Heroes comparison
Well, looks like Wild Arms: Alter Code F will probably be delayed again (5th time? It came out in Japan in 2003!). The previous release date was August '05 - and yet, here it is - day before August, and no official release date. I suppose I'll hold onto the hope that it'll just get released by the end of August. If it doesn't see an August release, I wonder if it'll be released stateside at all!
If it doesn't... then dammit, what have I been saving all this money for?!
I've almost beaten Shining Tears. And I've just started the GBA release of Riviera - a most excellent RPG/puzzle game. Crystal would love it!
RPG Heroes quick comparison! (Or: "How similar are they?")
Game - Name - Gender - Weapon - Element/Magic - Haircolor - Etc.
Tales of Phantasia - Cless-M-Sword-No magic-Blonde-Son of a Legendary Hero
Tales of Destiny - Stahn-M-Swordian-Fire-Blonde-One Parent
Tales of Destiny 2 - Kyle-M-Sword-???-Blonde-Son of a Hero/One Parent
Tales of Eternia - Rid-M-Sword-No Magic-Redhead
Tales of Symphonia - Lloyd-M-Twin Swords-No magic-Brunette-Adopted/Genespliced
Star Ocean - Ratix-M-Sword-No magic-Bluehaired
Star Ocean 2 - Claude-M-Sword-No magic-Blonde-Son of a Legendary Hero
Star Ocean 3 - Fayt-M-Sword-Lightning-Bluehaired-Genespliced
Final Fantasy 4 - Cecil-M-Sword-Dark/Holy-Blonde-Adopted/Half human
Final Fantasy 6 - Terra-F-Sword-Fire-Greenhaired-Half human/Amnesia
Final Fantasy 7 - Cloud-M-Sword-No element-Blonde-Clone/Amnesia
Final Fantasy 8 - Squall-M-Gunsword-No element-Brunette-Amnesia/Orphan
Final Fantasy 9 - Zidane-M-Dagger-No element-Blonde-Amnesia/Nonhuman
Final Fantasy X - Tidus-M-Sword-Water?-Blonde-Son of Legendary Hero/Nonhuman
Final Fantasy X-2 - Yuna-F-Guns-Holy-Brunette-Child of a Hero/Halfhuman
Suikoden - Tir-M-Bostaff-Life element-Brunette-Son of a Hero
Suikoden 2 - Riou-M-Tonfa-Protect element-Brunette-Adopted
Suikoden 3 - Hugo-M-Dagger-Fire-Blonde/Brunette-One Parent
Suikoden 4 - Hero-M-Sword-Pain element-Brunette-Adopted/Secret Royalty
Wild Arms - Rudy-M-Guns-No element-Bluehaired-Clone?Genespliced?
Wild Arms 2 - Ashley-M-Guns-???-Bluehaired
Wild Arms 3 - Virginia-F-Guns-Fire-Brunette-One parent
Breath of Fire - Ryuu-M-Sword-Fire-Bluehaired-Nonhuman/Amnesia
Chrono Trigger - Crono-M-Katana-Lightning-Redhead-Clone/One parent
Chrono Cross - Serge-M-Swallow-Holy-Bluehaired-One parent/Amnesia
Lunar - Alex-M-Sword-Wind-Brunette-One parent
Lunar 2 - Hiro-M-Sword-Wind-Brunette-Adopted
Grandia - Justin-M-Sword-Fire/Lightning-Redhead-One parent/Son of a Hero
Grandia 2 - Ryudo-M-Sword-Lightning-Brunette-Orphan
Xenosaga - Shion-F-Gun-No element-Brunette-Orphan
Arc the Lad - Arc-M-Sword-Holy-Brunette-Orphan/Royalty
Arc the Lad 2 - Elc-M-Spear-Fire-Brunette-Adopted
Arc the Lad 3 - Alec-M-Sword-No element-Brunette
Arc the Lad 4 - Kharg-M-Sword-No element-Brunette-Halfhuman/1 Parent
Arc the Lad 5 - Edda-M-Sword-???-Brunette
Disgaea - Laharl-M-Sword-No element-Bluehaired-Nonhuman/Royalty
Fire Emblem - Marth-M-Sword-No element-Bluehaired-Orphan/Royalty/Son of a Hero
Fire Emblem 6 - Roy-M-Sword-Fire-Redhead-Royalty/Son of a Hero
Fire Emblem 7 - Eliwood-M-Sword-No magic-Redhead-Royalty
Growlanser - Carmaine-M-Sword-Holy-Brunette-Clone/Adopted/One parent
Growlanser 2 - Wein-M-Scythe-No element-Brunette-One parent/Secret Royalty
Growlanser 3 - Slayn-M-Sword-No element-Silverhaired-Amnesia/Nonhuman
Sakura Wars - Ohgami-M-Katanas-Light-Brunette
Alundra - Alundra-M-Sword/Various-Fire/Ice/Spirit-Redhead/Blonde-Nonhuman
Shining Tears - Xion-M-Sword-Lightning-Bluehaired-Son of a Hero/Amnesia
Ys - Adol-M-Sword-Various-Redhead-Amnesia/Orphan
Zelda - Link-M-Sword/Various-Fire/Ice-Blonde-Amnesia/Adopted/Nonhuman/Secret Royalty
I don't know about you, but I see some trends. Many people see them, though. Most common gender: Male
Most common weapon: Sword
Most common elements: Fire, Lightning
Most common haircolor: Blonde, Brunette, Bluehaired
Most common etc.: Single Parent Family, Adopted, Amnesia, Son of a Legendary Hero
Yay for sword-wielding, blonde, fire-elemental, amnesiatic guys who are the staple of our RPGs!
