Introduction:
Western RPG has risen to immense prominence recently with such games as Mass Effect and Fallout 3. In fact, many have argued that U.S. development studios have grown with the hardware technology and have implemented gameplay evolutions as well as graphical ones
In truth, gameplay has regressed horribly, interactivity is reduced, quality of presentation (writing) is intolerable and graphics range from nothing special to eyegouging (Oblivion bloom).
Point 10:
One of the great successes of Bethesda's games, like The Elder Scrolls franchise and Fallout 3, is that the worlds feel alive. They look like they've been lived in. The people act like they have real priorities. They react to each other, but -- more importantly -- they react to you.
Dumbfucks seem to be confusing games like Ultima or Arcanum with Bethesda's excrement.
Point 9 is good. Of course, filler combat is not a JRPG exclusive problem. Recent example: Dragon Age.
Point 8:
This classic mechanic superimposes character portraits onto the screen and displays a dialogue box underneath, which effectively eliminates the need for developers to animate sprites or character models. This technique is getting old fast. With Western RPGs implementing fully animated, interactive dialogue sequences (see Mass Effect and Dragon Age), players have come to expect more production value when dealing with an RPG storyline.
An "argument" in favor of cinematic dumbfuckery? Die by anal rape, illiterate ADHD faggots. That is why we can't have nice things, like good design and writing.
Point 7, favoring nonlinear approach, is good, but an appeal to popularity of Failout 3 is retarded. One can make an equally lame "counterargument" by appealing to popularity of Final Fantasy series.
The rest of the article is good, but is overshadowed by quoted dumbfuckery.
