I tried Chrono Trigger a bit ago! on an Emulator, it seemed okay for an old title. Not having played it before, i couldnt quite find the magic! And as most japeense titles it starts a young boy!

this is what heroes look like!




not like pretty boy here, who looks like he needs to be rescued ;)

And as most japeense titles it starts a young boy!

agreed

it' s not always the case but it' s way too often...

I like Squall but Tidus from ff10 is terrible.

But with your kind of hero it' s always this tough,testosterone filled macho tough guy - you' ve seen one of them, you' ve seen them all.

I like characters from lost oddysey since they seem to combine what' s best from japan and west

I think Japanese RPGs are a contradiction to the genre. Not saying they are bad games, just oppisite of what a RPG is. Arnt you role playing after all, being your own person whilst expanding on your own persona in exagerated and merely fantasy fueld ways.

jRPGs are linear and have all the chracters pre-determined. Sure not all western RPG have fully custom characters but they are a bit more open personality wise usually.

Fable, Biowares RPGs, and Elder Scrolls titles all have the ability to somewhat form the personalities to suit your own tastes, thus you are now truly playing into the role. Or Role Playing.

Whoa, the mention of Chrono Trigger has called me to this discussion!

I feel sorrow for those that have never experienced the magic. I have played through that game more times than one can imagine. The 600 A.D. music has always stuck in my mind as some of the most beautifully simplistic, yet catchy song in videogame history!

If you did not like the game upon first trying it, I urge you to give it a second chance. Chrono Trigger is pure magic!

it is indeed :)

In Japanese RPGs you ARE role playing as well. It' s a pre-defined role, but a role that you must play, none the less.

I enjoy both kinds, actually. Sometimes you just want to sit back, let the story unfold, watch the cinematics, and enjoy the characters interactions (Final Fantasy). Sometimes you want to kill innocents, pillage, plunder, and make people cower at your feet (Fable).

Just two different gameplay mechanics, that are just as valid in the video game world. It just boils down to taste, as to which you prefer.

I dunno I think jRPGs need to beput into a different genre. Role playing could be used to describe all games then. In essence role playing videogames is about putting your true self into the virtual character.

Wouldnt that be strictly the same with the boys from the Jap games? Each Macho type hero has a different story, if you read the personal bits about the different characters in GoW, and then compare them with say Duke Nukem, its nothing a like! There are loads of different archetypes for heroes, tormented heroes, reluclant heroes, Glory Riders, they are not all the same!

From what i know (limited yes) the jap boys being so young, have little or no background story (correct me if im wrong please :))

Wouldnt that be strictly the same with the boys from the Jap games? Each Macho type hero has a different story, if you read the personal bits about the different characters in GoW, and then compare them with say Duke Nukem, its nothing a like! There are loads of different archetypes for heroes, tormented heroes, reluclant heroes, Glory Riders, they are not all the same!

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I guess you' re right :)

From what i know (limited yes) the jap boys being so young, have little or no background story (correct me if im wrong please :))

WRONG :)

And Cheesaw fable isn' t your typical western RPG - it' s a very innovative game that' s more like combining zelda and diablo and then adding some story

WRONG :)

Exampless please, and do include spoilers!

Fable was a bad game, and it should have had a few more years work before release, i hope he doesnt screw up on the second one!

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Fable was a bad game, and it should have had a few more years work before release, i hope he doesnt screw up on the second one!

What the...! Fable was a GREAT game! The combat, art-direction, graphics! Everything! I don' t see how anybody could' ve played that game and not liked it. Especially with that opening score! It gave me goosebumps when I heard it on the Fable 2 trailer!

I admit to having listened to much to Peter M preaching the second coming of christ with Fable and all the things i imagined it would be. I imagined a great roleplaying game with loads of options, but i got a game that lasted little over 10 hours with no real fun side quests! Yawn.

Exampless please, and do include spoilers!

Fable was a bad game, and it should have had a few more years work before release, i hope he doesnt screw up on the second one!

:)
I agree - fable could' ve been an all time classic if they worked on it a bit longer.Game really felt unfinished.

As for examples - FF7 would be the easiest one - Cloud , Suikoden 2 is also a cool story of two guys who grew up together and ended on the opposite sides of a huge conflict - you play one of those guys ofc.

There definitely are examples, but jRPG games have a great title from time to time - normally market is flooded with mediocre titles these days.FF8 was the most story driven game I' ve ever played - I didn' t fight enemies cause I wanted to know what' s next (and then the boss pwnd me like a bitch) :)

As for examples - FF7 would be the easiest one - Cloud , Suikoden 2 is also a cool story of two guys who grew up together and ended on the opposite sides of a huge conflict - you play one of those guys ofc.

Sounds like Jet Li' s Twin Warriors...

I' m back bitches,gangsta i kikc your ass.

LORD JESU!!!!

That was the quickest 3 weeks ever. What kind of beaver steroids did they use on
your PC?

They worked fast :)

Yay!!!

What was actually wrong with your PC?

And before I go nuts.....

WHERE IS YOUR AVATAR FROM
QUEZ????

er-herm...

the fan on the 3rd card was broken and the whole 3d card became trash.

So they putted a new one,sadly they had more of the same 3d cards at their company so i got the same but a new one

bring it on viking-wannabe :)