I got introduced to the Persona series when P4 was released. I was skeptical of the game at first. I had never experienced a game with the SIM dating element to it. Still, I kept an open mind about it. After two hours, I fell in with the game. The story, characters, game play, NPCs, environment--all of it came together to create one of the most original and memorable RPGs that I've ever played.
Atlus has not confirmed the system that the game will be on. It's only logical that they release it on the PS3; Atlus has stuck with Sony since the original Persona.
Wizardry 7 [1992] vs. Elder Scrolls IV: Olivion [2006]: Battle of the First-Person RPGs
Setting graphics aside, since that's blatantly obvious, let's see how games have changed in the span of 14 years.
Wizardry 7:
-Turn-based, party-based gameplay
-Automap function exists as an easily missed item which requires a high level of mapping skill to use
-No autosave function
-Large world with no fast travel function
-Most chests are booby-trapped
-Heavy reliance on skills
-Frequent encounters with bands of party-slaughtering monsters only a few spaces from the starting location
-Frequently encounter items that you can't identify without a spell or a skill
-Some locations are very maze-like
-NPC interaction is limited
-It's up to the player to remember quests and destinations
Elder Scrolls IV:
-Realtime combat with only one character
-Automap function is available from the start
-Autosave function saves frequently
-Large world with fast-travel to locations you've been to before
-No trapped chests, only locked ones with minimal penalty for failure
-Skills are mostly combat-oriented
-Monsters scale with your level for the most part
-All items are automatically identified
-Virtually impossible to get lost, even in dungeons and even without looking at the automap
-NPCs are present in greater numbers and interaction is much deeper
-Game provides a journal to keep track of quests
In playing Wizardry 7, it's very clear that I've been quiet spoiled when it comes to RPGs.
Through the 23rd of this month we've had 1,082 posts. To put that into a bit of perspective, the last time we had more than one thousand posts in a month was back in April 2007 when we had 1,067 posts. The last time we had more than 1,082 posts in a month was back in May 2006 when we had 1,438 posts.
If time were measured in the amount of times that Square has talked about this, we would all be old and in wheelchairs. Seriously, Square: make up your minds!
I am a huge FF nut. VII was the RPG that got me into the series. When talk started that a remake of the game was in the works, I nearly shot through my roof in glee. I would to see one of the greatest RPGs in history remade for the PS3.
Quote:* 67 percent of Republicans (and 40 percent of Americans overall) believe that Obama is a socialist. * 57 percent of Republicans (32 percent overall) believe that Obama is a Muslim * 45 percent of Republicans (25 percent overall) agree with the Birthers in their belief that Obama was "not born in the United States and so is not eligible to be president" * 38 percent of Republicans (20 percent overall) say that Obama is "doing many of the things that Hitler did" * Scariest of all, 24 percent of Republicans (14 percent overall) say that Obama "may be the Antichrist."
No, that many people believing things that stupid is NOT good for America. I mean, disagree on issues of policy, fine. But believing insane things like that Obama wasn't born in America or he's a Communist or a Muslim or something? Come on... could the Republicans do anything more to prove their paranoia and racism?
I know that lots of very divisive issues are around right now, but seriously, Democrats just don't get crazy like that... I guess it's the same thing that makes talk radio popular, whatever that is. Hate and fear feed eachother until we get this as a result. It's understandable, but too bad. I mean, Rush Limbaugh will get better ratings when Democrats are in office than Republicans, I imagine, and ratings are what matter to radio and television people the most, so it's not like the actually cares that much about how well the Republican Party is doing...