JRPG's are dead

[dtewi]

SmoothCriminal said:

dtewi said:

SmoothCriminal said:

What I'm saying is why don't we just call them Japanese Adventure Games (because JAGs is a stupid abbreviation i guess :P). By this defintion, there are many RPGs. Modern Warfare is an RPG, Bioshock is an RPG, Dead Space is an RPG, Resident Evil 4/5 are RPGs, Demi-God is an RPG even Counter-Strike could be seen as a limited RPG. 

 

For example, even though S.T.AL.K.E.R. has no points or leveling up, it's still involves much more role-playing than any FF game. When my friends and I play DnD, we forget stats and just play it as we see fit, but it's still and RPG.

 

 

I guess what I'm saying is that JRPGs have been misbranded since their inception, and there's little we can do about it now.

...are you deaf?

Actually yes, I am partially deaf.

 

:P

Then I'll repeat myself:

Separate battles with specialized systems and points to power up. (not any of the games you listed). The games you listed had elements, but not all of them.

And you still focus on its definition.