[Emerald]

I choose not to get involved in that thread because I have argued with people there over RPG's before.

But the problem is, what makes Western RPGs and Eastern RPGs different? I mean they all do the same thing, in different ways. The biggest difference I can see is the method of story telling and the illusion of choice.

Yes, I said "Illusion." Because no matter how hard you try, a game cannot effectively emulate the idea of choice. Choices are more than just good or bad, which is what many RPGs give us. So it is an illusion, because I can still only act within the system, making me be the good guy or the bad guy is the same thing and giving me the option of choosing along the preset course doesn't really rock my world.

Another issue, is the idea of Role Playing. I role play in D&D and most recently in vampire: The Masquerade. THAT is role playing, other RPGs just don't really let me role play compared to those.

I love RPGs and I am somewhat disappointed with this generations lack of them, but there are a few coming up that have me hyped.

So to answer the poll, neither. I like them both too much to choose a favorite, and If I had too choose one it would be eastern, not because they are better but because a vast majority of my favorite RPGs are eastern ones.