The Fuss Over The Term 'JRPG' Says A Lot About The State Of The Genre

Gaming@beehaw.org – 25 points – 1 years ago

JRPG or RPG didn't matter when creativity was at the forefront of the industry.

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Seeing Nier Automata on this list makes me think the author hasn't finished it. I'm not sure how you finish a full playthrough and come away with "2B's combat was kind of basic" while ignoring everything else it was doing.

“2B’s combat was kind of basic”

I haven't played Nier, but I'd say that defines perfectly Platinum games' games (or at least the ones I played)

I haven’t played Nier, but I’d say that defines perfectly Platinum games’ games (or at least the ones I played)

Bayonetta has basic combat? Isn't Platinum known for their combat and gameplay?

Bayonetta has basic combat?

When I bough Bayonetta 1+2 for the Wii U I was expecting something close to Devil May Cry (They share the same director and almost the same developing team, after all) but it was a huge disappointment everything is so dumbed down and simple that is not even fun. People only likes it because they are satisfied with the over-the-top action and Bayonetta one-liners and that's all.

My main complains with Bayonetta are the following:

All the weapons feel the same, where the only change is the attack speed, their cosmetic appearance and in some cases some minor and useless changes, like if you hold the attack buttons and the weapons you have equiped are fireweapons, they shoot (with this I mean combos, like PPPK, KKKPK, etc... do the same with every weapon, except maybe the Kulshedra, the extremely basic whip, the weapons do not feel unique in any meaningful way, they all have the same moveset and combos. In Devil May Cry each weapon is unique, with their own moveset and combos, and their moveset changes depending on the style you have active, for extra depth)

Finding the secret stuff is too easy (except for some verses and Alfheim, that require some backtrack at specific points, but finding the vinyls to get new weapons is too easy)

Speaking of the Alfheims, they are not even chanllenging (compared to the Secret Missions in Devil May Cry)

Bayonetta 2 is even worse, everything is way more simplistic and easy than the first one, I haven't bothered with Bayonetta 3

This is what playing Bayonetta feels like