Are RPG's dying out?

[himynameiskarl]

Does anyone else feel this way? Cause there hasn't been a decent RPG for quite a few years. The only recent RPG I can think of that made an impression on me was Lost Odyssey.

Oh, if anyone does think this. Do you reckon the new Final Fantasy installments will revive this genre?

Over and Out.

 

[Daggermonkie]

rpgs have been dieing out? You mean Jrpgs and those are in japan.what about oblivion that was a good rpg or fallout3?

 

[Radeonx]

Personally, I've disliked the majority of new RPG's I've played. Because I've played 2 from this generation. And since they were made by the same company, they weren't VERY different. However I think that the new RPGs have much to offer to the RPG fans.

 

[Zildjin81]

But ....... Bioshock..... and Mass Effect.....? What about those?

 

[plastic_window]

Persona 4 came out this year and Dragon Age: Origins is coming out next month; next year there are two Final Fantasies coming out alongside Mass Effect 2.

I'm not so sure the RPG genre is dying, and for the moment there are still good looking RPGs coming out that are getting a lot of advertsiment, and there's enough interest in the genre that it won't die completely in the next few years at least.

 

[himynameiskarl]

Oblivion and Fallout 3 was good, but the story lines in the two weren't good in my opinion.

I'm not an expert on the whole thing by the way. Just wondering what other people think.

 

[Heart of Darkness]

RPGs are not dying out. They're as strong as ever. Oblivion is a good RPG, and Golden Sun will be as well.

 

[TheFacelessOne]

....... Bioshock.....

Not to be an ass, but I think thats more of a psuedo RPG. Ah well.

I don't think they're dying. I'm still in love with Oblivion. *Cradles it in his arms.*

 

[wheeman]

But ....... Bioshock

Bioshock isn't an RPG... is it?
The last RPG I can remember enjoying other than Fallout 3 would have to be final fantasy 2. The new FF games are like movies with a few interactive parts....

 

[TalonsOfWar]

?NOO are u serious there are still great rpgs out there fallout was rated the top game of the year if u watch xplay i dont see that as it dieing out but i think everyone here is going to tell u they arnt dieing out

 

[YuheJi]

What about the upcoming Bioware releases? Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age: Origins? Alpha Protocol? Age of Decadence?

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

What about Fallout3? that's a damn good game

 

[Fingolfin High-King of the Noldor]

Fallout 3, Fable II. It's just that the popular ones are overshadowing the others.

 

[Maverick8187]

It seems to depend on which style of RPG you prefer. Western flavor tends towards sandbox setups and "other genre with RPG elements," where JRPGs fall more on the linear side. Open-ended (but sometimes shallow) story choices vs. tried-and-true (but not always rehashed to death) cinematic runs.

At least, that's my amateur take on it all.

Edit: Final Fantasy seems more interested in getting prizes for effort by digging further than the standard six-foot requirement of a good grave.

 

[himynameiskarl]

Fallout 3, Fable II. It's just that the popular ones are overshadowing the others.

fable II i thought wasn't that good. i agree with the overshaowing part.

its more JRPG's i'm thinkin of probably.

 

[Lukeje]

Do you reckon the new Final Fantasy installments will revive this genre?

No, because they're in the wrong genre.
JRPG =/= RPG.

Shouldn't that be "JRPG ⊂ RPG"?

i.e. the set of JRPGs are a subset of the set of RPGs. After all, you still play a role...