Action Role-Playing, Strategy Role-Playing, Role-playing, Strategy, Action, Adventure.

If you are a fan of a deep, lengthy, custom RPG experience with some revolutionary features, I highly recommend Dragons Dogma. It is easily in the top 5 RPGs of this generation IMO. Likely in the top 10 of all time too.

I can't, however, offer a comparison to KoA because I haven't played it.

I game mostly on a 61", but feel that it is too big. I would like to downgrade to a 32" or so.

Surprised this has yet to be mentioned.

Games which lack random encounters.

Aidenfury19

Grandia is another oldie that lacks random encounters. I am currently playing it for the first time and the lack of random encounters was a pleasant surprise.

Increase in customization, more character customization, and less linearity. DQ VI was one of the first few RPGs that had such customization and openness back when it was released. It way WAYYY ahead of its time.

My two favorites:

-Dragon Quest VIII

-Champions of Norrath

Score for you dude. Now you just need to get a wormlight :)

I would say so. I don't do much particularly, it doesn't take much effort to keep them nice.

Grabbed Grandia for $5.99 off PSN for my PSP.