Pixel Joint Forum: Anyone tired of RPGs being popular?

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   I just never was able to get into RPGs for a few reasons:

-they look boring (they're pretty, but I mean look boring as in looks boring to play)

-I don't like reading

-All you ever do is wonder around and talk to people, yawn!

-Orchestra music puts me to sleep.

I really wish there were more games like Metal Slug and Gunstar Super Heroes because those are the games I like to play, but when 2D is said most everyone thinks about RPGs.

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dragonboy Seaman Joined: 21 July 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Topic: Anyone tired of RPGs being popular? Posted: 22 July 2008 at 2:52pm
	I just never was able to get into RPGs for a few reasons: -they look boring (they're pretty, but I mean look boring as in looks boring to play) -I don't like reading -All you ever do is wonder around and talk to people, yawn! -Orchestra music puts me to sleep. I really wish there were more games like Metal Slug and Gunstar Super Heroes because those are the games I like to play, but when 2D is said most everyone thinks about RPGs.
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Brian the Great Commander RED! Joined: 03 March 2005 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2221	Posted: 22 July 2008 at 2:59pm
	maybe you need to play another rpg before you can form a valid opinion

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Monkey 'o Doom Commander Joined: 24 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2994	Posted: 22 July 2008 at 6:04pm
	I agree.
	RPG is numberwang.
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Souly Commander Joined: 13 December 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2451	Posted: 22 July 2008 at 6:08pm
	Very biased opinion if you ask me, many people appreciate those types of games. Metal Slug is in a completely different category of gaming, you can't even put the two against each other. Many games are made in 2D not just RPGs. It just seems every newb now a days wants to make a RPG maker type RPG... Edited by Souly - 22 July 2008 at 6:09pm
	I am the jesus of PJ.
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dragonboy Seaman Joined: 21 July 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Posted: 22 July 2008 at 7:36pm
	Sorry, but my thread is targeted to people who don't like rpgs. I know a lot of people love rpgs, but I really want to hear the other side of the story from people who don't like rpgs. I've always hear the rpg lovers opinions all the time, but I didn't want to make a flame thread, I just wanted unite with people who feel how I feel about rpgs. I don't care if it is a fact that most people like rpgs, I'm just interested in the few that don't. Edited by dragonboy - 22 July 2008 at 7:36pm
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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Posted: 22 July 2008 at 8:37pm
	first off, it would help your argument to list the rpgs that you HAVE played. List the reasons WHY you don't enjoy them. Perhaps even list ideas to make them better. Example: I don't like brussel sprouts. They taste like doo doo and they look like giant boogers. My mother boils them up and makes me eat them with a pinch of salt. I think they might taste better with a cheese sauce and deep fried in a tasty batter... mmm
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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Posted: 22 July 2008 at 9:12pm
	Shmups. Though I do on occasion play RPG's. RPG's are more of less like an interactive book than a videogame in the traditional arcade sense. If you really want to play a terrible arcade/reader give "Quiz and Dragons" a try.

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dragonboy Seaman Joined: 21 July 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Posted: 22 July 2008 at 9:14pm
	Some kids at school let me barrow their pokemon game and it really bored me. I've played an rpg on a store ds or gba demo (can't remember what it was) and it did not entertain me at all. I also remember playing rpgs on the snes when I was little, not knowing what they were, and bringing them back to the video game store because of how boring to me they were.
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skamocore Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3866	Posted: 22 July 2008 at 9:48pm
	Hmm, maybe try something like Earthbound or Super Mario RPG
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BlackDragon Commander Joined: 13 May 2014 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 729	Posted: 22 July 2008 at 10:32pm
	While its true that many RPG's can get tedious and boring, there are many great titles out there. Not every game is alike, so you can't say every RPG has orchestra music. The same goes with any genre, even shooters. Pickling many good titles is advisable before you go bashing a genre, I could say I hate platformers and have only played, lets say, Super Mario 2. Its all just a matter of taste. And thats all I have to say about that.
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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Posted: 22 July 2008 at 10:56pm
	You don't like RPGs that's fine. Does it really merit a thread? What is your goal with this thread? Are you trying to gather opinions or persuade others? You don't seem to like the key elements of RPG games and I doubt that you will find one that you do like because of this. This thread is doomed to end in a lock resulting from cyclic and pointless argument. Just go play some Sega Genesis shmups. Start off with something in a Gley Lancer, Gaiares or Thunder Force 2-4. Edited by Pixel_Outlaw - 22 July 2008 at 11:06pm

