This information is also available in a downloadable PDF. Please use this Gaming Feedback form to suggest titles for priority processing. Now we're stuck sifting through the mediocre titles as well.This is a partial list of titles MSU Libraries owns but has not yet processed. While there are still some RPGs that don't get localized, the ratio is far slimer, so we're getting closer to experiencing EVERYTHING that Japan has to offer in terms of RPGs.
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These days, since PlayStation and now PS2 even more so, we're experiencing what Japan has for years. In Japan, Squaresoft, Enix, and others were pumping out RPGs like there was no tomorrow. It's not so much a matter of the companies producing less games as it is the fact that we more or less were only presented with what the best Japan had to offer (I mean this more in the sense that, of what we did receive, it was only top tier RPGs from Japan, rather than us receving ALL of the best Japanese RPGs, which was certainly not the case). On the one hand we got an incredible library to choose from with numerous titles even for the niche like the tactical strategy RPGs, on the other hand we have to sift through mediocre titles which look and play awfully similar sometimes I get the feeling that the quality of the top titles certainly didn't improve compared with the smaller libraries of the NES or SNES.One thing that has to be considered is that the RPG libraries for the NES and SNES were essentially cherry-picked for us. It may have took 5 years to produce, but the end result is one of the best games ever made. Square-Enix took a "risky path" by taking their game play in a different direction and ended up reinvigorating a stale franchise in my eyes.Īnother perfect example of long development paying off in the end is with Resident Evil 4. When the game was released, it only took me an hour or so before I realized this was the best FF battle system yet. I loved the FF battle systems and when I found out that FFXII would be dropping random battles and only let you directly control 1 character, I was skeptical and a bit disappointed. Final Fantasy had essentially 11 games of turn-based battle systems that were all very similar. but I have also to say that I'm looking forward to Persona 3, not with the old enthusiasm, but with warm feelings nevertheless.ĭarias comment provokes a Q which goes for RPGs of the PS2 but also for game libraries in general of specific consoles: IS MORE BETTER? or from a game development standpoint, is it better to rush a game and get more of them or polish it to great gameplay value and get less releases? or from a economical standpoint, is it better to publish more of the same with minimal risk or publish a bit less following some new risky paths?I think a good example of this is extra long development cycle of Final Fantasy XII. The link is here for the ones interested what exactly in the box and how the action figure and disc look: Rebirth, and put one of them up on ebay with detailed scans of the box and inserts. The game is a truly special treat.īTW, I got lucky and got two deluxe sets of dot hack G.U. DQ 8 captured perfectly the feel of the old Dragon Warriors, the gameplay, story, characters, and humor matched and was in balance. but I have to say that FFX and in particular Dragon Quest 8 were spectacular, some of the best gaming experiences I've had. I have around 90 of the games now, and my reaction to new RPG announcements is simply "ANOTHER title to add to my list?" At times I find the flood of RPGs truly overwhelming anyway. While Metropolis Street Racer and GT 3 and 4 with their rich gameplay value turned me into a fanatic who finished even Moto GP 3 (Xbox) and Burnout 3, I finished only a handful RPGs.
It is just that my gaming habits shifted from adventure games and RPGs towards.oh. and tennis games. I have to say that my enthusiasm for RPGs decreased this console generation which has nothing to do with game quality. Especially Persona 3, but The PS2 RPGs I've played so far (minus DQ8) have all proved to be so bland I find it hard to care anymore.My attitude towards the titles as well. You know I really want to be excited over these titles.
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