SE finally figured it out.

Toriyama went on to make some comparisons between Western role-playing games and Japanese role-playing games. Of course, he played fast and loose with the definition of the genre, using Hitman and Tomb Raider as his examples of “Western RPGs.”

"The difference, he said, is that Western RPGs like those ones starring Lara Croft have camera systems that zoom in tightly on the main character because the player wants to identify closely with that single character, whereas Japanese RPG cameras are more zoomed out, because the player wants to see the entire scene from a bird’s-eye view."

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/03/final-fantasy-gdc/

Holy fuck! Not this shit again! This is the 3rd time in recent memory that Mr. Toriyama has brought up WRPG's. Does this guy not know what a WRPG is? Has he even played one? It's comments like this that make me wonder just how much he is in tune with Western gaming in general. Honestly, how the hell does one called Tomb Raider and Hitman, both action games, WRPG's? It's stupid ass comments like this that make me laugh at Japanese developers when they try to appeal to western gamers and utterly fail. Here's some free advice Toriyama, go back and play the Baulders Gate, Fallout (1-2), Icewind Dale, and Neverwinter Nights to get an understanding what WRPG's really are. This BS you and SE keep spouting about WRPG's is frankly just plain sad.