HoloDust on 13 January 2013
UnitSmiley said: Jrpg: More focused on story and character development. Cast of characters you can grow attached to. Wrpg: More focused on exploring and freedom givin to the player in order for him/her to play how they would like to. I actually enjoy both genres, but I will say that some of the most meaningful games to me have been Jrpgs. While I do enjoy Wrpgs like Skyrim, I feel that far too often they are forgettable. Like, I'll never forget working as a mercenary for a eco terrorist organization to blow up an energy reactor that is sucking life from the planet and then fighting to escape back to the hideout by jumping on top of a moving train. Meanwhile in Skyrim...uhm, you kill dragons. They both have very different things to offer so they can effectively coexist pretty well actually. That being said I also feel a lot of Wrpgs are completely overhyped. |
Among many other memorable WRPGs, it seems to me you haven't played one of the best WRPGs ever made - Planscape: Torment. Or you would forever remember its "What can change nature of a man?" theme. But, I agree, ES games are not very memorable for their characters and stories.