lestatdark said:
SRPG's are as equal a Subgenre as JRPG's and WRPG's are. There are intrinsic differences between the subgenres that put them completely apart from one another. That's like saying that Demon's Souls is a JRPG as well, when it has nothing in common with an JRPG. |
JRPG is purely a geographical term. The clue is in the 'Japanese' bit. So Demon's Souls is a JRPG. It plays a bit like a WRPG, but that doesn't change the fact that it was made in Japan.
The next bit will really blow the minds of half the posters on this thread. A GAME CAN BE MADE IN A PHYSICAL LOCATION, AND ALSO HAVE GAME PLAY DISTINCTIVE OF A CERTAIN GENRE. So Valkyria Chronicles is a JRPG and an SRPG.
People who have a problem with that should ask themselves how they would classify Oblivion or Mass Effect. Surely everyone accepts that they are WRPGs and Action RPGs. So why on earth does anyone have a problem with some JRPGs also being SRPGs?