I just... I have to step in here right quick and set everybody straight on something.

Y'all know what the single most successful RPG franchise of all time is? I'll give you a hint, it's got terrible graphics for whatever generation it appears in, a basic rock-paper-scissors battle system that gives the player an astounding four options per turn, and a story that can generously be described as "there" - but somehow it became the very best, like no-one ever was.

I dunno, maybe the secret sauce isn't challenge, graphics, or story?