“Nowhere near as devoid of storytelling as I’d been led to believe”

THIS MONTH Discovered an overlooked gem in the snow.

ALSO PLAYED Neo Cab

When the weather gets colder and the days grow shorter, I find myself longing to play a cosy Infinity Engine RPG. Usually it’s my old favorite, , but this time I wanted to try something different. For years is like but with most of the dialogue, quests, and storytelling stripped out, which always put me off. I love talking to people in these games, more than dungeon crawling, so I never dreamed it would be for me. But I thought I’d drape myself in furs and head to Faerûn’s frozen north anyway, if only to reassure myself that I wasn’t missing out on something great.