Great article!

I still remember fondly when my beloved Ultima went to a large 3rd person avatar (snigger). I was running along the beach of the Pirate Isles with the sand scrunching under my feet, beating up giant crabs.

It was sooooooooo beautiful and immersive.

Nice to know there are some gamers (and game designers) that love that feeling of becoming fully immersed into a striking fantasy world. Its certainly better than worrying I picked up a +5 powerup.