I challenge your position as community manager....with a metal chair! Let's wrestle,Chris! Hell in the cell!
Joking aside, can't wait to see those new ideas flourish once they finally get implemented,Chris. 
Watch out,son! Time travellin cannibals! I think we've come up with a new ip,lee! 
Oh snap. Sic burn! Yeah, it's true. Doom 3 is "scarier" than RE 6 at any rate.
Overall I love Jrpgs but that doesn't mean I take to every Jrpg like a fish to water. lol. There have been some "real duds" in my opinion. But overall I adore Jrpgs as they are, cheese and all!
Some of my friends gave up on Jrpgs years ago but I'm still onboard and proud of it. I mean I did recently by the Y's chronicles off steam. 
I'm sure I'd love Lost Odyssey,Matt. The biggest problem right now is it's really expensive at most places or sold out. 
And considering it was done by some of the same team members who did Shadowhearts I'm sure I would have song its' high praises to the heavens!
For me the end of the PS2 era was the end of Jrpgs being a dominant force. However, though I didn't dig as many Jrpgs this generation it's nice to see Japan try new things. I just hope they know that not every rpg can be Dark-Souls and if they try to copy that formula too much in multiple new ips it'll eventually end up backfiring in their faces.
Personally I like Jrpgs having a bit of Japanese flavor in them. Over westernization loses some of that inherent charm.
I feel torn on Old School versis new school Jrpgs,Kev. As much as I want more games like Persona 4, Xenogears,Dragon Warrior,and Shadowhearts I really enjoyed action Jrpgs like Nier and Dragon's Dogma as well.
However, I think the problem we both have is Japan seems to be trying to phase out turn based rpgs entirely which in my personal opinion is a bad move.
I think more strategy & tactics can go into a turn based system & sometimes it's more enjoyable to think as opposed to "mashing buttons to win".
I'm the same,Chris. I can dig turn based rpgs yet also get into more actiony rpgs like Dragon's Dogma and Tales Of Vesperia. My only problem is when the combat system becomes a confusing chore. As much as I love Vesperia it was very difficult for me to get a hang of its' battle eccentricies. They were adding new mechanics half way into the game! 
So, kill the cannibal all the villagers he captured die? Just like that? That's out of the blue. I mean does this guy have a bomb that goes off when it detects his heart stops or something? That's rather high tech demolitions for a primitive dark fantasy world.
FF9 was the last "old school" FF in my eyes. There was a lot in it that harkened back to FF 4 and FF 6 which was just fine by me. Then again, FF 10 and FF 12 had their own personal charms too.
I don't know why I've been so bullishly stubborn to keep away from FF 13. Well, it has become a trilogy so maybe I'm simply waiting for the inevitable boxed set bargain!
