Is there a need for JRPG and WRPG?

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Soriku said:
I feel like we have this thread every month or two. Anyway...

There are aesthetic differences between standard JRPGs and WRPGs so it makes sense to separate them in MOST cases. I think most is the key word.

But it's also worth noting that while a game like Dark Souls may look like it came from a Western studio, it still has Japanese design sensibilities since it is made by Japanese devs. So I think JRPG is still an apt description, even if it's different from what JRPGs are--anime styled RPG games.

But in the end you're going to find a million different exceptions to what your standard for JRPG and WRPG is. Just treat them as coined terms that stuck (even if they don't apply in all caases) and try not to think too hard about them.

Personally, I don't think it's solely a style thing. Developers from the West can put in aspects of Eastern style and vice-versa, yet we don't distinguish other genres on style.

All other genres are seperated on gameplay so I don't see why JRPG and WRPG should be any different.