Words Of Wisdom said: Kasz216 said:
The story is always "plucky band of rebels/underdog nation vs Evil Empire with overwhelming power who is working for greater evil like a demon or something." |
Isn't that almost EVERY rpg's plot?
Or do you think that sRPG plots should be more like Halo? *snickers*
Anyway, for something refreshing... try Super Robot Wars. You won't regret it. |
But Super Robot Wars is about an Underdog nation(earth) vs an evil empire with overwhelming power... (though an empire of nations) who are often working for a greater power. (Like in OG1.)
I still can't understand what was going on in OG2. I was better off borrowing the Japanese import games from my friend.
There were Aliens from the first game, but they weren't really involved other then being used by the aliens of the this game, but then alternate reality people show up, then other aliens, and then you have the DC forces of course... and i'm pretty sure another group of aliens showed up... or maybe that was my imagination. That's what happens I guess when your story is based off of a story tied together just to star a bunch of famous giant robots together.
Lot of fun though.
It's one of my favorite SRPG series.
Honestly i'd like to see more storys like Front Mission 3... where you are a plucky unit on one side of two fairly equal sides and your actions turn the tide.
Or just a SRPG where for once you aren't the end all be all supergods that all videogame characters are and you main goal is to be a mercenary group that just gains money and fame by completeing missions... and trying to not die. Choose your missions, have a fame counter for devestating your enemies and the like, advertise in different areas and hire new people who have contacts or just make new contacts to get new missions etc.
Work both sides... or even three or four sides in a massive war that happens somewhat procedurally in a game played by the AI vs itself so you don't know which side is going to win, and where your missions and jobs can make a difference but not in an over the top way... lead some charaterzation through a few mandatory quests some characters will insist you take or you lose them...
Have popularity in different nations, so if a nation that is too hostile to you wins you either have to fight against the odds vs it or escape... etc.