| JaggedSac said: Well, I cannot say I am surprised. I have the same basic feeling towards Japanese made games. While not to the extent that I will never play them, but I do not own a single Japanese game(well, except Raiden Fighter Aces). Something about them just doesn't strike a cord with me. Perhaps it is because I come from a PC background and love online multiplayer. Or perhaps I do not particularly care about the genres that Japanese developers stick to(JRPGs are meh). It is just a matter of taste really. |
I used to play JRPGs like it was my job, but these days, I don't know. Some of have some cool stories/features, but the WRPGs seem to hit home better. Someone said in another thread "I'm sick of seeing these FFXIII trailers where you just see everyone crying over something" and that's kind of how I'm starting to feel. I'm still going to buy FFXIII, but I'm very skeptical (FFVIII will make me forever skeptical of anything SE makes).
I really like Lost Odyssey though, and I'm picking up Valkryia Chronicles and Demon's Souls soon. But Bioware is the king of RPGs for me currently. The experiences from playing KOTOR, Jade Empire, Mass Effect, and DA:O are heads and shoulders above any JRPG I've played. The characters are better to me, I'm sick of main male characters that can cross-dress and easily get away with it (*cough* Cloud). I think WRPG storytelling has been taking leaps in various directions, and JRPGs are just staying within their formula.
Edit: Not that the formula doesn't work, but it's very predictable at this point, and it's like Japanese developers are scared to take risks.
