Poll: Which do you prefer JRPGs or WRPGs?

[Oskamunda]

Hrm...JRPGs have really fallen off lately, but WRPGs are coming up...so, I'd have to say classic JRPGs and modern WRPGs.

 

[Nudu]

I'm king of wondering what "other" means. African RPGs? I mean, god bless, but I haven't heard of any good RPGs that didn't come from Asia, Europe or the Americas recently.

 

[mcattack92]

I hate JRPGs as most of their settings are based on Swords Vs Lasers or projectile weapons as it is just stupid. At least with WRPGs it is Sword Vs Sword or Lasers Vs Lasers.

 

[Lt. Vinciti]

I am a bigger fan of WRPG

Elder Scrolls III
Elder Scrolls IV
Elder Scrolls V
Fallout 3
Fallout New Vegas

Ya know the game where me and my foe are on the same field and we battle as it was a real war....There are no turns...there is blade bow and magic and only one of us leaves...

or in Fallout 3 where the trials of the wasteland stand between me and my Dog(meat)

 

[natster43]

I think JRPGs. Wait, are Pokemon games considered RPGS?

 

[Nerfherder17]

always found japanese art, manga, jrpg, hentai etc a bit weird, no offence intended, but i'd take elder scrolls over ff any day. but surely thats because im from the west, and our fantasy is based on our culture and history? same goes for jrpg

 

[Dragoon]

Just can't stand turn based combat. I am simply unable to play through a JRPG because of this. If you feel like you want to change my opinion please recommend a JRPG without or with a very different turn based combat. I would be happy to try it.

Tales of Vesperia is a great JRPG with an engaging combat system.

 

[Lazy Kitty]

If by WRPGs you mean games like Oblivion or SWKOTOR then I definitely prefer WRPGs.
There are some JRPGs I like though, like Tales of Symphonia.

 

[JediMB]

A couple of years ago I would have said JPRG, but now it's WRPG.

But it's not like I have anything against the more adventure-y style Japanese RPGs tend to have. It's just that I haven't played any recently due to a lack of interest.

 

[Sharalon]

Just can't stand turn based combat. I am simply unable to play through a JRPG because of this. If you feel like you want to change my opinion please recommend a JRPG without or with a very different turn based combat. I would be happy to try it.

Tales of Vesperia is a great JRPG with an engaging combat system.

Thank you. I'll check it out.

 

[Steppin Razor]

JRPGs usually. While I do love Fallout 3 and New Vegas, they are only 2 games and can't match the amount of time I've sunken into various Final Fantasies and Personas etc.

If I want unmatched story quality I'll go with visual novels rather than RPG's anyway.

Yes, Bible Black has quite an excellent sto-

I mean, uhh... Yeah, Higurashi and Tsukihime and stuff. They're good >.>

 

[sheogoraththemad]

I only play wrpg's, jrpg's tend to annoy me.
on an other note why is there a other option? Australian rpg's?

 

[Gigano]

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If I want unmatched story quality I'll go with visual novels rather than RPG's anyway.

Yes, Bible Black has quite an excellent sto-

I mean, uhh... Yeah, Higurashi and Tsukihime and stuff. They're good >.>

Heh heh, not exactly the one I had in mind...

But yeah, the standard restrictions of Sturgeons law obviously apply to this genre too - as well as there being a few titles in it giving entirely new meaning to the term "niche appeal" - but when it comes to the good ones they really are exceedingly strong is this capacity.

...as they very well should be, since story is basically all there is to them.

 

[spartandude]

Generally WRPGs, most JRPGs ive tried, witht the exception of the old Pokemon games, are shit

however ive recently found that European games (not american) such as Stalker, Witcher, and Metro 2033 seem to be amazing

 

[Macgyvercas]

I just like RPGs in general. I actually prefer them to shooters (much to the disdain of some of my friends, but screw what they think).

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

Snip.

Oh my god thank you for saying that. I'm so tired of Escapists spouting off that JRPGs aren't real RPGs and thus must be hated on principle. So many people seem to believe that playing purely for gameplay instead of an experience is the only correct way to do games. People have gotten into this zone of thinking wherein any game is automatically made worse if it loses interactivity in cut scenes as if they're afraid the pure bred master race of games is mixing with those dirty movie types. Are we still so obsessed with labels that we can't let a definition evolve a little without freaking out?

"JRPG" is just a genre. It tells you the type of game, what to expect. We all understand how definitions change over time and we all get what a JRPG is, so who the fuck cares if it's not a technically accurate description, that doesn't change the experience. JRPGs don't follow the traditional sense of the RPG, but then neither do most modern WRPGs. Most JRPGs generally have little to no character customization, and people seem to misunderstand that such a feature is not something you'd generally find in a JRPG. Complaining that JRPGs don't let you build your own character is like saying an FPS doesn't let you build your own character. It just doesn't make sense to complain about a feature that isn't synonymous with the genre in the first place. And all this apparently because of some misconception of what the "RPG" is supposed to mean that people can't get past.

OT: I've got favorites from both, though I'd probably lean towards JRPG because of Persona 4 and FFIX. I don't think either genre (especially JRPG) has made anything fantastic in years... minus The Witcher 2, which is fantastic x10.

I am fine with peoples opinions but yes this does get annoying after a couple of years being on the site.

 

[Weofparadigm]

Well they both have their strengths. JRPGs tend to have better stories but at the cost of melodramatic and/or stupid characters (Quina, Cait Sith, Any girl from the Lufia series). Western RPGs (I've never seen anyone use the abbreviation WRPG before) tend to have a lot more customization and, well, stuff to do honestly, but this comes at the price of flimsy characterization and a weaker story. I really couldn't choose between them. I love several titles too much in both categories to choose.

 

[Wintermoot]

a bit of both I like stuff like Oblvion but I also like the JRPG settings like (Persona and Chrono Trigger)