| Torillian said:
Quality is a reasonable argument when someone calls the Wii the saving grace of J-gaming. But ok, I'll just stick with the initial point then, you don't have numbers to work off of because his JRPG list is filled with things that have absolutely no defining RPG mechanics and is useless for a JRPG discussion. Impressive as the work he put into is, it's all moot if it isn't accurate. |
Okay, but did you check to see if he used the same metric in the PS3 list?
It doesn't matter what you prefer bottom line, what matters is that his list is meaningful. And if he considers Zelda an RPG (some do), so long as he's being consistent it's okay.
Sure, for the strict topic of j-rpg I'd agree with you he should just include games that are true RPGs. But when it comes to the validity of his list, if he considers a game or another an RPG when there is a level of grey-zone (Zelda is renouned for it), as long as he's consistent it's not fair to just brush it off.
So, did you see any similar games (like Zelda and Harvest Moon) in the PS3 list?
EDIT: I guess the follow-up question is, are there any games not in that PS3 list that he could've included using the metric he used for the Wii?
If he's being inconsistent, then strip off the ones you disagree with and you still get a decent list. We can then argue whether he's right or wrong. Or we can do like Oni did and make our own lists.
