Beatus

Todd Howard of Bethsoft mentioned Adam's passing last night during an acceptance speech at the AIAS awards. Out of curiosity I Google searched his name and was stunned by the volume of his artwork. Just about every vivid image that comes to mind when I think about Fallout 3 came from his sketches. I spent over 100 hours in the DC wasteland and 1.5 times that in Skyrim. This man made an impact. It's too bad he's gone.

I hope Nintendo can evolve to meet the demands of future markets. A handful of Nintendo titles mean more to me than "iAnything." I enjoy the convienence of the Apple ecosystem for photos & music but iOS games aren't YET on the level of Mario 3D Land.

It is depressing to watch some of the premiere CRPG studios turn their backs to classic CRPG gameplay citing "evolution" as the reason for the change in style.  I too miss the traditional CRPG play style: to plan, react, buff, heal, cast. It's a dying breed and it's a shame. 
  
Despite my feelings on certain IP's going the wrong way, I have no problems with the changes between Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2. I actually thought the traditional RPG tropes - such as the inventory system - didn't work well in this series. It's too bad that admitting what my preferences are in the Mass Effect games will result in BioWare assuming I'd prefer these changes in their other IP's as well. I wish business didn't work like that.