It’s set in the 1490s because that’s the current era in Forgotten Realms, just like the first games were set in the 1360s because that was the era that was current at the time. It’s not like they actively chose that specific time period for any of the three games.
I know you’ve probably gotten this feedback a lot, but this whole crusade of yours of trying to reduce decentralization on Lemmy is really counterproductive. If Lemmy users wanted centralization they wouldn’t be on a decentralized protocol.
Consolidation is a terrible idea across the board.
This is cool, but I’m still waiting on a way to play Secret of Mana online that’s actually viable.
You can also use 0patch to continue to get security updates for Windows 10 if you find it’s still a good fit.