| darthdevidem01 said: @badassbab lol wut? |
Wait till FF comes out. They'll make their money then.
I think most people (inc the jpn) are bored of the same old tired jrpg. Back in the days, the Jpn were well known for buying a console just for one game. Seems like Blue Dragon, Last Remnant, Lost Odessey, Infinate Undiscovery and heck even Star Ocean 4 didn't do it for them. And judging by the reviews (in the western world) none were considered that great, some down right average.
I wouldn't just blame the platform. Alot of PS2 buyers were casual who have moved onto the Wii and have ditched RPG's for Wii Fit (There are more Wii Fit copies sold in Japan than PS3).
In the western world, when you have great action RPGs like Mass Effect and Fallout 3 appealing to western tastes, it's little wonder the convoluted and confusing storylines of jrpgs with their dated turn based combat and overly long 'epic' quests that take ages to complete have fallan out of favour.
Dopn't get me wrong I love jpgs but it's not just about me. Stagnate and you get left beind....look at the former USSR!
