Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

...it was only a matter of time before WRPGs took over. The most important aspect of a video game in the eyes of mainstream and casual gamers is the gameplay and not the story. There are far more mainstream and casual gamers in the West than JRPG fans so by focusing more on story than gameplay means you're targeting a niche market.

Look at the WRPG Skyrim. The game has basically no story but it is fun to just run around and explore that well realised world. That's what mainstream and casual gamers like. They like gameplay to be the focus. They have film and books to get a good story.

Leona Lewis (a casual gamer) said it best when she was playing FFXIII:

"I just want to run around the land all day."

Here's the clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZzV_0ORwlM
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"JRPGs are not mainly about story. That's just a trend FF started. Look at the huge sales of Pokemon. Do people buy it for the story? Hell no! " ~ Vex

that woman wants to run around the land all day. the other dude want an engaging and present plot

KOFXIII posted...

that woman wants to run around the land all day. the other dude want an engaging and present plot

Only JRPG fans (who are a niche in the West) want an engaging plot rather than a focus on gameplay and exploration.
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"JRPGs are not mainly about story. That's just a trend FF started. Look at the huge sales of Pokemon. Do people buy it for the story? Hell no! " ~ Vex

Galvanization posted...

...it was only a matter of time before WRPGs took over. The most important aspect of a video game in the eyes of mainstream and casual gamers is the gameplay and not the story. There are far more mainstream and casual gamers in the West than JRPG fans so by focusing more on story than gameplay means you're targeting a niche market.

Look at the WRPG Skyrim. The game has basically no story but it is fun to just run around and explore that well realised world. That's what mainstream and casual gamers like. They like gameplay to be the focus. They have film and books to get a good story.

Leona Lewis (a casual gamer) said it best when she was playing FFXIII:

"I just want to run around the land all day."

Here's the clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZzV_0ORwlM

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Real RPG fans want both an amazing story and amazing gameplay. Not one or the other.

/topic.
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People like Skyrim because its side STORIES. or quests. The main quest is weak, but the side stories you can become so many different things like an imperial, a master mage etc.

Difference between FF and Skyrim is that Skyrim puts emphasis on player decisions or allowing them to become many different things.

FF usually has a set story.

Both focus on story though just one is more open.
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Yukanna posted...

People like Skyrim because its side STORIES. or quests. The main quest is weak, but the side stories you can become so many different things like an imperial, a master mage etc.

Difference between FF and Skyrim is that Skyrim puts emphasis on player decisions or allowing them to become many different things.

FF usually has a set story.

Both focus on story though just one is more open.

Dark Brotherhood ftw!

From: theofficefan99 | #005

Real RPG fans want both an amazing story and amazing gameplay. Not one or the other.

/topic.

This!

theofficefan99 posted...

Real RPG fans want both an amazing story and amazing gameplay. Not one or the other.

/topic.

True that. Although I'll put Gameplay over Story any time.
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