The new RPG
by Evangelion200 on Comments
I really wish companies and game sites would stop labeling games that are not RPG's as RPG's. Every new "RPG" on the market is seemingly trying to be the next Oblivion, and though it is good, I really dont think of it as your classic RPG. Finally, the 360 gave us Eternal Sonata and Blue Dragon, and both have Enchanted Arms, but that is really it for them. I know I will go out and buy Mass Effect, and I will probably like it. But it is not an RPG. At best its an Action/Adventure game, and you may even stretch it to first person shooter. Just cause it has magic and the game takes a long time to beat, it is not an RPG. Oblivion is not an RPG nor is Dark Kindgom which I was fooled into buying. I am a little worried that the classic RPG's may be dying down and be replace by the action/adventure games that seem to be flooding the market these days. I hope that is not the case, and that we will continue to see some Grandia's and SMT games. Even Final Fantasy sometimes scares me as I see them wanting to change their format a bit too much. I know they are popular games, and heck, even I like them. I just hope there will always be a place for the old school style of turn based, story driven games.