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Are RPGs on the decline?

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2008-02-10 17:29:13 by Brandon in Portable Video Gamer
...RPGs to choose from. You had turn-based RPGs, action RPGs, and much more. This generation? Well, youd be hard pressed to find any RPG on the three major console platforms, and many handheld RPGs are on the decline in overall quality The Gameboy Advance in particular is highly praised for bringing nostalgia to those who remember the days of...
 
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Movies > RPGs < MMORPGs?

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2008-08-03 01:00:54 by Chris King in That VideoGame Blog
...RPGs being developed and released for home consoles and the PC So, why is the situation on home systems deteriorating? Surely, if RPGs were still profitable enough for consoles and PC, there would be just as many in development for those platforms as there are for handhelds these days. No, only a select few titles that have rabid, built-in...
 
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Evolution of Western RPGs

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2008-07-29 19:40:14 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
...RPGs is a new article exploring the evolution of the Western RPG. The piece is a companion to a previous article on Asian RPGs The author starts off by talking about how broad a term RPG is and how practically worthless it is for describing a game. He uses Bioware and Bethesda to make his point in that these developers are both know for their...
 
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What Devs Could learn from Old RPGS

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2008-07-25 18:14:35 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
...RPGs. The piece focuses mostly on the Might and Magic series with references to Fallout and several of the Dungeons & Dragons based games as well The author requests that developers bring back some of the game features that made Planescape: Torment and many other old school RPGs so popular. Some of the things that Modern RPGs need are more...
 
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where might RPGs go?

2008-03-05 12:56:00 by Aaron Miller in Anyway Games
 
...RPGs that I read, Peter Molyneux muses, "... I predict that the RPGs well be playing in five years time will be radically different from the RPGs that we are playing today That got me wondering: What paths have RPGs yet to try Roleplay has already been combined with every genre, and efforts of inclusion continue. Take Tom Clancy's Endwar ,...
 
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Didja know that the best RPGs are on the 360?

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2008-02-28 15:15:00 by Dustin Burg in Xbox 360 Fanboy
...RPGs Are On Xbox 360 is the campaign's name and highlights some of the best of the best RPGs that grace the Xbox 360 including Blue Dragon , Lost Odyssey , Mass Effect , Oblivion and of course Fable 2 . Simply head to Xbox.com to get the dish on these super RPGs and if your interest is piqued, make your way to Gamestop. There you will find a...
 
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The Good, The Bad and The Boring of RPGs

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2008-09-08 20:43:07 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
...RPGs calling them on their weaknesses and shortcomings while acknowledging the true greats in Reasons Your Role-Playing Game Is Disappointing. This of course translates to Why your RPG sucks Most of the games that come under fire are Western RPGs with only one JRPG in the mix. As you might expect, there are Bioware titles mentioned in...
 
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The 20 essential RPGs

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2008-03-20 03:28:02 by RawmeatCowboy in GoNintendo
RPGs are not a genre I am in to. In all honesty, I think I am just too much of a dolt to get into them. So many menus, tactics, skills, spells, and all thatits too much for me to handle. The Mario RPGs are pretty much the extent of what I can handle. There are exceptions to my rule though. There are some RPGs that you just have to play. They...
 
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Top 5 Most Unusual RPGs That Were Great

2008-03-21 23:43:08 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
...RPGs out there, and a good deal of them are actually pretty decent. Face it when you follow the winning formula pioneered by Final Fantasy its pretty hard to screw things up. Tales, Lost Odyssey, Fable; all of these games have definitely found that comfort zone where they know exactly what they are doing, how they are going to do it, and why...
 
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IndieGames.com's Best Freeware RPGs, Roguelikes 2007

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2008-02-03 00:00:10 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...RPGs and roguelikes to be released in 2007 Best Freeware RPGs, Roguelikes 2007 1. The Crypts of Despair 2. Dwarf Fortress 3. Twilight Heroes 4. Last Scenario 5. Wilfred, the Hero 6. Homeland 7. Exit Fate 8. The Desolate Room 9. Generic Slash: Dismal Depths 10. Incursion An additional note from Tim W.: "We've delved into some of the more...
 
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