numonex on 05 January 2009
| Shadow)OS said: WRPG's are just Shooter/Action games. The main difference is that your character is nameless and you have a few extra options to tinker with, rather than being named "Master Chief" or "Marcus". Because that way you aren't just controlling some bad ass, YOU ARE THE BAD ASS ZOMG Fallout? Shooter. Mass Effect? Shooter. Too Human? Shooter. Why is this a pattern? Lets take a look at where most WRPG's reside: Xbox 360. Hmmmmmmm... I don't care what culture makes the RPG, as long as they are the turn based or real-time formulas. Since the Japanese tend to to make the more classic RPG's, I buy those games more. |
Shooter/Action RPGs have a wider appeal to a Western audience. As far as the JRPGs are concerned only a few of them sell well in the Western world: Pokemon, Final Fantasy series and Dragon Quest series.
