What's the best RPG platform?

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mrstickball said:
Hmm.

1. The best current gen (X360, PS3, Wii, DS, PSP) is undoubtedly the Nintendo DS, without a doubt. The lineup is just freakin' huge for JRPGs.

Alternate answer: For consoles-only, it's the X360 by a wide margin. It has a very very strong collection of WRPGs (Oblivion, Fallout, Mass Effect, KOTOR 3, Sacred 2, ect) and JRPGs (Far East of Eden, Mistwaker titles, Eternal Sonata, Infinite Undiscovery), and looks to maintain the pole position of RPG dominance for WRPGs for the entire generation, and the lead for JRPGs into 2008 at a minimum.

2. The best overall in history is the SNES, for major franchises. Tales of, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Soul Blazer/Terrangamia, Far East of Eden, Lufia, the list goes on and on.

Alternate, the best in terms of massive library (not quite quality-wise) is the PS2. It probably has close to 100 RPGs. Some better than SNES, but I still think SNES takes the cake.

3. It's probably because the NES was huge in the formulative years of RPG development, and sold very very well (Dragon Quest), and just stayed that way. The US had the market crash of 83, and Europe never got uber-strong console support for years, therefore both markets focused on strong PC RPGs. EA was a huge reason for this, as they were the best, by far, developer of WRPGs for years, well, them and Sierra.

4. The best platform for RPGs is the one that allows the developers to create the best RPGs out there. IMO, that's the 360, because it's the only console in a very, very long time that has both major-IP WRPGs and JRPGs. Not even PS3 will come close until *maybe* 2010.

This year has a great X360 lineup for RPGs - Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, Mass Effect, Two Worlds, Culdicept Saga, Kingdom Under Fire, Sacred 2 just to name a few 07 releases (or tentative 07 releases). Very good IPs too - no slackers. I'm in the top 1000 RPG players on the X360 right now, and it's so fun to play 'em consoleside, even the WRPGs.

I find what you say to be true about the 360 but the thing that bothers me is the stigma that the 360 can't be a console for RPG's. That is pretty much based off of last gen but I wonder how long/what will it take to make people realize the 360 is different from the Xbox.

On topic:

1. SNES

2. NDS

3. Japanese don't game on PC's.

4. Can't Say!