PS3 and it's lack of RPG's. Read and Sign - Blu-ray Forum

Blu Blur · 06-08-2008, 03:43 PM

OK everyone I don't know if this is posted here or not (frankly the more posts the better) As a long time supporter or the Playstation brand I feel that Sony is ignoring the Japanese RPG fans out there. We have heard nothing as far as new announcements in this genre in a very long time and with very few games in this category even being in development I think it's high time Sony start thinking about getting more support. Developers like Namco Bandai are being swayed by Microsofts big pockets with titles like Eternal Sonata and Tales of Vesperia being put exclusively on their platform. Though this is not just Namco, Square Enix is also giving more support elsewhere then the Playstation brand. This is a bad sign and, something that needs to be addressed ASAP.

Final Fantasy 7 shaped and pushed the PSone to where it is today and many of us who bought a Playstation did so for the JRPG's that at one time Playstation was synonymous with. I do not plan to ever own another of those "other" consoles from Brand X for numerous reasons based on my experiences, though they seem more interested in taking care of the JRPG fans then Sony does. It's time Sony realize that they will continue to loose sales in this area if it continues, we don't need any more First Person Shooters the Halo phenomenon is limited to that series and dumping money into more games like that to try and play "me too!" with Microsoft is a big mistake. Playstation is known from having a variety of software including a very healthy RPG selection, and I would hope Sony would want those fans to buy a PS3. I realize that RPG's take a huge amount of time to develop but, some announcements would be nice so that RPG fans could know that at least more then 2 games were in development, and that Sony is willing to show that the Playstation Brand is the "go to" for RPG fans.

Below you will find a link to an online petition that I would ask all RPG fans to sign. Regardless of how useless you think online petitions are I would still ask you to sign and post the link as many places as possible. Even posting here will gather attention to this so I hope this message reaches those within these boards who care and that Sony acknowledges that they have not forgotten us.

http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=144214 LINK TO PETITION

Ice2Dragon · 06-08-2008, 03:45 PM

Folklore, Enchanted Arms were great games -_-V

hd-dvd H8ter · 06-08-2008, 03:49 PM

OK, I would prefer western RPG's i.e Oblivion, but Japanese ones are good too.
I do agree about the lack of PS3 titles out there for the genre.
It was the same story on the PS2, so why let it happen again.
Come on Sony! Come on third party developers!

Signed: hd-dvd h8ter

shido · 06-08-2008, 03:49 PM

Eternal Sonata is being ported to PS3 too. So Tales of Vesperia may be time exclusive as well, since Namco would have to be crazy to ignore the PS3 market with one of their biggest franchises - especially considering how poorly the 360 is doing in Japan.

Drew664 · 06-08-2008, 03:52 PM

When is Eternal Sonata coming to the PS3? I've heard good things about it.

Blu Blur · 06-08-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ice2Dragon

Folklore, Enchanted Arms were great games -_-V

Folklore was not a real JRPG more of an action game. Enchanted Arms......well for many reasons I did not pick that one up. Still the reality here is that traditional JRPG's are severely lacking on the PS3 and where beter to make noise then the internet. Outside of Final Fantasy XIII and white Knight and Disgaea 3 PS3 has had little to notihng in the way of new game announcements as far as JRPG's go. This is an important genre for me as a gamer, imagine if PS3 only had one or two FPS's most would not be able to stand it. This is not the case however as the PS3 is home to far too many FPS games and while some are great this is a Playstation not an Xbox, so I want some new RPG's to get excited for dag nabbit!

AliceT · 06-08-2008, 03:53 PM

I think RPG's have kinda gone into a down period as far as popularity. Same thing happened about a year or so before ff7 came out. Genres come and go, and then come again. I wouldnt mind seeing a really good one though come out, kinda of an old school one would be real nice.

blitz6speed · 06-08-2008, 03:57 PM

Its funny that the 360 has way more JRPG's the the PS3 at the time, but thats because microsoft has been passing the moneyhat in japan to whoever will take it. They wont get the RPG's that matter tho, like Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts. They are just getting the left overs. So while they do have some good JRPG's atm, the ones that actually matter will never be on the 360.

Blu Blur · 06-08-2008, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shido

Eternal Sonata is being ported to PS3 too. So Tales of Vesperia may be time exclusive as well, since Namco would have to be crazy to ignore the PS3 market with one of their biggest franchises - especially considering how poorly the 360 is doing in Japan.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drew664

When is Eternal Sonata coming to the PS3? I've heard good things about it.

According to Namco Bandai Eternal Sonata will not be releasing for PS3 outside of Japan.

Link to recent Article

AliceT · 06-08-2008, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu Blur

According to Namco Bandai Eternal Sonata will not be releasing for PS3 outside of Japan.

Link to recent Article

Thats too bad, Eternal Sonata was pretty good.

