Is Valkyria Chronicles a JRPG?

[Ssenkahdavic]

scottie said:

Jumpin said:

lestatdark said:
It's not a JRPG.

It falls in line with common SRPG's like Fire Emblem and Shining Force, albeit the more action oriented layout when you're choosing the actions (which made the game much easier than the referenced SRPG's)

Fire Emblem and Shining Force are both JRPGs. Strategy RPGs like that are a sub-genre. "JRPG" is a term used to distinguish the Japanese made RPGs from the non-Japanese made RPGs. There is a difference though between games like Fire Emblem and games like Advance Wars (which is not a JRPG).

 

Some games from Japan, though, are listed as RPGs when they are in fact not. The most common of these is Zelda.

 

I disagree, I think that a bunch of Americans living in America could make a JRPG, they just generally don't, for much the same reason no Japanese devs make traditional FPS..

 

I think that what makes a JRPG a JRPG is a similar theme, gameplay style etc, just like any other genre.

 

That said, it's all semantics and there's no right or wrong, so go on thinking what you think :)

It also can be put into Sales if we get there.  JRPGs sell better in Japan.  WRPGs sell better in the West.  The distinction between the two makes sense for this reason.  Why I have always seen it as Genre RPG:<---Sub Genre: JRPG (or Eastern if you must)<-----Class (Strategy, Tactical, Turn-based, Action)