GamingChartzFTW on 01 January 2009
| ookaze said: There is no problem with the age of the characters in JRPG. There's only a problem for insecure gamers. This thing of "I've got older so want an older hero that I can project to" is just the insecure thought of a young adult. I'm past 30 and age of the characters NEVER was a problem to me. Must be an american thing. Same "problem" as people fearing to buy Eternal Sonata, for the shame of being seen with a game full of bright colors and young girl on the cover. WRPG don't have this problem with their dark art covers. WRPG don't have the "problem" of having to play as young (read immature) characters. JRPG also have the "problem" of having supposedly bad and cringe worthy stories. The problem is always the same : insecure gamers. |
^ It's not about that. I'll try to explain. I'm sure you'll agree with this..
Do you remember the classic saturday cartoon series "The Mysterious Cities of Gold" and "Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea"? The character drawing style was sort of childish, but the story/plot was seldomly predictable.
However as badgenome stated above "I think it's annoying because they're so cookie cutter, although like someone else said in this thread (I believe), this isn't really the problem itself but rather a symptom of overall stagnation of the genre."
