Square Enix has gone the opposite direction and rather than embrace roleplaying they have embraced linear storytelling with huge cinematics and a stat based strategy heavyД¬ombat. They haveД¬reated vast open world games which encourage total immersion within the game world. Bethesda has taken the freedom aspect of RPG's and the fact you should be able to make choices that affect the outcome of missions and embraced it. Several choices in the game between good and evil right up to making a choice at the end as well. There were a few games out there that did try to deliver a level of Freedom, Wrath of Nicodemus was one giving you the freedom to travel anywhere in the game world and even enter areas where you were too low a level to survive. The limitations of the 80's meant RPG's borrowed heavily from mechanics of Table top RPG's but couldn't follow through on the unlimited freedom If it's made in Europe or the US and give you the same freedom it is simply a Roleplaying game. if it's made in japan and gives you the freedom to do what you want within the game world and storyline with decisions that affect the outcome, it is simply a There actually isn't any such thing as JRPG and WRPG. A video game RPG is genre that has been defined by the ages. Imo, the term 'role playing game' is being overanalyzed.

Sadly, not many gamers today can distinguish the difference or importance between the JRPG or WRPG. I had to point to all this but I'm too tired to explain it right now. While this is probably the best answer it won't help define what else to call an JRPG. Why are games like FF considered rpgs then? Or any JRPG fo that matter?Д«ecause eastern ideology and western ideology carry separate worldviews towards the notion of what defines a contemporary role-playing game. However, these 'true' RPGs (JRPGs btw, they're still out there) you speak of, by definition,ДЄre linear RPGs. All the devs can do is mask these the best they can. AI, script logic, e.g.: walk past the archwayДЄnd queue cutscene, ect. Events and actions trigger subsequent events and reactions. There can't be a real freedom way to play. I get the feeling you're taking my 'linear' comment to the extreme. Short 'RPGs' to please the gamers that got bored quickly because hate sometimes conversations, exploration, cutsecenes or sidequest and rather play RPGs ala FPS mode rushing through it. RPGs are supposed to be massive and include a lot of quest but that days of true RPGs stayed in the past. RPGs were different from others genres for things already mentioned for Tatakai and others gamers in the thread but specially because there wasn't a 'go to point A go to point B path'. It is unclear whether these rumors pertain to Dragon Age III or a stand-alone Recent rumors suggest BioWare plans to introduce a multiplayer component to the franchise, one that will have both cooperative and competitive play, as well as playable dragons. We think we can do some wonderful things.'Д«ioWare has yet to formally announce a third Dragon Age. 'We're checking out aggressively,' he continued. More of an open-world feel,' Muzyka told Wired. ' is going to have the best of features from the prior Dragon Age games, but it's also going to have a lot of things I think players are going to find compelling from some of the games that are out now that are doing really well with Wired, Muzyka said that in addition to listening to Dragon Age II feedback from players, the developers working on the next installment in the franchise have been monitoring the wins and losses of other recent fantasy role-playing games.

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