JRPG's are dead

[SmoothCriminal]

dtewi said:

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.

The definition that you're giving is VERY strict and excludes some of the best JRPGs, Fire Emblem for example. Also, last time I checked, Modern Warfare has experience points, and they level you up. How is that not an RPG? The same happens in Counter-Strike, except it doesn't carry over from match to match, which is why i called it a limited RPG. Both of these games have separate battles (in the form of matches) with a specialized system.

 

I'll continue to focus on the definition, thank you very much. If I can't define things by their definition, then classification means nothing.

If I asked for a peanut butter and grape jelly sandwich, and I got a peanut butter and strawberry jelly sandwich, would they be the same? They both share the connotation as PB&J sandwiches, but they are two very different things (especially since strawberry jelly tastes like garbage). 

 

Kind of a shit comparison I know...