Are you, um.... RETARDED??
An action game is just a cheap word for a J-RPG. Every game before Falcom was Mario Bros.
A J-rpg is what I am calling an action game, because it was RPG ( the DAD board games ) made into Action
games. All action games, not including a few were all J-rpg types. If not then they were hybrids like Splatterhouse,
Shinobi, or score attack games.
The difference is the abiltiy to return back to the begining of the game, or have a wide variety of actions as well.
Free movement, and free feeling.
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Many people mistake J-RPG for turn-based RPG.
The first turn-based RPG games were nationwide, and was all based off DAD board games.
Like Wizardry for example. Other games were online games, like Dragon battlers, and a 3d monster
game where you could make and download monsters to fight people online in 3d.
Final Fantasy made popular because the action sequences would play out, instead of being directed
at the player in a FPS. Far East Of Eden made a difference as well as Gain Ground type games.
The same could be said for Shin Mega Tensi.
Their is not such thing as a J-rpg turned based rpg invention, or a FPS rpg J-rpg.
All of these rpgs are just different in presentation, and are all turn based games.
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In general games like Kirby, Castlevania, Mario, Conker, Sonic, Boink, Wonder Boy, Sword of Beserker, Jetforce Gemini, Megaman Legends, Beyond Godd and Evil, Metal Gear, Resident Evil, and Rayman all fall under the j-rpg spell. As well as any other game, even beat-em-ups.
Turn-based games are just tbg made by Japanese, or whichever nation they come from.
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Just call Rayman a J-rpg and it becomes better to play. Calling it a platformer, just makes it look like another collect the rocks, keep em busy game.
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Here is the problem. People minds are commercial blinded. Meaning they follow the Chrono Trigger rule.
If something looks strong, then it is strong, if it looks weak then it is weak. Simple minded thinking.
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That was RegalSin's logic, now fly my crystal bats, fly. Search the lands, search the rivers, and search the skies.