Rapstah · 06-08-2008, 04:40 PM

Thank you region free PS3.

crazybat_07 · 06-08-2008, 04:49 PM

Yes, the PS3 needs more rpg(s) and Sony should open up they're pocket and get Square Enix & Namco as exclusives.

signed

Shin-Ra · 06-08-2008, 05:42 PM

"No Plans" For NA Release "At The Moment" and "not releasing" the game are two very different statements. Especially if there's a time exclusivity deal in place.

Marquoz · 06-08-2008, 05:45 PM

I had noticed RPGs as a genre have been dying slowly, for the computer there used to be tons of different party based RPGs (Might and Magic (haven't seen a new one), Wizardry (gone probably forever), D&D gold box (went to the Baldur's Gate, and think those are still churning out). Now it seems like everything is going to the one character first person view hack and slash RPG, which I myself can't stand. I switched more to console gaming to get the party based RPGs, and on the PS2, there were tons of them, some of which excelled, and others that didn't. The Mana series, Star Ocean, Final Fantasy, Legend of Dragoon, and tons more that I picked up randomly.

The PS3 seems to have been seriously lacking in this field lately, and I hope the sales of the upcoming RPGs make developers notice, that while yes, it's not as popular as GTA, or Halo that it is STILL a strong market force.

jamclaur · 06-08-2008, 05:50 PM

Fingers crossed on the FF7 remake.

I HATED the battle system in Enchanted Arm

How's Heavenly Sword? Is that RPG or action? I haven't tried it out yet.

RClarke · 06-08-2008, 05:55 PM

http://ps3.ign.com/index/release.html

Go there, there are actually a ton of RPG's being released within the next year or two to hopefully help satisfy all of our cravings. None really starting until VERY late this year or early next year.

If you ask me, PS3 should invest in an MMORPG to compete with the PC.

TheTenth · 06-08-2008, 09:00 PM

RPGs were in way lower numbers on PS2 compared to PS1. WRPG seems more "modern" as there's action all the time, so non-RPG fans can have fun too, I think they're more hack and slash with levelling and not RPG at all. Let's hope White knight story and FFXIII sell very well so other companies do RPGs on PS3 (I want a Suikoden).

Blu-ray Fanatic · 06-08-2008, 09:09 PM

How about another Chrono Trigger game for the PS3? Or Grandia?

plowmanjoe · 06-08-2008, 09:27 PM

this is why ps3 would be gone if it wasn't a blu-ray player. all of the games seem to be focused on good graphics. which is why most of them are horrible to play. impressive graphics can only hold your attention for so long. hopefully mgs4 can live up to the high expectation. most of my favorite games are from ps1. check out those graphics. new focus needs to be on unique gameplay that only crazy japanese people can come up with.

Copywriter · 06-08-2008, 09:49 PM

I'd be willing to bet that only a small fraction of game players in the USA care about RPGs on consoles.

I'm all for diversification though. The last thing the world needs is yet another FPS, which must be the easiest games to make.

06-08-2008, 03:43 PM	#1
Blu Blur Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:USA, greatest country on earth. PSN: TheBanditKing Blu-ray reviews:1	PS3 and it's lack of RPG's. Read and Sign OK everyone I don't know if this is posted here or not (frankly the more posts the better) As a long time supporter or the Playstation brand I feel that Sony is ignoring the Japanese RPG fans out there. We have heard nothing as far as new announcements in this genre in a very long time and with very few games in this category even being in development I think it's high time Sony start thinking about getting more support. Developers like Namco Bandai are being swayed by Microsofts big pockets with titles like Eternal Sonata and Tales of Vesperia being put exclusively on their platform. Though this is not just Namco, Square Enix is also giving more support elsewhere then the Playstation brand. This is a bad sign and, something that needs to be addressed ASAP. Final Fantasy 7 shaped and pushed the PSone to where it is today and many of us who bought a Playstation did so for the JRPG's that at one time Playstation was synonymous with. I do not plan to ever own another of those "other" consoles from Brand X for numerous reasons based on my experiences, though they seem more interested in taking care of the JRPG fans then Sony does. It's time Sony realize that they will continue to loose sales in this area if it continues, we don't need any more First Person Shooters the Halo phenomenon is limited to that series and dumping money into more games like that to try and play "me too!" with Microsoft is a big mistake. Playstation is known from having a variety of software including a very healthy RPG selection, and I would hope Sony would want those fans to buy a PS3. I realize that RPG's take a huge amount of time to develop but, some announcements would be nice so that RPG fans could know that at least more then 2 games were in development, and that Sony is willing to show that the Playstation Brand is the "go to" for RPG fans. Below you will find a link to an online petition that I would ask all RPG fans to sign. Regardless of how useless you think online petitions are I would still ask you to sign and post the link as many places as possible. Even posting here will gather attention to this so I hope this message reaches those within these boards who care and that Sony acknowledges that they have not forgotten us. http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=144214 LINK TO PETITION

06-08-2008, 03:49 PM	#3
hd-dvd H8ter Junior Member Member since:Jun 2008	RPG Neglect OK, I would prefer western RPG's i.e Oblivion, but Japanese ones are good too. I do agree about the lack of PS3 titles out there for the genre. It was the same story on the PS2, so why let it happen again. Come on Sony! Come on third party developers! Signed: hd-dvd h8ter

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06-08-2008, 03:45 PM	#2
Ice2Dragon Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:9	Folklore, Enchanted Arms were great games -_-V

06-08-2008, 03:49 PM	#4
shido Active Member Member since:Aug 2006	Eternal Sonata is being ported to PS3 too. So Tales of Vesperia may be time exclusive as well, since Namco would have to be crazy to ignore the PS3 market with one of their biggest franchises - especially considering how poorly the 360 is doing in Japan.

