They actually do not. I'm guessing you're basing this on the TV Show, but remember that these are very long books and one episode of the show can be upwards of five or more chapters from the book. Each chapter focuses on a different character, which makes following the story interesting because you get some many different perspectives on what's going on. Considering some of the chapters are from the perspectives of children I'd hope they don't involve sex scenes!

I'm sorry you went in there with the expectation, as that certainly isn't the case. The two don't have much in common outside of both being fantasy. The series is lots and lots of politics and not much as far as heroics and such. There's more battle and fantasy as things go on, but the politics don't decrease in quantity. The sex scenes do tend to decrease as things go on, so if that bothers you, those scenes do decrease in quantity. You should stick with it though, the world of Game of Thrones has a great mythology to it, and some of the best characters I've ever seen written. It has actually replaced Lord of the Rings as my favorite fantasy series.

Well mostly I think it would be because we've only got one person handling the bulk of it. Perhaps we could use another person to provide extra coverage (maybe you could volunteer)? I'm glad you enjoy our indie coverage and retroviews. I think we do a pretty good job covering a lot of different things, though we could always do better. Any games you'd like to see us retroview?

Diablo: Facebook Edition? I could see that happening! Honestly, I have no idea what Blizzard was thinking here. I know the assumption is that if someone is on a computer they're probably online, but what about those still stuck with dial-up? What about those playing on a train or bus on a netbook? What about college kids where their internet access may restrict access and cause issues with the server? There's lots of scenarios where not being able to just play on your own offline will be very annoying. Heck they've already had all kinds of server issues at launch, and there seem to be times where people couldn't play simply because the servers were offline for maintenance. We've already seen Ubisoft have countless issues with similar restrictions, so I think Blizzard has made a mistake. I doubt it will hurt sales, but it will certainly hurt gamers!

Look forward to hearing from you again Daniel!

Thank you! I know it can often take a long time to write up some good questions, so I really appreciate the effort to do so. You know, that really is probably the best possible system to get into RPGs on since the glorious Super Nintendo days. There are so many quality titles on there, and remakes of many that you may have missed. Plus, you can catch up on a lot of great PS1 RPGs thanks to PS1 classics. I'm sure your question is not stupid, so let's get to it!

There is not a formal difference between the two, which is often something that confuses me as well. In fact, if you enter either tactical RPG or strategy RPG into Wikipedia it brings you to the same page! It can be very confusing, and I wish people would just stick with one. That said, the fact that you mentioned Resonance of Fate earns you major brownie points. I love that game!

There are plenty, and I will give you a number of different games to consider. I'm not sure what systems you have, so I'm sorry if I mention anything you won't be able to play. I'll start with PSP games. Check out both Disgaea 1 and Disgaea 2. They have very goofy and entertaining stories and an insane amount of optional content. They can be a bit grindy though. An absolute must is J'eanne D'arc. It looks and plays similar to Final Fantasy Tactics so you should feel right at home. There's Wild Arms XF which isn't amazing and has some design issues, but is still fun. Valkyria Chronicles 2 has a boring story for the most part, but the gameplay is a lot of fun. Speaking of that, assuming you have a PS3, Valkyria Chronicles is an absolute must, as are Disgaea 3 and Disgaea 4. You should also pick up Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection which has the first two Shining Force Games. If you have access to Nintendo consoles, buy every game with the Fire Emblem name. The two Devil Survivor games are quite amazing. Finally (for now), give the two Final Fantasy Tactics Advance games a try. They aren't as good as the original, but still are quite fun.

If that isn't enough suggests let me know and I'll think up some more!

Oh wow, I forgot I put out a call on the 3DS swap note to try and get some questions from people. Someone has responded (two people actually as you'll see in the next question). The truth is that I actually do not like everything. I hate Star Ocean 3. I hate roguelikes with ASCII graphics. I hate most Diablo clones. I hate that Shining Force Neo has the Shining Force name attached to it. I hate everything I've ever played that was developed by Idea Factory. I hate Sega about 50% of the time. You see, I do hate things!