I find I tend to prefer more ranged characters nowadays, particularly mages and archers. I just find a lot of games have good advantages for ranged characters. However, I can easily enjoy a mercenary or knight type class with a sword. Really all depends on what kind of build I want to try or if I am just sticking to what was handed to me. c:
Edit: This being said, I have an infinity for Fire Emblem's tactician class. It was basically a mage with a sword and it made me ridiculously happy as a result.