Poll: RPG Poll
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I like both equally but most of the jrpgs I like are older ones like FFVI & IX, Persona 3 & 4, and Wild Arms 1 & 2, whereas the wrpgs I like are more modern games like Mass Effect, Oblivion, and Fallout.
The jrpg category has had some stinkers lately, but every once in a while theres a good one and I hope for more in the future.
Also, I'm making a game in the jrpg style at the moment so yeah.
The jrpg category has had some stinkers lately, but every once in a while theres a good one and I hope for more in the future.
Also, I'm making a game in the jrpg style at the moment so yeah.
I like´em both. I get different kinds of fun from them both. In WRPG i get more customization and i usually get a lot more branching in the story structure (which is awesome). In JRPG´s there usually is a bigger attachment to the story and the characters (also awesome). No need to choose sides, if you ask me. One minute i´m playing KOTOR, the next i´ll be playing Final Fantasy
And you choose one series and generalize it to the whole genre? Me thinks you haven't played many JRPGs.ciortas1 said:
My favorite RPGs are, for the most part, JRPGs. However, I do like the theory of large, open worlds to explore. While WoW isn't the strongest RPG in terms of story, character, or mechanics, it remains my favorite world. There is just so much to see. The world is colorful, varied, and filled with interesting bits.
This was one of my major gripes with Bioware games. They always feel too constrained. Elder Scrolls games have great worlds, a sound system for progression, but the combat leaves a lot to be desired. Their lore isn't too appealing to me. It's good. Just not what I'm looking for.
This was one of my major gripes with Bioware games. They always feel too constrained. Elder Scrolls games have great worlds, a sound system for progression, but the combat leaves a lot to be desired. Their lore isn't too appealing to me. It's good. Just not what I'm looking for.
Totally agreed, also Western are better until the eastern side can make a better RPG....ciortas1 said:
I like both really - but I can play a bad WRPG and like it still.. a bad JRPG makes me want to break my system.
I play both. However I'm more into WRPGs. JRPGs are just something different and I mainly only play Final Fantasy type rpgs.
I definitely play both. Both have interesting takes on games.
Western RPGs tend to have more choice (we're basically talking about Bioware games here) and Japanese RPGs tend to be more unique. Both types are great and fun, and can destroy many hours.
Western RPGs tend to have more choice (we're basically talking about Bioware games here) and Japanese RPGs tend to be more unique. Both types are great and fun, and can destroy many hours.
Both, sort of.
When I first got into gaming there were precisely three games which let me know I was suckered for life. Tomb Raider III, Crash Bandicoot, and Final Fantasy IX.
Final Fantasy IX was, without exaggerration or hyperbole, one of the most important events of my life. It finally allowed me the sort of cathartic release, coupled with a storyline I really engaged with, along with a challenge to finish. After that I played .Hack, FFVII, FFVIII, and loved every second of it.
Then of course, FFX, Last Remnant. Lost Odyssey is still sitting on my shelf not because I didn't like it, because I got the feeling it would draw me in and hold me entranced for days if I let it, but because after the dizzying heights of my younger years playing jRPGs, FFX and Last Remnant were just terrible. I even got FFXII, just in the hope that maybe it would turn my opinion on jRPGs around, but no such luck.
And of course, wRPGs really hit their stride about the same time. Mass Effect, Fallout 3, Fable (which I didn't enjoy, but still acknowledge was a pretty good game in my opinion). I just sort of drifted from one camp to the other. I still replay FFs VII-IX occasionally, and the magic is still there, but there hasn't been a new jRPG title in half a decade that has made me excited the same way the buildup for FFX did.
I guess I still ike jRPGs as a concept, and if one came out with the sort of story I really could get behind and gameplay like in the old days, where you got the intro cinematic and immediately BAM, character control time, then I would like it, and buy it, play it, maybe even love it the way I used to. But it almost seems to me that apart from Lost Odyssey, jRPGs are practically becoming a parody of themselves, but it's intended entirely seriously, which makes it even worse.
And I think wRPGs will eventually go the same way, until some sort of revival on both sides brings them round again. after all, Ultima etc used to be some of the top games of the day, but then they fell out of favour when jRPGs made the big explosion and consoles became the norm. Gaming is all about cycles, and I really look forward to when jRPGs get revived, but until then, I'll stick with Mass Effect 3.
When I first got into gaming there were precisely three games which let me know I was suckered for life. Tomb Raider III, Crash Bandicoot, and Final Fantasy IX.
Final Fantasy IX was, without exaggerration or hyperbole, one of the most important events of my life. It finally allowed me the sort of cathartic release, coupled with a storyline I really engaged with, along with a challenge to finish. After that I played .Hack, FFVII, FFVIII, and loved every second of it.
