Kitase talks about Action RPGs, is this FFXV's future?

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^ Yep, and that is a large chunk of the Western gaming population, if various gaming message boards are enough to go by (they probably aren't). Most people throw the J around as a derogatory statement. I partially blame internet personalities like Yahtzee.

Demon Souls as WRPGs.

Really? I'm curious again - how do you see Demon's Souls as a WRPG? I guess I'm just not understanding your definition of WRPG. Are you going by pure aesthetic? Dragon Age and Demon's Souls couldn't be more different mechanically, really.

And again they might be talking about Dragon Age II which was more like a hack n slash.

Isn't Dragon Age II also fairly hated by Dragon Age and Bioware fans? I'm sure it sold well, but I never see it brought up online without most people saying it was a terrible game these days. Should Square really be looking at games fans didn't like for inspiration?

SE are so out of touch with what makes a good game that it isn't even funny anymore. The thing that's potentially depressing is the way in which Kitase referenced DA2. Did he simply point out that DA2 is the trend and hint that the FF games might follow suit? Or did he explicitly mention his experience playing it, and then outline why he thought it was a good videogame and why it would be a good inspiration for the FF series? It's disheartening to see how much business language goes into interviews and gaming articles these days and how no one (especially interviewers) ever go and call them out on it.