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    Console WRPG with a JRPG feel/aesthetic?

    So I have to admit, while I enjoy RPGs, I've sampled a few WRPGs -- from Bethesda and Bioware -- and I couldn't get into them because of several factors, mainly how I felt they were TOO open-ended. Sure, nonlinearity is nice, but sometimes they give you too much freedom, IMO... Anyway, are...
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    Automated fighting in RPGs

    It might just be me, but I've noticed that one of the recent trends in RPGs, mostly of the J variety, is for the combat to basically play itself out. Some WRPGs have it, too, like the Knights of the Old Republic games. To this, I say...why? Combat is supposed to be one of the highlights of RPGs...
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    Console exclusives and multiplatform releases

    Well, usually the point of an exclusive is to boost sales of that console. For example, Halo was the big game that pushed Xbox into the limelight even in the face of the PS2. Most games these days are multiplatform, but Sony fans more than most crow about PS3 exclusives because of the PS3...
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    Gaming's biggest waste of time

    Hey all! One of my biggest pet peeves in games is open worlds where there are long stretches with nothing to do. While I'm fine with some open-ended/nonlinear experiences, if I don't have the option of engaging in some entertaining activity when out in the middle of nowhere, I get bored...