I’ve always thought of Disco as western but it feels bizarre to classify a game about communism made by people form a former soviet state “western”.
I guess it's kinda like the debate about whether champagne is still champagne if it's not made in the Champagne region of France. Imo it depends on the context you're talking about. If you're trying to specifically ascertain where a sparkling wine was made, then no, non Champagne sparkling wine is not champagne. However, if you're just talking about the characteristics of the sparkling wine, then a lot of non-Champagne sparkling wine is basically identical for all practical purposes.
JRPG and Western RPG are just shorthands to group certain types of games together based on shared characteristics. It's entirely possible for a "Western" dev to make a JRPG style game and vice versa.
In that context, I think Disco can be regarded as a "Western" RPG but not a close fit into the overall archetype.
I guess it's kinda like the debate about whether champagne is still champagne if it's not made in the Champagne region of France. Imo it depends on the context you're talking about. If you're trying to specifically ascertain where a sparkling wine was made, then no, non Champagne sparkling wine is not champagne. However, if you're just talking about the characteristics of the sparkling wine, then a lot of non-Champagne sparkling wine is basically identical for all practical purposes.
JRPG and Western RPG are just shorthands to group certain types of games together based on shared characteristics. It's entirely possible for a "Western" dev to make a JRPG style game and vice versa.
In that context, I think Disco can be regarded as a "Western" RPG but not a close fit into the overall archetype.