@kalkano
Why are you attacking handheld games? Most of the best turn based RPGs of the last decade were on handhelds. Not sure why, but I go where the games go. If they go to handhelds, I buy handhelds. Getting indignant because the games didn't come to the platform you wanted is NOT how this works.
But there have been several PC and home console turn based RPGs released lately:
The Banner Saga
Valkyria Chronicles
XCOM: EU...
While the 7th generation of gaming had several great and original games that I love, it also ushered in so many of the awful things that have poisoned my love of gaming perhaps forever...
Unfinished, Buggy Games
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Perhaps the worst offender of the new status-quo in gaming, Developers releasing unfinished, unplayable disasters and thinking "we'll just patch it up after release." Listen up devs, if this continues, I will STOP ...
@ Kryptonite Tail
It only changed because ARPGs started selling more. If we want more turn based RPGs we gotta buy 'em and recommend 'em to our friends. That's how this works.
I just got a whole slew of my buddies addicted to Fire Emblem Awakening, Bravely Default and XCOM. Guess what? 2 of those have sequels announced. Only a matter of time before XCOM announces a follow up.
No worries, dude. Plenty of turn based goodness on the way:
Bravely Second
Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians
Fire Emblem If
SMT X Fire Emblem
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Etrian Mystery Dungeon
Etrian Odyssey Untold 2: The Fafnir Knight
Etrian Odyssey V
Persona 5
Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance
We're even getting some Western developed turn-based RPGs like:
Inv...
I'm really feeling it!
I would prefer that Rocksteady do a Batman Beyond game. Future Batman FTW!!! Also, a Nightwing game set in Bludhaven would be most welcome!
But a Superman game would be epic. Unfortunately we don't have a video game engine that can do a fully destructible open world yet but one day soon that will be a reality.
I get pretty angry when people suggest that Superman is too powerful and can't be hurt and therefore a health bar won't work. This is pure...
Gotta admit, I'm kinda sad to see no mention of Alundra, Thousand Arms or Brave Fencer Musashi. I guess they truly have been forgotten :'(
Also, there's a bunch of tactical JRPGs that need sequels like Tactics Ogre and Final Fantasy Tactics. I know Unsung Story is a spiritual successor that's on the way but It would be so nice to play FF Tactics II.
What the hell? No mention of Knights of the Old Republic?! They even put the disastrous Old Republic MMO game on here?!
EPIC FAIL!!!
KoTOR is the single greatest thing to happen to Star Wars since the Empire struck back. It's more than just a videogame. It's the reason Star Wars is still relevant after that awful prequel trilogy which I am trying my best to forget about. Bioware was at the top of their form when they created that masterpiece and there...
Oh, it does much more than compete with FFVII.
FF6 far outclasses all the final fantasy games by a country mile. FF6 has the best music in the entire FF series. Terra and Celes are two of the best female protagonists in videogame history - not just FF history. Kefka is far and away the best villain in the series. Sorry, Sephiroth. I mean he actually succeeds in destroying the world! Suplexing the demon train with Sabin is probably the funniest moment in FF history. And I hav...
Couldn't have said it better myself. Bubbles for you!
Most of the good PS1 games ended up coming to the PC.
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Resident Evil trilogy
Tomb Raider 1-4
Metal Gear Solid
Soul Reaver
Oddworld games
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Bunch of others
So if you were a PC gamer, all you really needed was an N64 for Mario, Zelda and GoldenEye 007.
But not a lot of kids back then had beefy gaming PC's so I can s...
Seriously, Xenoblade Chronicles X all by itself is going to dominate the Game of the Year chatter.
Now add in Star Fox, Rodea the Sky Soldier, Splatoon, Yoshi's Woolly World, Mario Maker and Devil's Third and it's looking like a landslide even without Zelda.
It's just such a shame that mainstream gamers aren't buying the Wii U when Nintendo is dropping so much quality. What else does Nintendo have to do to make some sales? Give away free f...
I preferred VI above all the others but otherwise this ranking is pretty accurate.
VI had the best music in the whole series. I still listen to remixed versions in my car all the time. It had two of the best female protagonists (Terra and Celes) is gaming history. The best villain in the entire series (sorry, Sephiroth). Seriously, Kefka is one eff'd up mother and he actually succeeds in destroying the world! Add in the finest home console graphics of 1994 and one of the ...
There's lots of games coming out for the PS4 and Xbox One but, baring some last minute reveals at E3, there's not a lot of AAA EXCLUSIVES coming out for either over the next year. The only ones confirmed so far are Bloodborne, Halo 5, Disgaea 5 and Tearaway Unfolded. Maybe a few indy games with timed exclusivity.
It was like this last gen too. For the first 2 years:
PS3 only had Uncharted, Ratchet and Clank: ToD, Metal Gear Solid 4, Valkyria Chronicle...
So many good RPGs coming this year:
The Witcher 3
Pillars of Eternity
Tales of Zestiria
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
I doubt FFXV will be out this year. Maybe this Christmas in Japan and early next year in other territories.
But the ones I'm most excited for are Xenoblade Chronicles X and The Legend of Zelda U.
I fell completely in love with the first Xe...
"please no... I hate Valve games!"
This must mean that you hate ALL video games. In that case, why are you on N4G?
Interesting read.
I noticed that you want to see a modernized port of GoldenEye 007 but you didn't mention the GoldenEye Source mod. If you haven't played it yet, you are missing out.
http://www.moddb.com/mods/g...
As for the next bond game, I would very much like to see EA's developer DICE take on the franchise. They are most famous for doing the Battlefield g...
I can name a few recent triple A exclusives that still had that wow factor...
Super Smash Bros
Bayonetta 2
Mario Kart 8
Nintendo.
Where awesome triple A exclusives call home.
hmmm.... lets see:
Metal Gear - June 1988
Metal Gear Solid - October 21, 1998
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - November 12, 2001
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - November 17, 2004
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - June 12, 2008
Metal gear Solid: Peace Walker - June 8, 2010
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - February 19, 2013 (I know Kojima didn't direct, it's just for reference)
Konami seems...
I was already on the fence after the reveal but after reading this article, I'm out.
I've had it with this stripping out of content and releasing buggy, unplayable disasters.
Listen up, developers. You WILL release good, polished and complete games or I WILL take my money elsewhere.
I've got plenty of other titles I'd rather spend my hard earned money on. And After such a long line of crappy Star Wars games of late, I had hop...