The term JRPG can be a bit controversial, depending on which gaming scene you find yourself in. Some might take this to mean that Japanese RPGs should be classified differently from role-playing games designed by other developers. However, the creators of Bayonetta and Devil May Cry think the term is a good thing.
accepting VGCDuring the interview, he said : “When you look at Bayonetta as a character, she doesn’t look like Kratos is strong, she doesn’t look like she can handle these huge demons, but she is very unique, in the way she was created, in our A uniquely Japanese perspective on the way action game heroes are viewed.
Here’s something about it – these are RPG games in a sense that only Japanese creators can craft with their unique sensibility when creating these experiences. I think that’s certainly something to celebrate, and that someone should really commit to making a “King of JRPG” game to express that. As Japanese game creators, we are very proud of the term JRPG.
Whether or not you agree with the term, it’s clear that a game being a JRPG doesn’t hurt how many sales it can get because, as Kamiya highlighted, many incredible franchises come from Japanese developers.
What do you think, should JRPG be a proud term?
