Why Do So Many Main Leads In JRPGS Suck?

[Demotruk]

shinyuhadouken said:

Demotruk said:
Isn't it because Japanese developers (as well as the audience for jRPG's in Japan specifically) love the idea of personal growth, most easily shown in a teenage protagonist outgrowing his issues? I have read developer interviews saying that this is the reason for such whiny characters, although they didn't use the word "whiny".

Most developers are targeting a Western audience these days. Why aren't they creating characters like Marcus Fenix? He'd be a great lead.

 

 

They're trying to move around to that, but jRPG's have stayed Japan focussed. The companies that are looking West have made more strong silent protaganists, like the lead in Ninja Gaiden etc., but they're also not jRPG's.