18th September 2004, 5:03 PM
Well alright then, so it's not really an RPG. For my purposes, if the character is still taking turns dancing with the enemy and you aren't actually controlling it and dodging everything, it's still turn based :D. Might not be the accepted definition, but it's what I go with.
Love both styles, but I didn't want to get KOTOR+Animal Crossing. A Zelda style game with a lot more RPG elements like levelling though, that sounds fun.
Oh and, massive areas aren't JUST a gimic, though they can be. If it's just a massive expanse of boring wasteland with nothing in it except some enemies here and there, then yes, it's worthless. BUT, a big open field full of adventure with a diverse appearence throughout and all sorts of quests and hidden treasures (not "randomly hidden" mind you :D), THAT'S much better than a set path from start of game to end of game (see: Final Fantasy X, the biggest example of how to make a game that's almost one dimensional and how to keep people from ever having to turn left or right).
Love both styles, but I didn't want to get KOTOR+Animal Crossing. A Zelda style game with a lot more RPG elements like levelling though, that sounds fun.
Oh and, massive areas aren't JUST a gimic, though they can be. If it's just a massive expanse of boring wasteland with nothing in it except some enemies here and there, then yes, it's worthless. BUT, a big open field full of adventure with a diverse appearence throughout and all sorts of quests and hidden treasures (not "randomly hidden" mind you :D), THAT'S much better than a set path from start of game to end of game (see: Final Fantasy X, the biggest example of how to make a game that's almost one dimensional and how to keep people from ever having to turn left or right).
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)