But clearly the 360 has been the leader in RPG's this gen. And seems to be ready to defend that crown for several more years to come.

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Sorry bro, but the 360 loses that crown as soon as FFXIII and/or FFvsXIII come out.

[/QUOTE]I wouldn't say that just yet. And besides, let's see how Valkyria Chronicles, White Knight Story, and Disagea 3 fares first. Their competition on the 360 will most likely be Blue Dragon Lost Odyssey, and of course Mass Effect. A perfect match-up if you ask me.[/QUOTE]

why is it that nobody mentions that the 360 will get 4 more RPG exclusives before any of those games are launched?

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That's the whole point. 360 has many more now and will have more before PS3 start getting anything really. And it's beauce of the blind fanboy goggles that prevent them to understand any reasoning once so ever.

some people would argue that Fable is more RPG then final fantasy is

as for too human its a diablo type game so yes its an RPG

[/QUOTE]Now that I think about it, I agree that Fable 2 is an RPG, but Too Human as far as I've heard is mostly an action game and technically not an RPG though it does have some elements of one. As Baldur do you walk into towns or cities and talk with the locals when you're not fighting?[/QUOTE]The RPG elements are indeed more then skin deep.

Here is a bit of a taste.

But then, the game is essentially an extension of Diablo which makes a major critique of the combat rather superfluous. Massive numbers of enemies are tossed at you at once and the hook to keep playing through the game multiple times is to level up your character (all the way to 50 on the first leg of the trilogy alone) and find sweet loot. The basic "push a button and get a reward" game psychology is here in full force. Just within the first hour of the game we came across a huge variety of upgrades. Six separate armor pieces, each of which changes your appearance when swapped, and numerous melee and gun classes are up for grabs. And the swords do feel different than the hammers and staves. Not everything can be equipped -- some require certain levels, skills or classes to be used -- but there is no shortage of loot to be found and toyed with.

The RPG mechanics go deeper than leveling up and managing equipment. A stats screen keeps track of your playtime, defensive and offensive statistics, as well as providing numbers for all of the standard RPG categories. It also showed a token list for each of the four worlds (Hel, Hall of Heroes, Ice Forest, and World Serpent) which we assume would be special hidden bonuses.

That big guns are no joke.Then there's the skill tree, blueprints, and runes; three aspects of the game we only got a small glimpse of. There are only five ****s, plus perhaps more on the way as downloadable extras, but even two players with the same ****can have radically different abilities. The skill tree unlocks at level five, which came at the tail end of the area we were allowed to play in. It won't be possible to unlock every skill, we're told, requiring each player to choose which branches to invest in. You'll also have to choose whether to align yourself with humans or machines; one providing more attack moves while the other gives you access to extra weapons and weapon functions, including a massive cannon. The runes, meanwhile, provide little side quests of sorts and reward you with small stat or skill bonuses upon completion. Each requires a small task to be complete in the game, such as to kill 25 enemies with explosives, but they must be equipped to activate the quest.

If there's one thing that our time with gave us, it was a desire to see more of the game. The RPG mechanics are solid, even if the combat isn't quite all there yet. Everything is still in the works, which makes this game so intriguing. We can give the combat a pass for now as it isn't quite finished and may evolve drastically as the game progresses to become more in-depth. We saw only an hour of the game and reached level seven with just a few skills and a fraction of the story revealed to us. And it still was a bit overwhelming. The later level content sounds great, especially since the game is designed to be played through multiple times with friends as the enemy placement and loot drops change each time. Don't count Too Human out yet. You might be sorry you did.

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Thats what is so FREAKING AWESOME. The loot drops change on the fly each time you play. This game is going to be sick. You can also change your character with the skill tree each time you play online.