After suffering through a wealth of lackluster releases and uninspired ports, there were those who were just about ready to give up on games that told tales of heroes, and stories of emerging evil. Then, in rather grandiose fashion, companies like Bioware and Bethesda did their part in revitalizing the genre by modernizing settings and granting players a measure of choice. Others followed suit, and even the much maligned JRPG is enjoying a revival of [...]