90°

Top 8 RPGs at Spawn Kill

Once again the staff here at Spawn Kill got together to each pick just one of our most favorite RPGs - which was no easy task. However, we all managed to settle on one title to represent some of our favorite moments in gaming.

Read Full Story >>
spawnkill.com
tigresa5672d ago

It's so cruel to make people only pick one RPG...

bclub_cali5672d ago

It's definitely hard to pick just one... Interesting choices here!

ShadowPraxis5672d ago

Nice to see both P4 and Xenosaga in there. :D

Leupac5672d ago (Edited 5672d ago )

Some very interesting choices. I enjoyed Final Fantasy VIII so it was a pretty good suprise to see it up there as well as Persona 4 (I liked 3 better), and Xenosaga (Xenogears is one of my favorites)as well as Dragon Quest IX.

It really is hard to pick just one and I doubt that I ever could, from Valkyria Chronicles, Suikoden and Persona to Dragon Age, Fallout and Knights of the Old Republic I enjoy all types of RPGs so it was nice to see some unexpected choices in this list.

tigresa5672d ago

CRAP! You just reminded me of another favorite - Suikoden 3. <3

Snarkasaur5672d ago

I don't even want to attempt to pick my favorite RPG of all time. x_x Maybe if I had five different lists to add to.

Heart1lly5672d ago

Always awesome to see someone else who enjoyed Final Fantasy VIII! It feels like there just aren't many people who really liked that one.

theherp805672d ago

Someone needs to explain why JRPGs are so popular. is it just the anime characters? are the stories better? the fantasy settings? i have a hard time getting into them because they take forever to start. FF7 was the only one that i played a lot of and it was because everyone liked it so much. It was ok, i never finished it but thats only cause of the random battles. otherwise i can see why ppl liked it, i dont remember being upset because it was so slow at the start but i could be wrong about that.

Snarkasaur5672d ago

For me, it's the quirkiness of another culture. Japan has been majorly influenced by the US for sure, but they managed to retain something that we never seem to have captured in the US, and in turn with gaming. It's almost indefinable, but in a way sometimes I feel like they just appreciate life more than we do, and their games often portray that in subtle ways.

Yeah, sometimes they're just glorified hentai, but there are gems. It's also the first kind of RPG most of us ever played, which also lends some weight to the JRPG genre.

rrquinta5672d ago

I don't know, I just honestly really like the gameplay (I really like turn-based and strategy battles) in a lot of JRPGs... I think the nostalgia factor is high.

K-Tuck5672d ago

Because WRPG battles were traditionally not much more than hack and slash mechanics.

Show all comments (21)
50°

Every Mainline Resident Evil Game Ranked From Worst to Best

With the ninth mainline installment looming, it feels like the right moment to rank every mainline Resident Evil game from worst to best.

Read Full Story >>
cogconnected.com
DrRobotnik5d ago

At first I was like, No Code Veronica on the list!? But then I seen Mainline. The list checks out, but I would personally put 2 over 4.

KwietStorm_BLM5d ago

I'll take 2 over 4 also. And even without a number, I don't see how Code Veronica, my other favorite in the franchise, isn't mainline when it's the actual sequel to RE2.

Rebel_Scum5d ago

The original RE was the best. Its not on the list which makes no sense.

The remake of it was alright but should be higher on this list.

-Foxtrot5d ago

The original RE smokes VII and Village, come on.

50°

Grand Theft Auto Relied on "Illusions" Over Simulation, According to Obbe Vermeij

The second part of GTA BOOM's interview with Obbe Vermeij where they turn from origin stories to craft. Specifically, how early GTA games created the illusion of life, and why that illusion still matters more than brute-force simulation.

50°

GTA III Started Before It Was Approved - Inside the “20% Rule” and the Bigfoot Myth

In an exclusive interview with GTA BOOM, former Rockstar North technical director Obbe Vermeij reveals how Rockstar North really operated and debunks one of GTA’s biggest myths.