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> It seems most JRPGs are set in a world that combines science fiction (advanced gadgets) and fantasy (magic, swords) whereas the western world keeps the two en
by mratzloff 12y ago
> It seems most JRPGs are set in a world that combines science fiction (advanced gadgets) and fantasy (magic, swords) whereas the western world keeps the two entirely separate.
One of the two most directly influential series for early JRPGs is Ultima, which for its first three incarnations (especially the first two) liberally combined science fiction with fantasy.
In America, the early '80s was a time where mixing fantasy and science fiction was popular. You had products like He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and Thundarr the Barbarian, for example. Perhaps these influenced Richard Garriott (creator of Ultima).
- zavulon 12y agoMight and Magic series also always combined fantasy with sci-fi.
- klibertp 12y agoI still remember finding a frickin' blaster in a chest in some demon-infested hive-like structure in M&M7. I didn't have much use for it at this point in game, but I was really surprised and thought it was very interesting twist in the plot... Which actually existed in 7 (not so much in 6 I'm told) too! Good times.
- marktangotango 12y agoSooo many upvotes for the Thundarr reference. That cartoon blew my mind as a kid.