Like it or not, we are now fully entrenched in the 7th generation. Most developers have moved away from the relics of the previous generation and are knee-deep in developing for something bigger, better, or something else with motion controls. (;P) This award goes to the console (or handheld) that has proven its worth in RPG content during 2008.3rd: PlayStation 2
Sony’s most successful second child refuses to bow out of the fray just yet, and though most developers have left the PS2 in favor of the future, solid releases like Persona 4, Mana Khemia, and the upcoming Ar Tonelico II prove that slower but slimmer older sister of the PS3 still has some fight left.
2nd: Nintendo DS
If the PS2 was the industry standard of the 6th generation, then the Nintendo DS is the closest we’ll get to one this gen. Despite my own distaste for the machine, the sheer amount of content for the platform is staggering, and it’s rare for a week to go by without someone announcing a new DS RPG. Though the quality of many of the titles is questionable, there can be no denying that the DS is seated comfortably in the land of a million exclusives.
1st: Xbox 360
…But if you’re looking for high quality RPGs, your best stop in 2008 is undeniably the Xbox 360. With hard-hitting Japanese exclusive RPGs like Tales of Vesperia, Lost Odyssey, and Infinite Undiscovery, timed-exclusives like The Last Remnant, or exclusive DLC for big named western RPGs like Fallout 3, and even niche titles like Operation Darkness, Culdcept Saga, and Spectral Force 3, the Xbox 360 is undoubtedly the console of choice for the RPG enthusiast of the 7th generation. It also doesn’t hurt that nearly every 3rd party title on the PS3 also tends to find its way to the 360, or that the new installation feature of the NXE allows your games to be played with virtually no load times, or that every big name RPG on the console finds its way to North America in less time than ever before. Truly, RPGamers can find a lot of things to like about the 360.
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