I am really a BIG fan of an RPG games especially in the console games specifically Final Fantasy series. The coming of the current-generation consoles bring about a change of pace as well as in the RPG standards and elements. The most notable changes can be found on FFXIII where it makes a major leap when it comes to graphical aspects in Playstation 3. Include also it's battle system that have changed but still retained some of it's elements from the previous games. When you compare it with the previous games as for PS2 and in the time of PS1, the RPG elements are constantly changing from one generation to another. Making it fresh for the gamers starting from the previous generation down to the current gen where the graphics are all beautifully rendered and realistic to see. These changes are cannot be notice by the newcomers except when they try playing the games from the previous gen. Not all changes can be that great but change must be constant at all costs as for the technology was fast changing, it may also be implied with the RPG genres that we are playing today. But, are the changes that must be done, on the right path? Did it have a big impact in the gaming industry? Are the changes likable? That is, sometimes we don't have a choice but to accept the changes it made from time to time. In every changes there is always an addition as well as deduction for the elements in gameplay and in other aspects. The way story was told in every RPG games in the current gen is already a different story. It makes use of the graphical technology the system has to deliver it wonderfully. And with its detail and visuals, the story is very intriguing to follow making the RPG nowadays seemed to focus more on storytelling rather than boosting the gameplay elements of it. In the end its all up to the gamers on which they prefer to choose. conclusion: RPG are having its big lining curve towards its improvement.