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Is Linearity in RPGs always a bad thing?

By: Dimsum_Queen in defaultposted at 4:31 pm Apr 30,2010

Tags: Linearity  JRPGs  game criticism  RPGs  characters   

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Western game critics are ambivalent about the concept of linearity in RPGs. Take Eternal Sonata, of which IGN's Ryan Clements notes that "the structure of Eternal Sonata is very linear, though I never found myself frustrated by that setup," while others critics are clearly unhappy about it. Andrew Fitch at 1UP wrote that "the brusque story could have been tolerable if Eternal Sonata's world were fun to explore. Unfortunately, it's about as linear as any RPG..." Ev

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