RPG Ideas

DarkMaster · 08-08-2003, 07:52 PM

Oh god, it would take me a long time to list all my ideas.

What I'd like to see is less of the cliche. The "teenager who falls in love and saves the world from evil" is so annoying, it makes me wanna puke. Let's face it, RPGs arent exactly the most fun games to play in terms of gameplay, so without a good story, why the hell should I sit through 40+ hours taking turns fighting in battles and raising my character's levels? I'd like to see more RPGs like Dark Cloud 2, that are built upon having fun gameplay. A lot of RPGs are too static, and the gameplay is way too cliched. I fail to see how a person who starts off battling bunnies and little slimes thingies can eventually gain enough strength to save the world from unspeakable evil. Like come on, some orphan kid who lives in some piss poor village eventually gains enough strength to fight unstoppable beings?

RPGs are just so unrealistic. Am I being made to believe that I can walk across the entire world in a few minutes, and if I gain enough levels I can eventually become super powered? What I basically want to see in future RPGs are something new and fresh. Something that makes sense. Enough of this raising levels crap, maybe the Japanese haven't figured this out yet, but people do not "level up". Unlimited Saga tried to do something new, and failed miserably. Hopefully someone can get it right.

Ginkasa · 08-08-2003, 10:35 PM

RPGs aren't necessarily supposed to be realistic.

But anyway...

I would like a real role-playing game where you are a person, in a world. What you do, even small things, completely changes on how the game turns out. You can be something from a knight for the king to a thief to a farmer...if you wanted. And you don't just choose from a list of options before the game begins. Instead, you just work towards it in the game.

If there has to be an evil overlord trying to take over the world, then you should be able to not mess with it if you want, figh him if you want, or join him if you want.

There should be a world that is extremely large. Takes days to get across it on foot. But there would be tons of things to do in between destinations so it wouldn't get too monotonous.

Things like that.

*shrugs and walks away*

TheSlyMoogle · 08-08-2003, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ginkasa

RPGs aren't necessarily supposed to be realistic.

But anyway...

I would like a real role-playing game where you are a person, in a world. What you do, even small things, completely changes on how the game turns out. You can be something from a knight for the king to a thief to a farmer...if you wanted. And you don't just choose from a list of options before the game begins. Instead, you just work towards it in the game.

If there has to be an evil overlord trying to take over the world, then you should be able to not mess with it if you want, figh him if you want, or join him if you want.

There should be a world that is extremely large. Takes days to get across it on foot. But there would be tons of things to do in between destinations so it wouldn't get too monotonous.

Things like that.

*shrugs and walks away*

Hmm Don't really know if you noticed but that stuff is all possible with Neverwinter Nights!!!! You could design your own campaign. It is such a wonderful game. No geek should be without it. And I hear the expansion is super good! So go for it!

Ginkasa · 08-08-2003, 10:56 PM

.....I mean without having to go through the trouble of making the world you'll be living in...

*shrugs and walks away*

DarkMaster · 08-08-2003, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ginkasa

RPGs aren't necessarily supposed to be realistic.

I can see that, my point is I WANT them to be reaslisitic.

Crono · 08-09-2003, 01:11 PM

My ideal RPG would be something fresh and new like DM mentioned. No more of the teenage pretty-boy hero. One main character that in RPGs that I really liked was Geddoe from Suikoden III. He was an adult, and not some stupid teenager who somehow saves the world. I would like to see more characters of his type.

Also, the way you gain more strength should totally be changed. I'm not sure how exactly, it would take some thought. Also, multiple battle systems is also really nice, it adds variety to the game.

And most importantly, an awesome story must be included. The characters and world must suit the story well for the RPG to be an involving experience.

I have a lot of good ideas for online RPGs, but there are too many to name. Besides, thoughts for the perfect RPG need some time, and I'm not going to spend 5 hours thinking of ideas right now.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe · 08-09-2003, 10:35 PM

hmm..

well first of all it is soo true the from zero 2 hero image has been used a few too many thousand times in RPGs.

An idea that i have is something like you already have all these different abilities but you just can't use them yet. Like for example in FFIX Garnet had all the kicka** GFs from the start, you just didn't have NEARLY enough mp to use them now if they left the GF's with her and you slowly got access to them, that would have been much better. As for Ginkasa, you should try the game "Arcanum" it has just about all those gameplay elements.