Nah. They were fun games, but no real depth to them. It's like a silly comedy, fun to turn your brain off and take in for a few hours. Compare that to the epics that were some of the CRPGs and adventure games in the 1990s (Grim Fandango and The Longest Journey come to mind) and you're talking about not just different genres but different leagues.
I mentioned Planescape:Torment on the last page - an enhanced edition was released last year and is available on Steam. Everyone who hasn't played that game should do themselves the favour. They'll never be able to make major release games of that sort again. No capacity to spend that much time on writing, and gamers expect not to have to read text anymore, which is too bad given what used to be possible.
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