This is a hard one to quantify i know but hopefully some of you will be able to help. Basically i really want a RPG with a great storyline where the main focus of the game is also said storyline. The reason why i ask is because of Final Fantasy XIII, it just felt like the storyline was there as a tool to introduce you to the endgame content. It gets you there in the last quarter of the game, but it pretty much says:
'Hey, check it out, there's this huge area to explore with loads of content, but it's got nothing to do with the storyline really. If you want to follow the storyline you'll need to leave here and come back later.'
I hate that, i want the majority of the content to be geared towards fully fleshing out a story, if it isn't i have no motivation to continue, especially if it involves grinding. I want deeper characters, a plot that actually makes sense and as a bonus some decent voice acting would help (don't mind if it's in Japanese or whatever). Some more recent examples of these sorts of games would be Valkryia Chronicles or, to a lesser extent (due to a rather lacking story) Lost Odyssey.
I've played Mass Effect 1+2 and Dragon Age, pretty much the only recent western RPGs geared completely towards the story and characters involved within. On the JRPG front i've played Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon (detested, couldn't finish), Final Fantasy XIII, Valkyria Chronicles and Disgaea 3, only one of those actually gave exactly what i wanted.
Now i think about it, it doesn't even need to be a RPG, Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain and Infamous all supplied what i'd consider an enjoyable story with some well fleshed out characters. So yeah, any good story driven games with good characters to recommend?
'Hey, check it out, there's this huge area to explore with loads of content, but it's got nothing to do with the storyline really. If you want to follow the storyline you'll need to leave here and come back later.'
I hate that, i want the majority of the content to be geared towards fully fleshing out a story, if it isn't i have no motivation to continue, especially if it involves grinding. I want deeper characters, a plot that actually makes sense and as a bonus some decent voice acting would help (don't mind if it's in Japanese or whatever). Some more recent examples of these sorts of games would be Valkryia Chronicles or, to a lesser extent (due to a rather lacking story) Lost Odyssey.
I've played Mass Effect 1+2 and Dragon Age, pretty much the only recent western RPGs geared completely towards the story and characters involved within. On the JRPG front i've played Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon (detested, couldn't finish), Final Fantasy XIII, Valkyria Chronicles and Disgaea 3, only one of those actually gave exactly what i wanted.
Now i think about it, it doesn't even need to be a RPG, Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain and Infamous all supplied what i'd consider an enjoyable story with some well fleshed out characters. So yeah, any good story driven games with good characters to recommend?
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