Just wanted some opinions... as usual.

Whats your favorite aspect of an RPG?

-Please dont say none i hate RPG's, you can argue different points but if you dont like RPG's find another forum like "why rpg's are stoopid".

My favorite aspect of an RPG is Growth. Leveling, the fealing of starting out as nothing but growing into an epic hero.

Then again i like rping also. So plot and choice deffinent second.

M3707ik:
Just wanted some opinions... as usual.

Whats your favorite aspect of an RPG?

-Please dont say none i hate RPG's, you can argue different points but if you dont like RPG's find another forum like "why rpg's are stoopid".

Could you link me to that forum? It sounds awesome.

There are 3 things in RPG's that make them fun and interesting to play:

Story: A damn good story will offer hours of game play, seeing characters and events play out just like in a movie or book are just great and enjoyable.

Customization: A game that lets you craft your characters in a well detailed way that can allow you to make some awexsome combination's and the constant interchanging of gear and learning of new skills allows for hours of trying to create a well balanced and powerful character.

Strategy: Finding out the best way to customize your characters and then go into battle and utilize your skills to find the best way of beating your enemies is great. Thinking, going through trial and error and finding effective strategies to take on the bad guys instead of hack n slash is fun and challenging. It can be tedious, but when victory is yours it's all the more satisfying.

These 3 things are the best aspects of any RPG in my books, if it nails all these things, then I am sold. Games like FF:tactics, fire emblem, and the likes do this very well making them very enjoyable and challenging games that I can sink massive amounts of hours into.

I like getting past that first "rocky start" - it's annoying playing fallout where rats can kill you.

ElArabDeMagnifico:
I like getting past that first "rocky start" - it's annoying playing fallout where rats can kill you.

Getting killed by rats is the graduation period for Fallout beginners. Fact.

I'd say a good story is all a RPG needs but if you handed me a RPG without sexy graphics or good game play I'd just whine about it.

I like re-playability and some good character editing along with the decent story. I'd really love some class customization thou. The ultimate thing that drew me to a game like Oblivion would be that i could Custom pick my skills and name my own class!

Ivoryagent:

ElArabDeMagnifico:
I like getting past that first "rocky start" - it's annoying playing fallout where rats can kill you.

Getting killed by rats is the graduation period for Fallout beginners. Fact.

thats true... i hate those stupid rats... and how will be the rocky level in the new fall out? rats again :S?

Honestly, I like seeing how a story pans out. That's why Chrono Trigger and FFVI stand as my favorite RPGs, I never saw either scenario coming, especially Chrono Trigger.

I like the rocket part myself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket-propelled_grenade

BaronAsh:
I like the rocket part myself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket-propelled_grenade

I had to stare at your post and think about what the hell you were talking about for a minute... good job sir you managed to confuse a idiot.

also very funny

i LOVED it when in KOTOR2 i could change my party member's class by talking to her and converting her to the dark side. that was a truly epic usage of dialogue in game.
also i loved pulling out a shotgun in fallout 1&2 when a fight broke out, it looked so... badass?

and yeah, i like to customize my character

The Roleplaying bit

It all seems to head back to Pen and Paper games for me.

I like a game with a good story, especially (but not necessaraly - see FFVII) one that I can influence.

What I LOVE though is an RPG that has about a million different stats, especially if they don't necessarily limit you from the beginning ('you can't twist this doorknob because you have a door opening level of 2'), but still are so basic that they level themselves (ie Oblivion, agility. All you have to do is walk around, it levels itself).

That's just me, my guess is (especially for the hardcore 'I need to max out every level' guys) that this concept completely pisses some of you off. And depending, it pisses me off too, but when it works, I love it.

Immersion, immersion, IMMERSION. Hook me, make me feel like I'm seeing the world through my character's eyes, and flesh out the setting and I guarantee you I won't sleep a wink until I've beaten the game to death (or my wife forcibly drags me from the computer, whichever comes first.)

I'll even settle for flawed immersion (Oblivion's NPCs, I'm looking at you) if the meat of the combat's good enough. I've spent many a night just hunting animals and trolls in the Great Forest for the hell of it.

OK, nothing pisses me off more than the double OP, it wouldn't be a big deal if I didn't see it every freaking day. Use the edit button.

Right now there are three things that make RPG's RPG's:
1. Statistics management (WRPG's)
2. Complex story / character (JRPG's)
3. Becoming unstoppable through grind (JRPG and WRPG)

I like RPG's for 2, though I would prefer more actual role playing elements i.e. the game / story changing to reflect your in game actions and decisions.

Gaining new skills. As I rise the level gaining ladder, I gain new and possibly awsome new skills. I have seen some that are just plain kick ass at the higher levels of some games. In some rpg's you get new stuff at higher lvls. Like persona 3 at level 90 you can obtain "The Messiah." A persona so bad ass, that anything else can suck your evoker.

I like the sex scene.

mark_n_b:

3. Becoming unstoppable through grind (JRPG and WRPG)

I love becoming God in an RPG. It's... enjoyable, to say the least. Of course, an excellent story is always welcome.

It's all about a constantly evolving epic story. I don't care much for levelling, it's just something that needs to be done to reach the next big development in the story or a plot twist.

That's why I love the Zelda games so much because the actual gaming is so spot on.

ElArabDeMagnifico:
I like getting past that first "rocky start" - it's annoying playing fallout where rats can kill you.

Zombie rats right?

All RPGs have a problem with the start.

*Glares at Bioware*

The plot.

Exploration: I love finding all the nooks and crannies in every environment, talking to every NPC as many times as it takes to hear everything they have to say, getting familiar with the particular world's lore, collecting every item and piece of equipment, from the really crappy to the best of the best, etc. etc.

Probably why I'm so fascinated by MMORPG's yet can't get into them.

"FREEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM", the game world and the story.

the good old story love... characters you actually like playing as, and immersion. hell, even ff IV can get me immersed in its goodness.

rosac

repitive structure, bad story,bad combat ,ugly level deigen long losding sceens and of cource
npcs that are stupier than a brick wall...

Well im off to pay oblivion!

Best thing about rpgs for me is when you get cool characters who show up whether they're evil or not. Elminster from the baldur's gate games is a great example, he showed up very rarely but was brilliant just because he was who he was :)