Hey man, I don't blame you. I love combat, but past a certain point (especially with RPG's) it can get very tedious. Some games have equipment that can turn off random encounters, but not many, IIRC. (I THINK Xenosaga did?) It really depends on the game for me, but I tend to actually like customizing weapons and armor, and quite liked DA:O's system because of the amount of control it gave me, but again...it's a lot of work and can get old. Especially since these games tend to be over 60, 80 (even 100) hours.
(You said you like puzzles and platforming...have you tried Portal? I know, most everyone has heard of Portal by now, this is probably a dumb question.)
The Let's Play thing is killer. I know, I wanted to watch Let's Plays of some of Mass Effect's DLC because I couldn't download it, but I couldn't watch much of it... There's just too much personalization with these games, not being able to make your own decisions defeats the pupose for me. It's good for those who want to experience it themselves, but if you aren't able to play then it makes things difficult and frankly, boring.
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(You said you like puzzles and platforming...have you tried Portal? I know, most everyone has heard of Portal by now, this is probably a dumb question.)
The Let's Play thing is killer. I know, I wanted to watch Let's Plays of some of Mass Effect's DLC because I couldn't download it, but I couldn't watch much of it... There's just too much personalization with these games, not being able to make your own decisions defeats the pupose for me. It's good for those who want to experience it themselves, but if you aren't able to play then it makes things difficult and frankly, boring.