06-08-2008, 03:52 PM	#5
Drew664 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:South Dakota Home Theater Gallery:28 Blu-ray collection:68	When is Eternal Sonata coming to the PS3? I've heard good things about it.

06-08-2008, 03:53 PM	#7
AliceT Banned Member since:Mar 2008 Location:PSN ID- damreg1022	I think RPG's have kinda gone into a down period as far as popularity. Same thing happened about a year or so before ff7 came out. Genres come and go, and then come again. I wouldnt mind seeing a really good one though come out, kinda of an old school one would be real nice.

06-08-2008, 03:57 PM	#8
blitz6speed Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Anaheim Hills, CA Trading Score:8	Its funny that the 360 has way more JRPG's the the PS3 at the time, but thats because microsoft has been passing the moneyhat in japan to whoever will take it. They wont get the RPG's that matter tho, like Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts. They are just getting the left overs. So while they do have some good JRPG's atm, the ones that actually matter will never be on the 360.

06-08-2008, 04:40 PM	#11
Rapstah Active Member Member since:Mar 2008	Thank you region free PS3.

06-08-2008, 04:49 PM	#12
crazybat_07 Active Member Member since:Apr 2008	Yes, the PS3 needs more rpg(s) and Sony should open up they're pocket and get Square Enix & Namco as exclusives. signed

06-08-2008, 05:42 PM	#13
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	"No Plans" For NA Release "At The Moment" and "not releasing" the game are two very different statements. Especially if there's a time exclusivity deal in place.

06-08-2008, 05:45 PM	#14
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	I had noticed RPGs as a genre have been dying slowly, for the computer there used to be tons of different party based RPGs (Might and Magic (haven't seen a new one), Wizardry (gone probably forever), D&D gold box (went to the Baldur's Gate, and think those are still churning out). Now it seems like everything is going to the one character first person view hack and slash RPG, which I myself can't stand. I switched more to console gaming to get the party based RPGs, and on the PS2, there were tons of them, some of which excelled, and others that didn't. The Mana series, Star Ocean, Final Fantasy, Legend of Dragoon, and tons more that I picked up randomly. The PS3 seems to have been seriously lacking in this field lately, and I hope the sales of the upcoming RPGs make developers notice, that while yes, it's not as popular as GTA, or Halo that it is STILL a strong market force.

06-08-2008, 05:50 PM	#15
jamclaur Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:849 Trading Score:34	Fingers crossed on the FF7 remake. I HATED the battle system in Enchanted Arm How's Heavenly Sword? Is that RPG or action? I haven't tried it out yet.

06-08-2008, 05:55 PM	#16
RClarke Active Member Member since:May 2008 Blu-ray collection:46	http://ps3.ign.com/index/release.html Go there, there are actually a ton of RPG's being released within the next year or two to hopefully help satisfy all of our cravings. None really starting until VERY late this year or early next year. If you ask me, PS3 should invest in an MMORPG to compete with the PC.

06-08-2008, 09:00 PM	#17
TheTenth Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Clermont-Ferrand, France Home Theater Gallery:9 4K collection:98 Blu-ray collection:681 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:11	RPGs were in way lower numbers on PS2 compared to PS1. WRPG seems more "modern" as there's action all the time, so non-RPG fans can have fun too, I think they're more hack and slash with levelling and not RPG at all. Let's hope White knight story and FFXIII sell very well so other companies do RPGs on PS3 (I want a Suikoden).

06-08-2008, 09:09 PM	#18
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	How about another Chrono Trigger game for the PS3? Or Grandia?

06-08-2008, 09:27 PM	#19
plowmanjoe Senior Member Member since:May 2008 Blu-ray collection:6 Trading Score:2	this is why ps3 would be gone if it wasn't a blu-ray player. all of the games seem to be focused on good graphics. which is why most of them are horrible to play. impressive graphics can only hold your attention for so long. hopefully mgs4 can live up to the high expectation. most of my favorite games are from ps1. check out those graphics. new focus needs to be on unique gameplay that only crazy japanese people can come up with.

06-08-2008, 09:49 PM	#20
Copywriter Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Vegas Baby, Vegas	I'd be willing to bet that only a small fraction of game players in the USA care about RPGs on consoles. I'm all for diversification though. The last thing the world needs is yet another FPS, which must be the easiest games to make.

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