Which RPG setting do you prefer?
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None. I mean, I like them both, but my most favorite setting is 'Modern World with a twist'. For example I really like (and so I'm going to make a Story-tell RPG soon for my friends in this setting) the world from 'Heroes'. It's our today's modern world, but some people happen to have superpowers. It's awesome concept. Time is really lose to us, so we can better adapt our behavior than in middle age games, and yet there is some abnormal concept which successfully defeats the 'there's nothing new, so there's nothing interesting to do' problem.
Too bad, they are not making RPG's in this setting, but maybe someday...
Too bad, they are not making RPG's in this setting, but maybe someday...
I prefer a good mix like you get in Cyberpunk and Steampunk settings. Games like Dark Cloud 1 and 2, anything having to do with Shadowrun, I love all of that stuff.
I don't know about you but if it has aliens and laser guns in it, I qualify it as Sci Fi. There is no such things as lasers and plasma guns yet, but there maybe someday, which is pretty much science fiction in a nutshell to me.Monkeyman8 said:
I like sci-fi stuff like Star Ocean, but I hate anything with wizards and faries and stuff like that. I don't mind fantasy settings, as long as they don't get too odd about it.
I grew tired of the medieval RPG. I stop playing Oblivion after a few hours because the setting was bland and boring. I pretty much preffer the futuristic setting (Mass Effect, Fallout) or fantasy setting (Final Fantasy)... Looking forward to Alpha Protocol and its spy setting.
Easily Sci-Fi, probably because the Fantasy systems get samey and are done to death. I'm actually running a Mass Effect Tabletop Roleplay (using my custom, modified rules for an existing system) and even a bar fight is huge fun to do.
Wild West, especially if something steampunk is involved. Like the WildArms series (or at least one through three). Other than that, I like rpgs that involve dragons, samurai, and very imaginative surroundings; rps that go against the 'brown landscape, unoriginal fighter/species' mold like most fantasy elf/dwarf rpgs out there. I believe Miyazaki from Studio Ghibli is making an rpg for the DS right now that fits the imaginative mold.
And all this is secondary to gameplay. I will play anything if the game is fun to play, regardless of the setting they put it in. After all, if the game is fun to play and the story wont put me to sleep, I see nothing against picking it up and playing.
And all this is secondary to gameplay. I will play anything if the game is fun to play, regardless of the setting they put it in. After all, if the game is fun to play and the story wont put me to sleep, I see nothing against picking it up and playing.
Old or Medieval Ages fantasy settings are my favourite.LWS666 said:
It feels more powerful to me. It even influencess how I feel about the game, sci-fi based RPG and action games always scared me more cause my mind seems to see myself as very vulnerable if I loose my weapons. When in an old fantasy setting no matter how much disturbing is the environment and how many times I die in a certain situation I still feel there is the chance to pop up any instant ability that will save the day, smash all the bad guys and let me go without a scratch.
When I think of the massive sci-fi weapons I still think a fantasy hero could survive it, specially if a healing/casting class, while on the other end the sci-fi hero would pretty much end up fried by a fireball or something similar.
That's just me thou.
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