Every RPG Ever Flow Chart

[toblix]

This was funny, I thought.

[Roderick]

That is depressing and accurate.

JRPGs

[Nachimir]

Incredible

Not *quite* the game it's aimed at, but close: Im at the end of disc two in Valkyria Chronicles.

[Korax]

That chart fails right off the bat. I always use something inappropriate and genital-related for my character names, and I haven't been stopped yet.

[dibs]

Me and my friend renamed Rhona in FF8 to Herpes, and her dog to The Clap.

I usually use a variation of Dibs or Dib deMighty, so i totally passed the 1st step!

My friend has WoW toons called Horemonkey (and his pet Durex), Imsoeasy and Dair, which is the Irish for erection. He has a calling.

Actually, that same guy once told me to stop using so much innuendo:o

[elmuerte]

ever since Yahtzee I name my characters "I say"

[Gwardinen]

ever since Yahtzee I name my characters "I say"

Is that from a Zero Punctuation? I don't remember it.

[Orv]

This sums up a third of my problems with JRPGs. Shitty, shitty, shitty story.

The other two thirds being gameplay and fanboys.

(The third, third, is actually characters. All of them.)

[elmuerte]

Is that from a Zero Punctuation? I don't remember it.

yes, don't recall what review it was, but possibly a Zelda game or a jRPG.

[Roderick]

It was Zelda, possibly Phantom Hourglass.

(Damn I was disappointed by Spirit Tracks in hindsight!)

[Tanukitsune]

The festival should be renamed "We'll all be dead by the end of the day.. day?"

It was Zelda, possibly Phantom Hourglass.

(Damn I was disappointed by Spirit Tracks in hindsight!)

Wow! I thought I was the only one who was disappointed by that game!

[Roderick]

Nope It was a lazy copy of Phantom Hourglass with less interesting mechanics and less bold design choices (say what you will about the temple of the ocean king, I thought it was very memorable and interesting!).

[elmuerte]

Spirit Tracks is still on my to-finish list.

[Kolzig]

Phantom Hourglass AND Spirit Tracks are still on my to-finish list...

[Tanukitsune]

I just remembered two more JRPG tropes from playing Lunar on PSP:

- Have a prologue where you fight the bad guy with a legendary group of heroes that aren't the main characters.

-If an enemy runs away, it gives you a ton of money or XP for killing it....

You know, I think I don't hate JRPGs, I hate modern JRPGs with emo characters that whine or have daddy issues, as long as I don't feel like punching the hero in the face, I'm usually OK with the game?

[dibs]

Well, the main character in DQIX is the blandest bland in bland town so it will be right up your street. that said, in the cut scenes where bad things happen, its pretty hilarious to see his painted on grin shining strong despite someone just dying.

[Irishjohn]

"Is there a remote chance that he's your dad?"

Yes = He's your dad

No = He's your dad.