i honestly dont see how PoE had the best lore of any non liscened CRPG.
but i guess that reayl depends on what you call a CRPG.
if only top down IE style games count, then it sitll goes up against Disco Elysium which supposedly is very good, Underrail and Age of Decadence who all have been lauded for great worldbuilding.
i dont see anyhting about PoEs worldbuilding that isnt dry and unimaginitive.
I actually like Divinity 2s worldbuilding, its not amazing but i like stuff like the Elves, the original idea of the etenral undead was great, the ancient empire is also great and all the stuff with the Scar singing.
at leat those are novel ideas.
PoE showed a distinct lack of that to me.
As for
>Artistic vs Commercial
are reviews a good gauge for artistic success?
Games journalists are notorious for having the opinion that a game is better if its closer to a movie and worse if its closer to anyhting else.
