Poll: Are Turn based RPGs Dead?

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Ka-pi96 said:

Azuren said:

84 on Metacritic, one of the most successful launches in the franchise, and it's consuming everyone's feeds...

 

Having your own opinion on something is fine, but when referring to what a majority likes, there's no longer subjectivity. You can measure how much it is liked and determine if it is going on a good direction. Sales and reviews indicate that it is, so the idea that it's going in the wrong direction is the unpopular opinion. 

Firstly, what the majority wants is irrelevant. When people say `x sucks, why can`t they do y instead` I think it`s safe to say that they are saying they don`t like x and want y instead and aren`t pretending to speak on behalf of the majority or anything like that.

Secondly, it doesn`t matter whether it`s an unpopular opinion or not doesn`t change the fact that people are complaining about what they see as a worse direction.

Finally, it`s only got a 1 higher metascore over 13 and in the UK (IIRC the only reason we know for sure so far) it actually sold less at launch than 13, so even assuming the majority prefers it over 13 (let alone older, better FF games) is strenuous at best.

Well arent you a special snowflake?

I, for one, rated ffxv 10points lower than metacritic, but that doesnt mean my opinion is more important than theirs. Ppl weigh different things differently. I think story and character are much more important in rpg, but others maybe dont.

But then again double standard exist. The so-called king of jrpg (you knw what it is) could get away with terribad story and super outdated graphic, while others would always get bashed if they have the same issues.

And please.. the current standard is different than standard from 10 years ago. We dont see 9s and 10s thrown at every game nowadays.