If ports are counting, shouldn't we count backwards compatibility as well? In which case PS2 clearly destroys PS1.
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If ports are counting, shouldn't we count backwards compatibility as well? In which case PS2 clearly destroys PS1.
Oh, I've not included backwards compatibility in my judgements, but yeah if that is the case then PS2 > PSX for obvious reasons. I've just been going by which consoles games were released for, primarily games that were not ported.
The PlayStation 2, undoubtedly.
But it's kind of sad that we can't say this about the more recent consoles though. The genre has been getting a pretty rough ride.
I think there are still good signs for the future, but we'll just have to wait and see. I think there is more innovation in RPG-style games than any other mainstream genre, so I feel they kind of lead the way.
Well here's hoping that the next FF to be released leaves a more memorable mark in the genre than the Fabula Nova Crystallis has so far. :monster:
But despite that I feel like the newer games have been getting progressively better with each release from a gameplay perspective but the character interaction and some of the storytelling is leaving a lot to be desired.
Yeah, I agree. With Ni no Kuni and Bravely Default both doing well the JRPG certainly isn't dead just yet, but hopefully the Final Fantasy story telling will be given a boost in the next 1-2 releases.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delorean
Yep, definitely PS1. That was a perfect crossroads in gaming history for the RPG. They'd become popular with the SNES because the hardware limitations made most other genres terrible, whereas storytelling was unaffected.
The playstation then added the ability for pre-rendered backgrounds, which FF7 popularised hugely. It feels like after the PS1, the trend in hardware improvements started to favour other genres more. And RPGs still haven't done anything to improve upon the PS1 generation.