Wow...FFXII is pretty much FFXI, only more boring... Just got the demo today...Wow, it really isn't all that impressive. Mission based, uses the EXACT same engine as FFXI, graphics are crappy, combat is fairly boring. Only nice thing I have to say is about the music...I REALLY hope they fix some of this before the final release, because I am not impressed...
Three words for you. Phantasy + Star + Universe Yeah, it's an action RPG, but don't turn-based RPGs get monotonous? I just played Grandia III, and it was pretty poor.
Personally, I think PSO and PSU were/is going to be great games that were built around a decent engine. FFXII feels rather stale, and doesn't have as much of a impact in battle as PSO does.
No, they don't. As with every other genre, there will people who like or dislike it. A lot of people still enjoy these RPG's. Unfortunately, it is this kind of sentiment which is obliterating the regular turn-based RPG in favor of appealing to people outside of the genre.
My genre of choice is the turn-based rpg. Grandia Xtreme is probably the best example of a turn based game that keeps fresh despite it is monotonous nature. As all you do in that rpg is fight and fight and fight....
