Will Mass Effect have any competition for RPG of the year?

Bioshock , Blue Dragon , Warhammer : Online

 k that's it

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[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]Bioshock may give it a run for its money. It all depends on how deep Irrational Games go. Mass Effect is going to be a stellar game mind you.DoctorBunny

Mmm...Bioshock will go in the FPS genre because it is a FPS game so it is impossible for Bioshock to be RPG of the year. Anyways it can't be confirmed at this point because games like Blue Dragon and LO are made by great devs but Mass Effect is my 3rd or 4th most anticipated this year so i wouldn't be surprised if it got GOTY.

You just called bioshock a FPS?

I stopped there

Well theres no way you could say its a true RPG either. 

Oblivion is the first of this type that makes it difficult to call it RPG. AdrianWerner

Gahahah... 

WHAT ? 

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]Oblivion is the first of this type that makes it difficult to call it RPG. Forza_2

Gahahah...

WHAT ?

Oblivion plays like a single player MMO. 

Oblivion plays like a single player MMO. mjarantilla

You mean MMORPG ?

[QUOTE="mjarantilla"]Oblivion plays like a single player MMO. Forza_2

You mean MMORPG ?

I hesitate to call those treadmill games RPGs. :P

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[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]Bioshock may give it a run for its money. It all depends on how deep Irrational Games go. Mass Effect is going to be a stellar game mind you.DoctorBunny

Mmm...Bioshock will go in the FPS genre because it is a FPS game so it is impossible for Bioshock to be RPG of the year. Anyways it can't be confirmed at this point because games like Blue Dragon and LO are made by great devs but Mass Effect is my 3rd or 4th most anticipated this year so i wouldn't be surprised if it got GOTY.

You just called bioshock a FPS?

I stopped there

Because it is one, why don't you check on Gamespot what category Bioshock is under and the interviews with Irrational Games that confirms Bioshock is still a FPS not a RPG. 

[QUOTE="DoctorBunny"][QUOTE="solidte"]

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]Bioshock may give it a run for its money. It all depends on how deep Irrational Games go. Mass Effect is going to be a stellar game mind you.solidte

Mmm...Bioshock will go in the FPS genre because it is a FPS game so it is impossible for Bioshock to be RPG of the year. Anyways it can't be confirmed at this point because games like Blue Dragon and LO are made by great devs but Mass Effect is my 3rd or 4th most anticipated this year so i wouldn't be surprised if it got GOTY.

You just called bioshock a FPS?

I stopped there

Because it is one, why don't you check on Gamespot what category Bioshock is under and the interviews with Irrational Games that confirms Bioshock is still a FPS not a RPG.

Well...so far ME looks like a shooter with light Rpg elements. And even conversation system looks more like a mini-game than full grown dialogue roleplaying.

AdrianWerner

This couldn't be any further from false. The ability to choose every dialog choice is an RPG element; the ability to completely customize your skills is an RPG element; the ability to find and buy armor pieces and weapons is an RPG element; the ability to upgrade and customize your weapons and armor is an RPG element. The combat system doesn't dictate what genre a game is.

And to everyone else: Bioshock is categorized as a shooter; Folklore is categorized as an action/adventure. Mass Effect's only proven competition this year (as an RPG) is Hellgate: London, The Witcher, and Lost Odyssey. I highly doubt that Blue Dragon and Eternal Sonata will offer any real competition to these 4 titles. Eternal Sonata is nothing but another mediocre Bandai-Namco RPG; Blue Dragon was certainly a good attempt, but simply isn't stellar enough for us Western gamers (based on Japanese reviews).

Obviously my post is filled with speculation, so please reply with that in mind.

If Gamespot let Bioshock into the RPG category (which they probably won't), then Mass Effect will have some competition.

As it is, it's only up against a few JRPGs (Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, others) - which it will beat, and...uh...

The Witcher - which could be great, but will it be better than a Bioware RPG?
NWN2: Mask of the Betrayer, which might actually be a competitor if they count expansion packs.
Guild Wars: Eye of the North, although that may fall into the MMO or expansion pack category.
Fallout 3...if it's out this year, and if it's anything like Fallout 2 or Oblivion (either way, it's Game of the Year material).

Oh, and there's always Dragon Age, which stands the best chance of beating Mass Effect (if it's out this year) - compare Jade Empire to Baldurs Gate 2 - Bioware are better at their traditional RPGs than their action ones.

Mass Effect... Jade Empire in Space... aka KOTOR without any kind of Star Wars reference Batabing Bataboom Oh Canaduh our home and....