Kenryoku_Maxis on 20 September 2009
| big_boss said: Well when you play games like Mass Effect, Fallout 3 and others you see why western gamers don't like JRPGs. The stories are better, the gameplay is deeper and longer plus WRPGs have better replay value. JRPG rehash turn base gameplay, character personalities, and stories. |
Just stop. If your opinion is that you like those games, then so be it, but don't lump 'all' JRPGs as inferior based on your experience with certain ones. Some JRPGs have great stories, such as Suikoden or Dragon Quest V. Others have very good gameplay, such as Paper Mario or Chrono Trigger. Some even have both together.
Plenty of 'western gamers' like JRPGs. That isn't the problem.
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