PS Fanboy Best of 2007: Best Role-Playing Game
by Nick Doerr 
{ Dec 20th 2007 at 1:00PM }
If you haven't guessed from our posts or podcasts, a lot of the PS3 Fanboy staff are huge fans of the role-playing genre. While 2007 didn't see any "traditional" releases as far as JRPG's go, there are still a couple of games we'd be foolish not to mention.
The nominees for PS3 Fanboy - Best Role-Playing Game are:
(Game Republic | Sony Computer Entertainment)
While it's connection to the RPG genre isn't all that strong, it's still an action-RPG in its own right. It's a darn good one, too. There are plenty of quests to complete and items/power-ups to collect outside of the main storyline and the dual characters with multiple costumes keeps the game fresh. We'd definitely recommend this game to RPG aficionados and casual RPG gamers alike.
Gallery: Folklore
Oblivion
Bethesda | 2K Games
Gallery: Elder Scrolls: Shivering Isles
Stay tuned to PS3 Fanboy on December 27th for the winners. Best of 2007 image based off of work from Studio469.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
TheSh0wstopper @ Dec 20th 2007 1:19PM
Oblivion vs. Folklore. Yeah thats fair...
-TheSh0wstopper
Wonderflex @ Dec 20th 2007 1:19PM
Now for Shivering Isles are we talking about ONLY Shivering Isles, or is it all of Oblivion and plus Shivering Isles? If it's the latter, then it's hands down Oblivion.
crazypenguin @ Dec 20th 2007 1:20PM
um, obviously is going to be folklore, just saying, since folklore is a playstation exclusive, has a lot of downloadable stuff, even though shivering isles was on the psn, and well, i've heard a lot of people liked it.
brianjcarroll @ Dec 20th 2007 1:36PM
Unfortunately I'd have to say Oblivion, even though I absolutely LOVE Folklore. I prefer Folklore personally, but Oblivion is technically a better RPG. It is close though, at least for me...
Ishimaru @ Dec 20th 2007 1:37PM
Folklore, as Oblivion is boring as hell...
Andy @ Dec 20th 2007 1:57PM
OBLIVION FTW!
200+ hours and still going!
Efeez1986 @ Dec 20th 2007 2:49PM
Why have people been overrating games so much, since the next gen consoles came out? Oblivion was garbage! I rented it because so many people were talking about it, and it was so boring i fell asleep playing it. The only reason people praise the game, is because it was so big. I would rather play a great short game, than a long boring game.
sami @ Dec 20th 2007 2:08PM
folklore
MetaGeek @ Dec 20th 2007 2:18PM
Is it worth it to have a "best of" category when only 2 entries can be posted? Seriously, all this does is depress me that there isn't much variety in 2007's lineup for the PS3. I hope to God 2008 is a LOT better.
RagingStormX @ Dec 20th 2007 2:32PM
Folklore FTW...and I do agree with MetaGeek, these nominees are weak sauce. But I guess if thats all we have to work with...what more can ps3fanboy do? But I just don't see anything coming out in 2008 that can claim #1 in this spot over FF13 (unless by some far out possibility SE actually bombs out with FF13..highly unlikely)
Saffie @ Dec 20th 2007 2:34PM
w-w-w-w-wha!? No Enchanted ARms?! ^^
JerJerBinks @ Dec 20th 2007 2:38PM
Gah, Folklore's game play was pretty good, but the storytelling was horrendous. When you are developing Folklore 2, pay the extra money to get voice talent for the comic book sequences. They were so bad, I stopped playig the game and threw it in the trash.
Oblivion wins.
ComicShaman @ Dec 20th 2007 3:08PM
Actually, I found that Oblivion's tactic of re-using the the same 8 voice actors for roughly 800 characters to be much, much worse. It reinforced the homogeneous experience that the game ended up becoming.
Anyone whose played older RPGs should be used to text-only dialogue. Or anyone who reads books, for that matter.
JerJerBinks @ Dec 20th 2007 3:17PM
Oh, I read books, and it would have been so much better if it had been like an older RPG with normal text-only dialogue. Folklore had broken and fragmented conversations, broken english, and the mechanic just didnt work well for me. Give me white text in a black box at the bottom of the screen any day.
Dru @ Dec 20th 2007 2:52PM
Oblivion! 300+ hours and I still need to get Shivering Isles. Folklore looks interesting and I'll probably take the plunge when/if they drop the price. For $60 a man's gotta be a little selective, ya know?
ComicShaman @ Dec 20th 2007 3:13PM
My experience with Oblivion went something like this:
0 --> 20 hours: "This game rocks! I love the freedom and wide-open environments."
20 --> 30 hours: "I'm noticing this game is getting rather repetitive. Also, I hate the way the leveling system punishes you for focusing on your strengths."
30 --> 40 hours: "Playing this game is like squeezing lemons into my eyeballs! AAAARGH!"
And it was back to the PS2 library until about September.
Folklore is a game I have enjoyed thoroughly, and am still playing with great satisfaction. It would get my vote in a heartbeat.
Geph @ Dec 20th 2007 3:57PM
The Folklore demo (haven't played the whole game) was fun and free add-on content and PS3 exclusivity is a boost, but if you don't have HD, reading all that damn small text in that silly font destroys your retinas.
Oblivion is a port of a PC game, but they ported it perfectly. It's overwhelmingly gigantic, so it feels like a second life (that one must live in moderation, unlike WoW), the voice acting and stories are great, the action feels pretty authentic and it's be enjoyed by adults! Oblivion gets my vote.
Akamaru @ Dec 20th 2007 4:01PM
Folklore is awesome. Obvlivion just isn't my cup of tea.
andrew @ Dec 20th 2007 4:42PM
oblivion I enjoyed being able to play a game for a while and still find new stuff(granted most of it is the same stuff just changed up), but you don't get games like that now adays so I have to vote for it.
NATO_Duke @ Dec 20th 2007 5:41PM
Oblivion is the better choice, though I imagine it will be Folklore since its a PS3 exclusive game. (Even though any reviews out there would place Oblivion higher.)
Hashbrown_Hunter @ Dec 20th 2007 7:31PM
Folklore...just because it's oh-so-pretty.
Davsot @ Dec 21st 2007 12:57AM
Folklore
Goity @ Dec 21st 2007 9:53AM
Enchanted Arms should definitely be up there: my definit favourite rpg on the system at the moment and one of my most enjoyed games this year.
James @ Dec 21st 2007 11:36AM
Dear God, this is so sad. I just got a PS3, so I haven't looked into the library too much yet. I saw there were two nominees, and figured they were overlooking... *something*. Then I went to EB's website and clicked the "Role-Playing" category. Sure enough, there's 8 games, 4 of which are not out yet. They did forget Enchanted Arms, but since that came to 360 first, I don't really count it (I've owned a 360 for almost a year). The really depressing thing is, the PS2 was *the* go-to console for RPGs. The Wii and 360 have such shoddy RPG lineups that I figured the PS3 would take that title again. How wrong I was!
Man, I hope this category has more nominees next year...