I'm basing my info on the IGN release dates as they stand from yesturday, 9/3. Things can change; I know. My differentiation between genres may not suit your style perfectly; so fine. I will not be including Playstation 2 because it's last gen, so too bad. Do the work yourself if it's that critical.

Now that all of that is out of the way, here's the point. It's hard to say which system is always the best, because sales do not necessarily entail quality, and gems can pop up on even the most awful of consoles. I'm gonna go genre by genre and show the fall lineup. You guys then discuss who rules in that area. If the release dates get updated by new games added or pushed into next fall, we can reconvene and decide again what that means for each console. I have taken a few liberties by not adding any games specifically for children, such as Spongebob and Ben 10, and will not include any games that have to do with hunting because I figure no one wants to argue over that anyways. If I'm offending any hunting game fans, too bad. Spend your money more wisely in the future. So without further ado...

 

 

RPG
XBOX 360
Date	Game Title	Sub Genre
11-Sep-07	Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, The	First Person
17-Sep-07	Eternal Sonata	Turn Based
16-Oct-07	Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess	MMO
20-Nov-07	Mass Effect	Action
20-Nov-07	Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus	MMO
Nov-07	Dark Messiah of Might & Magic: Elements	Action

PS3
Date	Game Title	Sub Genre
8-Oct-07	Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition , The	First Person
23-Oct-07	Eye of Judgment, The	Card Battle

Wii
Date	Game Title	Sub Genre
9-Oct-07	Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords	Puzzle
5-Nov-07	Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn	Turn Based Strategy
6-Nov-07	Harvest Moon Heroes	Adventure

Puzzle Quest wasn't on the release dates for 360 and PS3 but I could have sworn i've read that it'll be arriving over their networks to DL. Wii has a great trump card with Fire Emblem, but Sony has the supremely inventive Eye of Judgement game. I'm not entirely sure if Eye of Judgement is an RPG per se, but it's seems to be the closest I can group it in with any genre. Microsoft however, pulled together a roster that is unfuckwitable, which is funny because this should be their weak side. They have a JRPG, a PC style action RPG, two MMO expansions, and Mass Effect, which speaks volumes on it's own. I love Harvest Moon and Fire Emblem, but the 360 is where to go for RPGs this fall.

It would seem that any RPG fan that doesn't ask for a 360 this christmas should be slapped.

fire emblem

Eternal Sonata + Mass Effect = win.

Hopefully, Lost Odyssey gets released for the 360, too. Awesome RPG line-up for Microsoft this year. I believe Folklore should be listed for the PS3, yes?

i really wish 3rd parties would bring some quality rpgs to wii...so far only looking forward to tales of...series in 2008...

suprisingly enough though i've always associated rpgs with playstation, funny how 360 has a better fall rpg lineup then sony

oh and forgot to add i loved fire emblem on the gc, and have been waiting not so patiently for the goddess of dawn follow up... i dnt care if it is a port!

yeah apparently lost odyssey is meant to hit this yr (probably december if it happens). It doesnt have to go through localisation for america like BD did. Speaking of which, Blue Dragon should probably be up there, it only came out last week. Folklore for ps3 as well

stof said: It would seem that any RPG fan that doesn't ask for a 360 this christmas should be slapped.

And kicked in the nuts ;p

Lost Oddysey is scheduled for January. Folklore I put into the adventure column, because based on the description of the game I got, it seemed closer to an action/adventure game than an RPG. It'll be in a different category.