"Demon's Souls is a JRPG/WRPG", let's take it to a vote.

I've seen the confusion on the boards about Demon's Souls and it's time to settle. There's 2 camps of thought.

1) Demon's Souls was made in Japan so that makes it a JRPG! It's all about where it originated!

2) Demon's Souls has WRPG gameplay and a WRPG setting! It just happened to be developed by a Japanese company!

personally, I feel that the JRPG/WRPG labels refer to traditional gameplay elements and not necessarily where the game originated from. If a Canadian dev made an RPG with strict turn-based battles driven by menus with an emphasis on level grinding and a diverse band of tweens that embark on a quest to save the world from certain doom while discovering friendship & self-worth in a linear story... I'd still consider it a JRPG.

By definition its a WRPG.... is what Im told.

I think we should abandon the JRPG and WRPG nonsense all together.

Japan isnt a genre niether is western

JRPG with western rpg influence.

It was developed in Japan, by the Japanese, thus it is a JRPG.

i always though JRPG's standed for rpgs made in japan, but dosent seem like everyone thinks so

i would call DS a JRPG since i dont consider JRPG's a style,

games like earthbound and mario RPG are JRPG's but they dont have the same type of gameplay as most JRPGs do

so that means DS is a JRPG aswell

This was already voted.

And I agree with the consensus.

I love Demon's Souls, and aside from some voice acting oddities and the interesting presentation of death, everything seems overwhelmingly western. I mean, it doesn't even have any spiky haired teenagers!

I love Demon's Souls, and aside from some voice acting oddities and the interesting presentation of death, everything seems overwhelmingly western. I mean, it doesn't even have any spiky haired teenagers!

SPYDER0416

lol

It doesn't follow any of the jrpg norms, no anime style, no squad based combat, no turn based combat, no regular japanese styles. It's a wrpg made in japan in my opinion.

JRPG with western rpg influence.

Regisland

It's a JRPG.

JRPG = RPG made by a Japanese dev...thus, Demon's Souls = JRPG. Sure it has a ton of western elements, but it's still a JRPG.killab2oo5

This was already voted.

And I agree with the consensus.

Dystopian-X

Jeez, people keep making threads on this? I would have never known.:P

I love Demon's Souls, and aside from some voice acting oddities and the interesting presentation of death, everything seems overwhelmingly western. I mean, it doesn't even have any spiky haired teenagers!

SPYDER0416

going by that it would be more of an europe styled RPG :P

considering the males arent huge bricks with muscles it cant be that much of a american styled one

RPG are broken into sub-genres based on it's gameplay not on the nationality of the person that worked on it.

How racist can you people be?

RPG are broken into sub-genres based on it's gameplay not who made.

Demon Souls is clearly a WRPG.

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

RPG are broken into sub-genres based on it's gameplay not who made.

Demon Souls is clearly a WRPG.

toast_burner

You're probably right. WRPG can be broken down even further now and days. In my day we called them CRPGs

Almost all RPGs made in Japan have gameplay mechanics made in the west, so why does this game stand out?

Those who deny A have either never played a WRPG, Demon's Souls, or are Japanese/Asian patriots. Simple. Demon's Souls borrows everything from WRPGs but then bases it around some console Action RPG mechanics.HaxxySax_7777

There have been action RPGs made in Japan before, there have been RPGs made in Japan without an "anime" style before, again, why does this game stand out?

[QUOTE="SPYDER0416"]

I love Demon's Souls, and aside from some voice acting oddities and the interesting presentation of death, everything seems overwhelmingly western. I mean, it doesn't even have any spiky haired teenagers!

Half-Way

going by that it would be more of an europe styled RPG :P

considering the males arent huge bricks with muscles it cant be that much of a american styled one

[QUOTE="HaxxySax_7777"]Those who deny A have either never played a WRPG, Demon's Souls, or are Japanese/Asian patriots. Simple. Demon's Souls borrows everything from WRPGs but then bases it around some console Action RPG mechanics.Yandere

There have been action RPGs made in Japan before, there have been RPGs made in Japan without an "anime" style before, again, why does this game stand out?

I just read the comments. I was right. Too many people think JRPGs means made in Japan. That's true but it's "evolved" to mean the Japanese-style or should I say Ultima 3 remakes with prettier graphics.HaxxySax_7777

Then why don't you call all JRPGs WRPGs?

Demon's Souls is an action-RPG, so it belongs to the wRPG subgenre. It doesn't have the necessary elements to be considered a jRPG. A jRPG isn't simply a RPG made in Japan. It's a subgenre with it's own characteristics.

Demon's Souls is an action-RPG, so it belongs to the wRPG subgenre. It doesn't have the necessary elements to be considered a jRPG. A jRPG isn't simply a RPG made in Japan. It's a subgenre with it's own characteristics.

RyuRanVII

WRPG is not a sub-genre, action RPG is, or should we start calling the "Tales" series WRPGs?

Um what? It's made in Japan, so you could say that it's technically a JRPG, but that's just ridiculous. If Final Fantasy was made by Bethesda it wouldn't suddenly become a WRPG.

JRPG and WRPG refers to genres, not location, I can't believe so many people picked option 2. Just unbelievable.

The game is a WRPG through and through.

JRPG is a stereotype.

Because its a politically incorrect generalization of all RPGs released from Japan on the assumption that they are all anime-themed, turned based adventure games with random encounters. Rather than naming the games in correspondance to its own individual merits; most journalistic publications summed it up as JRPG by both it's national roots and unique design. But now and days, the nationalily portion of it is no longer part of the definition because we are more politically correct.

In short, when you say a game is a JRPG, its not because its made by Japanese people. Its because it follows the unique conventions of older RPGs, like turned-based combat, anime themes and randam encounters.

It's no different from Anime coined from idea of Japanese Animation. Yes it's technically animation designed by Japanese, but now and days it's defined but it's unique design not it's national origin.

JRPG is a stereotype.

Because its a politically incorrect generalization of all RPGs released from Japan on the assumption that they are all anime-themed, turned based adventure games with random encounters. Rather than naming the games in correspondance to its own individual merits; most journalistic publications summed it up as JRPG by both it's national roots and unique design

In short, when you say a game is a JRPG, its not because its

It's no different from Anime coined from idea of Japanese Animation. Yes it's technically animation designed by Japanese, but now and days it's defined but it's unique design not it's national origin.

Blue-Sky

It's no different from Anime coined from idea of Japanese Animation. Yes it's technically animation designed by Japanese, but now and days it's defined but it's unique design not it's national origin.

Blue-Sky

I rarely see actual fans of anime call cartoons like Avatar anime.

It's no different from Anime coined from idea of Japanese Animation. Yes it's technically animation designed by Japanese, but now and days it's defined but it's unique design not it's national origin.Blue-Sky

Ok I guess Action RPG = WRPG in this thread.bobaban

[QUOTE="toast_burner"]

I think we should abandon the JRPG and WRPG nonsense all together.

Japan isnt a genre niether is western

AncientDozer

[QUOTE="bobaban"]Ok I guess Action RPG = WRPG in this thread.Hahadouken