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Part 4 is all about JRPGs. As to "golden age" it appears he meant golden age of western CRPGs (or should we say tabletop-inspired RPGs). He even mentions that
by paulryanrogers 3y ago
Part 4 is all about JRPGs.
As to "golden age" it appears he meant golden age of western CRPGs (or should we say tabletop-inspired RPGs). He even mentions that he's not making a video about the entire JRPG history.
- pcthrowaway 3y agoPart 4 is the shortest section of the video, and he skips over some of the most influential RPGs. He mentions some of the earlier ones (pre-1990) but then basically says "There's too much to talk about here so I'm going to skip it". I don't think he mentioned a single RPG for SNES other (maybe?) Final Fantasy VI This isn't even fair as a representation of RPG development and consumption in the West. Between ~1987 and 1997 almost all the commercially successful RPGs for consoles (in the West even) were "JRPGs". Overlooking the influence of these on all the later Western RPGs he does cover misses a big chunk of RPG history even as it focuses on the west.
- paulryanrogers 3y agoFinal Fantasy 7 is shown and mentioned along with 6. In the discussion of the shift to 3D with story and graphics over traditional RPG properties like rolls and character creation. Not sure what would satisfy you. But I think it's reasonable to take it for what it is, one YouTuber's retrospective on (mostly western) RPG evolution.