When I was working with nwn1/2 there were a several people who would just upload interesting areas. I learned a lot by looking at them. I've always been very linear though. I just think about things as a series of moments. Views and surprises that I want to be seen. ...
The lighting is done with a precalculated lightmap in the Dragon Age engine. Nwn1/2 had dynamic lighting of some kind. Light could change, shadows would move. I really dislike the DA toolset. So I probably shouldn't talk about it much.
I don't think the bad endings in Radiant Historia are frustrating personally. I like the desperation of trying to figure out how to save your friends while dealing with someone trying to kill you. I'm not that far in though. : Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, and Shadow of Destiny are ...
I liked Icewind Dale. Its just straight dungeon crawling. Has some awesome boss fights and encounters in general. Make sure you put some points into shooting before the end of bloodlines. There is a crazy amount of combat towards the end.
Should do one on Black Isles, Troika Games, and Obsidian too. You should try Dawn of Heroes for the DS. It isn't perfect but it has some cool classes. It has a lot of what I like about d d.
I felt like this played just like a fighting game or ninja gaiden. Only a super simple and slow. I got bored. Story was good though. I love the production values. :
