the best, and worst in RPGs

[Programmed_For_Damage]

I like the the wester Rocket Propelled Grenade (stinger) its more effecient and its sat nav is twice as effective at longer ranges while the chinese RPG is much less advanced and they still use the standered gunpowder warheads

LMAO! Brilliant.

Has anyone played Mystaria on the Saturn? That is definately one of my favs, along with Oblivion, Fable, Vagrant Story and KotoR. I wish I had have played Grandia because I probably would have added that to my list as well.

For some reason the Final Fantasy series just doesn't do it for me.

 

[Sylocat]

I like the the wester Rocket Propelled Grenade (stinger) its more effecient and its sat nav is twice as effective at longer ranges while the chinese RPG is much less advanced and they still use the standered gunpowder warheads

Dang, I missed this one the first time I read the thread... this is sheer brilliance. :-D

 

[Gig_Complex]

While I do like both styles of RPGs I find myself drawn more to JRPGs as I prefer the deeper stories and settings they tend to offer while the character customization tends to draw me to the WRPGs but not nearly as much. Now this may be biased as the very first game I ever played was the original Final Fantasy and have since bought each new game from Square and consistently buy RPGs, but I have found to have been jilted far more often from Western companies then I have been by their Eastern counterparts.

 

[Fatalis67]

I like the the wester Rocket Propelled Grenade (stinger) its more effecient and its sat nav is twice as effective at longer ranges while the chinese RPG is much less advanced and they still use the standered gunpowder warheads

Personally I prefer the Swedish-made ones you can buy off of ebay, they are made of lighter materials and tend to be more effective at reducing recoil. Also, they make special version with hooks and slots to attach useful add-ons such as scopes, a sidearm, or a convenient pouch for all of your plastic explosive. But avoid the ones from Norway, they rust very easily.

 

[Eyclonus]

I play quite a few RPGs, both Japanese and Western.
The main difference is that JRPG is built exclusively for consoles (there is a lot of stigma in Japan about PC oriented games). They focus on more linear and repetitive gameplay systems because you've only got about 14 buttons and two directional sticks.
That said JRPGs have this annoying tendency to turn into a simple contest of who can get more digits into their damage and health stats.

Western on the other hand are usually D&D based(extremely picky about distance and outside factors when all you want to do is stab a large giant in the foot from point blank range).
And Random chance has this habbit of making someone holding a handgun to someone's temple, only to miss!!
It makes sense in some games, (KotoR, NWN, WoW) but screws gameplay terrible in more action types (Morrowind and Vampire:TM:Bloodlines)

That and most of the stories are so obvious (ancient Prophecy being Par for the course) make it quite annoying to play, those that feature Morality and choice often give you either Self-righteous prick, naive and stupid, or the merged clone of Hitler, Stalin and the anti-Christ!!

Oh nearly forgot, I am playing at the moment:
NWN Diamond, Spellforce 2.
My favourites are: Kotor 1, Vampire: bloodlines, FFX and all Icewind Dale/Baldur's Gate