I agree with everything you guys said and to each his own is always my point of view when discussing games, or books or movies. There is no right and wrong. And like I said, I spent some great time with the game, especially when it first came out and then again when revisiting it a couple of years ago (I think I made quite a few posts about it at that time). I just can't help thinking how much better the game would've been with some improvements, but I do that with almost every game I play
Just a few more thought that would've made a game more interesting (IMO):
- a few merchants wanting the same item and you can offer it to the highest bidder,
- haggling when buying/selling stuff
- some thievery (pickpocketing or burglary when you actually steal money)
- not having quests where you actually have to spend more money to do it than what the reward is.
As for favorite RPGs, mine is Realms of Arkania 2: Star Trail (Part one was ok, but not as good as 2 and part 3 didn't have such a big map to wander around, though much better graphics).