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Final Fantasy XIII producer, Yoshinori Kitase, has recently revealed that he does not consider the game to be a JRPG (Japanese RPG), because "there's a trend these days to strictly categorize games as western RPGs or Japanese RPGs, but Final Fantasy is something that we don't try to categorize as either/or."
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Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase has said that he doesn't view his game as a J-RPG (Japanese RPG).
But Kitase has reasons for his view. "There's a trend these days to strictly categorize games as western RPGs or Japanese RPGs, but Final Fantasy is something that we don't try to categorize as either/or."
"For us, the game straddles genre," he added.
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- Final Fantasy XIII is not strictly Japanese style (neoseeker.com)
- Final Fantasy Isn't an Ordinary J-RPG, Says Square Enix (news.softpedia.com)
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its japanese. its an 'rpg'. it's not really an actual rpg. it's a jrpg.
Unless they screw it up. >_>
Saying final fantasy isn't a JRPG is like saying Mario isn't nintendo's mascot.
If you ask me though, if they're gonna hold on to the name of Final fantasy, the legacy of it, then they've gotta keep the theme and feel the same. If they're making something very very different to Final Fantasy as we know it, then it's only "final fantasy" in name, and not in gameplay or spirit. So they may as well start a new franchise instead of defiling whats there. But we'll see anyway man, maybe this is just their way of saying they're gonna get Final Fantasy back on track.
THIS game, HIS game, XIII, he doesnt wanna categorize as a JRPG.
Then beyond that, he's talking about genres and categorys in general, not specifically JRPG.
As in, they try not to categorize the games and franchise too much either way; on an individual basis, so as not to limit the market or number of people playing i.e. its a "shooter/rpg", or its set in an "industrial/fantasy" setting. That sort of thing. And in specific, this edition, XIII, they're trying not to categorize as western rpg or Jrpg, in terms of gameplay.
As in, THIS game (XIII) straddles genres.
So he's not saying, Final Fantasy as a franchise hasnt BEEN Jrpgs. He's saying, this one, he doesnt wanna label it as that. I dunno if it is or not, I havent played it.
Thats how I understood it.
The fact is man, he doesnt "clearly" say anything, other than EXACTLY what hes said up there, there's no clear about it beyond that, lets not put words in their mouth; it doesnt particularly matter either way; all they're doing is trying to get people who wouldnt normally be interested in the game, interested.
Anyways Sqeenix, thats saying Halo isn't a FPS, it's above that.
Or Super Smash Bros. Isn't a "fighting" game, it too is above the categorizations.
Stop trying to hype the game and give us MOAR TRAILERS!!!
Oh and cool looking bundle. Gotta have a bundle these days.
It's a JRPG. Fact.
Get over yourselves and stop thinking that's such a bad thing; the game is still going to rape sales and be loved and if that isn't enough then feel free to cut yourself over it.
either FF13 with be a JRPG (which it will) or a western RPG. there is no such thing as neither.
Anyway, you're missing the point. See a few comments above.
Oh and that was the best come back ever 'i'm not ignorant, leave me alone dumbass, you aren't the king of the world.'
priceless xD
all this is is Squeenix trying to get more interest and more press for the game by saying it will be new and different than past FF's or even any of their past games. they obviously dont want it to tank hardcore like Last Remnant and Infinite Undiscovery just did.
If you didn't know either of these games, or where they made. You'd still know which was the JRPG and which isn't just by knowing the (Mostly Negative) Stereotypical look of one - The Kind SE say they are 'trying' to avoid. I gather from the article that they want people to look at the game and not instantly think 'It's a JRPG'.
You seem to be taking the term too literal then needed, Granted, JRPG can simply be used to say 'this game is a Role playing game made in Japan', but its not common from my experience.
EDIT: Gothic Girl Seems to have deleted her reply, meh.
And if Oblivion were made in Japan, I wouldn't call it a Western RPG. That's just silly.
Non-Western RPGs are defined by their region. JRPGs from Japan, KRPGs from Korea, and so on. Sure, they can have sub-genres (action, anime, etc). But FFXIII is still essentially a JRPG, regardless of whether Squeenix are straying from JRPG characteristics and/or what sub-genres it might have.
I'm not taking the term too literally. Squeenix are being ambiguous about it.
(though if that really is Squeenix's goal, then they're kinda failing. It's hard to look at FFXIII and not say it looks like a typical JRPG.
But as long as it's good, I don't really care. They better not have messed this up with this "not JRPG" idea in mind. Or else.
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