Game Informer's poll gives interesting results about RPG's.

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I will agree that Mass Effect was an awesome game but with a jrpg called Tales of Vesperia out this gen i won't agree that WRPGS are better then JRPGS. ToV to me is proof that there is still life in the JRPG genre and that it will one day reclaim it's crown. Valkyria Chronicles is proof as well.