Which rpg are you looking forward to most for Fall 2008?

[Jowy]

Wrath of the Lich King, yea.

[Karellen]

I would be more exited about Fallout 3 if it wasn't a series that thrives on dialog being developed by a publisher known for anything but.

I guess if worse comes to worst we'll still get a post-apocalyptic Oblivion.

[Jings]

I would be more exited about Fallout 3 if it wasn't a series that thrives on dialog being developed by a publisher known for anything but.

I guess if worse comes to worst we'll still get a post-apocalyptic Oblivion.

Even if the game is an Oblivion clone the pipboy bobble head that comes with the special edition will more than make up for this.

I'd actually be horrified if it was an Oblivion clone but I'm willing to give Bethesda the benefit of the doubt.

[Remedy]

Only White Knight Story

[Madame Adequate]

It's popular because it's the direct sequel to the best RPG on the Game Cube. :P

Sorry, but Skies of Arcadia: Legend isn't getting a Sequal.

You don't know that, and SoA turned into a series of incredibly boring and incredibly frequent random battles with a lot of wandering once you hit Ixa'Taka.

And despite these admitted problems it's one of the best RPGs ever made.

[Quindiana Jones]

Fable 2 may be nice.

[Dragonsoul]

Hoping to spend alot of time on Dragon Quest IX, and the Last Remnant has me really interested, i'll definately be picking that one up. But with so many good games coming out this year, I doubt I'll even be done with FFIV or TA2 on the DS before I get ready for the next round of RPGs. Not to mention the Sonic game for the DS, too.

This is excellent! I've been waiting a long time for Final Fantasy Tactics A2 and Final Fantasy IV, I can barely stand it!

Sonic RPG seems popular, I have to check more info.

[Roto13]

It's popular because it's the direct sequel to the best RPG on the Game Cube. :P

Sorry, but Skies of Arcadia: Legend isn't getting a Sequal. :p

You don't know that, and SoA turned into a series of incredibly boring and incredibly frequent random battles with a lot of wandering once you hit Ixa'Taka.

And despite these admitted problems it's one of the best RPGs ever made.

Considering, once you hit those problems, the only thing to continue playing for is the faint hope that it'll eventually fix itself, no, it's not one of the best RPGs ever. People gasmed over it because it was either that or Grandia 2 on the Dreamcast.

[Dreddz]

I'd just like to add that Grandia II was better than Skies of Arcadia.

[Crossblades]

The only games from the list are the two Tales games: Vesperia and Symphonia 2, because next to Final Fantasy, tales is my favorite RPG series. And I dont know much about DQ IX to make me consider it(even though I do like the DQ series)

[Ichimonji]

Wow, that's a tough one. I'm really looking forward to Persona 4, The Last Remnant, and the two Tales games. If I had to pick one though, it would be Persona 4.

[Madame Adequate]

Considering, once you hit those problems, the only thing to continue playing for is the faint hope that it'll eventually fix itself, no, it's not one of the best RPGs ever. People gasmed over it because it was either that or Grandia 2 on the Dreamcast.

Really? I continued playing because it was an expansive and immersive world filled with memorable characters, a plot I cared about, boss fights that challenged me, beautiful scenery, exquisite music, brilliant ship-to-ship battles, epic scale, awesome enemies, a huge amount of exploration to do (nevermind that the game itself was constant exploration), and the general level of polish and quality in the game. The fact that random encounters were more numerous than I'd have liked does detract from that - but not that much.

[NeoCracker]

I'd definately say Skies was the best RPG from the Dreamcast or Gamecube, but I wouldn't say one of the best ever made.

I do have much love for it though, represent.

[Roto13]

Considering, once you hit those problems, the only thing to continue playing for is the faint hope that it'll eventually fix itself, no, it's not one of the best RPGs ever. People gasmed over it because it was either that or Grandia 2 on the Dreamcast.

Really? I continued playing because it was an expansive and immersive world filled with memorable characters, a plot I cared about, boss fights that challenged me, beautiful scenery, exquisite music, brilliant ship-to-ship battles, epic scale, awesome enemies, a huge amount of exploration to do (nevermind that the game itself was constant exploration), and the general level of polish and quality in the game. The fact that random encounters were more numerous than I'd have liked does detract from that - but not that much.

Yeah, no. The only thing I can agree with you about in that paragraph is the ship battles. Maybe the bosses, though none of them were all that tough, just usually time-consuming (and not really common enough). The random battles were a huge problem for me because it felt like I spent more time waiting for the first target>all ability than doing... pretty much anything else. What you see as exploration comes off to me as mindless wandering, looking for the next goal. Memorable characters? I suppose if you mean that repetition is a good way to remember things. Who was your favourite, the lovable Pirate with a heart of gold? (If so, which one?) The energetic female sidekick? The mysterious girl with the "strange" clothes who's too sweet to live? The plot? Were you 10 when you played Skies of Arcadia? Because that's the only way I can see that plot being appealing. It was like a Disney movie. It's just a really poor-quality game. It's one of the few games I own that I haven't completed.

[Vyk]

I know too little about these games :(