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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 ent
by gillianseed 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.
I don't know, back in the Snes days where Chrono Trigger originated I remember playing Shadowrun (on the Snes) which was based upon a very successful western franchise by the same name which combined magic and technology.
- homulilly 12y agoWorth noting that magic and technology are still treated as fundamentally opposed forces in Shadowrun (essence loss and all that) compared to JRPGs like the Chrono games (though moreso in Chrono Cross than in Trigger), Final Fantasy, Phantasy Star, et al. which treat them as essentially the same thing.
- eropple 12y agoModern Shadowrun is starting to blend and merge them. (The next property in the series, Equinox, goes much further.)