Impulsivity said:
Rei said:
In short: yes. And do wRPGs healthy sales performance outweigh the lack of Final Fantasy/Dragon Quest/KH titles? I guess they do. But wRPG and jRPG are so different they are almost considered 2 different genres.
wRPGs are better than ever this gen (sales-wise), quality-wise they are in a constant decline though. jRPGs sell the same they always did, but there are not nearly as many of them on current-gen consoles as there were on PS2. This+lack of FF/DQ/KH titles+the fact that console jRPGs this gen are split between the 3 consoles (while last gen almost all of them were on PS2) makes it seem like the genre is dying.
I think jRPG genre needs a blockbuster title to gather some interest of masses. Once it happens things will start getting better. However, it is already clear that the home for the genre this gen is DS and not the consoles. I dont think this will change. |
Where's this quality decline? Fallout 3 was one of the best games I've played and Dragon Age looks like its going to be awesome. If anything the quality has improved over the last 5 years since KOTOR started the WRPG resurgance
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Fallout 3 really is great. But Oblivion was worse than Morrowind. Mass Effect was a dissapointment. Neverwinter Nights 2 was a dissapointment (although it isnt on consoles). Fable 2 I havent played, because I absolutely didnt like Fable 1.
The genre used to be better. Now wRPG devs try to take a different approach and sometimes they succeed and make something awesome and interesting - Fallout 3, but sometimes they fail and make something that is boring and doesnt even feel like an RPG - Mass Effect.
overall wRPGs nowadays are okay, but they are worse than they used to be, thats why I am saying they are in decline.
