Arlen's List of "Things RPGs Need Moar Of."

[Moss.]

RPGs also need moar of not existing. There's like 50 a month coming out for all the systems these days.

Tr00. I don't have enough monies for all of them.

[Yossy]

Hahaha, true dat.

[Blizzard]

@Arlen:

I want to add:

Moar bad-ass villians who really are bad-ass.
PLZ no more guys like Seymour.

[Moss.]

K.

[darkelementwars]

i don't know if anyone else mentioned it yet, but just about everything you mentioned in your first post can be found in "Tales of" games.  Symphonia has awesome boss battle music, as well as special music just for watching the cardinals (boss's) walking around.  the final boss music is also awesome.  legendia's music is even better, some of the best music I've ever seen in a game, ever, but the storyline was kinda lacking.  I have yet to make a judgement about the abyss music.

you already mentioned u played symphonia, but you should look into abyss and perhaps legendia if you haven't already.

[Moss.]

i don't know if anyone else mentioned it yet, but just about everything you mentioned in your first post can be found in "Tales of" games.  Symphonia has awesome boss battle music, as well as special music just for watching the cardinals (boss's) walking around.  the final boss music is also awesome.  legendia's music is even better, some of the best music I've ever seen in a game, ever, but the storyline was kinda lacking.  I have yet to make a judgement about the abyss music.

you already mentioned u played symphonia, but you should look into abyss and perhaps legendia if you haven't already.

Hmm, rabid fanboy or valid opinion?

jk jk

[darkelementwars]

i don't know if anyone else mentioned it yet, but just about everything you mentioned in your first post can be found in "Tales of" games.  Symphonia has awesome boss battle music, as well as special music just for watching the cardinals (boss's) walking around.  the final boss music is also awesome.  legendia's music is even better, some of the best music I've ever seen in a game, ever, but the storyline was kinda lacking.  I have yet to make a judgement about the abyss music.

you already mentioned u played symphonia, but you should look into abyss and perhaps legendia if you haven't already.

Hmm, rabid fanboy or valid opinion?

jk jk

i like to think its a good combination of both

[Moss.]

i don't know if anyone else mentioned it yet, but just about everything you mentioned in your first post can be found in "Tales of" games.  Symphonia has awesome boss battle music, as well as special music just for watching the cardinals (boss's) walking around.  the final boss music is also awesome.  legendia's music is even better, some of the best music I've ever seen in a game, ever, but the storyline was kinda lacking.  I have yet to make a judgement about the abyss music.

you already mentioned u played symphonia, but you should look into abyss and perhaps legendia if you haven't already.

Hmm, rabid fanboy or valid opinion?

jk jk

i like to think its a good combination of both

:applaud:

Yeah, I wish I could get those games, but as I said previously in this thread, I havez no muniez. =\

[Malson]

I havez no muniez. =\

WELL I'M IN NEEEEEED

[SexualBubblegumX]

Arlen, I too have no moniez.

[Yossy]

I have muniez for Twilight Princess, and that's all I need right now.

Then again, last time I went to the game store, I found this neat DS game titled "Contact," published by Atlus.  I have no idea what it's about, but it looked really cool and kind of funny.

I also need to pick up Baten Kaitos Origins one of these days...

I think I need a job.

[Blizzard]

Ok, let's have all have no moniez as I also have no moniez. T_T

[Roph]

RMRK has moniez

[Moss.]

I have muniez for Twilight Princess, and that's all I need right now.

Then again, last time I went to the game store, I found this neat DS game titled "Contact," published by Atlus.  I have no idea what it's about, but it looked really cool and kind of funny.

I also need to pick up Baten Kaitos Origins one of these days...

I think I need a job.

Even when I have a job, I still havez no moniez.

[Blizzard]

So true, so true... T_T I manly feel with you, Ryan!

[Yossy]

Can I feel manly, too?

[Blizzard]

Erm... (O_o) I guess... yeah... but don't overdo it... (O_o)

[Arrow]

I liked Symphonia a lot. It is seriously on my top ten list. Legendia? UHG. Don't even get me started. Blech. Bad voice acting, horrible naming scheme, music was annoying and at times, GRATING on my eardrums...blech. Not to mention they butchered the battle system. Now it's in a 2D sort of format (which was good in Phantasia, but that's about it.) that toally kills the magic users usability. They seriously are worth NIL. The fights are slow and repetitive. Also: We go from battles with enemies that appear on the map to- GASP! -random battles! It made me cry...I can't believe it's still sitting on my shelf right now.

I haven't played abyss yet though...hopefully I will enjoy that. Truth be told I'm totally willing to give them another chance.

[darkelementwars]

i completely agree that legendia was a complete disappointment in terms of tales games, but i liked the music despite all that.

[ZaMullet]

bah, no tales games at all. go back to SNES format.
Lufia 1,2 and 7th Saga. Those are real rpg's. we need more good, 2d, rpgs. this fancy 3d stuff sickens me.

[Moss.]

These days, I can't handle a game unless there's voice acting. Unless it's a game I've played before, hours of written dialogue really kills me.

[Blizzard]

These days RPGs:

graphic quality up

common game quality down

[Yossy]

I don't play RPG's nowadays... NWN2 is the exception.  My favorite games of all time remain to be the retro stuff.

[SexualBubblegumX]

I'm weary on RPGs due to me being dissapointed so much. The last NEW one I got was Front Mission 4. I didn't finish it either, because I'm lazy. But i did get the remake of FF1 & FF2, and I WUB it. I wub wub wub wub mah lil' old skool sexay beast.

[GilgameshRO]

I really have to disagree with Blizzard and ZaMullet. RPG quality is going way way up. Many RPGs have branched away from the traditional(read: boring) RPG formula. I've had alot of fun with games like Star Ocean 3, the Shadow Hearts series, and perhaps more notably Valkyrie Profile and Valkyrie Profile 2. I haven't played FFXII yet, but it also seems to take an innovative look at how RPGs should be played. Also, there is now a market in the United States for SRPGs. We've gotten quite a few of them recently and they are all delicious. I don't miss the days when I was a kid and the only SRPG I could get my hands on in english was Shining Force. Like Fu said, the Front Mission games are excelent, but the first one never even came to the US becuase there wasn't a market for that kind of game here. The future of RPGs is a promising one, and theres only room for improvement. Both gameplay innovation and graphics have taken giant leaps since the 16-bit days. There will always be a spot on my heart for the classics, but from what I've seen RPGs are only getting better and better.