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Agreed. I have always used it to simply refer to the different style of RPG which developed in Japan. It's not a discriminatory term (at least, not in the pejor
by bigstrat2003 3y ago
Agreed. I have always used it to simply refer to the different style of RPG which developed in Japan. It's not a discriminatory term (at least, not in the pejorative sense) at all IMO. In fact, I prefer JRPGs.
- krapp 3y agoIt isn't really a style specific to Japan though, which is the point. Undertale is aesthetically more of a JRPG than Dark Souls. We should just be calling RPGs made in Japan "RPGs."
- mjr00 3y ago> Undertale is aesthetically more of a JRPG than Dark Souls. ... and that's exactly why most people consider Undertale a JRPG and basically nobody considers Dark Souls a JRPG? JRPG has not meant "RPG made in Japan" for a long time; it now means "RPG similar to the ones popularized by Japanese developers in the late 80s to mid 90s." Or "Japanese-style Role Playing Games" for short.
- bigstrat2003 3y agoThe style originated in (or was at least popularized by) Japan. That's why it's called JRPG. To address your examples: Undertale is a JRPG, Dark Souls is not (it's a WRPG). It's a genre, not a country of origin stamp.