Edge writes: "This is part three of our genre-oriented look at the games market in the near future. For our reasoning and methodology behind this series, please check out our first entry on shooters. Part two on action adventures is also available. Today we're looking at RPGs-an increasingly difficult category to find the borders for, as many, many sorts of games now integrate the genre's addictive stat-building and inventory mechanics. Much like shooters, it's probably most appropriate to take a "we know them when we see them" approach to defining the field.
Japanese RPGs
Long the bastion of consoles in the west, Japanese RPGs have not had a particularly strong showing this generation-look at any given system, and you'll be able to count the entire library on one hand. The genre is set to heat up in the next few months however, thanks primarily to a resurgence from market leader Square-Enix."
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i used to like final fantasy when it was turn based and used the atb system
i dont know what it is. but its like final fantasy is meant to be turn based and it works like that .
I have yet to see an upcoming RPG game that looks to redefine the genre and be the next 'big' thing in the RPG space,as a matter of fact,I think the reason why FF13 wont see US and EU store shelves 'til late 2009/early 2010 is because Square know that the game isn't anything special right now.
I'm willing to bet that an RTS/MMO will be the next big thing in console gaming,as both these genres are still in an infancy state on consoles and the upcoming games are really promising,e.g EndWar,The Agency,etc
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