Quote Originally Posted by ShinGundam View Post
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Actually, Versus XIII is the last hope for traditional Action Adventure RPGs, stuff like Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma which are don't exist anymore because they do take a long time to make them, probably some of the hardest and most time consuming genre.
Ahh I understand my mistake. But I have to disagree with your statement of the ARPGs dying. Action Adventure RPGs are some of the best selling RPGs this gen, not to mention some the highest rated. Everything from Dragon Age, Fable, Mass Effect, etc. (most WRPGs) are under that banner, so no, VERSUS will not be deciding that genre's fate.

What I had meant to say was that VERSUS XIII might be showing other Japanese developers to see a less traditional style to the genre and take a more action-esque route in the future. I agree that for us, the gamers, this is bad. It'll mean that there's less variety out their in types of genres (read: most new IPs are FPS nowadays). But in the business stand point it'll be better for the company to sell more units if they're appealing to a broader audience. Don't get me wrong, I love JRPGs, but at the same time I want to see more innovation so that the Japanese industry will still have a place 5-10 years from now. Japanese presence in the gaming industry is in an alarming decline and more and more closures mixed with amalgamating studios is making the industry alot tougher to survive in. I just want to make sure that JRPGs have a place in the future.