I'm writing short fantasy stories myself, so I do make up my mind about that a little bit ...

But my overall impression is just that there is the focus on nothing but combat in Action-RPGs, and that Action-RPGs have an imho far too much overrated impact on the whole gaming industry - and that means : Everyone tries to be a little bit like that, everyone tries to do games like that.

When you find a big kettle of crazy, it's best not to stir it.
--Dilbert cartoon

"Interplay.some zombiefied unlife thing going on there" - skavenhorde at RPGWatch