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Anonymous 11/13/08(Thu)18:44 No.22715770  

I play jRPGs almost exclusively. I am not a weeaboo, it just so happens that the RPGs I like the most come from Japan. I don't get fed up with belts and zippers because I am a reasonable person who can deal with a few unpleasant things without having to act like a child.

The only wRPGs I've played are Morrowind, Oblivion, and Diablo 2. I've tried to get into Deus Ex and Baldur's Gate, but it just didn't happen.

Things I don't like about wRPGs:
1. The worlds all feel the same. Same generic LoTR knock-off setting (I haven't played Fallout).

2. Lack of personality. The main character is a blank slate 99% of the time. I don't like when they do this in jRPGs either (Chrono Trigger, Suikoden...).

3. Lack of party members. It's one of my favorite parts of jRPGs: character interaction. I don't care about morally branching dialog because it's never seemed that deep in the first place.

Things I like about wRPGs:

1. Skill growth. I love the system from Morrowind/Oblivion. It should be required in all jRPGs. The more you use a skill, the better it gets. Obvious.

2. Sidequests. The amount of different guilds you could join in Morrowind is staggering and probably the most fun of that game.

3. Combat. Real-time combat is almost always funner than turn-based. Diablo 2 has the most satisfying combat I've ever experienced in a video game.

I guess I'm looking for a wRPG that might appeal to someone who enjoys interesting characters, and a world that isn't just generic fantasy #47363.