Thanks for the replies, fellas. I knew this was the right forum to post on with my pain and sufffering.
Of course, I agree that its less about "hardcores" like us and more about that 12 yr old boy I saw in EB getting 5 games (how does one even find 5 games to buy in one go?) but I suppose its the rejection that hurts so much! I mean, when I was 12 I was so excited about getting the latest King's Quest for Christmas that I wrote (with pen and paper) to Roberta Williams - and she actually wrote back. Cool, hey? And although I'm 28, I felt a similar excitement waiting for HOMM 5 and Dreamfall last year (soon to be replaced by disappointment). I wonder if Ragnar Tornquist would write back. (Might be worth a try.)
Its not that I want to go back to the pixelated days of yore but surely they can use new technology to make a few more decent games. And for the record, I HATE 3D graphics. I dont consider close up views of angulated idiots to be any better than a pixelated little King Graham sprite.
Meg
PS. I played Ultima 7 again recently (yay) and was reminded of the whole Elizabeth and Abraham story. For those of us who remember, Origin created absolute masterpieces with the Ultimas (at least from 4 onwards). But Electronic Arts; nowdays "good", thosedays evil, were trying to buy Origin when they were creating Ultima 7. Consequently Elizabeth and Abraham (EA) in the story were these incredibly powerful and evil characters spreading a false, if super-capitalist style "religion" in which "worthiness precedes reward" and other little telling catch phrases. Certainly after EA did buy out Origin, there were no more good Ultimas. Anyway, I appreciated Ultima 7 all the more given my current disappointments so I'm recommending a revisit to anyone who needs therapy.
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