2009-04-01, 05:49 PM
I personally would love to see the monster book here. And I greatly agree with Issac on it's usefulness compared to this family thing.
I love the RPG genre, and quite frankly, I think that a good portion of those who play MS are the same. So what is there to an RPG? There's levels and stats, sure, but often times there is far more than that. There's a story, exploration, finding out about the setting (background story), questing, and collecting.
Honestly, the monster book adds to all 3 of those last ones, and if you're bored from grinding, it would even add to exploration to the list as well. But then, I suppose today's market is altering what an RPG is. People who play games aren't as patient as they used to be and expect the action and cool stuff "Now, Now, Now!" Personally it makes me sad that I've seen the death of the explorable world map in many modern RPGs.
But then, I suppose this makes me behind the times and therefore my reasoning of the book being a great addition is invalid, right?
I love the RPG genre, and quite frankly, I think that a good portion of those who play MS are the same. So what is there to an RPG? There's levels and stats, sure, but often times there is far more than that. There's a story, exploration, finding out about the setting (background story), questing, and collecting.
Honestly, the monster book adds to all 3 of those last ones, and if you're bored from grinding, it would even add to exploration to the list as well. But then, I suppose today's market is altering what an RPG is. People who play games aren't as patient as they used to be and expect the action and cool stuff "Now, Now, Now!" Personally it makes me sad that I've seen the death of the explorable world map in many modern RPGs.
But then, I suppose this makes me behind the times and therefore my reasoning of the book being a great addition is invalid, right?