This is ridiculous. Final Fantasy 4 did not have "more depth" than Fallout 3. Go play it again. Go roam a town. What's that, an entire kingdom capital has 6 single story buildings and a castle with 10 rooms?
Most of the NPC's have 1-2 lines of dialogue with NO interaction with the PC?
You are viewing those old RPG's with MASSIVELY ROSE TINTED GLASSES.
Seriously, just go play one of the old games. Look at how little character customization you have. How little story option you have. There is no variable dialogue, no choices to make, it's simply a story on rails.
Most of the NPC's have 1-2 lines of dialogue with NO interaction with the PC?
You are viewing those old RPG's with MASSIVELY ROSE TINTED GLASSES.
Seriously, just go play one of the old games. Look at how little character customization you have. How little story option you have. There is no variable dialogue, no choices to make, it's simply a story on rails.
What a ridiculous claim to make.