| akuma587 said: Ummmm, well if you like doing (X) in a video game, why don't you just go do it in real life? Why don't you just go play sports, why don't you just go have an adventure of your own, why don't you just go shoot someone? I guarantee you'll have more fun. JRPG's may have suffered in the innovation department lately, but JRPG's are one of the most important genres in gaming, period. They have bled into just about every other genre to the point that you really will have a hard time finding a game that doesn't employ some RPG elements. |
Dungeons and Dragons says hi. I'm pretty sure that D&D is older than any JRPG. Or how about Rogue as the first RPG? I don't think that JRPGs are responsible for games like System Shock or Deus Ex or most other games that have RPG elements.
I think a lot of JRPGs are overrated. I'm not a big fan of them, but for some reason I play a lot of them in the belief that I might enjoy them. But I really only end up liking very few of the RPGs that I try. The stories/characters usually seem cliche, and poorly thought out, with poor pacing. Gameplay wise, I usually enjoy them up until the 15 hour mark. After that, the story has to keep me interested, otherwise I lose all interest in the game. And since most JRPGs can't keep me interested in the story, I usually don't finish them.
