Why DOES Larian feel the need to compulsively fill their game worlds with So. Much. Random. Guff. I mean, it's a hallmark of their games. Not just them, but Bethesda as well.
Do they think this makes the world feel more "realistic"? Ooh, I can pick up every single plate, cup, spoon, quill, inkpot, kiwi, melon, baguette, clod of dirt, clump of grass, discarded scab, pile of dung, dead insect, crushed blade of grass, and paper clip in the whole world! I am so immersed! So, so immersed! Like, if I could just see those things in the environment but couldn't individually pick up and move and clutter my bags with every single last inconsequential one of them, my experience of verisimilitude would be DESTROYED!
Who is the target audience for this type of "gameplay"? Who is out there just delighting in the sheer minutiae of being able to manipulate and collect literally THOUSANDS of useless or mostly-useless objects in these fantasy adventure games? Are there people out there just wallowing like a pig in filth, rolling around in their vast piles of rusty cups and crusty chicken nuggets or whatever?
