Are console JRPGs a dying breed, or will they make a comeback next gen?

[kain_kusanagi]

Scoobes said:

kain_kusanagi said:

DigitalDevilSummoner said:

kain_kusanagi said:

Lol, that's not a fact. FF XIII is SOOOOOO Japanese it hurts.

it was made with the western gamer in mind.

Oh come on. What about it is anything like a Western RPG? FF XIII is far more Japanese style than FF XII.

Well comments like this really don't help matters:

Square Enix: FFXIII influenced by Call of Duty

“We don’t look much at Western RPGs,” said Kitase. “But, for instance, we really look at Call Of Duty and other Western FPSs in terms of how to immerse the player in the moment of the action and how to portray the right movements for the supporting characters in battles – those sorts of games do this really well, and it’s something we considered with FFXIII.”

http://www.x360magazine.com/general/square-enix-ffxiii-influenced-by-call-of-duty/

That quote says nothing about the gameplay. If anything it is refering to how characters interact during battle. Does not change the fact that FF XIII is extremely Japanese and more so Japanese in style than FF XII.