GameRevolution:
"Dear Japanese Video Game Developers,
I feel like we're asked these questions all the time: "What's wrong with Japanese developers?" "How can Japanese develoeprs get back on top?" "Why aren't Japanese games performing as well as they used to?"
It's no secret that Anthony was born and raised on Japanese gaming, Nick practically bleeds obscure Japanese games, and I'm a lapsed Japanophile. I think GameRevolution and its readers feel very close to the Japanese developers struggling to adapt to the burgeoning Western market. We want to play those fantastic JRPGs, action games, fighting games, nonsensical platformers, dungeon-crawlers... Hell, anything that doesn't directly rely on shooting I think we'd gladly take more of.
So, I set out to figure out exactly how Japanese developers can regain dominance, or at least rise to some semblance of their former selves, and here's what I came up with...."
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
FuRyu revealed on Friday its Exstetra fantasy role-playing game is getting an HD remaster that will launch this summer on Steam.
FuRuy has opened a Twitter account called “Project Alice” teasing a new game announcement on April 25 at 20:30 JST.
I've been thinking the same thing ever since I saw Inafune's seminar at GDC. Japanese developers spend too much time and energy "westernizing" their games, and it ruins them.
To save the games you must first save the culture.
Nothing disappoints me more than seeing Japanese developers fall by the wayside as they chase after the western market.
They need to stop being stuck on PS2 type of graphics and gameplay. It's like they're afraid to leave their comfort zone. I dont know if it's a money issue or whatever but a lot of their games that dont make it to the West look like PS2 games and they're for the PS3. Korean games look way way better and we'd never get to play those.
Dark Souls is a great example of stepping out the box but then they go back in the damn box when they released Armored Core V. The game is so constrained to small maps, crappy textures, and lacked so much of what made Armored Core 4A so great.
Cant wait to get my hands on Soul Sacrifice and Yakuza 5.