Xxain on 09 April 2014
Simple: Final Fantasy
Remember, FF was the genre defining, bar raising game that every other japanese rpg makers weee trying in some way to keep up with it. 13 releases and does nothing to define or raise the bar. Jrpg's are in a era where no standards have been set thus quality is all over the place.
Does it have be ff? Not really, but because of its global popularity its the best choice
