Final Fantasy 13 vs Mass Effect 2.

[lestatdark]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

lestatdark said:
I think we can lay down the claims that this poll would be rigged towards FFXIII. WRPG's are more popular than JRPG's nowadays, it's not a matter of quality of one genre versus the other, is the general public perception.

I just hope that people realise that these two awesome games are going to be avaliable to all gamers in the space of two months, which is pretty great :D

Actually it is an issue of quality. WRPG's are quality-wise better this gen than they ever were, which is why their popularity is growing. They are gathering more story which keeps the gamer interested and they can have their effect on the outcome of the world around them. It's well known that both games are awesome, but Mass Effect on the RPG list has to be near the top these days.

I think it depends. On home consoles, clearly WRPG's have had more quality titles than JRPG's, I think that's undeniable, but if you factor in Handhelds, there have been many quality titles, which can equal the amount of quality WRPG's released.

About FFXIII and ME2, even if you go by qualified reviews, I think you'll find them to be very equal in the end, even though I still think that ME2 will gain a bit more recognition than FFXIII in the end.

My point is, that there isn't such a massive quality gap, if you look at the overall panorama of both genres. It's a matter of trends, and the nowadays trend tends to favor WRPG's over JRPG's.