rpgmaniac said:
Do u understand that all those games u write there is the same 3-4 series people keep using as an example when they talk about WRPGs eh? That's the Elder Scrolls series, Fallout series, ME series etc they seem a lot because u write every single sequel in existence, but in reality that's all about WRPGs 4 games & their sequels & if u think that most of those games is hybrids & can't be called "pure" RPG because in reality they r just shooters with rpg elements then that make the whole list even more questionable. Do u have any idea how many JRPGs released each year? & don't count just how many of them released out of JPN but every single one of them, well my estimate is that WRPG to JRPG ratio is something like 1:10 probably more, so JRPG fans for start have a lot more options & with a little search they will certainly find something interesting to play, WRPG fans on the other hand r limited to just those 4 series u mention & their sequels. |
No need to hyperventilate, I was replying to your inaccurate 3rd statement, showing you how much more main WRPG titles sell just from one platform - to rephrase my original post, I don't see why JRPGs wouldn't have such behemoths in addition to smaller games, just like WRPGs have both "big" and "small" games - hence, if only sales would speak the same story.
As for "pure" RPG, beside the point that RPGs have originated in the west, so that's where original definition of genre is coming from, not sure you actually know about its history and wide variety of play styles, or that you actually played them, if you call most of them hybrids - and though I mostly prefer old school party based cRPGs from Black Isle/Bioware golden age, I can't pretend as if that's the only viable approach to RPGs, cause it never was, and there are genuinely good games on that list that are building on very long traditions.
