Poll: Who Do You Think is Best RPGs Between Bioware, Square Enix, and Bethesda?
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Squeenix =/= Square, therefore Bioware. I do love Bethesda too though.
I'm aware the first sentence rhymed.
I'm aware the first sentence rhymed.
I've never played any Bioware games so that's a quick elimination for them, and I dislike the direction Square has been going for years, but I enjoy the old school Final Fantasy's more than I should. I'll give it to Bethesda since I loved Fallout 3 and New Vegas once they fixed the stupid amounts of bugs, and Skyrim certainly has me interested.
Your forced to fight for Martin just like your forced to figure out who shot you in Fallout New Vegas (which is really stupid) instead of minding your own business and traveling on to other lands, or your forced to become a Grey Warden or be killed by Duncan, and then after that your FORCED to stop the Darkspawn or they'll just spread like a plague on the world. Your excuse is stupid. You cant just defy the storyline. You'd never reach the ending.ChupathingyX said:
Wrong. Bethesda's game's have plenty of choice in them.ChupathingyX said:
For example: Should I go on this creepy looking cave or not.. *you choose to walk away* may not be the choice your looking for but it's choice nonetheless.
OT: I can't decide between Bioware and Bethesda. Bioware make great story driven RPG's but Bethesda make great worlds to explore and I love open world games. *after careful consideration* Fuck it, Bethesda get's my vote.
I enjoy gameplay, story, and characters and care little for exploration. So I much prefer BioWare over Bethesda. I haven't played enough of Square's RPGs to really know. I've come around to JRPGs in the last year, but I still prefer a good western one.
I hate Bioware for how ME2 turned out but they still get my vote. With their track record it wasn't a hard choice (Baldur's Gate, KotOR, Jade Empire, Mass Effect). Bethesda is fine too, sure, but I have some reservations about their RPGs.
And Square Enix... with JRPGs... yeah, no need to go there.
And Square Enix... with JRPGs... yeah, no need to go there.
Square Enix make JRPG's. They don't allow you you to role-play. They don't count.
Bioware comes ina close second, but ultimately fall for not having as much open-world freedom as my personal winner, Bethesda.
Yeah, Bioware do better with choices and consequences, but if I want to play an RPG, I want to be able to just take off in one direction, doing whatever you want, playing as who you want. In other words, role-playing.
Bioware comes ina close second, but ultimately fall for not having as much open-world freedom as my personal winner, Bethesda.
Yeah, Bioware do better with choices and consequences, but if I want to play an RPG, I want to be able to just take off in one direction, doing whatever you want, playing as who you want. In other words, role-playing.
I liked mass effect and dragon age for the most part mainly because of the back story etc that went into it. Though Bethesda comes in a very close 2nd because oblivion was great but it still needed some help when it was realeased. Honestly though I play fallout the most and that wasn't maade by any of the above peoples ( I guess it could be bethesda but not really). I just don't like squeareenix that much sorry guys.
You would be right if it weren't for the fact that fighting with Martin is how the whole second half Oblivion happpend, and trying to find Benny was the first half of the New vegas story. Not to mention that yeah sure you want to find Benny, but what you do to him and is up to you, you don't have to kill him. Benny sets the stage for New Vegas' story which then turns into decisions.Echo136 said:
That is a horrible example to use, in that case almost every single game ever is a RPG. In Crash Bandicoot I can choose to go into the bonus area or not, doesn't make it a RPG.Kungfu_Teddybear said:
I'm going to go for BioWare, since I like their stories and especially their characters. I may have spent countless hours playing The Elder Scrolls and Fallout 3, but I've never stayed interested long enough to actually finish them.
Haven't played any Square Enix RPGs, but I get the impression that there's little if any actual roleplaying involved.
Haven't played any Square Enix RPGs, but I get the impression that there's little if any actual roleplaying involved.
I just can't bring myself to choose between Bethesda and Bioware. I love The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Mass Effect and KotoR, and i think both are the masters of RPGs.
We aren't basing our judgment on assumption and hype. We are basing it on the fact that oblivion was awesome, morrowind was awesome, the fallout series was awesome, and especially the fact that every single thing we have heard about skyrim, including the gameplay trailer. It's a pretty good bet that with those credentials, the games gonna be awesome.Wuggy said:
As for not being immersed in bathesda games, I'm sorry. They're a great experience. Just one question: why are characters so important to you in an RPG? I ask because I generally prefer RPGs like oblivion where there is only one main character, where you make all the decisions. this ends up in there usually being very few characterized characters. Just trying to see why you dislike that style of game(seemingly).
Kotor doesn't counter 4 great games on it's own. and oblivion is not just as action oriented as dragon age 2. What I meant is that dragon age 2 has removed a bunch of it's RPG elements, making it just an action game. Oblivion has far more character customization and other RPG elements than Dragan age 2. Oblivion was a real RPG, and skryim is going to be just as much an RPG. what do you mean when you say that oblivion isn't a real RPG? this confuses me.Issurru said:I will counter your point with Kotor, and also the fact that oblivion is just as action oriented as dragon age 2 (but to be fair I don't like either of them) and also skyrim seems to be going the same direction as oblivion. Not to say the game sucks (I have high hopes and I'm going to end up getting it like I did oblivion and morrowind) but I wouldn't call it an rpg. But that's just my opinion on it. Also sorry if there are any typos or other mistakes, I'm typing this with my phone at workspartan231490 said:
OT: my vote goes with bioware, but not by much, both square and beth are damn close since they make good games but I just love kotor waaaaaay too much
Edit: How the hell did I forget about neverwinter nights?
I do take it serious, Bethesda receive way too much praise for their "RPGs" that it's really worrying me where the whole RPG industry is going. People love Bethesda gmes so Bethesda keep making thier "RPGs" an we potential for greatness is lost.Kungfu_Teddybear said:
Then the line between RPG and action/adventure is blurred and people start calling Bethesda games "true RPGs" and declare Bethesda the greatest, sometimes using a game that hasn't even ben freakin' released yet as an example.
I vote Square simply because of what they've done in the past. If you consider more recent efforts though, I'd have to go with Bethesda.