alanschu

Sadly enough, I'm not a huge Star Trek fan, but I like the movies, and I knew exactly what Meta was talking about.

Which makes me ask...what's the point of this again?

Another flaw with Doom's shadows was that they weren't cast on other creatures either. Apparently it really pissed John Carmack off. I didn't notice if FEAR was able to do it or not.

Ok.......now I'm curious what the point is? Couldn't you argue that the shift from goofy anime characters to a more lifelike style in JRPGs could be attributed to an inspiration from western RPGs? I also disagree that they existed in JRPGs almost since day 1. At least for FF. I don't remember the original FF having any sort of party interactions whatsoever (or even a very good narrative).

I'm sure your heart thanks you :D

I'd reveal my ninja secrets if I could find a way to connect to the damned site.

I still don't see western RPGs becoming fully assimilated into linear games like FF7 as Lancer seemed to think.

But it did. It was already occuring in Ultima VI and Ultima VII both parts. Then there was that lapse of time (for whatever inexplicable reason) until Torment. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, Richard Garriot definitely would not think that having cool NPCs to join your party and to interact without the influence of JRPGs. Characters such as Iolo, Dupre, and Shamino were present in much, much earlier games. They just evolved into party members.

JRPGS are known for their emphasis on good NPC dialogue filled with the full gamut of emotions. Torment was more similar in that regard unlike say, Fallout for instance. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I would think that any good NPC dialogue would have to involve emotion though. I would liken PS:T's style to be more of a design decision rather than an inspiration from japanese RPGs. The game's focus was explicitly on a strong narrative....which I would say you'd be investing too much faith into JRPGs if you feel that it's narrative was inspired by JRPGs. Party interaction was inevitable....and saying that the emotion or whatever is because of JRPGs is silly, as you could just as easily attribute the inspiration to standard literature or movies.

FEAR Civ 4 Stalker Fahrenheit Empire at War Company of Heroes and many others I'm sure.

But by your own admission there was a stunning lack of western style RPG games. And most of them seemed to be the soloist type of game, rather than having a party (or at least they had parties created by the player, which are more limited in their interactions as well). I would think that if there was more definite influence from japanese RPGs...then it would have occurred sooner in western RPGs.

What western RPGs came out between Torment and Serpent Isle?

Me too.

Meh, when used with JRPG, I think CRPG is clear enough, seeing as JRPGs are almost a synonym for console RPGs.

Quality I'd say. I can spam my flirting skillz all I want, but it still doesn't change the fact that I am the suxx0r at it.

I'd be much more willing to attribute the mini-games to JRPG than character interaction. I also think that cinematic movie cutscenes would be a stretch, but who knows. And as for PS:T being inspired by FF7, I had heard that the inspiration that FF7 gave for the game was for spell effects. My original concern was still the point regarding RPGs becoming merely "JRPGs" This for one thing places a negative connotation towards the term "JRPG" even if you had no idea what it stood for. It was also a slippery slope term, and was most definitely not used in a positive way. You also completely underestimate the market. Someone else mentioned this, but as long as there are some people interested in playing "CRPGs" then there will be some developer that will make it. It'd be stupid not to. No business is going to completely ignore a sect of the market, especially if there's virtually no competition for it. It's why you still have adventure games coming out despite Adventure gaming being dead for years. On a final note, I don't consider CRPGs to be hitting the same stage of Adventure gaming.

I have a feeling it would have happened regardless of whether or not JRPGs even existed.

I say bring it on! I have a crack team of commandos EDIT: I imagine this is the place to post the action reports and whatnot? I was thinking on doing some newspaper articles for the state of affairs in Austria

I miss Sir-Tech too. Was really looking forward to it.

I think the Ninja is talented at doing the patented 404 manouver.

Hmmm, I'm Austria eh.... I wasn't around, and I guess that's the price to pay (oooh, rhymes!) And my email address is alanschu at gmail dot com

I agree about searing a steak (although I disagree about it "trapping" the juices....I think that the "trapping of juices" is more of a myth). I'm a big fan of the Montreal Steak Spice.

I've always called the demons.....demons. And I never found the game to be overly difficult....even when I had to follow that light source (in fact I ran ahead to fight imps to make things interesting).

Did you actually inquire as to where they get their steaks from? I have never actually checked to see where any of my steaks come from, although the local restaurants assure us of having Alberta beef, and those are the ones I've enjoyed the most. My brother's exchange student from Quebec also agreed

Hehehe. On the topic of Alberta, depending on who you ask, Alberta has the best beef in the world. I think that if most people were to compare beef, few would really be able to tell the difference however.