" Another thing I think is responsible for the current JRPG hate is that Japan and the western world have been moving in different directions in terms of gaming for a while now. What they want in games this gen isn't what we want in games this gen. They want Monster Hunter. We want Call of Duty and Gears."
I couldn't agree more.
For me, it runs deeper than the JRPG genre. I used to love all things related to Japanese gaming. Now, I grow more and more tired of Japanese themes that just seem silly. The last straw for me was being called 'Gaijin' over and over again while being tortured with terrible controls and game design in Red Steel. After going from that to Mass Effect, I was ruined Japanese games in general. No, that's not right. Japanese themes not Japanese games. I want a level of maturity that Japanese themes tend to break all too often.
...I guess I'm growing up, and I want my RPG's to grow up with me.
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