WP7 Needs RPG's

[1jaxstate1]

This looks like a for sure winner! Skulls Of The Shogun Is The Wu-Tang Advance Wars We Didn’t Know We Needed | Kotaku Australia

 

[Paul Acevedo]

This looks like a for sure winner! Skulls Of The Shogun Is The Wu-Tang Advance Wars We Didn’t Know We Needed | Kotaku Australia

I didn't realize Skulls was coming to WP7. Contacted the developer straight away to find out whether it'll be an Xbox Live or an indie title. Thanks for the tip, Jax - let me know via PM if you discover any other WP7 titles that aren't on our upcoming games list.

 

[1jaxstate1]

No problem. That's the best looking game i've seen for wp7 so far.

I didn't realize Skulls was coming to WP7. Contacted the developer straight away to find out whether it'll be an Xbox Live or an indie title. Thanks for the tip, Jax - let me know via PM if you discover any other WP7 titles that aren't on our upcoming games list.

 

[Dave Blake]

So when I first read the title if this thread I thought:

Windows phone 7 needs Rocket Propelled Grenades.... and I thought... sure does...lol

 

[bichon_1er]

Pokemon!!! I loved playing those games back in the day . But really, I think any good turn based JRPG would be perfect for mobile gaming.

Lol. That sounds impossible (nintendo games on Windows ? Maybe in 30 years) but something like Final Fantasy could be nice.
"Fable" would be great !

 

[disposed]

You know the ironic part is these touchscreen devices are perfect for a good old school turn based RPG and there are practically none between all the main mobile OS's.

The harvest is a decent start for WP7 though. A bit more action than RPG but at least it dont use the awful joystick controls so many games do.

 

[Dark Mirage]

I think people are just too focused on creating very specific types of RPG's for the platform, or other genres period. Even if you look at the iPod, it's not exactly a mystical dragon hording a pile of wonderfully gold role-playing games. There's a handful of decent RPG's for it, at best, and very few of them are traditional. The only company really making a decent attempt is Square.

It's surprising on one hand, because you'd think the popularity of the platform would dictate a need for RPG's somewhere. But on the other hand, it's a lot less time consuming and profitable to make another Tower Defense game.

I wish someone would make a decent attempt though. Chaos Rings should have been the start of something far greater, but sadly little has followed. Not even strategy RPG's, the number one type of RPG I'd think the system would work well with, have really cropped up with much frequency.

 

[Paul Acevedo]

iOS has Final Fantasy 1-3, Chaos Rings, several other games by SquareEnix, Phantasy Star II, Vay, Lunar, Doom RPG, Wolfenstein RPG... Come on, it has quite a decent number of RPGs.

This site tracks a lot of 'em:
http://www.rpg-site.com/index.html

 

[Luisraul924]

daaang I could just imagine having a Final Fantasy title on WP7 I wouldnt put my damn phone down lol

 

[Rich Edmonds]

Why not port (via emulator) Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun? Hands down the best RPG ever created

 

[Dark Mirage]

iOS has Final Fantasy 1-3, Chaos Rings, several other games by SquareEnix, Phantasy Star II, Vay, Lunar, Doom RPG, Wolfenstein RPG... Come on, it has quite a decent number of RPGs.

This site tracks a lot of 'em:
http://www.rpg-site.com/index.html

Most of those are ports of existing titles, many of which have forced on screen controls. And several of them are fairly old and haven't exactly aged very well.

I think most people would prefer new and exciting titles built specifically for phone systems, such as Chaos Rings, than play the largely outdated Final Fantasy 1 yet again at Square's ridiculous price range.

 

[Paul Acevedo]

Most of those are ports of existing titles, many of which have forced on screen controls. And several of them are fairly old and haven't exactly aged very well.

I think most people would prefer new and exciting titles built specifically for phone systems, such as Chaos Rings, than play the largely outdated Final Fantasy 1 yet again at Square's ridiculous price range.

You make a habit of complaining about the classics, dontcha? Tsk, tsk.

But I do agree about the Final Fantasies; Final Fantasy 1 & 2 are boring. FF3 wouldn't even be that exciting if not for the new stuff they added to the DS and iPhone versions, and even then it'll never be in the same league as FFIV.

As the mobile market grows, we may see more professional RPGs developed. But DS and PSP games are orders of magnitude more profitable (you can charge $30-40 for them), so that's where the majority of portable RPGs will continue to be released.

 

[Dark Mirage]

Hahahaha, I was complaining about the old arcade games for different reasons!

Honestly I love the classics as much as anyone. Gaming for me began with the NES and ended with the Playstation 1.

I think my deal is I just tend to agree with the camp that believes developers should be creating unique experiences designed specifically for these platforms. You know they're just trying to make a quick buck when they port something easy to the system and lazily slap a digital d-pad on the surface. Especially when it's with titles like FF1-3 which, you and I both agree, simply haven't aged gracefully.

I think there are a number of classic titles that would work great on the platform... they just need to be rebuilt for it. I don't see any reason why we shouldn't be playing Star Control 2, X-Com, Final Fantasy Tactics, or anything similar, but with redesigned control systems.

Regardless, at the end of the day it'd be nice to see some fresh content too. Classics can only take you so far.

I agree the money is a problem though. Square can offer FF3 on the iPad for the current asking price because they already made their money back on the DS version, and are now able to spend a small amount of cash on porting it in order to make even more money. But to have built that from the ground up and offered it for $16 day one on phones alone? Not feasible.

Still... here's hoping for the future :/

 

[Kitsune5tails]

I wouldn't mind a Phantasy Star Online game. Phantasy Star Portable 2 would be nice. I like Lunar, Grandia, and the Shining Force series (old school tactical RPG from the Genisis and Saturn days, Final Fantasy Tactics is similar) rereleased on this platform would be great. There are alot of Saturn titles that would be good on this system, like Albert Odessy, Dragon Force would be good too. I think if the Saturn RPGs made it to WP7, it would be awsome gaming. Jet Set Radio would be nice. The Sega Saturn had alot of great games in Japan, and some made it out in the US (though a few were ported to the PS1). I think with Sega starting to rerelease games on the Xbox arcade, we might be able to get a petition going and see some awsome games.

 

[Winterfang]

I would love to have a Grandia game for my WP7. Something like Grandia 2, a good ( and I mean good ) Pokemon clone or a nice tactics games. RPG's used to be my favorite genre.

 

[Paul Acevedo]

A Grandia game on Xbox Live would be far more realistic. But oh, how I would love to play Grandia II on XBLA or WP7! That would be the gaming highlight of my year.

 

[justsomeguy#WP]

Why not port (via emulator) Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun? Hands down the best RPG ever created

Ha! I thought for sure I was the only person who ever owned that game

 

[Kitsune5tails]

I would like to have the original Grandia. I have the Sega Saturn edition. I have part 2 on the Dreamcast, I wouldn't mind seeing Arc the Lad, Vay, Lunar 1, 2, and 3, and Popful Mail. I think the Shining Force series would be awsome also.

 

[Lord Panos]

I wanna see Chronno Trigger in WP7

 

[PineappleJoe]

Fun Fact - It's not an RPG unless you have a sword made of crystal and a dragon in it somewhere.