Poll: Western RPGs Vs. JRPGs

[Zuka]

both can kiss my ass and die.

 

[RedDeadFred]

It would appear that every "Western" RPG I've bought over the last few years has always needed patching (several times) before it's finished and ready to play.

Maybe they have higher standards in Japan, but it seems to me that in the Western World, RPG makers only ever seem to release Beta versions of their games.

Oblivion, Morrowind, Fallout 3, KOTOR, Mass Effect 1 and 2, and Dragon Age. Ya it's only two game developers but these are all fantastic games and definitely not beta versions...

 

[SquirrelPants]

I usually prefer WRPGs on consoles. They tend to be more substantial.

JRPGs I like to have for handhelds. They are a lot of fun and are better for playing in short bursts as I often do with handhelds, but are still good for long-term play, too.

 

[Shepard's Shadow]

WRPG - Mass Effect 1&2, KotOR

JRPG - Final Fantasy XIII

I prefer western RPG's but some JRPG's aren't terrible.

 

[k1assik]

WRPG: Fallout 3,KOTOR,Oblivion, and if it counts Borderlands
JRPG:FF series, Grandia series, skies of arcadiam, Demons souls

 

[Eleima]

I'm definitely a Western RPG kind of a girl. My ultimate favorite will probably be Planescape: Torment, but among other beloved RPGs, there's Baldur's Gate 2, Oblivion, KotOR (mostly 1, but the 2 was good despite its major flaws), and the Mass Effect's.

 

[Giest118]

Since Chrono Trigger was made in Japan, it would be entirely feasible to write a mathematical proof of why JRPGs are inherently superior.

Although Mass Effect and Dragon Age are pretty awesome too.

 

[Spinozaad]

Western :
Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 & 2, Planescape Torment, (other Black Isle RPG)

This.

JRPG's are, in my polite opinion, absolutely rubbish. I enjoyed Final Fantasy VIII (I think it was VIII) when I was a kid, but when I returned to the series to play FF X (which, I have been told, is considered to be a good game in the series) I absolutely loathed it.

So, yeah.

 

[RUINER ACTUAL]

Which do you prefer. What is your favorite game in each. My favorite Western is a tie between Oblivion and Fallout 3. Shining Force is my favorite JRPG.

"Neither" option?

 

[LeonLethality]

Western: Morrowind is my favourite game of all time. Period.

JRPGs: I only like Pokemon.

Are most JRPGs even RPGs? I'm not saying this in a bad way, it's just a matter of naming, but many JRPGs have little skill choice, minimal equipment choice and pre-determined stat growth. You also often play a pre-defined character with his/her own personality.

What makes it a JRPG and not a JG?

Then a WRPG would be called a WG, both game use up parts of the definition of RPG but not all. They are both as much of a RPG as the other.

 

[Thaius]

There are some amazing WRPGs (KOTOR, Fallout, and Mass Effect among them), but I've noticed that the level of interactivity in WRPGs usually comes at a cost to the story. The more control is given to the player, the less control the developer has over the experience. I love a game like Mass Effect 2, which essentially allowed me to make the story mine, but multiple Final Fantasy games have had better stories. JRPGs may not be as free and open, but that is because they have amazing stories to tell, and they do it. I prefer a good JRPG.

Favorite JRPGs: Final Fantasy VI, VII, X, and XIII, Chrono Trigger, The World Ends with You

Favorite WRPGs: Mass Effect 1 & 2

 

[Phoenixlight]

I prefer Japanese role playing games like the Final Fantasy series. I've tried knights of the old republic, oblivion and Fallout 3 but I didn't like any of them. They seemed quite boring on the whole and I hated the vault-assisted targeting system in fallout.

 

[Thaius]

Western: Morrowind is my favourite game of all time. Period.

JRPGs: I only like Pokemon.

Are most JRPGs even RPGs? I'm not saying this in a bad way, it's just a matter of naming, but many JRPGs have little skill choice, minimal equipment choice and pre-determined stat growth. You also often play a pre-defined character with his/her own personality.

What makes it a JRPG and not a JG?

Then a WRPG would be called a WG, both game use up parts of the definition of RPG but not all. They are both as much of a RPG as the other.

Sorry for the double post, but quoted for truth.

 

[Firia]

In terms of JRPGs, I prefer classic JRPGS; Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 4, 6 and 7, etc. In terms of WRPGs, I like the current flock of them; Oblivion, Fallout 3, Dragon Age.

I don't enjoy what JRPGs have become. I find myself "waiting for the good ones" more and more. I'm not even all that thrilled with going out to get FF13. I'd rather wait for the expansion to DA:O - Awakening.

 

[Angerwing]

Western: Morrowind is my favourite game of all time. Period.

JRPGs: I only like Pokemon.

Are most JRPGs even RPGs? I'm not saying this in a bad way, it's just a matter of naming, but many JRPGs have little skill choice, minimal equipment choice and pre-determined stat growth. You also often play a pre-defined character with his/her own personality.

What makes it a JRPG and not a JG?

Then a WRPG would be called a WG, both game use up parts of the definition of RPG but not all. They are both as much of a RPG as the other.

In my experience WRPG's have more RPG elements to them. I'm not saying all JRPG's should be stripped of the title, but many fall under that name when they really don't deserve to.

So why are so many JRPGs called JRPGs when they have less RPG elements than Assassin's Creed?

 

[linwolf]

I don't have a favorite, they are different way of storytelling and I can't really compare them.
As for best game.
Western: Fallout 3
Eastern: Final Fantasy IX

 

[JoshLalic]

WRPG: Fallout 2, Baldurs gate 2, Dragon age origins

JRPG: Final Fantasy Tactics