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

[outlawauron]

DigitalDevilSummoner said:

kain_kusanagi said:

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.

You are stubornly insisting on something I already explained.

 FF XIII was developed more than any FF game with the western gamer in mind since it was build around the concept of a cinematic action game.

Your point is that it is more of a jrpg than FF XII which is semi open world (and thusly more wrpg oriented) whereas XIII is linear. But you are deliberately ingoring the fact that FF XIII was not build exclusively as an rpg.

It's an action / rpg hybrid with tactical elements.

outlawauron said:

...and it's failed them.

Did it ? I don't want to defend SE but as a megaten fan with no games whatsoever on the PS3 this generation, i have to admit SE is the only japanese rpg developer that stayed afloat.

 

 

Stayed afloat but under previous generation's of sales. KH took a nose dive as did FF. DQ9 in Japan was the only thing that did super well.