Videogamer: Some critics would have you believe that the JRPG is stagnating into irrelevance, but recent entries show a genre in rude health, as developers consistently experiment with the form. Atlus's Radiant Historia offered several finely-tuned twists on established standards, while tri-Ace's inventive - if overlong - Resonance of Fate toyed with unusual structure and combat systems to promising effect. And whatever you think of Final Fantasy XIII and its follow-up, you certainly can't accuse Square Enix of being unwilling to change.
any real rpg fan wouldnt tell you any genre is stagnating into irrelevance