Then of course, FFX, Last Remnant. Lost Odyssey is still sitting on my shelf not because I didn't like it, because I got the feeling it would draw me in and hold me entranced for days if I let it, but because after the dizzying heights of my younger years playing jRPGs, FFX and Last Remnant were just terrible. I even got FFXII, just in the hope that maybe it would turn my opinion on jRPGs around, but no such luck.
And of course, wRPGs really hit their stride about the same time. Mass Effect, Fallout 3, Fable (which I didn't enjoy, but still acknowledge was a pretty good game in my opinion). I just sort of drifted from one camp to the other. I still replay FFs VII-IX occasionally, and the magic is still there, but there hasn't been a new jRPG title in half a decade that has made me excited the same way the buildup for FFX did.
I guess I still ike jRPGs as a concept, and if one came out with the sort of story I really could get behind and gameplay like in the old days, where you got the intro cinematic and immediately BAM, character control time, then I would like it, and buy it, play it, maybe even love it the way I used to. But it almost seems to me that apart from Lost Odyssey, jRPGs are practically becoming a parody of themselves, but it's intended entirely seriously, which makes it even worse.
And I think wRPGs will eventually go the same way, until some sort of revival on both sides brings them round again. after all, Ultima etc used to be some of the top games of the day, but then they fell out of favour when jRPGs made the big explosion and consoles became the norm. Gaming is all about cycles, and I really look forward to when jRPGs get revived, but until then, I'll stick with Mass Effect 3.
JRPGs often have more actiony gameplay than WRPGs. But I prefer the mood that WRPGs succeed in making since storytelling is done in a better way in my opinion. But the settings in WRPGs are so freakin dull; elves, dwarves etc. I much prefer the more unique settings of JRPGS.
And what the hell is up with the poll? You can't prefer both, and you can't prefer neither. I am perplexed D8
And what the hell is up with the poll? You can't prefer both, and you can't prefer neither. I am perplexed D8
Resonance of Fate is the only JRPG ive played in the last 5 years that I enjoyed, mostly because of the different spin on combat... and this:
I perfer Western RPGs.
I perfer Western RPGs.
A good game is a good game, regardless of classification, but I always find myself enjoying JRPGs more.
Mmmm...it's a good question. I think I have to say western RPGs because I'm not entirely sure JRPGs deserve the title. They're not bad games, but if Final Fantasy XIII is an RPG, so is Super Mario Brothers, Sonic the Hedgehog, and just about every other game on the market today. Yeah you're playing a role, but that's what video games do. RPGs need to be something more. The only thing most JRPGs have that can claim RPG status is growing in power with experience...but it's usually only along the lines that the programmers have determined for you, so there's not even any choice. The game I liken them most to is the Megaman titles. Megaman gets new weapons and powers after every boss fight as he proceeds through the game in a reduced but similar fashion to the Final Fantasy games (and indeed most JRPG titles I've played). You're "playing the role" of Mega Man...so it's as much an RPG as most JRPGs I've played.
Anyways, mostly just an exercise in theory. I do tend to enjoy JRPGs when I play them, but I don't seek them out. Most of the time when I'm playing Final Fantasy games these days, I just wish it was a movie and I wouldn't have to spend countless hours retrying bosses, bogged down with random enemies, and running down linear corridors. By the end I'm just saying "Just show me the rest of your story, because it's engaging and entertaining. But don't make me play this anymore."
Edit: I guess I didn't even say why I like WRPGs in my rant. Heh. I like being able to make my own character, plain and simple. Very few JRPGs allow you to do that. I think it's a great way to make the game feel personalized and draw you in from the start (if it's done right). There also tends to be more choice and control over the events of the game in WRPGs.
Anyways, mostly just an exercise in theory. I do tend to enjoy JRPGs when I play them, but I don't seek them out. Most of the time when I'm playing Final Fantasy games these days, I just wish it was a movie and I wouldn't have to spend countless hours retrying bosses, bogged down with random enemies, and running down linear corridors. By the end I'm just saying "Just show me the rest of your story, because it's engaging and entertaining. But don't make me play this anymore."
Edit: I guess I didn't even say why I like WRPGs in my rant. Heh. I like being able to make my own character, plain and simple. Very few JRPGs allow you to do that. I think it's a great way to make the game feel personalized and draw you in from the start (if it's done right). There also tends to be more choice and control over the events of the game in WRPGs.
I just like RPGs. I like the JRPG elements that really allow you to escape from reality by including stupid abilities that look cool, and the cutscenes are often graphically impressive, and the realism from WRPGs (Well, some of them) makes the story so much more immersive. I somewhat wish real life had a level up system.
Please don't open this can of worms. JRPGs are RPGs. Insisting they aren't is folly.Whimsi said: