What's wrong with JRPGs today?

[saicho]

ShadowSoldier said:

saicho said:

Torillian said:

leo-j said:

Torillian said:
Well ok, how bout this then, what were the amazing and technically impressive JRPG's of the last gen?

Persona 4, Persona 3, Kingdom hearts II,  Final fantasy X, very good JRPG's!

And none of those have seen a current gen iteration in the series.  So the answer for why this gen haven't seen any of those was pretty easy.

DQ8 should be added to that list.

No it should not.....I think one of the most important aspect of a JRPG is and always will be it's story and gameplay. DQ8 offers very little in terms of an engaging story when compared to Persona, KH and FFX. Also it's gameplay can easily be considered the weakest among the mentioned.

I think JRPG would mean RPG for Japanese market and the most important thing is to please Japanese gamers.

DQ8 is very well reviewed critically and sale wise in Japan. The story, while cliche, is well told because of the characters. The graphic and music are outstanding. The traditional battle system is kept to please the fans. As mentioned by someone earlier, the game is fun for me and quite a lot of Japanese gamers.