| M.U.G.E.N said: He admitted he doesn't PLAY them....ugh that just messes up all his statememnts and did you guys see on USA Today that our space marines are doing well against thos aliens on planet X? no? :S |
You cannot be missing the point htis hard unleess you're doing it on purpose.
Guys, I know the title is somewhat misleading, but there's no excuse for this kind of thing.
He is saying that, as a whole, western RPGs tend to be more grounded and down-to-earth, while Japanese RPGs tend to be more fantastical. Those are his words! He is right. His specific example of Mass Effect as science fiction compared to dozens of JRPGs (like Xenosaga, an example tat Soriku brought up as "grounded" JRPG sci-fi) illustrates his point perfectly: outside of the Mass Effect law of physics, almost everything is grounded in hard science. The alien biology, te way guns work, the size of ships that can land on planets, the thermal limitations on space combat - somebody sat down and rsearched and justified all of it.
He's not wrong. He's displaying a very insightful understanding of storytelling in both traditions.
