5th March 2007, 3:14 PM
Reply to a post from three months ago? Why not... :)
Erm... so strategy games can't have stories now? You haven't played many strategy games, have you... (hint: Starcraft and Warcraft III, for instance, are not exactly story-light...)
... remember, in my opinion the 'SRPG' term is just a label console gamers give strategy games. I don't consider them RPGs. I know that there is overlap here -- there are RPGs with more strategy than most SRPGs and SRPGs which are more RPG-ish than some strategy games -- but overall I think that the division works.
Tales of Symphonia is a good, mostly traditional, RPG with action-style battles. I liked it a lot. Baten Kaitos has some fans, but I found it boring... haven't played it much in the better part of a year, and that's not exactly because I finished it.
Skies of Arcadia is the GC's best RPG, IMO, but you've played that (and Paper Mario 2), right?
Quote:Don't misunderstand DJ, there is just as much dialogue and character interaction (support convos) as a comparable length Final Fantasy. It's focused very much on battles, with story just being injected in between them, though it manages to build a good tale. The combat system is one I love: exceedingly simple to learn, yet with enough diversity to make it interesting.
Erm... so strategy games can't have stories now? You haven't played many strategy games, have you... (hint: Starcraft and Warcraft III, for instance, are not exactly story-light...)
... remember, in my opinion the 'SRPG' term is just a label console gamers give strategy games. I don't consider them RPGs. I know that there is overlap here -- there are RPGs with more strategy than most SRPGs and SRPGs which are more RPG-ish than some strategy games -- but overall I think that the division works.
Quote:Another question: When I'm finally ready to play another big RPG, is there anything you would recommend for the GC? I've always been curious about Tales of Symphonia (I've heard it's VERY long), or Baiten Kaitos? I've seen Tales quite cheap over the past few months.
Tales of Symphonia is a good, mostly traditional, RPG with action-style battles. I liked it a lot. Baten Kaitos has some fans, but I found it boring... haven't played it much in the better part of a year, and that's not exactly because I finished it.
Skies of Arcadia is the GC's best RPG, IMO, but you've played that (and Paper Mario 2), right?
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