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Stats87 on 05 July 2008
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EaglesEye379 said:
Stats87 said:
EaglesEye379 said:
So anyway, are any of these 360 JRPG exclusives going to make any of you JRPG-hardcore non-360 owners get one?

My guess...no.

To have the Hardcore-JRPG-non-360-Fan buy the system, it would to have an undisputed AAA RPG. Games like Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon and ToV are too debatable in quality. Infinite Undiscovery I predict will fall into the same category, time will tell.

Star Ocean:TLH is the only currently announced 360 JRPG that I think could cause people to purchase a 360.

Obviously this isn't the case for everyone though, just the majority of them. (this of course is just my speculative opinion with conjecture as my main source of evidence)

 

Although I think LO and BD and great JRPGs, some people do have the Gooch's rose-tinted glasses when they pour accolades at them. The games have very old concepts and gameplay and has been sugarcoated with the big individuals behind them. The whole development team behind it has to be great and experienced, not just the leader.

Thats why I think the upcoming 360 JRPGs will be much less 'debatable' as you say. They are from big name teams like Namco, Tri-Ace who have more collective experience at making a good JRPG.

 

By debatable I mean the general consensus about the game. Lost Odyssey runs the gamut in terms of opinion, even more so with Blue Dragon. Whereas Final Fantasy garners Universal appraise, with a lot less dissension amongst critics.

So if Lost Odyssey had an average of 90+, or even 95, mix that in with it's more accessible visual style and you would see the Hardcore JRPG crowd buy a 360 in droves. Instead Lost Odyssey averages between 78 - 80 with scores ranging from 9.6/10 to 5/10. So people will be apprehensive in buying a 360 for a "debatable" game.

Although I do find that those who hate Final Fantasy, hate it a lot.