But you cannot weasel out of the end-boss fights ( Yes Fallouts had alternatives that were good and still kept fighting as an option), I agree with more than one way to solve a problem being good, even though I do prefer the knee-deep in diced beast approach, there should be more than one way to solve an equation. D:OS is actually pretty good about it, look at BG's, IWD's or ToEE fighting is usually the only way, not that I am complaining.