We were just talking yesterday about the ridiculous amount of RPG love the DS has gotten in the past and is getting in the future and wanted to ask you all if you thought the genre was being overused on the DS. Do you think the DS has way too many RPGs? Is there a genre of games you want to see more of on the DS?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
9-17-2008 @ 9:15AM
Brandisis said...
I do love me some RPGs, but I find that I really, REALLY need to be in the mood to commit to a new one. It takes so long to fully beat a good RPG that for the most parts, I'd rather play something like New Super Mario Brothers, something I can turn on, play a few levels and then shut off and not have to pick up again anytime soon - no commitment.
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9-17-2008 @ 9:17AM
Stephen said...
The World Ends With You alllll the way.
Best DS ARPG ever.
But sadly most of the DS's RPG's do not tickle my fancy.
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9-17-2008 @ 9:23AM
bigE1669 said...
King is dead (SNES), Long live the King (DS).
I miss the rpg days of the snes. Bring them on.
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9-17-2008 @ 10:37AM
Professor Lario said...
Big +1
9-18-2008 @ 12:26PM
Deozaan said...
Exactly! After being in an RPG drought for the past 12 years from the N64 and GameCube, I'm glad to be getting some quality RPGs! Especially from Squuenix.
My only complaint is that they're coming out too fast. I haven't completed Final Fantasy 4 yet and now Dragon Quest 4 is calling my name.
9-17-2008 @ 9:33AM
Lions said...
Too many RPG's on the DS? No. The more the better.
Portability + RPG? What's better? I can play all I want and not hog the TV. It seriously helps with the wife agro.
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9-17-2008 @ 9:34AM
Bergunzo said...
I hate any type of RPGs, and I'd like to see more platformers (good platformers, I mean) or action games. STOP WITH RPGs!
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9-17-2008 @ 12:41PM
thegadgetguru said...
Too bad you are missing out on one of the greatest forms of entertainment there is.
9-17-2008 @ 9:46AM
Puddles said...
There's no such thing as "too many RPGs." The fact that the DS has so many of them means that us RPG fans can pick and choose which ones we want to play – we have options, which is great. So there's something for everyone.
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9-17-2008 @ 9:55AM
Farossi said...
Without any intention of trolling, RPGs reach such a wide audience because they're not challenging at all and have such great depth that you can be easily sucked in and emmersed in a different world.
Too many RPGs? Hardly. Look at the SNES: FF, CT, DQ, Earthbound, SD, and BoF just to name a small fraction. Fans love the games, game companies love the profit. The general idea becomes make game on one system, port it to 3 other systems with usually small, insignificant changes, and profit. Let's face it, we all fall for this formula.
I'd say the DS is just getting started in its real library of RPGs, and I can guarantee that myself and many others are looking forward to the many great future releases.
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9-17-2008 @ 10:06AM
Cloudef said...
DS has many RPGs but almost all of them sucks.. There is only 2 good ones and they are Ring of Fates and The World Ends With You every other rpg sucked including the crappy made FF3 and FF4 ports.
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9-17-2008 @ 12:29PM
Jack said...
The copy of Dragon Quest : Chapters of the Chosen sitting in my DS disagrees with you. ;)
9-17-2008 @ 12:51PM
Cloudef said...
Hmm.. Gonna take a look into that.
9-17-2008 @ 10:16AM
Lanceh said...
Considering the complete famine of RPGs on the Wii, I need to get my fix somewhere, no?
For that reason I say the more RPGs the better.
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9-17-2008 @ 10:38AM
Matt D said...
It feels to me like MOST of the RPGs on the DS released up until now are either strategy/tactical (which I don't think is the best for a portable system. Quicker battles work a lot better in my mind), or mindnumbing Rogue-clones/dungeon crawlers.
I could go for a few more ATB/Turn based ones. Really looking forwad to Suikoden.
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9-17-2008 @ 10:39AM
Thunderbird said...
I like how there are a lot of RPGs on the DS it's my favorite video game genre. Though I would like to see more fighting games on the DS also.
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9-17-2008 @ 10:43AM
mikelhend said...
DS is good at five genres, and all should get quality time:
1. RPGs (though I think handheld RPGs should be no more than 10-20 hours -- playing a 50+ hour RPG on a handheld is too much work!)
2. Platformers (Mario, duh)
3. Puzzles (Prof. Layton r0xxoR!)
4. Adventures (Hotel Dusk, and I was one of the 6 people that liked Touch Detective)
5. Kiddie games (Poke'mon, Yugi'oh)
I just wish vendors would stay away from sports games and first person shooters. The tiny screen and lack of a good analog stick (even on the PSP) make them yucky.
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9-17-2008 @ 1:06PM
Zealot said...
Having gone through my teenage years with the Gamecube as my primary console, the use of the word "kiddie" to describe any game automatically sets off alarm bells. The term, when unsupported, is about a nebulous as "casual" and "hardcore". If you haven't played a Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh game before, try and push aside everything your friends told you in junior high and give 'em a try; you just might be surprised :)
9-17-2008 @ 1:14PM
mikelhend said...
@Zealot -- Fair enough, it was a poor choice of word. Actually, I've tried a couple of the Pokemon titles, and found them to be pretty meh and shallow, but maybe it was just the nature of the two I played (Diamond on the DS, and the first Mystery Dungeon game). But you're right -- the characters in most JRPGs are every bit as cartoony and cute as those in Pokemon, yet I find myself more tolerant of JRPGs for some reason.
9-17-2008 @ 10:43AM
lincruste said...
If we're talking about Japanese RPG, I'm not interested, but, there's plenty of place for everyone here.
They'd rather release a Fallout-style RPG, or something like The Elder Scrolls: Arena. THAT is RPG!
And LucasArt's X-Wing Alliance, me want too.
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