Where are the NEW games?

[obiwansolo18]

It's been my experience over the past few years that if you like RPG's. Stay away from pc and consoles in general and buy a DS. They throw out decent to great RPG's on the DS every week it seems I can't even keep up with how many that system has. Don't get me wrong I love my ps3, 360, and wii. But they just don't have the mass amount of RPG's that a DS has.

 

[Welverin]

Well, you can get a PS3 for $400 now, and a 360 for $350.

Less now, both are $300. The 360 has gimped version for $200 and the PS3 has a version with a bigger HD for $50 more.

 

[John Crichton]

It's been my experience over the past few years that if you like RPG's. Stay away from pc and consoles in general and buy a DS. They throw out decent to great RPG's on the DS every week it seems I can't even keep up with how many that system has. Don't get me wrong I love my ps3, 360, and wii. But they just don't have the mass amount of RPG's that a DS has.

I disagree. Staying with the DS you'll miss games like Dragon Age and Mass Effect and that's just to start. There are plenty of excellent RPGs on all platforms right now, not just the DS.

 

[WizarDru]

I disagree. Staying with the DS you'll miss games like Dragon Age and Mass Effect and that's just to start. There are plenty of excellent RPGs on all platforms right now, not just the DS.

True, but the DS reigns supreme when it comes to the sheer number of RPGs (particularly JRPGs) available. The 360 has, roughly, 27 RPGs. If you include action-RPG hybrids, that number probably rises to 40-50. The DS, by contrast, has anywhere from 100-200, depending on your definition.

That isn't to say that games like ME and ME2 aren't fantastic (just go to the ME2 thread if you want my opinion on it )...but if you're looking for RPGs, right now the DS is king of the genre by a wide margin. From Shiren the Wanderer to Etrian Odyssey to Rune Factory to Glory of Heracles to Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers to The World Ends with You. A lot of the RPGs from the last generation of consoles moved on to the DS, like Suikoden, Luminous Arc and even DragonQuest.

 

[John Crichton]

True, but the DS reigns supreme when it comes to the sheer number of RPGs (particularly JRPGs) available. The 360 has, roughly, 27 RPGs. If you include action-RPG hybrids, that number probably rises to 40-50. The DS, by contrast, has anywhere from 100-200, depending on your definition.

The PS3, well my PS3 anyway, has access to the entire PS2 & PS1 library of RPGs.

That isn't to say that games like ME and ME2 aren't fantastic (just go to the ME2 thread if you want my opinion on it )...but if you're looking for RPGs, right now the DS is king of the genre by a wide margin. From Shiren the Wanderer to Etrian Odyssey to Rune Factory to Glory of Heracles to Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers to The World Ends with You. A lot of the RPGs from the last generation of consoles moved on to the DS, like Suikoden, Luminous Arc and even DragonQuest.

It really depends on what kind of RPG you are looking for. The DS has a ton of JRPGs but is lacking elsewhere.

 

[WizarDru]

The PS3, well my PS3 anyway, has access to the entire PS2 & PS1 library of RPGs.

Sure, remind me again why my PS3 is inferior. Curse you!

It really depends on what kind of RPG you are looking for. The DS has a ton of JRPGs but is lacking elsewhere.

True, but unlike the PC, most consoles are totally lacking in RPGs other than JRPGs. If you elminate Bioware and JRPGS from consoles, you don't have much left.

 

[John Crichton]

Sure, remind me again why my PS3 is inferior. Curse you!

You can still play PS1 games.

True, but unlike the PC, most consoles are totally lacking in RPGs other than JRPGs. If you elminate Bioware and JRPGS from consoles, you don't have much left.

But you can't eliminate those. Also, you are leaving out a few big companies list like Lionhead, Bethesda and games like Demon's Souls.

It's a great thing that there are so many RPGs on the DS but it's far from the only game in town especially when it only covers one part of the genre. So I simply refute the claim that it's the king of RPGs for consoles.