[QUOTE="PullTheTricker"][QUOTE="Zeliard9"][QUOTE="jangojay"][QUOTE="Dahaka-UK"]I don't think western developers where being very creative when making generic meat head solider characters or mute characters that start off with no back story whatsoever(elder scrolls). Fact of the matter is really, this guy. Cloud has a far more intresting story to tell than any western character out there.
And no Star Ocean 4 is real time combat just like Star Ocean 3 and 2,1 before it
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The characters themself may have no story but the overall world on the other hand had lots of lore.
You can't really compare the two. I've always said that WRPGs and JRPGs are almost completely different genres. The biggest difference (generally) is that in JRPGs, you play a character. In WRPGs, you create a character.
And I say this as someone who likes both a great deal. But they simply offer different things.
I like both also. FFIII and FFVII are one of my favourite games of all time. but I think Japanese role playing games are more about strategic gameplay, and it usually lacks alot of RP'ing aspects. Also WRPG genre does not feature gender confused main characters. Wich is one of the thing I dislike about them.
In the traditional sense it is less RP'ing but you are technically still playing a role. Just one not of your choosing. And what is one JRPG with a gender confused main character? Not a single one is confused about their gender, people just put their own insecurities on them while playing. Heaven forbid a guy show his chest, he must be a homosexual. :roll:Wait, you're calling me insecure because I don't like to role play as a character that looks like a barbie doll? I think there is some other term for that. A Pedohile.

Not insecure. It just ruins the role playing aspect for me.
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