It has by far been the best gen for mario ever
mario galaxy 1
mario galaxy 2
new super mario bros
new super mario bros wii
mario and luigi partners in time
mario and luigi bowsers inside story
super paper mario
mario vs donkey kong 2
mario vs donkey kong 3
mario vs donkey kong 4
mario party 9
mario kart wii
mario kart ds
super princess peach ( mario is involved)
yos...
"The Last Story bravely asks those who believe the JRPG genre has nothing left to offer to take another look."
how many times can writers write this, and then review 50 japanese rpgs positively
and jrpg is not a genre. Thats an amateur mistake
The guy comes off as a big amateur
"A lot of Xenoblade’s “new” ideas are lifted directly from western RPGs and MMOs — the huge open world, the focus on loot and quests, the action-based battle system
So open worlds, quests, and an action based battle system have never been in a japanese rpg before? really?
He comes of like a real amateur
i wont open this either......
3ds vs ds situation seems fine to me
"JRPG fans who have been disappointed by this generation's offerings should not hesitate to play Xenoblade Chronicles"
This comes off as slightly insincere this reviewer in the last month has reviewed no less than 4 japanese rpgs positively.......
are you for real? you use vg chartz to prove a point? and you didnt even look at the chart to see the top selling rpg was a japanese one or are you blind to your own link?
I cant believe I argued with a troll who didnt even look at his own link
Youve missed every point
Raw numbers are the only thing that equal popularity.........Ok so lets use comparitive numbers
disgaea 3,4 have sold more than 1 and 2
dragon quest IX is the highest selling DQ in the west, ect
"There was a time - the 16 an 32 bit era to be precise - when the JRPG was king. They had multiple blockbuster titles, but that just isn't the case anymore.
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says who? says you? the...
"possible that Operation Rainfall could revive the west’s love for the Japanese RPG."
First of all more japanese rpgs are made than ever in japan, and more are localized than ever, and more get good sales than ever in the west
I mean if a game like neptunia can sell 200k+ copies in the west............thats rpg love
Operation rainfall HAD NOTHING to do with nintendo localizing those rpgs.........nintendo has localized more rpgs this...
really despicably written review which I appropriately ripped in the review itself I wont do it again
Damn I was really hoping this column would end because its nothing more than one sensationalized and generalized piece of dribble than ever
"In the succeeding years since the original Valkyrie Profile, I've mostly been disappointed by the leading men and women of JRPGs."
And Ive been happy with them. disgaea has had my favorite casts ever
"From Final Fantasy XIII's Lightning to Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria's Alicia, r...
this article is so bad..........between false generalizations of japanese rpgs, and poor writing, it sounds bad
"Since Persona 4 is a JRPG, you know that the protagonist is going to be important."
So what this is telling me, is in no other type of game, shooter, action, puzzle, fighting, is the protag important
REALLY NICE REVIEw
rumor
harsh
"My experience with other "Xeno" titles (Xenogears, Xenosaga) could perhaps best be described as contemptuous. To me, those titles paraded the worst elements of Japanese role-playing games in front of a spotlight,"
What???????????
I am sorry, most of this review is fine but this highlights the problems I have with most reviewers, they just dont understand
And the graphic whore, way of saying things is not really necessary ...
another great japanese rpg even if it is an enhanced port..........
to most real rpg fans
cant wait
Great review
Seriously. I mean it. you know rpgs, you love them, and you arent negative
its called high dev costs in which very little will ever be on the system that isnt generic