4 Gaming Cliches that need to go!

The point about NPCs in this article as needing more personality (and for that matter, intelligence, as the article directly addresses) is also one I consider spot on...and is a point I like a lot because it really could make games that much more engaging and real-feeling for the player.  Granted, this article is using examples of games and addressing issues in games I don't actually often play, but I think that this point can be considered, and should be, in many genres and kinds of games.  (and, while I haven't played Skyrim, the examples of NPC behavior referenced by the article's creator do sound poorly thought-out on the part of the developers...'I yield to you, but will attack you again after you put away your sword?'  Does EVERY bandit follow this script?  I really am hoping not...and am also hoping that patterns that are illogical or just don't make sense like these are not commonly built into their AI.  Maybe that is why I have stayed away from games that aren't really plot-oriented or have great music that I like as a developing V.G. composer...)

Anyway though, parenthesis semi-tangents aside, I hope that intelligent gameplay, such as ways to interact with one's environment within the game, a variety of different NPC personalities, and other such things are possible in the future...though, I also am concerned that this might end up being too much work on the part of those who develop the games' coders, but that might be just me over-worrying; I don't have the knowledge to say that it IS too much work, really.  But, as a video game consumer, I know I would like to be able to show games to others without them asking simple logical questions that make the game look poorly-designed, like "Why not just break the glass?"  Good article, with good points overall, if you ask me.