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Thu, 07/26/2007 - 3:29pm
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Bill Loguidice
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WRPG/CRPG influence over in Japan
yakumo9275 wrote:

were there any translations of say BG or PST to japanese? Id be curious to know how they see western crpgs'

-- Stu --

Good question. Obviously Wizardry and Ultima were hugely influential over there, but once JRPG development got fully underway in the late 80's, they seemed to diverge onto their own paths. You almost wonder if they consider WRPG or CRPG games their own class of game as well...
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