enditall727 said:
when will the WRPG burst? |
Are there really that many of them? There are some really high profile ones like Mass Effect and Skyrim, but it seems to me like there aren't that many more WRPGs than JRPGs. The WRPG genre is more popular though, probably because the turn based random battle system isn't the most beloved of gameplay styles throughout the general gaming public.
I'd say that there are enough JRPG today. FF7 gave the genre a boost and for awhile it was cooler to be into such a hardcore genre. Now that cool hardcore genre is the FPS.
For a diehard JRPG fan I can understand wanting more of what they love, but I don't think anything can bring it back to 32-Bit era levels. The problem is that the gameplay of the traditional JRPG is so outdated that only the hardcore want it that way. But if they change it to appeal to the majority of gamers the hardcore get pissed and boycott. But if they leave them the way they have been for 30 years the majority won't buy it. JRPG publishers are in a bind and they need to figure out a way to evolve the genre without alienated their fanbase while bringing in new players. I don't have an answer for that, but WRPG do appeal to a wider audience thanks to a more action oriented gameplay and I don't think that is going to burst in the same way that the turn based random battle JRPG burned itself out.
