They don't make RPGs like they used to wraps up at RPG Vault, with input from Flagship's Bill Roper, Irrational's Ken Levine, Larian's Mark Brouwer, Alan Miranda from
Darkness over Daggerford and indie Amanda Fae from
Aveyond. Here's a short bit from Mark Brouwer, since we haven't heard much from Larian for a while:
Gameplay has also evolved over the years and, in my opinion, it has grown quite a lot. People don't remember the misses from the past, only the hits, which is why the past will always seem better, as hits don't happen all that often.
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