1eyedking Why do you hate JRPGs?

larpingdude14 · Mar 16, 2008

Since most ppl seem to enjoy JRPGs... i dont understand why so many of you hate them. Yes there are bad ones, but there are bad games in every genre. Is it some kind of elitist thing?

Admiral Rimjob POOBUM · Mar 16, 2008

No, they're just crap in general. One or two gems, admittedly.

MetalCraze · Mar 16, 2008

alt, who is your puppetmaster?

Rhett Butler · Mar 16, 2008

I don't hate them personally, but I'll say why I consider them inferior to Western CRPGs. They are totally linear, often very grind intensive, main characters who I always dislike at least a little, silly romances in the plots, usually little or no character customisation, and a general lack of maturity. I don't hate them, I just don't take them seriously.

pkt-zer0 · Mar 16, 2008

Admiral jimbob said:
No, they're just crap in general. One or two gems, admittedly.

Well, nowadays it would seem that the same could be said for WRPGs.

inwoker · Mar 16, 2008

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Klaz · Mar 16, 2008

Some are good, but the mainstream ones aren't very good, the ones I like the most are Terranigma, and The Way series.

Andhaira · Mar 16, 2008

I like them; notall oreven most but the really good ones (final fantasy X, 12; FF tactics, Grandia Series, Dragon Quest 8)

I HATE random encounters and the grinding, and thankfully they are all moving away from that (grandia never had 'em which is one of the reasons I like it. Plus in grandia 3 you have your MOM as a party member. ANd what a MILF she is...:D)

Plus the grafix and production values are truly eyepopping The stories they tell are amazing. FFX isa masterpiece in this regard. (the summons were outstanding for their time and look amazing even today)

obediah · Mar 16, 2008

I'm playing persona 3, the ueber jrpg. It has ridiculous monsters ( e.g. an evil dinner table), pallete swapping galore, and dating high school girls with ginormous anime bewbies.

Andhaira · Mar 16, 2008

Hmm...

I wonder.

mjorkerina · Mar 16, 2008

Nearly every JRPG features a large cast of teenagers and matching behaviors. How the fuck could anyone beyond 16 would want to play that shit is not understandable by any sane mind.

Starwars · Mar 16, 2008

I don't mind them much. I think the best ones feature good stories (though I'm the first to admit that parts of them are often rather wtf), but most of all their mode of storytelling tend to hook me. The most obvious examples are the Final Fantasies, where I could point out a million flaws, and yet they to keep me hooked to the end. Even with silly characters, shitty gameplay, and often sub-par writing.

But a jRPG as we know it currently will always be inferior to a well done cRPG if you ask me. Maybe if the Japanese would introduce more choices (hey, they have different paths in those adventure hentai games), then it'd be better.

Andhaira · Mar 16, 2008

Agreed with Starwars!

One of themain things that bug me (apar tofmr therandom encounter shit wihich is dwindling though) are thesilly noin-human characters that get thrown in. Liek those stupid horse-sized chickens (chocbos) that plague every FF.

Jasede · Mar 16, 2008

Fuck you too.

Andhaira · Mar 16, 2008

Fuck you 3.

That is, with 3 multi heaed dildos. One for each hole. :lol:

Jasede · Mar 16, 2008

Fuck you.

ghostdog · Mar 16, 2008

I've found newer jprg's lacking compared to old snes ones. Maybe it's nostalgia, maybe not. Those old games were simpler , more fun and had less emo-ness.

I've played a bit P3 for instance and it's childish graphics and stupid music made me puke. Maybe the gameplay is very good but I'm not at school anymore and I don't care about school activities and teen angst.