Favorite RPG games?

Dehumanizer · December 06, 2006, 08:16:00 AM

Quote from: LadyNintendo on December 05, 2006, 10:48:18 PM
Quote from: Hi no Seijin on December 05, 2006, 01:45:55 PM
Eh, humans are too freakishly picky anyway. I highly doubt it's necessary to label every single thing.

Well, it is if you ask what people's fav rpg's are. And if you want to answer the question. What's wrong with labeling things (or people for that matter)? Something might belong to a certain category, but it still can be incredibly different from the rest of the category. A label is an indication of whether or not you will like it.
I don't like (most) Racegames, so it's nice to know if something is a Racegame or not. It also gives an idea of the gameplay. I'm a huge fan of (point-and-click) Adventures, so it's nice that people label it so I will know I'll probably like it.

Soulus Sage> I'm impressed. But I'd like to add Animal Crossing is not an RPG. More like a Sim.

well Animal Crossing is not a rpg but its a Role-Playing game

Hi no Seijin · December 06, 2006, 02:21:43 PM

Is it still necessary to be so specific about what an RPG is, LadyNintendo? As far as I'm concerned, every game is a role-playing game. After all, aren't you assuming the role of the character you're playing, hence role-playing?

JDog · December 06, 2006, 03:23:42 PM

Well, Madden 07 can be considered an RPG when your in your NFL Superstar thing cause you got to upgrade your character and get to do what an actual player does in real life, and and then retire, so yea, it can be considered an RPG.

LadyNintendo · December 08, 2006, 12:10:37 AM

Funny, I wanted to answer Soulu Sage with what HnS said. Yes, if we are going for what role-playing game means according to the meaning of the words, then everything is an RPG. However, then everything also is a Sim and an Adventure. And while we're at it, Fighting Games and Beat-em-ups should be the same two things looking at the exact meaning of the words. Hey, and technically, almost every game is an RTS (real time strategy) too.

I don't see the point of making genre-names 30 sentences long so no one can get confused. One word (or three at the most) should be enough, since everyone accepts what concept/gameplay it covers. Why is that important? Well, it's not. A genre is not "created" because of any other reason than that it says something about the product. And that's handy. For instance, I LOVE Adventure games. I love their gameplay and stories. No other genre provides that. No matter if I enjoy the game or not, if a game is labeled "Adventure", and during the playthrough I discover it's not an Adventure, the game never fails to disappoint me. Because I was expecting something completely else.

Or how about this: You like Rock-music and ask one of your friends if they know some good rock-music you don't know about. He/She gives you a few bands andwhen you're at home listening to them, it turns out it's HipHop or something. And when you ask about it, he/she answers: "Well, doesn't all music rock?".

Satisfaction doesn't really depend on the experience. More on the fullfillment of the expectation.

Hi no Seijin · December 08, 2006, 05:40:45 AM

And then you expect it to be bad, but when you play it, it turns out to be good. I didn't expect to enjoy Guitar Hero II, but when my friends made me play it, I was completely okay with it, even though I had said Guitar Hero wasn't really my type of game. I'm actually looking forward to playing it again. Perhaps tonight. The same goes for D&D. I wasn't sure if I would like it, but once I started to play it with my friends, I got into it.

LadyNintendo · December 08, 2006, 07:07:10 AM

I said that while things might not be what you expected, you can enjoy them. You can always try. That's your decision. But it's nice to have at least accurate descriptions of what you want to try, especially if your friends don't recommend it.