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Originally Posted by GawainBS  I think the more RPG's one has played, the more one is tempted to prefer PS:T... |
I tend to agree with this...
BG2 was the game that really and truly introduced me to CRPGs. Before that I had played a variety of adventure and puzzle oriented games such as Myst, SPQR and American McGee's Alice, or on Nintendo: Chrono Trigger and Super Mario. All of these were great games, but they weren't RPGs... BG and then BG2 were what really removed my "RPG Virginity." And it was BG2 that brought me to Game Banshee where I encountered a great group of people, many of whom became friends, with whom I began writing fan fiction. So, for me, a lot of my love for BG2 has also been a warm, fuzzy feeling of nostalgia.
Playing PST:T now though, and looking at it with more retrospect and objectivity, I'm inclined to say it is the better game of the two. But.... even so, I'm still not quite sure.
BG2 was much more of a classic quest, one that largely does take place on the exterior. PS:T is also a quest, but it is a search for "Self" and it occurs mostly on the interior. It is more subtle, complex and sophisticated, perhaps for that very reason.