I had no chance to make a judgment call on Arcanum. The moment I saw the graphics, I shut it down. It can have the best story in the world, the coolest NPCs - I cannot play characters who look like bowling pins with arms. The day someone adds decent character avatars into Arcanum, I will give it another try. I was saying that for years now.
PS:T I dislike on many more levels than that.
Overoll, I do not see why you say that it is surprising to find someone who doesn't like either on GameBanshee? It looks like there are plenty folks around here, so plenty of individual tastes.