[General Discussion] Do RPG's Get Better With Age?

I'd say it depends on the RPG. I honestly cannot see Final Fantasy I or any of the Dragon Warriors having improved with time. They are completely archaic and have been eclipsed by better RPGs.

I believe what it is, as is with anything, it's just nostalgia clouding the mind. Sure there are classics that do hold up to the test of time but I'd kind of play something more current like say KOTOR or even FFXII.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by SouthJag

There's very little of that "new RPG smell" anymore. Take Xellos' list for example. Tales of the Abyss (which is what, the 5th one on a console?), Wild Arms 5, Suikoden V, Valkyrie Profile 2, Star Ocean 3, Breath of Fire IV and Final Fantasy XII.

Only two games in the original list are actually new IPs, and Ar Tonelico already has a sequel or eight coming out in Japan.

Blue Dragon. Lost Odyssey, Mass Effect, Too Human, Infinite Undiscovery, Last Remnants, Hellgate: London and more. Good enough for you?

There's nowhere I can't reach.