Final Fantasy 13-2 demonstrates some silly trends in RPGs nowadays

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CharmedontheWB said:

You do make valid points; I am not particularly fond of the action elements in RPGs myself.  Games like Dragon Age and Fable however have blended the two very nicely--Dragon Age being far more strategic.  It takes away from it in games like The Witcher and Sacred 2 (both being great games I just could never fully get into them because of the action method of defeating monsters.)  Elder Scrolls is another I have tried and cannot get into.  I know there is a huge market for games like Elder Scrolls (RPGs played in the first person) but I wish they could make RPGs expansive like Elder Scrolls but without the action elements or the first person elements.  Although an RPG in the style of Resident Evil 4 would be interesting to me.  Clearly everyone has their own opinions on the subject matter.

Nothing wrong with what you posted, just a correction: 

Dragon Age Origins took from a mixture of the styles of both Baldur's Gate gameplay and KOTOR's gameplay, to the point that it was hailed and is still considered to be somewhat of a "Spiritual Succesor" to the Baldur's Gate series (The Witcher series also takes some large cues from these two series but it's inspiration is more on par with Neverwinter Nights), meanwhile Sacred 2 falls in line with the more ARPG style of gameplay of Diablo II (Sacred 2 is considered on of the best Diablo II "Clones" ever released, rightfully so).