Suspension of Disbelief(Why western fans dislike JRPG's)

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Acevil said:

spemanig said:
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.

This is the number one reason, most of my friends would never play a JRPG, and the main reason the quality of JRPG has gone drastically. 

A main reason why some of my friends detest me exponentially when said type of RPG is brought up. "Anime-RPG" games to them are an outright abomination and disgrace for not just JRPGs, but all RPGs. If I mention a game like Omega Quintet, Disgaea or even Persona, I literally get drenched in a tsunami of criticism.

 

Either way, be it said style, JRPG or otherwise, to me, a good game is a good game.