"Are the RPGs in the traditional sense? No, of course not. But very few games that we called RPGs back in the 80s to mid 90s would be considered such today if they were released new on a console in this generation."
Most of them would be. Final Fantasy, Dragon Warrior, Lunar I & 2, Emerald Dragon, Earthbound, Phantasy Star, Far East of Eden, Chrono Trigger...they would all still be considered rpgs and purer examples of the form than many games that are called rpgs today. Quite a few of them have been rereleased on the DS, and they were called rpgs.







