Makia Kingdom doesn't suck. Phantom Brave doesn't suck. La Pucelle Tactics didn't suck.Originally Posted by Mirage
Makia Kingdom doesn't suck. Phantom Brave doesn't suck. La Pucelle Tactics didn't suck.
Kaycee says (12:06 AM):
whos' obama?
Radiata Stories is looking good.........
I agree, there going downhill. I think is just them with jar jar binks syndrome, technologys gotten better so must there games, also I blame action fans. RPG makers seem to be going for them and noobs.
"NPC: Sorry this house is sealed off because of Blight"
Well theres only so many things they can do before its not original anymore..its harder to come up with something different when most things are already implimented or tried upon.
I think that many people love old RPGs just as much for the nostalgia as they do for the game itself, so that's one quality newer titles lack. Sure, it's harder to be original now, but I think, with the additions of voice acting, improved graphics, and more emphasis on real-time stuff, RPGs could become much, much more vivid and lifelike than they have before. I wouldn't worry about the genre as a whole, at least not for a few years.
well look at it this way...if ff12 sucks...eyesonff might have a fit...then everyone'll play VI to remember why they like these damn games
That not really a case with me. I played games under DOS that were released for SNES back then in my younger years. I mainly played jump-and-runs and fighting games. No RPGs at all. Well there was one that was a little similar to an RPG just because you could equip your teams and set ststs, but really no old RPGs.
However, I really like SNES RPGs, often more than the newer ones, and thats clearly no nostalgia.
Uh, what exactly are you blaming action fans for?
Uh ok, let me rephrase.Makia Kingdom doesn't suck. Phantom Brave doesn't suck. La Pucelle Tactics didn't suck.
The fighting in FFX-2 doesn't suck. And it makes up for the sub-par story.
I blame them because they are beeing targeted more and more and more to play these games, and are being catered for more and more and more by making them more action based games.
"NPC: Sorry this house is sealed off because of Blight"
Yeah I still dont see why you're blaming them.
There isn't really any change in the stylings of games.
The west has always made more action orientated games, and the Japanese have made more RPGs, purely because they are the most popular genres in those areas.
it's not the fans. it's the genre. it's dying. like platformers. the requirement for existence is becoming less. the technology is there to create a more action orientated rpg. and since the technology there the requirement exists also. rpgs seem old hat compared to games that are more realistic and life like. that's why gta will continue to expand what you can do and it's rog elements as well. one day games like gta will be all there is. it will get to a stage were free roaming, do what you want, when you want, advancement is 99% of games.
An advancement in technology won't lead to that.
The entire industry isn't driven purely by profit, shockingly SOME companies make games not only because they'll sell, but because it's what they want to make, and what the fans will want as well.
As long as there are people to play RPGs, they'll still exist, and I seriously doubt that the Japanese will cease to place RPGs as their preferred genre.
what the fans want is what sells. they two go hand in hand.
rpg's won't suddenly die off the shelves. it is a slow process. look at XII already the end of random battles and turn based battles. that was something that had to come.the line will just continue to become more and more blurred.
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