The RPG Thread

[BreakABone]

At first this was gonna be a one question thread, but felt it would cheapen half of the market.

But I guess I shall pose the first question:
Why is there a lack of quality, top-notch RPGs this generation?

I mean I don't know why, we have 3 semi-viable platforms and maybe a handful of decent to good RPGs (this of course doesn't account for the DS).

Then I wanted to expand because we have a decent number of good Western RPGs so a two-part question

-Do you prefer Western or Japanese RPGs?
And do you see Western RPGs taking over the market?

Finally, I guess as with all genres, how do you shake up a genre that has been around almost since the beginning?