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Why Are RPGs your favorite Genre?
UncleGamerRPG
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I never questioned why I like RPGs untill recently. See Recently I moved to colorado and havn't had Television for awhile. During that time I played alot of video-games, especialy RPGs and even before this i knew I liked RPGs but I never really understood why. I question this now because now I have TV I have been watching more and Playing less. This would seem to have little on what I'am trying to say but it really has more, see I never questioned Why, untill I got Television and started watching the Video-Gaming Channel.
I started listening to my Chrono Trigger SoundTrack (because I havn't for awhile) and after listening to a couple tracks(And after more Deep Thinking) I finally came to a conclusion:
I Dig RPGs W/Good SoundTracks!
I'm not saying that thats the only reason, I like a good story and Char. Devolpment but a good soundtrack hooks me into the game even more.
Take "<span class="spoiler">Aries Death from FFVII</span>" for example, The music was increadable. and the cinematics were awsome "<span class="spoiler">The slow-motion Impact when Sephiroths sword stabed aries, the white materia falling off her hair-band and bouncing down the pillers before falling in the water. no sound except the bouncing and the light music in the backround *Sniff*</span>" and their was also a good leading up to it by getting to know her better "<span class="spoiler">Like when you were told the story of how she came to be living in midgar, and the whole date W/Cloud</span>"
also Chrono trigger had some pretty good tunes like when the game first starts and when you wake up in chronos house, or when you first go to the catherdal in medieval time.
I feel like I've been enlighented... or something. anyway post how RPGs came to be (One) of your Favorite Genres.
I started listening to my Chrono Trigger SoundTrack (because I havn't for awhile) and after listening to a couple tracks(And after more Deep Thinking) I finally came to a conclusion:
I Dig RPGs W/Good SoundTracks!
I'm not saying that thats the only reason, I like a good story and Char. Devolpment but a good soundtrack hooks me into the game even more.
Take "<span class="spoiler">Aries Death from FFVII</span>" for example, The music was increadable. and the cinematics were awsome "<span class="spoiler">The slow-motion Impact when Sephiroths sword stabed aries, the white materia falling off her hair-band and bouncing down the pillers before falling in the water. no sound except the bouncing and the light music in the backround *Sniff*</span>" and their was also a good leading up to it by getting to know her better "<span class="spoiler">Like when you were told the story of how she came to be living in midgar, and the whole date W/Cloud</span>"
also Chrono trigger had some pretty good tunes like when the game first starts and when you wake up in chronos house, or when you first go to the catherdal in medieval time.
I feel like I've been enlighented... or something. anyway post how RPGs came to be (One) of your Favorite Genres.
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Then, after all that, there is just something about my party members getting progressively stronger. ::nods::
I believe that would be my response.
I also really love it when there are great characters that you can almost get to know, that have defining personalities, and you come to really want to meet someone just like them in real life.
I really enjoy the music of course as well, and a game's music will greatly impact the level of enjoyment and emotion.
B: You get to carry a big motha @(*#&;ing sword
I also like a good story.
2. I like magic *Like someone already said*
3. I love the themes based on human emotions (like love, anger, sadness, ambition, etc)
4. I love to read the dialogues in it (between characters)
5. You can relate your ideas/ feeling with the charcaters in the game, since they are practically "alive".
As others in this thread have stated before in this thread another great draw to ?the genre are the stories and music. If both are good I will always stay for the long haul. I like RPG's most because they have a way of drawing me their world in a way that no other type of game can. As long as they can do that I will continue to play.
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My wife lets me play them.
"I like it when you play RPGs."
"Why?"
"Because its like watching a movie, especially when you read to me using different voices for each character."
"..."
"whaa waah eeiilllwwwaaa" -> "I like Mario."
"That's just because its flashy Justin, it has no substance."
"wwuuuueeeeaaaahh!"
"Okay, okay, I'll play Mario."
It's probably down to the complex character development, the whole levelling-up/ability learning thing. Also there's so much to accomplish in RPGs compared to other games, am much greater sense of achievement.
In addition: you can be much more lazy playing RPGs than other games, you can just leave your chars in the middle of a battle or conversation or something and go have a cup of coffee or something.
I don't consider that lazy, I consider it pratical.
An example:
"ewhuu pewww"
"What? You need your diaper changed?" *inhales* "Oh sh*t you stink Justin."
RPG's, if they are good, are instant classics. Prior to playing RPG's, I never knew that videogames could be considered art, impervious to the ravages of time.
I guess it all boils down to the story. Stories are timeless, and can be appreciated as such, which is why RPG's are my favorite genre.
