I wouldn't call them "more realistic" so much as "less imaginative".
The main reason why I don't like "Western RPGs" is because they are really action adventure games with extra story and some RPG elements. Most of them are heavily focussed on strong adventure elements (ie. do this or this in order to unlock this or this). Current WRPGs sacrifice many elements that are really the core of the RPG genre; the key element being a turn-based battle system. With the way that the term "RPG" is used to describe a western RPG, almost any current game could be called an RPG; you could call NBA Jam an RPG.
The only reason why companies like Bioware call their action adventure games RPGs is because it is a marketing buzz word that dates back to the popularity of RPGs made in Japan in the 80's and 90's.
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