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Top 10 Modern RPG Video Game Franchises

While gamers have moaned about how JRPGs are a thing of the past, these 10 franchises have bloomed like a sunflower.

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3-4-53745d ago

That is a really good list actually.

Some could argue for a top 20, but this is pretty solid.

JonnyBigBoss3745d ago

Agreed. RPGs aren't doing so bad. Although, I'd like to see more classically inspired RPGs.

JonnyBigBoss3745d ago

Bravely Default is doing it for me right now!

knifefight3745d ago

Early candidate for 3DS Game of the Year right there.

dbjj120883745d ago

Fire Emblem is definitely my favorite from last year.

MatrixxGT3745d ago

Bravo. Nice read for a change.

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Dark Souls: Archthrones Reaffirms Modding Is The Best Thing To Happen To Games

"Dark Souls: Archthrones is like playing a brand new FromSoftware game, and that speaks volumes about just how much good modding can do," says Hanzala from eXputer.

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The prevalence of parrying: Why is it so popular?

Parrying has been creeping into more games, with almost every high-profile title of the last few years featuring it in some way.  Why?

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phoenixwing52d ago (Edited 52d ago )

i understand the authors frustration i'm not the best at parrying in games. not that i can't complete a game that requires it but it is a definite harder thing for me than other kinds of techniques in games. which might be the main reason it's so heavily added in games nowadays. want to make your game challenging without having to do a lot of work? just add a parry boss. (what i mean by parry boss is a boss you have to beat by parrying such that their attacks will kill you otherwise)

Dudeson52d ago (Edited 52d ago )

I always think it's fine as long as such games also have the roll/dodge panic button. But I understand the will to parry, it seems so cinematic in a fight when you pull it off.

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Dark Souls: 10 Best Weapons In The Series

TheGamer writes, "Some weapons resist the test of time."

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Father__Merrin81d ago

bastard sword and claymore do the job when grinded up