Moreover, RPG's are the reasons why I'm still even playing videogames today.
THe thinking.
Anyway does anyway else have a problem with finishing RPGs? They're my favorite genre and all but I seem to have this thing where I lose interest once I get the final boss of the whole game. It's disgusting. Here's the games that come to mind that I've done this on:
FF6
FF7
FF8
FFX
Crono Cross
Breath of Fire 3
There's probably others but I can't think of them right now.
I think it might be that what motivates me to play is the story. And pretty much when you get to the last boss you pretty much know how it's going to end. Anyway I've made a vow to finish all these games when I'm finally done playing through the old Dragon Warrior games on my gameboy. (so far no problem finishing those wonderful RPGs
You poor, sheltered person. ?I'm sure if you'd actually experienced the horrificness of the "worst novels", you wouldn't be saying this. ?That's actually one of the reasons I prefer RPGs over books - while there are tons of books with great stories, they comprise about 0.5% of all fiction written. ?The rest is crap. ?There's crap in RPGs, too, but you're more likely to get something actually good with an RPG.
well, i like RPGs for several reasons. ?i like battles, the environments, and the sense of adventure. ?i also like the fact that, for the most part, it doesn't get redundant. ?for example, take street fighter 2 or madden 2003. ?same thing, over and over again.. whereas in RPGs you're exploring new areas, finding new friends, not to mention a continuous building of your characters. ?good times. ?
Also, they are one of the two genre's I have some form of skill in (I only seem to have skill in RPGs and Music games; all others I suck at.)
And as I began to play them I loved that the stories were just so much deeper and more interesting than other video game genres, and I liked the strategic aspects of battle. ?
So a basic response would be I like the leveling up/battle systems, and the storylines that allow you to become much closer to the characters.
Why RPGs??
Well, I'll tell you why. RPG's are not only fun but it lets you go to a place that the player wishes he/she was. The story line is appealing to the player and its only a blast to go through the game and conquer a world or evil being. The music to the games are most of the time outstanding and the graphics make the game what it is and most of the time in the era its in, it fits. RPGs are the only game I'd pay money for because its the only type of game I know I can play again and again and not get bored with it. You find new stuff each time you play it and you always are surprised. RPGs are worth all the money and I'll be a player for life and hopefully someday, you will all be playing my RPGs!
Sure... "descendant"...
Anyway, let's see here... why I like RPGs... well, I'm sure it's no special reason...
The music's usually pretty nice.
They usually look and smell good.
They're longer than the average game, increasing my inclination to actually BUY one. A regular game has to be pretty frickin' good to get me to buy it, if it's not long.
...Oh, and the stories are nice too. A lot nicer than, say, Spyro, or some lame wrestling game.
Few things give me more pleasure in an RPG than elegant combat mechanics. To me, there is something sublime in overcoming the mathematical disadvantage presented by a challenging boss or a lengthy dungeon filled with random encounters. Reflexes can't carry you through a well-designed RPG; you have to reason your way through. Rationing health potions and spells on the way through a dungeon, choosing only one of several expensive items in a shop, the eternal question of "attack or heal?"... those are things I just can't get in a Mario game.
That's not to say I don't love Mario. It's just that stomping koopas doesn't stimulate the large Math Nerd Sector of my brain.
Focused and coherently themed RPG gameplay elements:
I think I've explained this too many times to do it again ?
Interesting graphical design. ?Notice that I didn't say "super high quality graphics", I said interesting graphical design. ?The difference is while Legend of Mana's graphics may be behind in terms of pure quality, they convey a truely unique and interesting atmosphere. ?Yes, I will be the first to say that graphics DO effect how much I enjoy a game (many a time I have been disappointed because I didn't like the graphical feel of a game.)
Replayability- I like RPGs that I can come back to after I've beaten it. ?There are several ways which this can be done.
Note that I really don't concern myself with stories. ?I agree with an earlier poster that the quality of good RPG story lines are only as good as "par" fiction. ?This may just derive from my avidness to read, that I've been exposed to high quality material (having handy resources and guides to getting the GOOD material, because yes there is certainly alot of BAD material) and thus I have higher standards of what I view as a "good story". ?But uhhh, that awfully sounds like I'm bragging, which is not what I really mean, but uhh... :\ ?the point is that I have been exposed to the greater half of fiction, not the crappy half that Metacod describes, and thus I find RPG story lines to be a useful tool for gameplay coherence, and not providing my personal self any entertainment.
*note to self: don't make posts at 5