| Every big new game today simply has to be 3D. There is simply no way around it, or else the game would be left behind by competition and only a few hardcore fans like us would play it. I liked the 2D graphics of BG II, but I do not think 3D graphics would spoil the game - in fact, it would probably do just fine with 3D graphics. What WOULD spoil the game, however, is if it had a 'cinematic over-the-shoulder' perspective or a 'first person' perspective. I really, really think they need to keep the viewpoint essentially isometric from the top down, just as it was in Baldur's Gate II.
As to the discussion about how to implement parties, again I have to vote for the incumbent system as was used in BG II. All other systems that merely give you henchmen over whom you have no full control (for example, cannot switch weapons and change gear) simply do not approach the excellence of the BG II system with full party control. |