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Doe posted...

completely useless genre descriptor when Elden Ring is a JRPG but Deltarune is a WRPG

And it's stretched so far that so many games are considered JRPGs, even if they're primarily something else. Like how in the West, Fire Emblem's called a JRPG series before anything else. But in Japan, Fire Emblem's called a Simulation/Strategy series before anything else. Or how there's no debate on Monster Hunter being an RPG series in Japan: it's an action series. Because that more accurately tells you what you're getting.
At least when someone tells me they like WRPGs, I mostly know what they're talking about because WRPG tends to be fairly selective in what is and isn't included. But if they tell me "I like JRPGs", they may as well be saying "I like video games."

Even worse if they just say "I like RPGs". ARPG, SRPG, JRPG, WRPG--it's like the entire gaming library with some blatant exceptions

Honestly the whole RPG label's just screwed at this point :/ At least it means something in the Eastern countries with them being more selective about what's included..