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| View Poll Results: Are you a REALLY big fan of action RPGs? | |||
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 Member 31 Level 20.43 Mar 2006 
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Everything turning Action/RPG: FF, DQ, Shining Force, etc
Why is everything defying it's roots and turning into Action-RPG?
The last normal Final Fantasy game with random battles was 10 (or X-2). I don't understand why they felt the need to change that forever to action/rpg. The last great Dragon Quest was 8, and we all heard 9 for the DS will be an online action/rpg. DQ is my favorite classic RPG series of all time, but it is becoming not classic with its changes. Shining Force is a tactical RPG series like FF Tactics. It existed before FF Tactics did! It perfected the strategy/movement type of game. And now Shining Force Neo and Exa are out and they are 100% hack & slash games. Can anyone come up with more series that have done this? I don't hate action RPG's or anything... it is just my least favorite type of RPG. I like random battles or strategy movement games much more. I wish everything had stayed inside of its roots and the only action RPGs we saw were from other companies making them as usual. Because of growing action RPGs, there is less variety now. We have to look to the classics to play the good stuff. What is your opinion? Jam it back in, in the dark. 
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Member 31 Level 20.43 Mar 2006
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I just want to add to this talk that FF12 was a pretty fun game. To repeat: I dont HATE action RPGs.
I definitely like FF1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 better than 12 though. There's nowhere I can't reach.
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Member 31 Level 20.43 Mar 2006
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FF12 is an example of a game done very well but variety could be killed and action RPGs could be all that we are left with as the years pass by.
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
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Member 31 Level 20.43 Mar 2006
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I realize DQ1 & FF1 (for example) used random battles because of hardware limitations... but there is a reason why with FFX they kept it the same. The ATB system works.. and really well. When you are inside of a battle you have to come up with a strategy to win. Further, not knowing how many battles will appear in a cave or when they will come exactly is more exciting, thus random battles being exciting.
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