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http://www.edge-online.com/features/interview-demons-souls

Sony's Takeshi Kajii and From Software's Hidetaka Miyazaki on why the dark fantasy title has captured the imagination of players worldwide.

"Likewise, the dark, heavy fantasy setting runs contrary to the JRPG's ongoing primary-coloured charm aesthetic, while the ponderous, precise nature of the combat contains none of the insta-thrill of its exuberant, button-mashing contemporaries."

""I'm no fan of the genre westerners refer to asthe JRPG," saysTakeshi Kajii, the producer at Sony Computer Entertainment who first approached From Software with the proposition to rediscover a lost breed of action game."

casharmy

Astetic refers to the art design of the game as as opposed to others, this is not only JRPG that departs from that aesthetic, you are just ignorant to those games (NIER) is a prime example of a similar dark, heavy fantasy aesthetic that is still a JRPG

He said westerners refer to as, here a critical note...why didn't he simply say "JRPG"? Becauethat ishim just saying he doesn't not a fan of that type of rpg, but not being ignorant like many westerners he realized that the JRPG is not limited to that preception

Also, he sayd "rediscover a lost breed",if WRPGsare where they are pullingDS from...why do they have to rediscover it? Because it's not WRPGs where they were pulling their ideas from andNO WHERE in any of this does he ****fy his game as a WRPG. that is just ignorant WRPGfanboy wants and desires to deny if from being a japanse work

I agree.

There is a genre known as JRPG

and

There is a genre known as ARPG

Dark/Demon Souls fit into the latter

That's what the developer was getting at.

I'm not going to buy a system for an 8 hour long game.

http://www.edge-online.com/features/interview-demons-souls

Sony's Takeshi Kajii and From Software's Hidetaka Miyazaki on why the dark fantasy title has captured the imagination of players worldwide.

"Likewise, the dark, heavy fantasy setting runs contrary to the JRPG's ongoing primary-coloured charm aesthetic, while the ponderous, precise nature of the combat contains none of the insta-thrill of its exuberant, button-mashing contemporaries."

""I'm no fan of the genre westerners refer to as the JRPG," saysTakeshi Kajii, the producer at Sony Computer Entertainment who first approached From Software with the proposition to rediscover a lost breed of action game."

A testament to how bad Bioware is at making attractive females in their games...

They can't even model a character after an attractive woman, and have it come out half decent.

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I have two questions to people who think it's based purely off location differences.

WHY is the distinction NOT MADE with any other country?

and

WHY is the distinction NOT MADE with any other genre?

Tikeio

Ask the nerds who came up with the term. People who play other genres just play, and don't question a game's origin.

The whole WRPG/JRPG debate is no different from the Cartoon/Anime debate. In this case, a game like Dark Souls would be the "Avatar: TLA" of JRPGs.

The nerds who came up with the terms agree with me though.

I'm asking the people who disagree with the actual definitions of the terms why they think the distinction is made.

I have two questions to people who think it's based purely off location differences.

WHY is the distinction NOT MADE with any other country?

and

WHY is the distinction NOT MADE with any other genre?

If I went out into the middle of the busiest street corner in my city of 250,000 people, and yelled out:

"HAVE YOU GUYS HEARD ABOUT THE PLAYSTATION VITA!?!?!?!?!"

nobody would say yes

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[QUOTE="IAmNot_fun"] This is the actual problem.minh800

I don't want to pay $50 for 8 hour long games.

Once the library is comprised of better games then I consider game price to also be a factor of it being overpriced.

The system itself I'd pay $250 for if not the fact that the accessories/games just aren't worth that investment.

Only one game is $50 and it will probably be one of the last. There are longer and cheaper option than Golden Abyss on the Vita like Wipeout.

Wipeout's not really my thing.

That was one of the games I originally got for the PSP when I bought that at launch, and I never played it that much.

It's a Japanese made Action Role Playing Game. Why is everyone up in arms about this? Because it doesn't have horribly written dialogue and long haired angsty teen protagonists?skrat_01

Super Mario Galaxy is a Japanese made 3D Platformer, and yet we don't slap the "J" in front of that genre now do we?

Maybe because the distinctions come from something other than location? Nah, that couldn't be it.

[QUOTE="Eponique"]The Vita memory cards are overpriced.IAmNot_fun

I don't want to pay $50 for 8 hour long games.

Once the library is comprised of better games then I consider game price to also be a factor of it being overpriced.

The system itself I'd pay $250 for if not the fact that the accessories/games just aren't worth that investment.