Are the strategies in RPG's being removed slowly from our gaming?

Skies of Arcadia answers Questions 1-4. I am pretty sure there was armor with elemental attacks/atributes. The battle system is built around changing weapons, and weapon colors. Many of the boss fights were difficult, especially Ramirez at the end! Some of the enemies had nasty death, stone, and poison spells that seriously f'ed up some of your party members.

I loved Skies's battle system, characters, music, gameplay, graphics, setting, etc. I loved every thing about it and can not wait for the GC version.

Xenogears

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1. When was the last time you could equip an item that gives you life when you get hit by a certain elemental attack?

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Final Fantasy X/T, Star Ocean 2

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2. When was the last time you were allowed to change weapons in the middle of combat?

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Final Fantasy X/T, Star Ocean 2

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3. When was the last time you had any real difficulty with an RPG?

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Final Fantasy X/T, Star Ocean 2

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4. When was the last time you fought a battle with regular enemies that can really mess you up?

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Final Fantasy X/T, Star Ocean 2

yeah, that about does it.

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Originally posted by Damian79
1. When was the last time you could equip an item that gives you life when you get hit by a certain elemental attack?

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Tons of rpgs/usually Final Fantasy/who cares, that's such a random, niggling point?

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2. When was the last time you were allowed to change weapons in the middle of combat?

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Some rpgs/Dragon Warrior VII/who cares, most rpgs base their strategy on something better than making you waste a turn equipping a different sword.

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3. When was the last time you had any real difficulty with an RPG?

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Dragon Warrior VII/play Suikoden III, it'll make a man out of you.

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4. When was the last time you fought a battle with regular enemies that can really mess you up?

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Suikoden III/almost every rpg I've ever played at one point or another in the game/Isn't this basically the same question you just asked?

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Originally posted by Sidez I am currently playing through Xenogears. The 'gameplay' and the constant random battles are about as much fun as slitting my wrists. The plot is damn good though so I play on, wish I could just press a play button and let the game play itself.

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Yes, Xenogears' battles are endless (the Nortune sewers...kill me!) and pretty dumb for the most part (the "every other attack in a Gear is worthless and does no damage" thing was only interesting on some bosses), but the last few hours of the plot are freaking brilliant, and were worth slogging through the not-very-interesting first 52 I had to go through to get there. I hope you've been taking notes.

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Originally posted by MechDeus
Oh, and if you're looking for pure challenge, perhaps you should check out Lunar 2 on PS. I've never played it but a friend of mine swears it's the hardest RPG he's ever played.

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yeah its hard...but if you want a different challenge try the original on Sega CD. hmmmmm use my points to get new spells....or save......hmmmmmm. FUCK YOU WORKING DESIGNS!!!!!!

Actually IMO, the only game to have a regular enemy this gen that can really mess you up is that oh so popular octopus/plant beast with a massive mouth that gives bad breath. If you didn't have the right equipment on, you either reseted or waited till you kill yourself with your own teammates.

Star Ocean 2 was one that had REALLY hard enemies IF you played it on hard mode. And easily the hardest boss ever if you took his limiter off.

Damian, since when did Square make the Sailor Moon RPG? I'm like 99% sure that game has Bandai written all over it.

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Yes, Xenogears' battles are endless (the Nortune sewers...kill me!)

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I stopped playing Xenogears for about 5 months because of those sewers.

Well I remember it was Square from the site that translated it. I never questioned it because it has the exact same graphics "design" as FF6.

Square did NOT make it...