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Skull Commander PJ Pioneer Joined: 03 August 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1521	Posted: 23 July 2008 at 4:13am
	Perhaps, but I cannot wait to get my hands on Fable 2

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dragonboy Seaman Joined: 21 July 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Posted: 23 July 2008 at 10:47am
	The only reason I play video games is to express my energy, but I can't do that with the vast majority of games they have out anymore. Every good game is either sold only in Japan or was made a long time ago and nobody sells it anymore.
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Brian the Great Commander RED! Joined: 03 March 2005 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2221	Posted: 23 July 2008 at 1:08pm
	tired of RPGs being popular why do you even care about a genre's popularity anyway

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dragonboy Seaman Joined: 21 July 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Posted: 23 July 2008 at 1:53pm
	*Originally posted by Brian the Great* tired of RPGs being popular why do you even care about a genre's popularity anyway because it gets tiring when nobody agrees with you about anything. Most people don't understand my feelings because they never expirience liking things everybody else doesn't like and not liking things everyone else like. Think about this: lets say you love Jesus, but everyone else in the world loves Satan, how would you feel? Edited by dragonboy - 23 July 2008 at 1:55pm
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Monkey 'o Doom Commander Joined: 24 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2994	Posted: 23 July 2008 at 2:05pm
	You just lost the topic there. We never called you satanic, even if we might've been thinking it. If you like genres other than RPGs, look for a community that is centered around a different genre of games, such as the FPS, the RTS, or the casual game. You won't find the entire membership of a Halo forum, for example, telling you "RPG is numberwang."
	RPG is numberwang.
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Luca Midshipman Joined: 24 February 2025 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 52	Posted: 23 July 2008 at 2:27pm
	rpg is my favourite genre. Suikoden forever!:P
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fucbillgates Seaman Joined: 05 June 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36	Posted: 23 July 2008 at 3:06pm
	Play oblivion the elder scrolls. It's a rpg where they voice act all the interactions so you don't have to read, and all the fighting is first person realtime hack and slash. But your computer might be too slow. Edited by fucbillgates - 23 July 2008 at 3:08pm
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BlackDragon Commander Joined: 13 May 2014 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 729	Posted: 23 July 2008 at 3:09pm
	Just to clear things up what DO you like?
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Brian the Great Commander RED! Joined: 03 March 2005 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2221	Posted: 23 July 2008 at 3:14pm
	*Originally posted by dragonboy* when nobody agrees with you about anything. Most people don't understand my feelings well that sounded depressing

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Souly Commander Joined: 13 December 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2451	Posted: 23 July 2008 at 3:17pm
	Wow, this thread's become a joke.
	I am the jesus of PJ.
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dragonboy Seaman Joined: 21 July 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Posted: 23 July 2008 at 3:27pm
	*Originally posted by Brian the Great* *Originally posted by dragonboy* when nobody agrees with you about anything. Most people don't understand my feelings well that sounded depressing It is
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BlackDragon Commander Joined: 13 May 2014 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 729	Posted: 23 July 2008 at 3:46pm
	This is going nowhere, someone lock this sh*t
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leel Commander Joined: 29 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3001	Posted: 23 July 2008 at 3:55pm
	It must be awful to live in a world where everyone is a sheep but you. I wish I could understand, but I'm too busy watching MTV.
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