JRPG's are overrated?!

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Smash_Brother on 07 July 2008

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joseph21 on 07 July 2008

final fantasy have been a ATB for long time,
enemy will keep attacking you even if you don't attack

ffx being a exception.

from the times of ff6 being that way.

i can't stand wrpg, they look like something out a BBC or any american TV series.
hell they can turn Heroes, or x-files into a RPG and it will have the same effect.

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Valkyria00 on 07 July 2008

dtewi said:
If you insult anything that can be remotely related to Kingdom Hearts II, I will mail you an envelope full of Anthrax and watch you die a very slow, painful death.

Grow up kid.

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Valkyria00 on 07 July 2008

I barely started playing JRPG but I like em and its like asking why do you like shooters, racers and fighters....because they like em

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kirby007 on 07 July 2008

too add something again..
IMO hypes versus sales always dissappoints with JRPG's except maybe FF

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Kurakasa on 07 July 2008

Jrpg:s are overrated, but still good games. :)

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omgwtfbbq on 07 July 2008

the main problem with JRPG's is they're too much like watching a game being played and not enough like actually playing a game. When you attack by selecting menu options it's just not interesting. Especially when there is very little strategy or challenge involved.

Grandia 2 was a great example of a game that implemented a fantastic combat system, where you really had to plan out your moves. However they ruined it by making the game far too easy. Every JRPG is the same, way too easy or way too simple.

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tehsage on 07 July 2008

Garcian Smith said:

Soriku said:

kirby007 said:

Stats87 said:
Why do I like them?

Because they are awesome

/end thread

thats the end of your input not the end of the thread

Look kirby, I can do the same:

Why all the hype for WRPGs? Why does anyone like them?

IMO, they are boring and have space marine-like characters in them LOLZ!!1!!

If you like the story, go watch a movie ROFL.lolz.

So tell me why do you like them? ( or why not )

Name one WRPG where the main character is a space marine.

Mass Effect?

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Riachu on 07 July 2008

kirby007 said:
too add something again..
IMO hypes versus sales always dissappoints with JRPG's except maybe FF

That's true but that is the publisher's fault, not the gamers'. The publishers aren't even trying to market their JRPGs except for Square-Enix. It is totally understandable fore Atlus and NIS America since they are small publishers. The main offender here is Namco.