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According to GameLemon:
Interesting stuff ... of course, through the inclusion of Final Fantasy Tactics he is splitting hairs on the s-RPG thing. Is it really more RPG and less strategy? Not that I noticed ... I think he just wanted it on the list ...
Of interest - KotOR is represented ... but by The Sith Lords rather than the original. Um ... why?!?!
First, though, a word about games that are NOT on this list. For starters, any game less than a year old. As much as games like Final Fantasy XII and Rogue Galaxy seem really awesome, it's hard to judge a game in this kind of context when it's so new. Then, games like The Legend of Zelda and Okami, which do feature epic quests and a degree of character stat growth, but are still primarily adventure games, not RPGs. Similarly, action games like the recent Castlevania titles, which might have RPG-like experience and equipment systems, but are still not really RPGs haven't been included either. And finally, while there is at least one strategy-RPG on this list, we opted not to include strategy-RPGs like Ogre Battle or Fire Emblem, where the strategy really takes precedence over the RPG aspects. I do love those kind of games, but they really start to breach into a different genre. What IS on this list are games released on U.S. consoles that I think really contributed something to the evolution of the genre, and as a matter of fact, all fifteen games listed here are just as much fun to play today as they were when they were released. And just for the hell of it (and also because like any good gamer, I like to cheat a little!) there are also a handful of honorable mentions. These were games we felt weren't quite up to snuff with the other entries on the list, but were important enough for one reason or another to warrant a mention.
Interesting stuff ... of course, through the inclusion of Final Fantasy Tactics he is splitting hairs on the s-RPG thing. Is it really more RPG and less strategy? Not that I noticed ... I think he just wanted it on the list ...
Of interest - KotOR is represented ... but by The Sith Lords rather than the original. Um ... why?!?!
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