I don't think there's been any real western RPGs for any system in 5 years or more. The modern western "rpg" is always at least half fps or action, etc.
i understand what you're sayin, but i dont necessarily agree. The way I see it, the only requirement for an RPG should be that it is immersive and involve decisions that affect a range of factors in the storyline, opposed to just character stats, regardless of the game mechanic used. Adding a hand-eye factor to the gameplay simply makes it more involving.
in a sense, a pure action game with branching paths, like starfox, is more of an rpg than most rpgs.
An RPG is usually highly story-based and puts emphasis on character development. Think of it like this: Can you play it with pen'n paper on a table? If yes, then it's a pure RPG. If no, then it isn't. If inbetween, then you got a mix.
Games like Wizardry (and The Dark Spire) pretty much follow the typical pen'n paper style, and are pure RPG because of that. Zelda, too, is RPG, but with alot of action and puzzling mixed in, so it isn't purely one anymore (hence action-RPG). Only having a branching storyline and being immersive isn't enough. If you follow that, Warcraft is an RPG too, and so are Command & Conquer and the likes. They're strategy games, though, not RPGs.
That said, any chance for an English version? I'm itching for another Dark Spire
This post has been edited by Kon-Tiki, Fri, November 20th, 2009 at 16:01
Fri, November 20th, 2009 at 16:00
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