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I would admit, if there was another RPG out now I would be playing that instead and wouldn't have spent the time getting to learn D:OS. The fact that there was nothing else is why I bothered. And once I got around the little archaic interface and other issues, the game is enjoyable. Great graphics, nice turn based combat, and a decent story!
Yes, it frequently happens that if one is sufficiently inclined so as to be willing to take the time to learn how to play game A, not being put off because it isn't a copy of game B, that game A will many times provide an unanticipated bonanza of fun and entertainment...;)
I know that I risk (risk?) sounding pedantic, but it is remarkable the number of complaints I read about games that boil down to "I don't like this game because it doesn't play like some other game I liked and I think it's *too hard* and not worth the trouble to have to learn *this game, too!*" People of that persuasion should not be buying and playing rpgs, then--simple as that. A robust game of Spades, Go Fish, or Scrabble *might* be simple enough for them...maybe...;)
