RPGs and Their Elements

[TomGuycott]

I gravitate a lot to action-RPGs. Stuff like Secret of Mana, Kingdom Hearts, Super Paper Mario.

One I emulated a while back was a FC game called Esper Dream. It had standard RPG fare until you get into battle, where you can walk around and attack on a predetermined battlefield for the area and a grouping of enemies in active combat.

Something I've always wanted to try and make (but I can't make the design enjoyable or make sense) is combining RPG elements and story into a space style shooter.