Frogger on 26 June 2015
No, it's because Japanese culture is extremely alien to western culture, and some people find that unfamiliarity unappealing.
Also, most JRPGs today fall under the new "Anime-RPG" subcategory, which is frankly generally of a lower quality to classic JRPGs.
So it has nothing to do with suspension of disbelief. Nothing to do with justification. Just the age old tale of cultural barriers, lest we forget how niche western games are in Japan.
