HoloDust said:
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.
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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.
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You're right, perhaps I have just played more jrpgs than wrpgs so I havn't experienced all that they may have to offer.
