JRPG as a genre finally got a chance to grow up

I think that the actual significance of this game being a hit is showing that there's a market for JRPG gameplay divorced from JRPG storytelling.

JRPGs as they currently exist are kind of an interactive extension of the anime industry. There's subtle differences, but not enough to differentiate the audiences much. And that's fine, anime is a growing medium and people like the games that are getting made. But there's a huge audience of people who play video games who aren't gonna show up for coming of age stories about ridiculously clothed teens with technicolor hair, high pitched voices, poor communication skills etc.

It's incredibly healthy for the gameplay structure to be divorced from the art and storytelling expectations that have gotten so entrenched. There's no reason for them to have to be a package deal. Games like Expedition 33 will lead to a wider audience playing this style of game, which will lead to more and different developers taking chances making these games, which leads to a more diverse and vibrant scene overall.

Meanwhile Atlus will continue making Persona "my self insert high school anime fantasy" and Square Enix will continue making Kingdom Hearts games about the power of friendship and light overcoming darkness. Falcom will never make a game about a character older than 19. The games that were already getting made are not at all under threat, there's no downside.

Where are the people who were saying "5 million announcement any time now"?

Anon, you posted this knowing it'd bait people, or perhaps you copypasted this from somewhere else like reddit or resetera.

But you are literally and unequivocally correct. This is growth for the JRPG genre. Now, it's not literally the pioneer of JRPGs with a unique story, but it's a kick in the ass that the genre needs right now and has needed for a long while.

divorced from JRPG storytelling

You mean that we stop criticizing your Jewish God. And revolve around individual problems like you instead, right?

Everything this copypasta says about JRPG protagonists isn't true for even half of them. I bet you also think shonen is the only genre in anime and manga.

It's a Super Mario RPG clone that sold less copies than Super Mario RPG.

got a chance to grow up

It's literally, literally Bing, Bing, Wahoo, and didn't manage to out-perform it despite releasing on every platform instead of just one.

Super Mario RPG is almost as old as I am, bro. And E33 has better story, combat and visuals.

Don't look up how much Persona 5 has sold

JRPGs don't criticize god, they just kill him.

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Look up "Persona 5 sales"

One of the first results on google images is literally this one

Kek. Funny coincidence.

Persona 5 sales have jumped a surprising amount since we last heard about how well the super stylish role-playing game was doing. Previously, the title had hit 2.7 million copies -- this was back in August -- but since then, it's actually smashed through 3 million units, which is pretty impressive considering the arrival of Persona 5 Royal in Japan, and its recently revealed March 2020 release date here in the West.

Not that this means all that much, since obviously what matters is the legs E33 will have, but E33 did smash it in the same time period.

It took Persona 5 two and a half months to sell 3.2 millon copies.

Can't wait for this astroturfing campaign to end and to never hear about this slop again.

Mario and luigi but ugly

3.3 million downloads with no taste in games

Sorry, missed the years. It took three years and two and a half months for P5 to sell 3.2 million copies.

+4 million of Royal
Damn, I forgot the 7 million were for the 2 versions combined.

bashing atlus when Persona 5 sold like 6 millions

No shit they gonna keep doing that you fucking retard

I don't like it, therefore it's astroturifing!

Ah, the final refuge of an imbecil...
I don't care about GTA V or VI one bit, but it doesn't mean I'm deluding myself by pretending everyone posting about them is a paid shill.

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Anon, the astroturfing campaign ended weeks ago. It's riding on genuine love at this point and you're just coping. Sorry you lost, anime shitter.

it took three console generations and a remaster for P5 to reach twice the sales of an AA game

xhe admits theres an astroturfing campaign

I unironically want Kojima and Death Stranding 2 to btfo this game.

Im tired of these fucking shills subhumans shitting on japanese games using a game that stole all their idea from japanese games even the fucking twist has been done to death.

Danganronpa V3, Star Ocean 3, Final fantasy tactic advanced

Actually we're in the "wholesome chungus developers and their totally organic success" phase of the campaign.

I genuinely thought my days of being amazed by games were over. After 20 years of gaming, nothing truly stuck anymore and I felt like I had outgrown my hobby. Then Clair Obscur came along. At 30, I’ve just found the game I’ve been waiting for my whole life. Absolutely breathtaking, never felt that much in a game.

Is that what they told us in the weekly Ubisoft meeting? Sorry, I couldn't attend. My paycheck for anti-shilling was so late that my car got impounded.

You can easily imagine whoever wrote this has only played mainstream massively hyped games his entire life, including this one.

No, nigga. It means staying away from that gay ass anime shit and goofy looking character designs no one in their right mind would ever take seriously.

Hyuck, bet he has not even played Farty adventure 4 or Rape simulator like me, the REAL videogamer!

That's exactly what a casual who only plays mainstream trash would say.

I want the opposite, JRPG aesthetics and storytelling but western (i.e: good) gameplay

If you don’t like anime shit why are you playing a JRPG? That’s like being into metal but you just can’t stand the guitar

western (i.e: good) gameplay

Based, unironically.

Western gameplay is just FPS or TPS

Looking through reddit, they really love E33.

Just because the trash you play is obscure doesn't mean it's any good.

Why do we care about growing a mustache and beard like Western people? Why should we care when it's you who's copying? The dark tones of Elden Ring and Our game system
We are free from personal nonsense problems. Focus on the reality of the entire world and even the God that you do not dare criticize.

Based OP. Japtroons are malding.

Casuals don't know what good games are, anyone who only plays the big new thing is not knowledgeable about the medium.

Looking through everywhere, they really love E33. Why not discuss the game rather than the metanarrative of who likes it and who doesn't? There are lots of interesting builds if one doesn't force themselves look up the OP builds online due to all the weapon variance, luminas and pictos abilities.

jrpgs are gonna change forver!!

japan isn't playing it as much lol

lmao. You will play Persona 6 in high school or get the fuck out of the genre, retard.

I've also noticed E33 fans really want to tell you how good the game is. Not unlike Tears of the Kingdom or Elden Ring fans.

Totkfags were obnoxious and always seething about Elden ring

Loner cope.

fatlus -fan

You have no power here

make JRPG

eww it's shit I hate turn-based combat

make JRPG with timed hits

eww it's shit I hate turn-based combat

make JRPG with timed hits but it's actually not japanese

GOTYAY I FUCKING LOVE TURN-BASED COMBAT TIMED HITS ARE REVOLUTIONARY I CAN'T BELIEVE THE FRENCH INVENTED IT

fatlus

calling a company fat

that...you can do better than that, anon

dude anime is like the most cringe shit ever like yikes it give me the ick

proceed to go watch fotm garbage like solo leveling

I hate ironic weebs normgroids so much

solo leveling is from worst korea
so it's okay

Why are you here, fuckwit

Yes, we hate japan here. We love anime games when based China doing it.

Super Mario RPG was pretty popular back in the day. I'm surprised Yamaguchi allowed it to happen.

*Yamauchi

33shit

is a jrpg

will save jrpgs

lol
lmao even

They were waiting for the 3.3 millions to make an announcement.

How I didn't see that coming?

3.3 million

It's already better than any weebshit. Japoids can't stop losing.

Playing Chrono Trigger right now just to compare it with E33 and it doesn't hold a candle. Crono's death doesn't hit nearly as hard as Gustave because the dude doesn't fucking talk. Chrono Trigger would need a fucking Remake with Toriyaka art graphics and an upgrade to its soundtrack to even want to attempt to compete with E33. The story is good but the rest just can't hang.