Which JRPG Character Archetype Are You?

[unacomn]

HA! I'm so detached from the JRPG genre that the quiz refuses to work for me. Therefor, my personality is the Anti-JRPG-st. I hereby claim my throne and look forward to the battle of ARPGeddon.

 

[The Cheezy One]

To be fair, there's as much of a bandwagon for not agreeing with ZP as there is one for agreeing with it. Alot of people tend to be anti ZP just so they dont appear to be in with all the noobs who mindlessly agree with anything yahtzee says.

And these people I pity the most. He is a critic, so his word can be appreciated, because he thinks about these things.
I take as close to a middle ground as I can, taking his word as at most advice on things I know, and law on things I don't. Many people take his words too far though. If he says "I am not a fan of XYZ", suddenly a hundred XYZ haters appear on the forums.

I think it's more the case of JRPGs coming from an entirely different culture. Western sensibilities are somewhat at odds with the common themes and archetypes many, if not all, JRPGs have: wildly coloured hair, extravagant speeches that make little sense unless one thinks about them in context, blatantly impossible weapons etc.

It's like compairing True Lies with Shi mian mai fu - both have action, and some common elements, but the package is just too different for the average westerner to incorporate in one sitting. And one sitting is sadly all what many are willing to give JRPGs.

I have found that eastern developers are better than western - from Germany east, games seem to be more original a lot of the time (I sense "you are calling JRPGs original?" coming my way). Metro 2033, Stalker, cryostasis, i found all of these great, probably because they come from a different culture, so they seem more fresh than what we see as a game.
There is only one JRPG that I have played that I didn't really like, and it was Lost Oddysey, and that was just because it was a predictable copy-paste of any Final Fantasy, made worst by the fact it was from the creator of FF.
And probably the only thing I cannot stand from western culture is the fact that everyone says "huh" or "ha" if they are surprised. That is faintly annoying. And the 12 year old protagonist thing does annoy me a bit. Which is why FF8 is my favourite. They look like adults most of the time.

 

[Jandau]

Damn, that was the best 404 error EVER!

 

[vallorn]

Doesn't work for me... 404 error...

same :/ i was curious as to what i'd be, for the lawlz

so im the classic JRPG achetype of "the error message" thanks Escapist!

you have the biggest hair of them all!

its bigger than the MOON!

 

[Chrono212]

Just to say...404

Unless it 404'd my personality! D:

 

[vallorn]

HA! I'm so detached from the JRPG genre that the quiz refuses to work for me. Therefor, my personality is the Anti-JRPG-st. I hereby claim my throne and look forward to the battle of ARPGeddon.

wasn't that Fallout3?

 

[Souplex]

Despite being a fairly two-dimensional character, I still don't fit into any JRPG archetypes. Maybe I'm just too complex.

 

[Heart of Darkness]

Yay! My personality is "404 Error - Page not found!"

Wait.

EDIT: So I took this twice, answering only two questions differently. Apparently that's enough to go from "White Magic Girl" to "Auron."

 

[Ilikemilkshake]

I am NOT going to enjoy the JRPG bashing in this weeks' articles.

And the quiz doesn't work.

I don't get the bashing myself. The games are good, if you are into that sort of thing (I am a a bit), so why are they the butt of every joke out there? I think ZP is a reason - everyone wants to agree with him in case they don't get invited to his birthday party

To be fair, there's as much of a bandwagon for not agreeing with ZP as there is one for agreeing with it. Alot of people tend to be anti ZP just so they dont appear to be in with all the noobs who mindlessly agree with anything yahtzee says.

And these people I pity the most. He is a critic, so his word can be appreciated, because he thinks about these things. I take as close to a middle ground as I can, taking his word as at most advice on things I know, and law on things I don't.
Many people take his words too far though. If he says "I am not a fan of XYZ", suddenly a hundred XYZ haters appear on the forums.

I watch ZP because i find it funny, and most of the stuff he rips on, i agree with, even if he's tearing apart a game i love, its still funny. I dont really watch ZP as a review of a game, because i'd rather play it myself to form an opinion, which i think alot of people who watch ZP forget (im especially thinking of the people who think its cool to post "FIRST!" on the comments) is that they're allowed to have their own opinions, and still find ZP funny.

 

[deth2munkies]

Dear Escapist,

Please upload the quiz before you make an article linking to it.

Thanks,
d2m

 

[Zhukov]

I don't get the bashing myself. The games are good, if you are into that sort of thing (I am a a bit), so why are they the butt of every joke out there? I think ZP is a reason - everyone wants to agree with him in case they don't get invited to his birthday party

Ugh.

Yeah, because it isn't possible for someone to hold an opinion different to your own for valid reasons. Nope, they must all be getting brainwashed by Yahtzee.

 

[DTWolfwood]

Cant wait to see if i get to be the effeminate emo kid, or the big burly foreigner who doesn't speak much. Or possibly the shadowy "always there at the right time" guy. XD

 

[The Cheezy One]

I don't get the bashing myself. The games are good, if you are into that sort of thing (I am a a bit), so why are they the butt of every joke out there? I think ZP is a reason - everyone wants to agree with him in case they don't get invited to his birthday party

Ugh.

Yeah, because it isn't possible for someone to hold an opinion different to your own for valid reasons. Nope, they must all be getting brainwashed by Yahtzee.

You would be surprised. Someone could be a supporter of a game, ZP rags on it for 4 minutes 30, then they realise how much they have hated it all along.

 

[BrailleOperatic]

I'm surprised that no one here has mentioned the fact that the quiz is 404ing. You'd think someone would have noticed and said something by now...huh...oh well.

So just in case somebody in here said it and I happened to miss it, the page is 404ing.

[sup]I'm pretty sure saying that makes me a tremendous tool...[/sup]

 

[Voodoomancer]

I, for one, find this very amusing.

 

[ComicsAreWeird]

Same «404 Error» page here. But i´m curious to see what the quiz has in store for us.

 

[WanderingFool]

Well, until the quiz works, Im hoping to along the lines of this guy:

 

[lhin]

I am NOT going to enjoy the JRPG bashing in this weeks' articles.

And the quiz doesn't work.

I don't get the bashing myself. The games are good, if you are into that sort of thing (I am a a bit), so why are they the butt of every joke out there? I think ZP is a reason - everyone wants to agree with him in case they don't get invited to his birthday party

To be fair, there's as much of a bandwagon for not agreeing with ZP as there is one for agreeing with it. Alot of people tend to be anti ZP just so they dont appear to be in with all the noobs who mindlessly agree with anything yahtzee says.

And these people I pity the most. He is a critic, so his word can be appreciated, because he thinks about these things. I take as close to a middle ground as I can, taking his word as at most advice on things I know, and law on things I don't.
Many people take his words too far though. If he says "I am not a fan of XYZ", suddenly a hundred XYZ haters appear on the forums.

I watch ZP because i find it funny, and most of the stuff he rips on, i agree with, even if he's tearing apart a game i love, its still funny. I dont really watch ZP as a review of a game, because i'd rather play it myself to form an opinion, which i think alot of people who watch ZP forget (im especially thinking of the people who think its cool to post "FIRST!" on the comments) is that they're allowed to have their own opinions, and still find ZP funny.

ZPs ok and all but what grinds my gears is the fact everyone uses Final Fantasy as basis for their argument, I love FF and all it's abominable offspring but it's not the only JRPG ever made.......It's not even the best JRPG ever made.

 

[xhable]

I got a 501, I feel special.