Squilliam said:
Can you name another big fantasy WRPG release since Oblivion two years ago? Fantasy implies western and now that I think about it "fantasy" kinda sounds wierd.
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Fantasy implies western? Really? I guess the Final Fantasy series just doesn't exist in this world where fantasy RPGs are rare on the 360.
Gnizmo said:
Fantasy implies western? Really? I guess the Final Fantasy series just doesn't exist in this world where fantasy RPGs are rare on the 360. |
When I type FF - people expect it to mean Final Fantasy, When I type PS3 it means Playstation 3, when I type fantasy the general expectation is that im talking about a western flavour of fantasy.
Tease.
| Squilliam said: When I type FF - people expect it to mean Final Fantasy, When I type PS3 it means Playstation 3, when I type fantasy the general expectation is that im talking about a western flavour of fantasy.
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No, when you type fantasy the general expectation is something in the fantasy setting that has existed far longer than video games have. You are the only person I have ever met that somehow thinks it is attached solely to WRPG. You might notice a bunch of people rattled of RPGs of various genres and countries of origin in this very thread that have a fantasy setting.
Gnizmo said:
No, when you type fantasy the general expectation is something in the fantasy setting that has existed far longer than video games have. You are the only person I have ever met that somehow thinks it is attached solely to WRPG. You might notice a bunch of people rattled of RPGs of various genres and countries of origin in this very thread that have a fantasy setting. |
I've met you? 
Fantasy RPG - As this is an English speaking forum, the default reference for RPG is WRPG unless otherwise stated. It either means all RPGs as in " I like RPGs", but when referencing a specific title its usage narrows to the Western Flavour most of the time. Furthermore if the meaning would become aparant in the OP as I didn't mention a single JRPG, only two other WRPG titles.
Fantasy JRPG - Notice the J denotes its different origins to the other RPGs. When speaking of JRPGs people usually use the term JRPG to specify the origins and type of game, not the more generic RPG.
Fantasy WRPG - RPG from a western country.
How about this to make it even clearer.
"Hey you girls" - When speaking to 2 or more girls
"Hey you guys" - When speaking to 2 or more boys
"Hey you guys" - When speaking to a mix of at least 2 boys and girls.
Tease.
Squilliam said:
I've met you? Fantasy RPG - As this is an English speaking forum, the default reference for RPG is WRPG unless otherwise stated. It either means all RPGs as in " I like RPGs", but when referencing a specific title its usage narrows to the Western Flavour most of the time. Furthermore if the meaning would become aparant in the OP as I didn't mention a single JRPG, only two other WRPG titles. Fantasy JRPG - Notice the J denotes its different origins to the other RPGs. When speaking of JRPGs people usually use the term JRPG to specify the origins and type of game, not the more generic RPG. Fantasy WRPG - RPG from a western country. How about this to make it even clearer. "Hey you girls" - When speaking to 2 or more girls "Hey you guys" - When speaking to 2 or more boys "Hey you guys" - When speaking to a mix of at least 2 boys and girls.
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What make an RPG a WRPG and JRPG is not determined by the country it was made in. It's determined by the game mechanics of that said RPG and in some cases, whether the RPG is on a console or a computer. If a Western developer wanted to, they could make a console-style RPG(it has been done before) or vise versa
it will sell around 2.5 million by the end of the year, but gears of war2 will out sell it by about 1 million i think.
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| Squilliam said: I've met you? Fantasy RPG - As this is an English speaking forum, the default reference for RPG is WRPG unless otherwise stated. It either means all RPGs as in " I like RPGs", but when referencing a specific title its usage narrows to the Western Flavour most of the time. Furthermore if the meaning would become aparant in the OP as I didn't mention a single JRPG, only two other WRPG titles. Fantasy JRPG - Notice the J denotes its different origins to the other RPGs. When speaking of JRPGs people usually use the term JRPG to specify the origins and type of game, not the more generic RPG. Fantasy WRPG - RPG from a western country. How about this to make it even clearer. "Hey you girls" - When speaking to 2 or more girls "Hey you guys" - When speaking to 2 or more boys "Hey you guys" - When speaking to a mix of at least 2 boys and girls.
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Your default reference to a RPG is not automatically the western style on an english speaking forum. Typically it encompasses both varieties since the major difference is in the combat system. The only reason the terms WRPG and JRPG became popular is because western developers gave up on turn based RPGs first where there are a few eastern developers still keeping the style alive. I point out again the number of people in this very thread naming RPGs that are not western developed or done in the "western" style.
Gnizmo said:
Your default reference to a RPG is not automatically the western style on an english speaking forum. Typically it encompasses both varieties since the major difference is in the combat system. The only reason the terms WRPG and JRPG became popular is because western developers gave up on turn based RPGs first where there are a few eastern developers still keeping the style alive. I point out again the number of people in this very thread naming RPGs that are not western developed or done in the "western" style. |
WRPG and JRPG aren't even offical acronyms. WRPGs are really Computer RPGs and JRPGs are really Console RPGs
Squilliam, if you just asked the community:
"What is your favorite fantasy RPG of all time?"
You will get a lot more JRPG's in your answers then you will WRPG's.
Fantasy RPG does not mean Western. It just means an RPG set in a fantasy world.
| starcraft said: This game will be the best exclusive game of the year on the Xbox 360 I reckon. Even beating out BK3 and GeoW2. Excepting GTA4 and possibly MGS4, it'll easily be the best game of the year too. Certainly the best RPG. But I do think your sales estimates are a little high for the given time frames. |
fabble to is a good game but now you are going too far. what the hell are you thinking, naughty naughty naughty
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