N
NewDArt
Guest
Really, you never know what will get someone interested. My introduction to RPGs was Ultima 7, and all I really had played mostly before that was adventure games and flight sims (and Wing Commander).
We can speculate about which game will get someone interested in RPGs, but sometimes maybe it's just the one you like most.
I think what some of you guys are forgetting is that we're on a forum dedicated to RPGs - and almost exclusively full of CRPG fans.
For whatever reason, that's not as common as some people think.
In fact, the vastly more common response to a game like Ultima 7 or Baldur's Gate from a NON-gamer with NO prior experience with RPGs would be:
"UGH! Who vomited on your flatscreen?"
Nah, ok, not that bad - but you take my meaning.
It's like showing a sophisticated foreign language film to a bunch of kids who never saw a movie before. Is it possible that they'd love it? Sure. Is it more likely that they'd love something like The Matrix or Lord of the Rings?
Well, you tell me
Of course, that doesn't mean it's impossible to get them to appreciate the genre by showing them Ultima 7.
It's simply a question of probability. Nothing more, nothing less.
Feel free to dispute this logic - but, please, use logic in return - and don't lash out because you're emotionally uncomfortable with the reality of the rarity of old-school CRPG fans.
I feel I need to repeat this every few weeks - but the Watch does NOT represent the average human being OR the average mainstream gamer.