Flail of the Ages in the other. Also double weapons would be a nice add-on.
Another thing that may not be important to some, but really being able to customize the way your character looks on the screen. Sure in BGII your half-orc looked pretty badd@ss in the inventory screen but back in the game he was just a human. I'd like to see a plethora of options, more likely if the 3D thing happens which it probably will, like body type, hair style and color, skin color, tattoos, and clothing colors. All of these have been done in one game or another, they just have to be put together. Games I've played with some of the prefered character customizations are Lionheart, Champions of Norrath, and NWN(the options were there, I just wished they were a little more pleasing to the eye). To go along with this good portraits are a must, and I'm a huge fan of IWD style portraits. The ability to import your own portraits should be obvious, but it's necessary.
Wow, I just thought of something else. I'm on a roll today. Different sizes of armour. Anyone who's ever played arcanum knows how interesting this can make a game. If you're going to play an odd sized character you need to accomodate for his/her size buy wearing appropraitely sized clothes and armour. This could lead to the additions of tailors and smiths.
Sure the gameplay has to be superb, but for the package to be complete it has to be aestetically pleasing as well.  |