| Citan said:
Still I haven`t said that me have a bad story. I said that Xenosaga is way beyon. |
First, PLEASE don't use 'me' as an abbrevation for Mass Effect. It makes taking what you say seriously very difficult. At least capitalize the letters.
Second, if Xenosaga is the best you can come up with to defend the JRPG's story, at least pit it against the best story-driven WRPG; Planescape Torment.
And on topic, while I thought The World Ends With You for the DS was pretty much awesome, especially in combat, it's probably the only JRPG that I have seen lately that really tries to do something new and cool with this pretty stale genre. The problem with JRPG's is that they almost always contain the same stereotypes, characters, enemies, settings and premises.
JRPG's also contain very little roleplaying, as previously mentioned. You are spoonfed a story and are not allowed to participate in it at all. Playing is like watching a movie that pauses so you can fight some battles. While there is no good way of actually playing a story yet, at least the western roleplaying games lets you choose your characters alignment and make some rudimentary choices. It creates the illusion of participation. Coupled with good storytelling, like in Mass Effect, this makes for a powerful experience.
I'll take Final Fantasy any time I really feel like doing some leveling and want to become ridiculously powerful. But since I'm gamerdrifting and always craving new experiences this doesn't satisfy me in the same way it did 10 years ago.
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