Comments on: The Japanese RPG, for a mature audience.

By: Dina Farmer

Dina Farmer — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 19:14:09 +0000

I tried one back on PS2 but I couldn’t really get into it.

By: gamerwife

gamerwife — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 19:08:58 +0000

Have you played any of the Persona games? From what I understand they are more mature in their storytelling. At least by Japanese standards.

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By: Dina Farmer

Dina Farmer — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 00:59:11 +0000

I would say a little of both. I feel that in general most JRPGs involve a young protagonist that is often times growing into their own. But in general most JRPGs aren’t as dark as games such as Skyrium or Dragon Age. Although, there have been a handful of games in the past form JRPG that are very mature. There hasn’t been much recently, that I would call a mature game out of the ones that have made it to to the west.

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By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 22:39:54 +0000

I agree that the larger franchises like Final Fantasy have stagnated a bit, but I’m wondering what you mean when you say you’d like them to target a more mature audience. Is it in terms of the actual characters’ ages or is it more to do with theme and tone?

I too would like some more JRPGs that are darker in tone, but we have actually had some of those in the past. Some that come to mind are Final Fantasy VI and Earthbound. In particular, If you haven’t played Earthbound, then it might be worth a try since it’s on the Wii U virtual console. The characters are children, but the game carries a darker subtext that kinda gives everything going on kind of a surreal feeling. Very different from most anything else.

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