snowkatt: i was going to ask that too
i know i am picky but damn is there any kind of game he does enjoy at all ?
Leroux: It's rare to see someone hate on popular RPGs and Nintendo classics here, but the list still leaves plenty of other genres that the poster might enjoy in theory: adventure games (point and click, text, or action), (story-oriented) shooters (TPS and FPS), (puzzle) platformers, so-called "walking simulators", RTS, turn-based strategy or sims with rich story elements, even exceptional RPGs outside the fantasy genre or JRPGs that
don't look like manga etc.
As far as JRPGs are concerned,
Lost Odyssey is one of my favourite games.
I also liked
Resonance of Fate , partly because the combat system was very unique for a JRPG.
These are so far the only JRPGs I've been interested in, but I'm not up to date with this genre at all.
My problem with popular triple-a Fantasy RPGs is that they are not different enough, they don't innovate.
There are devs out there that try to do something different and expand what an RPG game can actually be.
Not only in terms of the gameplay but also in terms of the storyline.
Fantasy game storylines are too often variations of the exact same theme.
Yet when you look at Fantasy literature there's a wide range of fun, unique and interesting concepts.
As far as Fantasy RPGs are concerned, my hope lies with Indie developers, they are the only ones who can innovate in the RPG genre, who are willing to take risks.