BioWare Co-Founder Accuses JRPGs of Stagnation
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He is 100% correct, I wouldn't call JRPGs RPGs at all, you don't play a freaking role, you've got no choices, you're going from point a to point b, and that's it, sure it's the same in western RPGs to a degree, you're going to slay the dragon and save the world at the end, but hell you've at least got a lot of choices on how to get there and giving your character a different motivation.
In JRPGs you're force fed the story, which is fine if they were called "Interactive Movies" but they are not, they are called RPGs, which means role playing game, we don't get to get into the role and make choices.
In JRPGs you're force fed the story, which is fine if they were called "Interactive Movies" but they are not, they are called RPGs, which means role playing game, we don't get to get into the role and make choices.
Sorry, but it doesn't "beg the question". Begging the question is when you argue the premise by assuming the premise is true, e.g.:
1 He is mad right now.
2 How do you know?
1 Well, because he is really angry.
(from Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question])
The phrase you are looking for is, "it raises the question."
1 He is mad right now.
2 How do you know?
1 Well, because he is really angry.
(from Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question])
The phrase you are looking for is, "it raises the question."
I'm kind of against this "you have to define your own role" thing that supposedly JRPGs don't do. I'm not against a linear story in any way shape or form. But the fact remains that JRPGs are a different flavor of game compared to WRPGs. That I don't argue.tkioz said:
But it's just like playing DnD or LARPing. Sometimes you roleplay a part of a story. Someone's in control of it and you don't know where it will go.
It's kind of why I wanted to finish FFX. Tidus may have been a whiny little emo child but after seeing so much of what was done to him, the story was engaging enough to keep me there till the end. Same as Chrono in his own Trigger. I wanted to see what would happen next. But saying that we don't get a role is a little limiting compared to other forms of entertainment.
I can't stand Bioware and can't believe hes got the cheek to bash some of the best games of all time look at the differnce between ff6 and 12 for example. Trying so hard not to flame....knights.....of...republic....awful.............J..R..P...G....AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously though i have such a bias opinion loving pretty much all jrpgs and hating every bioware realese (trying to like them mind) thats its pretty clear that i'm going to get a tad pissed over these comments!
Seriously though i have such a bias opinion loving pretty much all jrpgs and hating every bioware realese (trying to like them mind) thats its pretty clear that i'm going to get a tad pissed over these comments!