Side note: You will never see one of those types in my perfect. rpg. party. Sorry Cloud!
If it doesn't... then dammit, what have I been saving all this money for?!
I've almost beaten Shining Tears. And I've just started the GBA release of Riviera - a most excellent RPG/puzzle game. Crystal would love it!
RPG Heroes quick comparison! (Or: "How similar are they?")
Game - Name - Gender - Weapon - Element/Magic - Haircolor - Etc.
Tales of Phantasia - Cless-M-Sword-No magic-Blonde-Son of a Legendary Hero
Tales of Destiny - Stahn-M-Swordian-Fire-Blonde-One Parent
Tales of Destiny 2 - Kyle-M-Sword-???-Blonde-Son of a Hero/One Parent
Tales of Eternia - Rid-M-Sword-No Magic-Redhead
Tales of Symphonia - Lloyd-M-Twin Swords-No magic-Brunette-Adopted/Genespliced
Star Ocean - Ratix-M-Sword-No magic-Bluehaired
Star Ocean 2 - Claude-M-Sword-No magic-Blonde-Son of a Legendary Hero
Star Ocean 3 - Fayt-M-Sword-Lightning-Bluehaired-Genespliced
Final Fantasy 4 - Cecil-M-Sword-Dark/Holy-Blonde-Adopted/Half human
Final Fantasy 6 - Terra-F-Sword-Fire-Greenhaired-Half human/Amnesia
Final Fantasy 7 - Cloud-M-Sword-No element-Blonde-Clone/Amnesia
Final Fantasy 8 - Squall-M-Gunsword-No element-Brunette-Amnesia/Orphan
Final Fantasy 9 - Zidane-M-Dagger-No element-Blonde-Amnesia/Nonhuman
Final Fantasy X - Tidus-M-Sword-Water?-Blonde-Son of Legendary Hero/Nonhuman
Final Fantasy X-2 - Yuna-F-Guns-Holy-Brunette-Child of a Hero/Halfhuman
Suikoden - Tir-M-Bostaff-Life element-Brunette-Son of a Hero
Suikoden 2 - Riou-M-Tonfa-Protect element-Brunette-Adopted
Suikoden 3 - Hugo-M-Dagger-Fire-Blonde/Brunette-One Parent
Suikoden 4 - Hero-M-Sword-Pain element-Brunette-Adopted/Secret Royalty
Wild Arms - Rudy-M-Guns-No element-Bluehaired-Clone?Genespliced?
Wild Arms 2 - Ashley-M-Guns-???-Bluehaired
Wild Arms 3 - Virginia-F-Guns-Fire-Brunette-One parent
Breath of Fire - Ryuu-M-Sword-Fire-Bluehaired-Nonhuman/Amnesia
Chrono Trigger - Crono-M-Katana-Lightning-Redhead-Clone/One parent
Chrono Cross - Serge-M-Swallow-Holy-Bluehaired-One parent/Amnesia
Lunar - Alex-M-Sword-Wind-Brunette-One parent
Lunar 2 - Hiro-M-Sword-Wind-Brunette-Adopted
Grandia - Justin-M-Sword-Fire/Lightning-Redhead-One parent/Son of a Hero
Grandia 2 - Ryudo-M-Sword-Lightning-Brunette-Orphan
Xenosaga - Shion-F-Gun-No element-Brunette-Orphan
Arc the Lad - Arc-M-Sword-Holy-Brunette-Orphan/Royalty
Arc the Lad 2 - Elc-M-Spear-Fire-Brunette-Adopted
Arc the Lad 3 - Alec-M-Sword-No element-Brunette
Arc the Lad 4 - Kharg-M-Sword-No element-Brunette-Halfhuman/1 Parent
Arc the Lad 5 - Edda-M-Sword-???-Brunette
Disgaea - Laharl-M-Sword-No element-Bluehaired-Nonhuman/Royalty
Fire Emblem - Marth-M-Sword-No element-Bluehaired-Orphan/Royalty/Son of a Hero
Fire Emblem 6 - Roy-M-Sword-Fire-Redhead-Royalty/Son of a Hero
Fire Emblem 7 - Eliwood-M-Sword-No magic-Redhead-Royalty
Growlanser - Carmaine-M-Sword-Holy-Brunette-Clone/Adopted/One parent
Growlanser 2 - Wein-M-Scythe-No element-Brunette-One parent/Secret Royalty
Growlanser 3 - Slayn-M-Sword-No element-Silverhaired-Amnesia/Nonhuman
Sakura Wars - Ohgami-M-Katanas-Light-Brunette
Alundra - Alundra-M-Sword/Various-Fire/Ice/Spirit-Redhead/Blonde-Nonhuman
Shining Tears - Xion-M-Sword-Lightning-Bluehaired-Son of a Hero/Amnesia
Ys - Adol-M-Sword-Various-Redhead-Amnesia/Orphan
Zelda - Link-M-Sword/Various-Fire/Ice-Blonde-Amnesia/Adopted/Nonhuman/Secret Royalty
I don't know about you, but I see some trends. Many people see them, though. Most common gender: Male
Most common weapon: Sword
Most common elements: Fire, Lightning
Most common haircolor: Blonde, Brunette, Bluehaired
Most common etc.: Single Parent Family, Adopted, Amnesia, Son of a Legendary Hero
Yay for sword-wielding, blonde, fire-elemental, amnesiatic guys who are the staple of our RPGs!
Side note: You will never see one of those types in my perfect. rpg. party. Sorry Cloud!