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Fire_Emblem_ posted...

Fighting games sure but not RPGs..

Capcom did that alot though.

This is actually an interesting discussion point. Its pretty inarguable that you get more time for your dollar in RPGs now, but theres an argument to be made that most of that time is pointless bullshit that isnt fun and is only there to pad the game and punish completionists.

Like Final Fantasy IV and VI dont have many side quests. They basically have a few hidden quests where if you go out of your way, you get a fun experience, some great gear, a new summon, interactions with a character that make it worth it, etc. Contrast that with modern JRPGs where youll have 40 or 50 side quests but most of them are boring fetch quests or hunting basic monsters and the rewards are a piddly amount of money or a potion or something equally worthless.

Id argue SNES era or even SNES style, like Chained Echoes and Sea of Stars JRPGs respect your time more, so I prefer that style of game that I can complete in 20 or 30 hours over a 20 or 30 hour modern game padded with 30 or 40 hours of tedious filler crap that I dont find fun but am compelled to do by OCD because Im a completionist.