Well, reviewers always have their yearly preference. It's like a fad. This year the fad is that linearity is outdated.
I don't understand that. Linearity makes for great cinematic story moments for example.
Anyway, I'm not complaining, since I feel this gen could go equal to the amazing SNES-PS1 times if progress is being made at the current pace. There are much more JRPGs now and in the near future that are awesome. Sticking to my own systems:
DS
FFIII
FFIV
Suikoden Tierkreis
Fire Emblem
The World Ends With You
DQIX
Wii
Tales of Symphonia 2
Muramasa: Demon Blade
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Arc Rise Fantasia
Fragile
360
Lost Odyssee
Tales of Vesperia
FFXIII
Last Remnant
IU
And that's from the top of my head, there are probably a lot more. I'm not complaining at all.







