JRPG's are dead

[lestatdark]

Xxain said:

lestatdark said:

dtewi said:

lestatdark said:

They said that they're we're trying to go for a more similar feeling as Modern Warfare, as in the way that the action happened and the events of the game unfolded, so structurally, it had more similarities to a FPS (can't seem to see where that structure is ).

I don't see why all the fuss regarding the classification of FFXIII as a RPG or not. I've seen RPG's with less RPG mechanics than FFXIII that are still considered to be RPG's as well. 

Surely you don't mean.... Kingdom Hearts!

Nope. KH structure reminds me a lot of Terranigma's structure. I'm talking specifically to games like the Castlevania series, post SOTN (they're more adventure games like Metroid than RPG, they only have a tacked on stats and level system) or, why not say it, the latest Mass Effect game (which had far more structural similarities to a TPS with limited RPG mechanics borrowed from the same KOTOR background). 

Don't get me wrong, I love all those games I mentioned. I just find the whole situation kinda funny. I mean, people just shift definitions to fit their own agenda. Ah well, that's the internetz

uuuhhhh....lest, very few ppl consider Castlevania games a as RPG's. There known as platfomers or action/adventure games with RPG elements. Ive never heard somebody call SOTN or any post game a full on RPG

Well, they're categorized as being RPG's, especially the handheld ones. And i've seen quite some people here on VGC rating SOTN as one of their favorite RPG's as well. I wouldn't call them a full RPG, but they do share some action-RPG mechanics. 

Probably it wasn't the best example though. It's 2 A.M in here and my mind sometimes takes these mental blunders at this hour >_<