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"God Hates JRPGs"
Posted on 10/10/18 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 10/10/18 at 12:25 pm
Just saw this young man wearing a shirt which said "God Hates JRPGs".
That is all.
That is all.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 12:46 pm to LSU Coyote
I tend to lean more toward JRPGs, since they’re not bound by the social justice shackles a good bit of the major ones in the west are. They’re a bit more imaginative too.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 1:14 pm to LSU Coyote
I was all about JRPG's in the 90's, but I lost interest when they stopped being about swords, and monsters, and quests and started being about whatever the frick this is
This post was edited on 10/10/18 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 10/10/18 at 1:20 pm to PEPE
JRPG art has always been weird. As graphics have improved they just get to show it off more.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 1:25 pm to Mystery
It's always been highly stylized but I would argue it's certainly gotten weirder as it went, especially for Western audiences.
The JRPG genre used to be highly medieval in nature for the most part. Wizards, warriors, elves, dwarves, kingdoms, etc. The tropes were more what Western audiences were used to in fantasy, ala Lord of the Rings, Dungeons and Dragons, etc.
The futuristic anime'ish elements slowly crept in and ultimately took over.
The JRPG genre used to be highly medieval in nature for the most part. Wizards, warriors, elves, dwarves, kingdoms, etc. The tropes were more what Western audiences were used to in fantasy, ala Lord of the Rings, Dungeons and Dragons, etc.
The futuristic anime'ish elements slowly crept in and ultimately took over.
This post was edited on 10/10/18 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 10/10/18 at 1:35 pm to jefforize
The reason God hates JRPGs.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 1:37 pm to jefforize
The main character from FFXII.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 1:42 pm to jefforize
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what the frick is that ?
Disappointed
Posted on 10/10/18 at 1:48 pm to PEPE
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but I lost interest when they stopped being about swords, and monsters, and quests and started being about whatever the frick this is
Posted on 10/10/18 at 1:52 pm to McCaigBro69
I support those part of JRPGs.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 2:55 pm to LSU Coyote
So that's why Skies of Arcadia hasn't been ported to Steam yet.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 3:13 pm to PEPE
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I was all about JRPG's in the 90's, but I lost interest when they stopped being about swords, and monsters, and quests and started being about whatever the frick this is
That's actually one of the more fantasy-oriented FF games.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 4:04 pm to BulldogXero
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That's actually one of the more fantasy-oriented FF games
That's what I was going to say. Final Fantasy XII is set in a medieval time period with very little futuristic tech in it. Very similar setting/time period to FF4 and FF9.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 5:01 pm to oauron
It’s called S-T-E-A-M-P-U-N-K.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 6:40 pm to FourThreeForty
Thank you for spelling it out like that.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 9:05 pm to FourThreeForty
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It’s called S-T-E-A-M-P-U-N-K.
FF7 is steampunk, FF12 is not.
Posted on 10/13/18 at 5:06 pm to sicboy
You could make the case that Basch/Ashe/Balthier are the main character. Vans is just the narrator.
Posted on 10/13/18 at 8:36 pm to HeavyCore
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"God Hates JRPGs" by HeavyCore
You could make the case that Basch/Ashe/Balthier are the main character. Vans is just the narrator.
This is heavily debated in the fandom. I agree with your analogy although I dont consider it a bad thing. Many different plays and books are told from the perspective of the "common man" detailing the roles of the heroes. This is very common in literature.
Van and Penelo are basically "input characters" for the audience. I can see how removing Van and Pen would make a better plot, albeit the gameplay would need to be rebalanced.
For example, make the Guest character slot optional. That way you can put all 4 characters out at the same time and keep one in reserve.
Posted on 10/13/18 at 8:40 pm to oauron
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That's what I was going to say. Final Fantasy XII is set in a medieval time period with very little futuristic tech in it. Very similar setting/time period to FF4 and FF9.
FFXII is more fantasy futuristic than medieval. They have Guns, laser weaponry, nethicite (ie Nukes) and air ship combat.
Matter of fact, a popular theory is that the plot is loosely based on Star Wars.
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