3. A Platform for Japanese Companies to Make Western-Style RPGs
Rewind a couple years and JRPGs were the best thing since sliced bread to the Western gaming world. Nowadays, only a few linger on due to blind loyalty and even fewer remain because they're actually good. The power has shifted to western-style RPGs with their grand open worlds, endless quests, and environments found only in fairy tales - or lack thereof. In no way does this mean that the JRPG is dead, but it does mean that Capcom have found a way to break into the more popular western world of the current video game era. Does this mean we'll get an influx of RPGs made from Japanese companies? Perhaps, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it's great! If this is what will truly happen, an RPG that has influences from both the Japanese and the Western world might be... well, the best thing since sliced bread!