Sacred Haven of Debauchery

Take 2: "the perfect post." 1) The games have different genres; in TES, the combat system is brought to the forefront. There's nothing wrong with that. 2) Again, the emphasis is on combat. The character's stats and skills don't affect the surrounding world; it's just a different system. 3) I don't know; let Ple-sen say something about it. 4) I actually like this system of "stories" and "books"; it allows you to immerse yourself in the world. 5) What else is there to do besides exploring, completing the storyline, and improving your character? I like Icewind; it's a good game. But the dialogues that you praise are quite dull. At first, I read them, but then I just skipped over all sorts of not-so-important NPCs. The first version was better.