Andrew,

I think the coolest genre-mix would be a Tactics-MMORPG game in which there is a war between two sides (which you could choose to be on) who are fighting for world supremacy. The people who play can get their "rank" up and whatnot, allowing them to order others around. You could refuse orders (and be punished for it), become the hero of a battle, switch which side of the war you were on and become a spy, etc. Then, when the war is over, (and designated programmers could turn the tides to make sure it doesn't end too soon) a book outlining the war, major events/people, etc. would be published. With the purchase of the game, you would choose whether or not to pay extra money (10-20 dollars or so) and get the book of the war when the game ended, or just wait and pay around 30 dollars for the book later. The coolest part would be the CD that comes with the book- it would have FMV sequences of all the greatest battles. Man, I went into detail! This is probably nigh impossible to make, but I can dream... Oh, and Legend of Legaia had a cool battle system. Well, it was the first RPG I really played all the way through besides Pokemon,(Hey, I was only 8! That was 4 years ago! Ok, I am still a "kid") though, so I may have been excited by the way there was HP and that kind of stuff without bringing out Pokemon.

"I say, if life gives you a lemon, throw it back and add a few lemons of your own."

--Ewcoolio

Yo. Just thought I'd mention that Panzer Dragoon Orta is somewhat of a shooter RPG. There are 3 forms of your dragon that have different stats, and as you play, there are items that go towards leveling up the dragon form that you are currently in when you pick up the item. It's neat and it adds some strategy and planning to the mix. Oh, and also, for those who would love to play a second Panzer Dragoon Saga, please go buy PD Orta. Sega said that they have a plan for PDS2 and would make it depending on how Orta sells. And believe me, Orta is totally not a waste of money. It's incredible.

If this gets posted, let me take a minute to plug something of mine the readers here may be interested in; I remixed "Forgotten Days" from the Suikoden OST. It's here. Thanks! Sweet column!

-SuperGreenX

To the sarcastic bunny:

I think I have found a conspiracy. br>
I have the original instruction booklets to Final Fantasy I and Dragon Warrior I. They both are not only the same size, but also are called "Explorers Handbook" at the bottom in the exact same font and point size! Maybe Square and Enix were in cahoots since the NES... br>
Or maybe I'm just nuts... br>
"Nobody wants you to be king!!!"
-Delita br>
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