Which Sony JRPG do you want back?

[forevercloud3000]

Personally, all of Sony's owned JRPG IPs have been a mixed bag of Awesome Gameplay but weak storytelling. I had a lot of fun playing most of them but none had great stories like a FF game. The highest quality games they ever produced was Level 5's Dark Cloud 1/2 in my opinion. It was varied and different enough to stand out and the story was meant to be light hearted but dark undertone which made it flow better. Thats probably why it was one of the few JRPGs to sell over a million.

If Sony is stepping back into the JRPG arena(as they should because JRPG fanbase heavily overlaps PS Fanbase) they need to completely overhaul one of their old IPs or start from scratch. They need to make RPGs that are gonna rival Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Persona, and/or Final Fantasy. The closest IPs they own that could pull that off is Arc the Lad and Legend of Dragoon. The issue is how do you make Power Ranger-like Transformations into Dragon Armor cool again for the 2014? Personally, I love that kind of stuff, turning into giant Knight Mechs in White Knight Chronicles had me super giddie with glee, but I don't think that appeals to mass market.

Also, something that is wearing really thin in JRPGs is traditional Anime style. I think subconsciously something many do not like is the anthropomorphic bodies of anime characters. Do anatomically correct body structure or go home. No more big heads, long bodies,big eyes, super slim features. Western territories for the most part are very resistant to the cutesy look. FF has matured over the years where they technically create anime characters but they exist more freely in today's market because they also can be said to look realistic. Sure, their hairstyles are usually outrageous but thats cool, as long as their body isn't weird.

More Characters that look like this.... and not one's that look like this....

Disclaimer: I have no issue with it, I'm just saying most in the West do. Lightning is still a total Anime inspired character design but at least she is visually adaptable to progressing technology.