The genre for me would be the JRPG.Throughoutthis generation of consoles I have seen too few JRPG's that have caught my attention. More RPG's where released for the handhelds than both the 360 and PS3 combined. I begin to ask the question...Is this thebeginning of the end of well crafted JRPG's. The story for me is the most important part of any RPG. If I don't care about the characters in the story, the battle system better bekiller orI'll have a hard time completing it. My most memorable character this gen is Kaim fromLOST ODYSSEY. The game was decent with a timed button press battle system. I just wish that some of the stories from Kaim's past were cut scenes and not just a good read. I thought we would have seen a sequel by now.
The battle systemof these games is where I feel the genrenevergrew, FFXII and Kingdom Heartswere steps in the right direction, a mix of the traditional withsomething new. Ididn't care for the system used in FFXIII and the story made me save aF U for a Le'Cie if I everran intoone. The Tales game haven't changed much eithersince the days of the gamecube. These are justexamples, I'm not hating on
I see the PS3 now has a some what healthy line of JRPG's coming but just how many will make the attempt to create some thing that truly stands out.
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