BioWare Lead Writer Says Final Fantasy XIII Is “Not An RPG”

A recent interview, BioWare writing lead, Daniel Erickson, had some choice words about the latest Final Fantasy release, FFXIII. When talking about the title, Erickson said the following:

“… You can put a ‘J’ in front of it, but it’s not an RPG. You don’t make any choices, you don’t create a character, you don’t live your character… I don’t know what those are – adventure games maybe? But they’re not RPG’s.”

Final Fantasy fans (like myself) waited years for the release of Final Fantasy XIII. Patiently, we waited … and I’d be lying to you if I told you that I was hooked the moment I started it up. In fact, I’d be throwing more lies into the mix if I said that I wasn’t ready to throw it out of my second story window about twenty-five hours in.

All that aside, I think it’s a bit much to say that it’s not an RPG.

It may not be the “open world” RPG some of us hoped for, but stating that it somehow is no longer a part of that gaming category is unfair in my opinion.

What do you think? Will Square build on what they established in Final Fantasy XIII, or will the chances they took prove to be a failure in the years to come?

Source: Strategy Informer