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Best RPGs of the Tokyo Game Show

Heath and Janelle of RPG Land reflect upon their play experiences of the RPGs at the Tokyo Game Show and see which ones actually deserve the hype.

imoutofthecontest4591d ago (Edited 4591d ago )

Would be nice to also get the DS Ni no Kuni.
As feared, FFXIII-2 wasn't so good.

Troll-without-Bridge4591d ago

i love how he left out FFXIII-2, which was immensely popular at the show, just to be a poser.

FlashXIII4591d ago

Haven't even read the article but just the highlights bit he mentions about seeing which ones deserve the hype. With how Square have been with consoles this gen, it doesn't deserve the hype.

Aloren4591d ago

Hmmm... isn't that completely contradictory with the concept of "actually deserving" ?

I mean, if the game is good when people play it, it simply deserves the hype, no matter what the developer has done before.

imoutofthecontest4591d ago

Final Fantasy XIII-2's TGS demo was pretty bad and the game apparently doesn't look as good as Dragon's Dogma or Ni no Kuni. Is it really that hard to imagine that there are games people are more excited about than a Final Fantasy sequel?

Dragon's Dogma and Ni no Kuni were extremely impressive and that's that. :D

darfreeze4591d ago

No FFXIII-2? at least mention it. It's like one of the chosen game to be awarded the Future Game Award by the people who attended the TGS.

Zanarkand4591d ago

Be serious, FFXIII-2 is going to be a good game like its predecessor and it was the spotlight of TGS. Why wouldnt it make it to the top 3 at the least?

DragonKnight4591d ago

FFXIII wasn't a good game at all. Why would you say it was? Maybe it was good to you, but that's different. The majority believes otherwise.

Eamon4591d ago

Seeing how the gameplay of FF13-2 is almost exactly the same as FF13, my only hope is that the story will be better and up to the usual FF standards.

DragonKnight4591d ago

Yeah, I was never a fan of FFXIII's battle system. They should have done what FFX and X-2 did in my opinion. But just with the battle system. The Charlie's Angels style was awful.

Zanarkand4590d ago

Well cool i must be one of a kind then. I love the classic FFs more but the new ones keep me entertained and as cheesy as 13 was... well for the majority you say, just the butthurt. :P

imoutofthecontest4591d ago

Vita and GREE were the spotlight of TGS. They were the two things everyone was talking about, writing about, and walking around with memorabilia of, and their respective booths were hands-down the biggest. The West doesn't know or care about GREE so it's easy for them to ignore it, but it's huge here. That and PSVita were what was wowing people.

Also I don't see a top three listed in the feature, only a top 2. Maybe it would have made a top 3 if there was a #3, but I don't think they need to create a number three just for that game. Then why not make a 4 or 5 or 6? Where does it end, you know?

Slicer4591d ago

FF Type- 0 should be on the Vita not the PSP.

Tanir4591d ago

makes no sense, the game has been being developed for psp since ff13 got announced, so how does that make sense lol

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Dragon's Dogma Is Still Amazing

Although the sequel is on the near horizon, the original Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen remains a fantastic action RPG, still worth playing.

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jznrpg54d ago (Edited 54d ago )

A lot of the quest lines in Skyrim are good(not all and they don’t add up as a whole if you do thieves guild mage fighters guild etc) The dragons are very lame after the first few times and the combat is clunky as it always has been. The stupid sprint button is ridiculous.

Overall I agree DD is the better rpg game.

Both have theirs strengths and weaknesses but Skyrim should be so much more being the 5th game in Elder Scrolls series.

Excited to see what they add on to DD 2.

Unfortunately all they have done to Elder Scrolls since Morrowind is take things out (minus the sprint button which is so lame because you can kill dragon god like creatures but can’t run for more than ten seconds without getting tired)

anast54d ago (Edited 54d ago )

I liked the vampire questline and the return to Morrowind was okay, but the problem with Skyrim was the lack of consequence. There is almost no point in the quests. After I realized this, I started messing around with the mods and then quit playing. Though, I did spend 300 hrs. on modded content, but this is telling of how bad the game kind of is.

If DD was the size or close to the size of Skyrim, It would have been the primer fantasy game back then. I hope they up the size with DD2.

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Where the Heck is Ni No Kuni 3, Mun?

Matt from We Game Daily writes: "Cross Worlds isn’t going away. It’s making a small fortune, particularly in Asian markets, so there’s no reason for Level-5 to pull the plug. That said, there’s no real reason why a full PC/console sequel can’t be developed alongside efforts to support Cross Worlds."

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Relientk77104d ago

While Ni no Kuni 3 would be cool, if it was like the first game, where is Dark Cloud 3 and Rogue Galaxy 2?

phoenixwing103d ago

I thought the dev recently went mobile and Japan only. They shut down their American offices. So don't expect anything for consoles

shinoff2183103d ago (Edited 103d ago )

I swear they just announced a few new games.

https://www.nintendolife.co...

phoenixwing103d ago

I stand corrected then. Never heard about these games and also i just remember ni no kuni online being mobile only.

Michiel1989102d ago

they said a loooooong time ago that Level 5 was working on a new installment but there has been no news since afaik. I just hope that they take more inspiration from 1 than 2, especially when it comes to the story.

thorstein102d ago

Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds is the mobile game you're thinking of.

It looks amazing but I don't like to play mobile games.

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-Foxtrot102d ago

Yeah the sequel was okay but had nothing on the first game, especially the battle system.

The story just didn't have that charm and even the twist at the end of the game wasn't really anything cool like Wrath of the White Witch.

Also the fact there was like ZERO mention of Oliver or his adventures in the game, no references, nothing was such weird. It's set a hundred or so years after but still, I'd have expected to seen some throw backs. I think we just got like a temple with his statue in it or something.

goldwyncq102d ago

If you want more Oliver, just watch the movie.

shinoff2183103d ago

Fking word. I've been hoping for this for quite some time.

melons103d ago

The premium games didn't sell amazingly, right?

shinoff2183103d ago

Not to sure. They should of though. They were pretty good. I like both.

Michiel1989102d ago

yeah, especially outside of japan. They should have released on pc at the same time as the ps3 version or a short time after.

Inverno102d ago

They should've worked with Ghibli to put out a proper movie. Should've also made a Pokemon-esque spin-off rather than make Yokai Watch. If they do make a third game they gotta work with Ghibli!

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5 Games To Play While Waiting For Dragon's Dogma II

Daman Shelley from NoobFeed writes - Dragon's Dogma is truly a one-of-a-kind game, and there really is no other game like it, but there are a few that come close. Whether with their fantasy settings, the ability to climb mountains, or just with the overall same charm as Capcom’s iconic RPG. Here's a list of games that will hopefully scratch that Dragon's Dogma itch.

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on_line_forever104d ago

every gamer should play this game

gold_drake104d ago

cant wait for it, feb and march are busy busy months ha.

SovereignSnaKe104d ago

I can still hear the title screen music in my head after nearly 12 years. Loved every minute of it.

MrNinosan103d ago

I have no issues filling my time til DD2.
Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Infinite Wealth and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will probably me more than enough.
More terrified I won't be done in time.

DivineHand125103d ago

Try not to burn yourself out before the game releases. This is going to be a long and immersive RPG like the first one.

The games in this article are all great and I believe the people who are excited for Dragons Dogma 2 probably already played most of those games.

For now, I recommend you prepare yourself for long play sessions if you will be picking up Dragons Dogma at launch.

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