There's a handful of things wrong with JRPGs, and here's what we have found to be wrong with almost all of them, and what can be done to improve them.
In a Game Rant interview, One Fenix Down's developer talks about how '90s RPGs influenced the development, story, and world of the game.
All North American release dates for JRPGs coming out in 2023, including softly confirmed and still to be announced titles.
Good list though. Hopefully they will keep it updated and rolling along. So many jrpgs coming out this year or so.
After 2 long years, we finally have a release window for Final Fantasy XVI. But the names behind the title, are probably largely unknown outside of the Final Fantasy XIV bubble. So allow us to introduce you to the team of Final Fantasy XVI and why you should be excited!
Same, what has been showcased so far doesn't leave me excited but I have faith in Yoshi P.
That's like saying Cyberpunk was automatically in good hands because the Witcher 3 was amazing and GOTY
Each new project is a a blank slate, always expect the unexpected, not everything is going to be good because the last thing the team did was.
Agreed. Not that I wouldn't be excited about a future game from a renowned studio. But, I am already put off by the FF16 trailer. The combat just doesn't seem fun to me and I need to know more of the story. It doesn't seem exciting to me. It just looks like it's trying to be safe.
Combat looks more fun to me but i like action game combat.
And a Final Fantasy game going with a Devil May Cry style combat system is nowhere close to tying to be Safe.
A turn based combat system would be the safest combat system to use.
But has Square put a out a game as bad as Cyberpunk was? No they haven’t not even with the likes of FFXIII and XV
They haven't put out a FF game that bad...but they did release Balan, Quiet Man and Left Alive.
The point isn’t about if it’s broken
It’s about automatically giving a pass on a new game because the last developers game was great. So because FFXIV is great this is automatically going to be? Yeah it shouldn’t work like that.
Umm, to a point, I agree.
1. Of course, you must also realize the inverse is true. A terrible game made by a studio doesn't mean the next game will be bad. Even a bad track record doesn't suggest that the next game will be bad.
2. I would say it is moreso a matter of playing to a studio's strengths that matters above all else. In the instance of Cyberpunk, I haven't played it, but my sense is that it's a good game if it wasn't such a buggy mess. A high quality production wrapped in poor testing/optimization. I would also say that CDPR is probably much better at making open world fantasy RPGs than FPS games. I think they're similar to Guerilla in this context; Killzone was never a strong series in my opinion, but they really hit their stride with Horizon. FromSoft made Tenchu which I loved, but they also hit some rough patches until the Souls games, which have been pretty consistent in quality (DS2 is arguably the worst, but was still an enjoyable experience). For that reason, I see it as playing to one's strength. Some studios are far more versatile like Naughty Dog, Insomniac, etc. Others are kind of one trick ponies. So I would say that if the FFXVI team plays to its strengths, it'll be a solid game.
Just my thoughts on the matter.
@Foxtrot I'm with you on this one.
Kingdom Hearts isn't what it used to be, Final Fantasy XV was very crap compared to what we've seen from vs XIII and like I said in another post about this game I think it just looks very uninspired.
I used to buy every SquareSoft/Enix game without a second thought, now I have the complete opposite.
Things are looking good. But really, we should all wait til we play it ourselves to tell if it's a good game. Ffs (not including the mmos) been needing a big W in a very long time. The remake of ff7 although good, wasn't anything amazing.
Yoshi-p did amazing with 14 but it doesn't mean they can do amazing with a sp mainline ff game.
There is always a chance! But most of the team behind XVI has also worked on FFIX, Tactics and XII. The team definitely has a certain style of game they want to make. Which I would mostly attribute to working with Yasumi Matsuno, after combing through heaps of interviews. Most of them cite him as a massive influence on them.
Agreed with the horrible stories and overly complicated level up system. JRPG's seem to be moving away from the random encounters with invisible enemies so I wouldn't really complain about that.
I seriously don't care what characters wear cuz I'm not an easily triggered sensitive SJW. If I see a scantily clad man or woman in any genre, it doesn't really affect me since it's just pixels and all I care about is having a good time.
Random encounters are a series staple for many franchises. Although I love RPGs where I see every enemy on the map, I can understand why some would like to retain the feature in a series like Pokémon.
Complaining about things that haven't really been common in high quality JRPGs since 2002. Good Job.
Random encounters are still super common, but they are also nowhere near the *every 5 feet* thing that some of the worst examples had over a decade ago.
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PS: I like nakedness. As long as it's properly contextualized, at least. Exploitative Oblgatory beach scene? Bring it on, as long as you don't get too tacky with exploitation I'll probably enjoy it, especially if it's used properly and has interesting character interactions and comes at a part in the story when we need a break from the intensity.
PPS: Yes I am a woman, I still like it. I like pretty people, I like to see a lot of pretty people. As long as the context makes sense I don't see how developers catering to those interests is a bad thing, and it's not like there is any shortage of JRPGs that don't do it.
IMO, they are primarily keeping to the old formula because that's what seems to be appreciated by their target audience. Meaning, JRPGs have not evolved very much. I have long said, back during the beginning of PS3, that Japan is no longer the genius market that it used to be, especially since so many other countries have developers that are making games that cater to a world-wide audience instead of a localized audience.