Tales of Symphonia.... well, Fire Emblem

[A Black Falcon]

Well maybe that's the normal manner of conversation in Maine, but everywhere I've lived that would be pretty forced and lame.


Brian: Oh hello dear mother, how do you do today?

Brian's Mom: Dear Brian, I am doing just splendid. Did you remember to fold your socks?

Brian: ... Eegads, I believe I forgot to! My word, how could I have been so absent-minded?

Brian's Mom: 'Tis quite alright, my boy. Hurry along now, you don't want to be late for your father's arrival. We will depart for Vardintale at once!

In fantasy-literature world, that's normal speak. And this is that, despite it being Japanese. :)

I haven't played FFTA in a while. I should.

It is pretty good... but fairly long and it gets a bit repetitive... I'd rather play FE. Or, probably, SoM, LttP, NES Zelda... but yeah, I should play that more someday.

If the gameplay is great or addictive in some way then I don't care about the story (like Morrowind), but for a typical RPG I really need a decent, original story to keep me playing through all of it.

Baldur's Gate has an original story, you know... sure, 'person who grows up knowing nothing and has to save the world' is the base of it and that's the oldest one on the block, but it puts in a big unique twist by making you the child of a god. :)

It really depends on the game. If I'm interested in playing I'll get farther, cliche story or no... but yeah, when it's more unique I'm probably more likely to get farther. But I have certainly enjoyed plenty of games with cliche stories that don't have BG's originality.

Of course for some games that (intrest in keeping playing/exploroing the world) is provided by humor. Quest for Glory, for instance. :) Others, like BG (or rather BGII:SoA/BGII: ToB) do it with lots of backstory, nicely detailed quests (the myriad things that happen to you during your adventures), and a interesting main story that slowly gets revealed over the series. Or you could do it like Torment... oh wait, that's not true, I don't think anything's ever done it like Torment, before or after...