Opinion : You'r favorite RPG mechanic.

GlacieredPyro

GlacieredPyro

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Hey All,

I wanted to get some input fom you gals and guys on what your favorite RPG mechanic is/was.
It can be story, combat or whatever related as long as it is from the RPG arena.

Mine was the Reel System from Unlimited Saga. It was a fun semi-skill based combat mechanic that I very much enjoyed. The game features many mechanics I had never seen before but this specific one was my fav by far.

Please share your's and if you have the time, a short description of why it appealed to you.

Edit: Bloody typo in Title.... sorry.
 
GlacieredPyro said:
Hey All,

I wanted to get some input fom you gals and guys on what your favorite RPG mechanic is/was.
It can be story, combat or whatever related as long as it is from the RPG arena.

Mine was the Reel System from Unlimited Saga. It was a fun semi-skill based combat mechanic that I very much enjoyed. The game features many mechanics I had never seen before but this specific one was my fav by far.

Please share your's and if you have the time, a short description of why it appealed to you.

Edit: Bloody typo in Title.... sorry.
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I think it's classed as RPG. My favourite was Fallout 2. I just loved that game, especially the turn based combat. To this day, I don't think I have found anything that can really satisfy my thrist or live up to the like of Fallout 2.
 
BeoTeK said:
I think it's classed as RPG. My favourite was Fallout 2. I just loved that game, especially the turn based combat. To this day, I don't think I have found anything that can really satisfy my thrist or live up to the like of Fallout 2.
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He asked for your favourite mechanic, not your favourite game :p
 
Eugene said:
He asked for your favourite mechanic, not your favourite game :p
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Well yes, Fallout 2 is my favourite RPG game because of the mechanics in it. I haven't found a game that matches it. I'm busy playing through Divinity and starting to enjoy it as it's a close match.
 
BeoTeK said:
Well yes, Fallout 2 is my favourite RPG game because of the mechanics in it. I haven't found a game that matches it. I'm busy playing through Divinity and starting to enjoy it as it's a close match.
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Which mechanics in particular stood out for you?
Was there a specific leveling thing or combat action?
For example FFVIII has the junction system. FFVII the materia into slots system. Legend of dragoon timed button combo's.
 
GlacieredPyro said:
Which mechanics in particular stood out for you?
Was there a specific leveling thing or combat action?
For example FFVIII has the junction system. FFVII the materia into slots system. Legend of dragoon timed button combo's.
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I think it was mostly the combat (being turn based), and also the NPC interactions and dialogues. The way you interacted with the NPC characters felt like you always had a choice. The way the dialogue came across. The game didn't feel like it was a chore.
 
I really enjoy the d20 game mechanic as implemented in all D&D and many non-D&D RPG titles. Proper implementation makes for challenging and predictably fair play.
 
PsychoFish said:
I really enjoy the d20 game mechanic as implemented in all D&D and many non-D&D RPG titles. Proper implementation makes for challenging and predictably fair play.
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With those rules implemented do you prefer it to give you the pause/turn based option during combat or events as apposed to the "live action" variants thereof?
 
It actually depends on the situation. CTB is fine if your character or party encounters a small group of enemies, however I find that ITB or STB works best for me when dealing with a large number of threats. It largely depends on the game though, I find that Fallout 3 (although it uses SPECIAL, it's roots are still based very much in d20) the VATS implementation augmented the almost CTB nature of the title. The older D&D titles simply progress to quickly if it's CTB. The first D&D title that worked correctly (IMHO) with a CTB implementation was Neverwinter Nights.
 
I quite liked the paragon/renegade choices and interrupts in Mass Effect 2 and 3. In general games don't get the whole alignment thing right.

General RPG scenario:

NPC asks player for help. Player options are: 1) Help like a knight in shining armour or 2) reject quest because you don't help people / kill everything in 10km radius / do quest then backstab

One of my favourite RPGs was Baldurs Gate 2 but playing an evil character there was just silly. Either you turn every area into a ghost town or you skip/cut short half the game.

Mass Effect took the dialogue options of say blue thing / say red thing and turned it into a rather interesting storytelling mechanic. Like saving / killing the rachni queen.
 
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