I think the main issue is that WRPGs have spoiled reviewers. It's hard to really make good comparisons when the best JRPGs have paled in comparison to the best WRPGs.
I mean, we're comparing:
Lost Odyssey
Tales of Vesperia
Valkyria Chronicles
To:
Mass Effect
Oblivion
Fallout 3
Fable 2
Kind of hard to argue, given the 4th best WRPG is better than the best JRPG, so far this gen.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.







