I don't understand your point to what @JDR13; said. You can streamline a game in someway and advance it in another ways. The point is, they could have done all of these and still kept spear as well and even better improved it. Now I don't personally care one way or another about spears but I am failing to see your point here
This thread made me buy Age of Decadence and Dungeon Rats. They are on sale on Steam. I got them both for $9. Made a spear and shield character in AoD to try it out.
I do like rpgs where you actually control your character (wasd), so that mostly means first or third person ones which in turn often are action oriented, but it is not a requirement in itself. Beside that I need polish, score 95% or higher on all review sites, and not waste my time (I'm not difficult, I swear).Ah, yeah. If the OP is looking for more action-ish games: Two Worlds 2 worked well with spears or polearms. The range was nice. Dont remember if that also applies to Two Worlds 1.
Dang, you are right. Would have been the perfect pick, except that I just finished it as a rogue...Actually D:OS/D:OS-2 worked well with longer weapons. It was frequently one of my decisions on if I should switch weapons as the extra range paired with certain skills was fantastic.
Aside from Expeditions: Viking and Age of Decadence, you can make a pretty bad-ass spear build in NWN2. The Stormlord prestige class adds electrical damage to attacks you make with spears (as well as throwing axes, darts, and shurikens). Or of course, you could go with the Weaponmaster class in NWN 1 or 2 and make spears your weapon of choice.