As much as I love JRPGs... WRPGs take the crown. If I had to list "greatest RPGs of all time", no JRPG would touch the list, and I've played a LOT of them (and a lot of WRPGs).
I know I'll get a lot of flack for it, but... JRPGs... are RPG-lite, and they're enjoyable for that reason, for many RPGers. As a genre, JRPGs are effectively a mix of classic adventure gaming, with "real" RPGing (i.e. WRPGs). I still love em, even if they are a little shallow.
In my opinion, JRPGs basically started out as simple WRPGs for consoles (e.g. FF1,2), and, probably due to lacking console power relative to PCs (where WRPGs really evolved), continued alond the straight and narrow path to what they are today -- glorified adventure games. I know that sounds harsh, but its true. I would even consider JRPGs to have evolved, over time, to be closer to adventure games, than (W)RPGs, if it weren't for the battle system aspect.
now... where's that flameproof rock for me to hide under?
