Every RPG Ever Flowchart

If you’ve played a Japanese RPG, you should already know this flowchart by heart. It’s funny how accurately it describes so many games, including some that I considered among the best, but it’s also incredibly sad to think how stale JRPGs have become.

 

The flowchart is courtesy of Joe Juba. Click for full size.

 

What do you think? Have JRPGs been coasting on the same cliches for two decades, or are we missing the subtle diiferences?