Console RPGs

kingius · 07-21-2002, 07:00 AM

Are console RPGs too dumbed down?

I recently played Baldurs Gate Dark Alliance on the PS2, and I was very disappointed. A party of one character? No strategy to battles, just repeated button bashing?? What the hell were they thinking?

07-21-2002, 07:04 AM

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Originally posted by kingius:
Are console RPGs too dumbed down?

I recently played Baldurs Gate Dark Alliance on the PS2, and I was very disappointed. A party of one character? No strategy to battles, just repeated button bashing?? What the hell were they thinking?

Dark Alliance is.. well... cr*p. I would stick to PC rpg's, or pencil and paper. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

kingius · 07-21-2002, 07:06 AM

Yeah I think you're right! I was expecting something like Baldurs Gate 1/2, Icewind Dale or Planescape Torment... and it was nothing like that.

Has anyone played Summoner? I found that disappointing too, but for different reasons.

andrewas · 07-21-2002, 08:05 AM

The consoles do Final Fantasy style games better than PC, but thats about it as far as i can see.

kingius · 07-21-2002, 09:30 AM

True, but even they arent as good as they used to be. I loved FF7, but felt the demo to FF10 was too bizarre to buy.

07-21-2002, 09:36 AM

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True, but even they arent as good as they used to be. I loved FF7, but felt the demo to FF10 was too bizarre to buy.

I had Final Fantasy 2 on game boy years ago, and it got me hooked, but I still think you should stay with PC rpg's or pencil and paper

kingius · 07-21-2002, 11:40 AM

What was FF2 like? Did they pack it full of prerendered nonsense too? hehe

07-21-2002, 11:47 AM

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What was FF2 like? Did they pack it full of prerendered nonsense too? hehe

It was sweet! but it was on gameboy so I grew out of it. It had a good storyline aswell, well I thought so... when I was 13

It was the second RPG I ever played, the first being 'the Bard's Tale' - which I still have on my PC

the new JR Jansen · 07-21-2002, 10:15 PM

Console RPG's just don't exist. There are none. Allthough the Final fantasy crowd may disagree with me but FF wasn't really an RPG. Console 'RPG's' are Diablo clones or something similar. Not much role playing going on.

kingius · 07-22-2002, 06:45 AM

"It was the second RPG I ever played, the first being 'the Bard's Tale' - which I still have on my PC "

The bards tale, one of the greatest crpgs ever made I think, and a big influence on my rpg Im developing (check my web site, if your interested!). I recently downloaded an Amiga emulater and the Bards Tale 3, and Im working my way through that, what a classic!

07-21-2002, 07:00 AM	#1
kingius Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 21, 2002 Location: UK Posts: 25	Are console RPGs too dumbed down? I recently played Baldurs Gate Dark Alliance on the PS2, and I was very disappointed. A party of one character? No strategy to battles, just repeated button bashing?? What the hell were they thinking? __________________ Visit [url]\"http://www.spectre-software.com\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.spectre-software.com</a> for RPGs now!

07-21-2002, 07:06 AM	#3
kingius Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 21, 2002 Location: UK Posts: 25	Yeah I think you're right! I was expecting something like Baldurs Gate 1/2, Icewind Dale or Planescape Torment... and it was nothing like that. Has anyone played Summoner? I found that disappointing too, but for different reasons. __________________ Visit [url]\"http://www.spectre-software.com\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.spectre-software.com</a> for RPGs now!

07-21-2002, 08:05 AM	#4
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 42 Posts: 4,774	The consoles do Final Fantasy style games better than PC, but thats about it as far as i can see. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

07-21-2002, 09:30 AM	#5
kingius Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 21, 2002 Location: UK Posts: 25	True, but even they arent as good as they used to be. I loved FF7, but felt the demo to FF10 was too bizarre to buy. __________________ Visit [url]\"http://www.spectre-software.com\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.spectre-software.com</a> for RPGs now!

07-21-2002, 11:40 AM	#7
kingius Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 21, 2002 Location: UK Posts: 25	What was FF2 like? Did they pack it full of prerendered nonsense too? hehe __________________ Visit [url]\"http://www.spectre-software.com\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.spectre-software.com</a> for RPGs now!

07-21-2002, 10:15 PM	#9
the new JR Jansen Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: May 8, 2002 Location: chocolate land Age: 49 Posts: 696	Console RPG's just don't exist. There are none. Allthough the Final fantasy crowd may disagree with me but FF wasn't really an RPG. Console 'RPG's' are Diablo clones or something similar. Not much role playing going on. __________________ JR<br /><br /><br /><br />It\'s me. The guy with the cloak big enough for a fire giant and the long nose.<br />Owner of the most visited woodshed in Ironworks\' history.

07-22-2002, 06:45 AM	#10
kingius Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 21, 2002 Location: UK Posts: 25	"It was the second RPG I ever played, the first being 'the Bard's Tale' - which I still have on my PC " The bards tale, one of the greatest crpgs ever made I think, and a big influence on my rpg Im developing (check my web site, if your interested!). I recently downloaded an Amiga emulater and the Bards Tale 3, and Im working my way through that, what a classic! __________________ Visit [url]\"http://www.spectre-software.com\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.spectre-software.com</a> for RPGs now!

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