Choice VS Narrative: Why Didn’t I Ever Get Into WRPGs?

One question I’ve asked myself a lot, and that some of my fellow gamers have been simply incredulous about, is why I don’t enjoy playing the Western Role Playing Games that have become increasingly popular over the years. And, honestly, I really didn’t have an answer for a while. It’s true that I do enjoy the gameplay style of the Japanese variety, but that’s largely because I grew up playing games like Pokemon and Final Fantasy, and that’s no real reason as to why I couldn’t enjoy this particular type of game. It was while reading about the recent fan backlash against Mass Effect 3 that I started to put together what it is about WRPGs that just doesn’t appeal to me. It got me thinking, and in order to figure it out, I looked back to the first WRPG I ever played: Knights of the Old Republic 2.

Suck It Down, EA.

So, after a endless parade of insults and taunts leveled against Activision and the Call of Duty series, Ea has has a sudden change of tune, after it became clear that Modern Warfare 3 has Battlefield 3 beat before MW3 is even out the door.

Here's a link. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/113956-EA-Makes-Nice-With-Activision-and-Modern-Warfare-3

Now, I couldn't care less about Call of Duty. I honestly despise the series, and am generally not a fan of FPS games in general (with a few notable exceptions). Still, I'm quite pleased to see the wind taken out of EA's sails a bit. If any company needs to have their ego deflated, it's them.