RPG Genre Discussion Thread

[Riachu]

Euphoria14 said:

Riachu said:

Euphoria14 said:
Anyone read the thread about Square-Enix realizing what is wrong with JRPGs?

I don't know if I am the only one but it seems as though we have a whole new breed of RPG fan now and from reading the responses in that thread I feel as though these kind of "fresh" ideas are going to destroy what we learned to love from our JRPGs.

Many even go as far as saying Square-Enix should start making their games more like an Oblivion or Fallout 3. Oh the horror, guns, swords and no storyline.

Could you give me the link?

I don't fresh ideas are going to ruin JRPGs just as long as they are done right. Look at Persona 3 and 4. They use fresh ideas and both games, especially the latter, were praised immensely by both reviewers and gamers

 

Well, these "freash" ideas I was talking about were

#1. Make them more western oriented.

#2. Make them open world like Oblivion and/or Fallout.

#3. Make the main characters older, around the 25-30+ range.

 

They are just trying to make JRPGs that appeal more to the western group.  It makes financial sense.