It is funny (or disturbing, depending on the angle) how post after post, thread after thread some people keep repeating same old "WRPGs don't have stories/characters".
Though golden age of both WRPGs and JRPGs has passed, some WRPG sub-genres are very popular these days, but that does not make them representative of the genre as whole.
As I said on numerous occasions, go play Planescape: Torment, Fallout 1/2, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Gothic, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Jade Empire, to mention just a few from the past in addition to modern ones, before labeling whole genre as lacking good characters/stories.
WRPGs have always been very diverse - whether you want to follow a hero's destiny in more or less linear fashion (Planescape: Torment), explore hub based world with fantastic backdrop and characters (Fallout 1/2), choose between completely different play styles affecting how story unravels (Vampire: The Masquerade) or go exploring world to your liking in classic D&D alike setting (Might&Magic VI), they keep coming offering vastly varied experiences, so, if you haven't played much of them, or don't know RPG history, please stop judging.
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