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famousringo on 17 February 2009
Riachu said:
StanGable said:
Maybe it is because people are just bored with JRPGs because they haven't changed a bit. In fact, the boldest move JRPGs have done is try the Action RPG and some have done exceptionally well (Kingdom Hearts for example but of course it carries the Disney name with it) and also maybe JRPGs fans have moved to WRPGs. Just look at how they are doing sales wise, they're doing quite fantastic!

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (360)
2.64m 29th Nov 08

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PS3)
0.78m 29th Nov 08

Fable II
2.53m 23rd Dec 08

Mass Effect
2.31m 16th Feb 08

And I suppose FPSs changed a lot?  Seriously, how would they change JRPGs?  There have been attempted but they are often train wrecks(i.e. Unlimited SaGa)

 

 

Actually, I would say FPSes have changed a lot. They've come a long way from local multiplayer death match to objective-based online multiplayer games. They've made excellent use of advances in AI scripting and interface, while quite a few JRPGs are still best played with a D-pad. They've added vehicles, classes and cover systems to change the kind of gameplay decisions players make, rewarding good tactics and teamwork instead of just reflexes.

JRPGs have been much more conservative, by and large. Fortunately, JRPG devs seem to understand that they need to evolve the genre or be trapped by slowly declining sales as people like me get bored with their rehashed mechanics.

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reask on 17 February 2009

Silly question coming up.
What is the difference between RPG and JRPG?



 

 

 

 

RPG on 17 February 2009

JRPG are made in Japan................



 

Pristine20 on 17 February 2009
izaaz101 said:
Pristine20 said:
Soriku said:
No. This gen seems like a gen where devs try something new with RPGs. See: TWEWY, Inazuma Eleven, Sigma Harmonics, etc.

 

With the DS, everything is "trying something new". No gaming device had dualscreens before.

 

 

Never heard of this 'thing" before. Is this from 'the onion' or something?



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mexitalrish on 17 February 2009

interest's might just be shifting this generation. i mean, i have never been a fan of any rpg really because i don't have the patience and find most of them a little too drawn out.  after all, it has largely been a shooter fest the past four or so years. not that i object, personally, i love the shooter genre probably more than any other genre.  jrpg's definitely aren't as popular as before, and more and more games might need to tweek the formula.  of course there still are tradtional jrpg's that are well liked but think the genre's as a whole is just declining.  people's want something else i guess.  



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izaaz101 on 17 February 2009

You don't know about the Game and Watch?



Johann on 17 February 2009

@famousringo:
I never played it, so I can't really say anything. But I doubt you cared that much for CT in the first place if you can say something like that. CT was JRPG perfection in my book.



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reask on 17 February 2009
RPG said:
JRPG are made in Japan................

Right so same game type just one is developed in Japan thanks.

 



 

 

 

 

Darc Requiem on 17 February 2009
Pristine20 said:
izaaz101 said:
Pristine20 said:
Soriku said:
No. This gen seems like a gen where devs try something new with RPGs. See: TWEWY, Inazuma Eleven, Sigma Harmonics, etc.

 

With the DS, everything is "trying something new". No gaming device had dualscreens before.

 

 

Never heard of this 'thing" before. Is this from 'the onion' or something?

You never heard of the Game & Watch?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_&_Watch

 



famousringo on 17 February 2009
Johann said:
@famousringo:
I never played it, so I can't really say anything. But I doubt you cared that much for CT in the first place if you can say something like that. CT was JRPG perfection in my book.

 

Accept the Savior TWEWY into your heart and you will understand that your Old Gods are false.

I must have cared a fair bit for Chrono Trigger, since it took me 13 years to find a JRPG I thought was better than it.



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