Valkyria Chronicles Highest Rated next gen JRPG according to Metacritic

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Torillian said:

Words Of Wisdom said:

Blood_Tears said:

Words Of Wisdom said:
It's an sRPG.

Assuming it can only get one title, it's sRPG and not jRPG.

 

 So who's to say it can't have 2 titles?   Infinite Undiscovery is classified first as an Action rpg, but still alot of people here refer to it as a jrpg as well.  Sames goes for SO4 and Tales of Vesperia, there Arpgs and still called jrpgs so why can't srpg's? 

Nothing says they can't IMO.

It's a matter of scope though.  The difference between a typical turn-based jRPG and a typical aRPG isn't that large usually.  They usually play the game, have similar stories...etc.  Except for the system used when you go into battle, the games are very similar in terms of exploration, item collection...etc. 

In an sRPG, it's usually very different.  If you want to compare Final Fantasy 7 to Tales of Symphonia to Fire Emblem X, the one that will stand out the most will be Fire Emblem.  Almost the entire gameplay is different from the other two.  It's so different that most people refer to it as sRPG instead of jRPG.

The "s" pretty much defines the whole experience of the game rather than the "j."  So sure, they could have multiple titles... but the sRPG title is much stronger and says a lot more about the game than the jRPG title.

Very true, I think the best way to define the game would be sRPG, but I also think that people who use the sRPG monicre to say that it doesn't count as a jRPG are incorrect.  sRPG is a lot more like a subset of jRPG or western RPG (dependent on the story telling) then a third genre altogether.

 

Well, technically, they are correct. Sub-genres, still aren't the "same" genre. jrpg itself is a niche subgenre.

From a marginalizational point of view, they are also correct. A srpg, subgenre, is much more niche, and interests less gamers, especially in japan, than a pure jrpg.

 

The problem lies here. You can't tell anyone looking to buy the PS3 that "It has 2 really badass jrpgs" and NOT be bullshitting. Whoever you try to spin like that will buy the console, come hunt you down, and stab you. If that doesn't win this thread, nothing will. Do you disagree?