Losing interest in RPG's

Over the past 2 years I find it hard for me to purchase an RPG thanks to intense Online Multi-Player games and a tight budget. Every time I see trailers and previews of them I tell myself, "I got to play it", but once released I over look them and think about replay value and the online community I play with. MMORPG's have online play and are really fun but at a cost(game purchase and subscription) I dont find acceptable.

Anyone else find it hard these days to fit RPG's into their game library with all the other titles available?

I'll admit, RPG's are super time-consuming on pretty much any system, but I still enjoy playing them.

But lose replay value? How so. Usually RPGs have all the side-quests and such to keep you occupied.

many rpg's are great for people on a tight budget. they often have huge main quests and plenty of side missions to squeeze some value out of your purchase.

list your main consoles and rpg lineup. ill do my best to list some long quality rpg's. im sure others will help out too.

Have you concidered that RPG's don't fit your gaming tastes? There are no genres that are a good fit for everyone. Personally I have very little interest in RTS's like Starcraft.

Not all MMORPG's have a subscription. Guild Wars and Dungeon Runners are two examples.

To answer your question, no I don't have any problem fitting them into my library. RPG's are my favorites so I will always find a way to get some play time in.

Things have been pretty bleak on the RPG scene for awhile. The last time I remember loving an RPG was FFXII, so it's been awhile for me.
FFXI was super-addictive, but I got sick of having to pay for the service. I felt like I was ripping myself off every minute I wasn't playing it, so it really became a chore.
I'm actually so RPG-starved that I'm seriously going to buy a DS just to play Dragon Quest IX when it comes out. DQ is the final frontier for old-school RPG addicts such as myself.
I currently only own Wii of the current gen systems . The Wii was just supposed to tide me over (more or less) until the other 2 could show me an RPG, or new RPG series that would make a $500+ investment in some new hardware worth the effort. But nada.
I'm still waiting.

Well, it seems like you're talking about MMOs, which I really wouldn't consider a RPG in the traditional sense. I always thought that RPGs were single player experiences with a story, characters, etc. MMORPGs, are a different genre I think.

What about Japanese RPGs like Final Fantasy or some western non-online RPGs like Mass Effect? How do you feel about them?

I feel I'm in a similar boat as the OP. When i was younger RPGs were the back bone of my video game playing, I ate up every final fantasy, suikoden and ps1 era rpg i could. But now i've become more "action game" guy preferring to put alot of time into competitive online stuff in stead of going the rpg root. I was thinking now that were in the summer rut i may pick up lost odyssey or eternal sonata and try that out. jedimaster815

You should pick up Eternal Sonata. It's not the longest RPG around but the characters are interesting and the story line isn't too bad.

Over the past 2 years I find it hard for me to purchase an RPG thanks to intense Online Multi-Player games and a tight budget. Every time I see trailers and previews of them I tell myself, "I got to play it", but once released I over look them and think about replay value and the online community I play with. MMORPG's have online play and are really fun but at a cost(game purchase and subscription) I dont find acceptable.

Anyone else find it hard these days to fit RPG's into their game library with all the other titles available?

AgileNate

Disgaea 3 is coming out next month. Other than that, I've been having an RPG dryspell as well. Picked up FFIV for the DS though. I'm having fun playing through it again.

Well, it seems like you're talking about MMOs, which I really wouldn't consider a RPG in the traditional sense. I always thought that RPGs were single player experiences with a story, characters, etc. MMORPGs, are a different genre I think.

ASK_Story

Exactly my thought.