[General Discussion] Overused Gaming Conventions

I would like to see more console American-style RPGs, rather than the overdone anime-style ones. I would like to be able to kick back and play a game like Baldur's Gate, Nox, Diablo II or Dungeon Siege on a console. Hoever consoles, being mainly out of Japan in the first place, are obsessed with making games that are cute and/or funny, in a Japanese frame of mind. You kind of get tired of hearing the Chocobo music and such in every Final Fantasy...

It looks like there's a nice start going on now with games like The Bard's Tale and Knights of the Old Republic, but I want more! More serious games are a must (I do love me my Devil May Cry's and my God of War), and I'd like to see more RPGs done in the same manner, without the cutesy crap.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I think my ideal game would be to take Samurai Warriors for game play speed and style, crossbreed it with Soul Calibur 3 for boss battles, throw in a Wrestling game for character customization, and Diablo II for customizable character skills with leveling and the God of War for story style and emmersion. That would be a killer game.

There's nowhere I can't reach.