http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comFinal Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida has sparked a discussi...
I feel weird nowadays referring to games as JRPGs just based off the fact it implies specifically a Japanese game, even though there are RPGs that would fit the mold of one that aren't... you know, made in Japan. There's also the fact that JRPGs can be turn-based or real-time, or whatever other sort of style they're going for, like any other RPG. I just call them turn-based RPGs or Action RPGs, or whatever RPGs, no need to attach a nationality to it.
I feel weird nowadays referring to games as JRPGs just based off the fact it implies specifically a Japanese game, even though there are RPGs that would fit the mold of one that aren't... you know, made in Japan. There's also the fact that JRPGs can be turn-based or real-time, or whatever other sort of style they're going for, like any other RPG. I just call them turn-based RPGs or Action RPGs, or whatever RPGs, no need to attach a nationality to it.