I would mostly agree, but I like jRPG gameplay mostly as it was (well PS1 era). It is certainly true that you wouldn't expect stories from games, just compare Crash 3 with one of the PS1 FF games, whereas Uncharted 2 was just as, if not more accomplished, in the story telling department than FF XIII and jRPGs don't have that edge.
I see no need to become more actiony like FF XIII was compared to FF IX (the game I have been playing on my PSP), they just need refinements. I think the main issue is there are generally more complicated and a little scary to western gamers, which is why FF is so much more popular than any other jRPG outside Japan. You see the name FF and you kind of get what the game is about but the other games look a little scary and confusing.... And this is more of a problem with bigger budgets meaning more sales needed, which is why jRPGs are doing okay on the handhelds but there have just been a handful on the home consoles
