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The RPGs you are describing (BG, Fallout, NWN, ...) are commonly called CRPGs, which stands for Classic Role Playing Games. Traditional RPGs however, are RPGs in the more Japanese style. I didn't make this up, the gaming press uses these terms (and I read a LOT of gaming news, especially RPG related).
I haven't played Anachronox yet, only the demo, which seemed more like an adventure game than an RPG.
As I said, I HAVE played BG1, BG2, Icewind Dale 1, Icewind Dale 2 and NWN with all three expansion and I DO love them, but they're not the RPGs I was talking about. Sure, you can create your own character, but not always you know. Look at BG1 & 2, you can choose a name and a class, exactly what you're saying Final Fantasy does. In BG2 you're still a character with a predetermined background story. And even though you can explore (which you can do in Final Fantasy as well, just not the more recent ones) you still can't go anywhere you like due to story restrictions.
I haven't played Fallout yet though so that may be a different case.
Bottomline is, I love all sorts of RPGs, but when I'm thinking about RPGs with exceptionally involving stories (that's what the topic is about, eventually), I tend to think more about console RPGs than PC RPGs.
I haven't played Anachronox yet, only the demo, which seemed more like an adventure game than an RPG.
As I said, I HAVE played BG1, BG2, Icewind Dale 1, Icewind Dale 2 and NWN with all three expansion and I DO love them, but they're not the RPGs I was talking about. Sure, you can create your own character, but not always you know. Look at BG1 & 2, you can choose a name and a class, exactly what you're saying Final Fantasy does. In BG2 you're still a character with a predetermined background story. And even though you can explore (which you can do in Final Fantasy as well, just not the more recent ones) you still can't go anywhere you like due to story restrictions.
I haven't played Fallout yet though so that may be a different case.
Bottomline is, I love all sorts of RPGs, but when I'm thinking about RPGs with exceptionally involving stories (that's what the topic is about, eventually), I tend to think more about console RPGs than PC RPGs.
