| *~Onna76~* said: @Final... I had more fun with the former generation than with this. RPG's were on a productive scale, you wouldn't believe it. Therefore.. how can gamers change so fast? I haven't changed of being a RPG fan. I have a WII and a DS like I had a GBA and GC in the former generation. I have a PSP and PS3 like I had a .... well PS2 only in the former generation. Despite the fact I have a WII / DS you don't see me buying brain training games, cooking and how to run your houshold. Just about a year / 2 years ago, RPG's were dominating the lists all the time and all of the sudden... poof... gone. Plus, Paper Mario isn't a RPG, more an action / adventure, like Folklore is on the PS3 and Dragon Quest Swords is just a short hack n slash game, nothing more. Don't even compare these games with the almighty Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Tales of..., Shin Megami Tensei, or any other kind of die hard RPG. |
They haven't disapeared. They just don't own PS3s by and large... and honestly I don't think are going to. At least if the RPG fans I know are any indication.
Aside from Final Fantasy... RPGs are somewhat a low budget affair, the graphics aren't ever near top of the line. You ask an RPG fan their favorite RPG game, often times it's something from a past generation. Games like Earthbound and RPG are often favorites even among the most hardcore RPG gamers.
For the pure RPG gamer... who almost plays nothing but RPGs... I think the PS3 doesn't really present a good value. Maybe it's just me though... but the pure RPG gamers i know tend to be some of the cheapest gamers out there.
I don't think the PS2 started getting some big(non FF) RPG sales until after the PS2 came down to a "reasonable" price.
Those RPG fans may just have a Wii and are waiting for Wii RPGs. Or they may have a PS2. Waiting for the PS3 to reach around 250 (or the Wii to get RPGs.)
Either way those core RPG gamers who play almost nothing but RPGs are what keep most RPGS like Shin Megami and Suikoden and the like running.
Final Fantasy 13 is the only chance to change that. It will sell huge. The question is however.... will it lure in that core RPG demographic? Or will it just sell to the "RPG casuals" that only play 2 or 3 RPGs a generation... mostly with "Final" and "Dragon" in their titles.
If not... RPGs will have to leave the PS3 and move to the Wii/DS/PSP.
PS3 seems to be doing ok SRPG wise at least.
