Square Enix's Wada On The 'First Tide' Of The Gaming Revolution

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I see what your getting at, but i have to disagree, while i like action games, and generally like the new breed of action game that combines story and progression elements with its game mechanics, i dont think thats really the appeal of an rpg, and even though a jrpg is more on rails than some western, i think they used to tell big stories, and have a strong adventure element, as well as more focus on types of progression and even strategy, some of the 90s ffs did this really well imo.

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Disagreeing is fine. The only difference, like you mentioned, are things that are not even game related, such as audiovisual style and storytelling. That's not really anything genre-changing and just a matter of developer preference if anything. There is no reason why a MGS labeled "RPG" with exact similar mechanics couldn't be made, since storytelling methods do not make or break an RPG.

Strategy is very absent in most RPG's and usually there is one simple trick for every encounter (ice type enemy? Use fire hurrrdurr) and honestly, that's all there is. You can find strategy from action games as well, since they're not all button mashy mashy especially when it comes to bosses. SRPG's like FF Tactics handle this much better and there is actual strategy and not just a weak gimmick per any given encounter. That isn't to say that the games couldn't have been strategic, they just weren't.

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developers need to focus on game design and making good games, and not so much on how many polygons or disney like animations it has, that stuff is just the sauce on top.

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Yet this was and is the main appeal of RPG's, aspects that have very little to do with gaming whatsoever. "The music in this FF is so good!" "The story is so fantastic!" "The characters are interesting!" "The graphics are so appealing!". And now that SE actually pays attention to the game design as well, the "fans" reject them. Although it once again has more to do with whether the non-gamey parts are appealing or not.

Games with excellent gameplay like the Tales of-franchise do not sell as much. It has good gameplay though, so by all accounts it should? But the audience doesn't give a damn about gameplay. It all goes back to visuals, story, and cinematic experiences (watching cutscenes is like watching a movie inside a game).

I think this is getting ridiculous you all have the right to your own opinions. Sure me and every single working game designer and programmer I know think XIII is a complete parody of the state of the modern videogames industry but there are people who buy that sh** and more power to them I say. We don't all have to agree on what kind of games are good to us specifically.

Just like we don't have to agree on what kind of music is better or what kind of foods we like to eat.

Even though I own all the consoles and frequently buy several games per month I find very little new games that interest me because they seem so watered down from what I find entertaining.

Monster Hunter 3 Tri, Demons Souls, Persona 4, Catherine, Bayonetta and Lost Odyssey are the only games in recent years that I can honestly say that I will remember for the rest of my life.

Many of the critical and especially commercial sucesses like Call of Dutys and Gears of Wars and Uncharted games alongside Mass Effect just completely baffle me. To me they feel like empty shell with no substance.

Obviously the masses love that crap and that's okay.

At least we still have Atlus who seems to still cater to the core audience most of the time.

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I think this is getting ridiculous you all have the right to your own opinions.

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Yet not all opinions are created equal.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/3...a_Showcase.php

LoL well I guess I had this news coming by putting them on a pedestal just few minutes ago =D

easy money is going to kill the industry for the second time and it may stay dead for awhile. only a matter of time before people say WTF is this POS i been playing.
games went from 20,50,70+ hours now there down to 60mins when technology is at a point they can do anything they can dream of.

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Originally Posted by Viridiana

Tactics Advance was one of those games that, on its own merit, is good, but fewer people like because they compare it to the original. It's also a completely different game. They did port the original to the PSP, but I never played it enough to know if I'd like the changes they made.

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Oh you would like the change's, if you really liked the original, the bonus scene's, the new class(Dark Knight) and the few chances you get to play delita, is all great

The gaming industry in general is going downhill in the search of better graphics there are almost no games I am interesred in these days, the best I have played recently are Bayonetta and White Knight Chronicles 1 and 2. These are by no means the games every gamer plays but the game play and story (the 2 most important attributes of a game imo) are about the best I have seen, Call of Duty is the same game all the time, maybe some have zombies rather than people, but its effectively the same, then you compare eg World at War to Black Ops which have the exact same modes just new maps and weapons but the ethos is the same shoot these people cos i said, if you do it you will get a bigger gun.

The only FPS I have been able to play is the bond games because they have a story behind them.

Also I have never played a RPG because there is nothing better, I play them because I enjoy them, if FF1 was not a well made game with a good story and gameplay why did it singlehandedly save Squaresoft from going bankrupt. People have always enjoyed RPGs which are story driven, without the story they would not be enjoyable at all, the story makes the game in an RPG and that is what is so appealing.

In a good RPG you have good character development and an immersive story, you keep playing to see how the story unfolds, however if the game is impossible to play because of poor gameplay and bad battle systems it will also destroy the game.

I also believe casual games on phones and handhelds are here to stay, because when you are on a bus or train, or waiting for somthing (whatever it may be) these are good for killing a little time.

well ffxiii had bad critics for lineality, ffxiv dissaster launch
mmm if they wanna revolution game, they need learn about errors and made better games
come on ffxiii-2 and they register ffxiii-3???? wtf
sorry for it isnt revolution
people wait ffxiii versus and never come