The sense of self-entitlement some gamers have will ruin the gaming fandom for the rest of us. Here's why.
In an interview, SEGA Sound Team lead composer Tomoya Ohtani revealed that Sonic’s global music success didn’t come from chasing trends overseas.
I think this is how Japanese devs need to think. Catering to the west is a terrible idea. I personally, seek out Japanese developed games because they bring a unique experience to gaming. They just stand out more that way.
What do you mean when you say this is how they 'need to think'. I understand the idea of wanting to do them without worrying about Western sensibilities but I also think a Japanese dev can do whatever the hell they want. They don't have to 'think' the way some westerner in a forum says they have to think. You think you are giving someone a compliment but you are really being weird. Its not about who you are but what you do. Last year's GOTY was a western studio that made a JRPG. You didn't see any Japanese people claim that a studio in a Western company had to think a certain way. And yes, I do understand thats not what you were saying but I think we should always challenge our own viewpoints. Personally I have love the unique experiences that devs in Japan bring and I agree they don't need to cater to Western sensibilities. I only take issue with you saying how they need to think. Thats dangerous.
What he’s referring to is when a company like Atlus does a game and one of the characters per se ; call one of the other kids a retard , they shouldn’t have to censor the final product because of snowflakes all the way in America that are constantly ranting on twitter . None of these folks are real fans and only look for stuff to cry about . If you start pandering too much they end up taking more than a leg and an arm . Japanese humour is so funny but I hate when it’s censored because of “ western sensibilities “
Everyone understood the meaning behind the message but you. “I think” you need to go to the mirror, look yourself in the eyes call yourself an idiot sandwich.
The sonic music is iconic the mega drive games were some of the best on the system but i wouldn't say they were free of western influence especially since 3 was composed in part by Michael Jackson
But honestly most of the crush 40 soundtrack music lives in my head rent free
Uhhh that's a strange thing for him to say. Even in the interview he admits to listening to a lot of western music.
I think its strange that the topic of Western catering comes up with Sonic at all. Sometimes things just are what they are.
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And "journalists" telling their audience that they are entitled and whiny , instead of looking out for their interest , over thoses of publishers are a plague . At least in most cases .
Not even claiming this article here is a prime example of that , if even at all ... but it is tiresome to see no effort to fight on the behalf of an audience , but to constantly chastise and lecture them instead , into accepting every thing coming their way .
It's most likely the only field in the press and blogosphere that does it on a regular and quasi permanent basis
we see it all the time. reboots of dmc and tomb raider for example. which is why the opening quote is so spot on,
"A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject."
-Winston Churchill
If you want a solid example , we saw every major press outlets remain neutral or trying to hype the disaster that was the newer Fantastic Four .... some even did play the racism card and angle to guilt people into welcoming the movie ... Some were even actually negative about the movie .
However , most of them didnt call their audience entitled or whiny at the end of the day . They shifted gears , stopped trying to sell off a flop and moved on .
in the gaming press ? You'll see crap that translate into "why it doesnt matter that XXX game is bugged beyond belief" , well crafted defenses of passes , dlc , every bad decisions coming our way , or guilt tripping about the commercial failures of titles like Enslaved , DmC etc .... Only there ...
I'm gonna have to agree with this article. .
Numerous prime examples like N4G and Neogaf .. yuck.
Knowing this, the so called journalist take advantage of it also..
so they're just as bad as each other ^_^
How bout I fight for the most bang for my buck? God with most of these AAA games shafting us with cut content, dlc abuse, nonexistent developer transparency and overall shallowness, you would think that these "Gaming" journalists would be on our side.