The problem is how well does Planescape Torment work as an introduction for someone who never played any of the games you listed? A few weeks ago I was talking with some younger coworkers about new games and they came up blank when I mentioned Baldurs Gate III, any game related to it and even several out of your list. Planescape Torment is part of a genre of games many never played.
Good point, it's easy to forget that nowadays there is much more variety of games in the different subgrenes. So even if you like RPGs, you might have only be exposed to first-person like RPGs like the Elder Scrolls games, while back in the days every RPG fan would have heard of Pool of Radiance, Baldur's Gate, Planescape ... Which all have very similar gameplay.
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The problem is how well does Planescape Torment work as an introduction for someone who never played any of the games you listed? A few weeks ago I was talking with some younger coworkers about new games and they came up blank when I mentioned Baldurs Gate III, any game related to it and even several out of your list. Planescape Torment is part of a genre of games many never played.
Good point, it's easy to forget that nowadays there is much more variety of games in the different subgrenes. So even if you like RPGs, you might have only be exposed to first-person like RPGs like the Elder Scrolls games, while back in the days every RPG fan would have heard of Pool of Radiance, Baldur's Gate, Planescape ... Which all have very similar gameplay.