Video Game General 2: Definitive/Remastered Edition

@igotnopicks  
DA is just a JRPG in a WRPG suit.

Finally got to the surface.  
Hades was waiting for me.  
We fought.  
He won.

@Meanlucario
 
Well, plot-wise. Aesthetically, gameplay etc it’s very much rooted in western DnD-esque wrpg.

@Dustcan  
No, able to look almost everything without anyone caring is very JRPG.

@Meanlucario  
It’s very WRPG.

 
Soul  
Soulless

@igotnopicks  
Not the WRPGs I’ve played.

It took me 3 days to beat Ornstein and Smough.
 
Is that good, or about average?

@Background Pony #EEEC
 
They can be beaten in about 7 minutes.

@Dustcan  
What’s the difference exactly between jrpgs and wrpgs?

@Dustcan  
If you are not doing a speed run then true.

Sometimes, Smough will jump backwards repeatedly, giving you an easy shot at hitting him and dealing a lot of damage.

@Background Pony #EEEC  
I recommend killing him first, since Ornstein’s butt slam has a smaller range and you can avoid his grapple attack by circle-strafing.

Was randomly recommended this music and this music by someone on discord.
 
cries immediately.
 
Idk…I’m a sucker for Undertale or anything that reminds me of it.

@ichiban iceychan 1517  
Scope and length, usually

@ichiban iceychan 1517  
One is developed in Japan, the other in western countries like the US, Canada and parts of Europe.

I think I might be bad at Dark Souls. It usually takes me a day to a day and a half to beat a boss.

@Background Pony #EEEC
 
Hence git gud meme
 
As you get the hang of timing, boss movements, parry dis you filthy casul, weapon damage, etc it starts to get less frustrating

>Play Bloodborne for the first time  
>Not be able to beat Amelia  
>After beating DS1 and playing DS2 and DS3, start a new game on Bloodborne  
>Beat Amelia on first try this time
 
Was I properly leveled up for Amelia, or was she easier because I had more experience with Soulsborne?

@Background Pony #EEEC
 
50-50

@Background Pony #EEEC  
Beating the boss is the important part.

@ichiban iceychan 1517
 
Besides the obvious in the nations they were developed in, there’s the themes and story beats as well as gameplay elements more associated to them.
 
Like, it’s tough to explain offhand, but a rule of thumb is that wrpg stories are more about dragons and myth and stuff steeped in metaphors and the leads being ubermensches, while a jrpg typically deals with gods and religion with a band of comrades.

@Dustcan  
I think that WRPGs tend to be more “open” and “free,” with JRPG more “story-focused” and the like.

I still am not over that the main antagonist of Pillars of Eternity is named Thaos.

@Meanlucario  
This is just a personal view, but I’ve always felt that the difference between WRPGS and JRPGS is their areas of focus. Now it isn’t always a hard rule, but I’ve always felt that WRPGS put more emphasis on the world itself, and how the player’s actions impact that world. JRPGS, on the other hand, put more focus on the characters, and the bonds between them. And that’s best reflected in how the lead character is presented- a lot of JRPGS typically give you a predefined character, while WRPGS typically let the player create their own.