Joel Taveras writes, " For the last twelve years or so there’s been this paradigm shift in video game development and the philosophy that surrounds it. Much of it stems from the newer game creators that are popping up from literally every where. Every single day we’re seeing new creative hot zones spring up across the globe, with North America and Western Europe seeing the biggest influx of home grown talent. It’s safe to say: we’re at the tail end of gaming’s first renaissance."
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Deus Ex?
Monster Hunter
Dynasty Warriors
Metal Gear Solid 1-4 redefined cinematics in gameplay.
Mario and anything Nintendo pretty much including
Zelda
Vanquish
Ninja Gaiden
Harvest Moon
Tekken
WWE games
These are just some games I could think of. Japan is different and has different tastes, but to say all japanese games suck is one of the dumbest things I have heard in recent history.
This Article isn't about any of that. What the article is saying is that it is Japan's refusal to evolve that's leading to their own decline.
I'm glad you mentioned Nintendo, because they just prove my point. Nintendo is a company that isn't afraid to grow. (Which is why they are so successful.)
I mean, just look at some of their top selling games. Wii Fit, Wii Sports, even the Mario and Zelda games. They don't rely on worn out tropes like a lot japanese games do these days. They are japanese without distinctly feeling japanese. They have GLOBAL APPEAL.
And that's all the author (and almost anyone who criticizes the japanese industry) is saying. The rest of the industry needs to evolve. (Just as Nintendo has.)
Secondly, could you specifically point out where I said that feeling japanese was bad? What I said was: The reason they are so successful, Is because their games appeal to a global market.
And keep in mind, we're talking financials only.
I like Japanese games. (My profile pic is the "shot-gun guy" from Versus XIII.)
But I'm not so biased to them that I can't see the uphill battle they are facing.
When I use the term "evolve", I mean technologically. It wasn't so long ago that the Japanese were the ones putting out the Graphical Behemoths. With cutting edge concepts and storytelling(garnering 9's and 10's). Now it's companies like Naughty Dog and Bioware doing those things.
If they don't raise the bar, they will fade into obscurity. (hell, they've already become a niche. So they're half-way there.)
I really appreciate that you "get it" and see it as not an attack.
"Agree" if you only came here because of Kojima's picture!
What really ruins Japanese games is the westernization of their IPs. Other than that, they still make stellar titles. Once they start to "appeal" to the western audience it degrades their standards and ruins the game/series.
The little truth in this is overrun with crap.
I mean, I literally hit on these exact same points/subjects.(To the point where it's kind of eerie to read the very next day.)
I'd add something more constructive but I'm a bit talked out on this subject.
So I'll just sit this one out.(well, maybe.)
This is the sole reason why Japanese games are not where they were last gen. I don't understand why Kojima and Inafune are undermining Japanese game developers creativity. It's the basis for which Japanese games are known for.
Yet, they've recently been stating that Japanese developers "need" to adapt and or change to the way the western world develops games, when in reality they don't and should not. The only thing Japanese developers need to do, is shift their projects back to consoles.
Look at the(creative)games seen this gen:
Catherine
El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron
Demon Souls
Dark Souls
Folklore
Just to name a few, not that there's a whole lot more.(strictly speaking console wise)but it at least demonstrates that Japanese developers are still thinking outside the box.
*According to some nerd on the comments section of video game news aggregator site that routinely accepts terrible op-eds, and tiresome click-lists from blogspot sites without even google ads on them that nobody ever reads.
I'm sure that sort of criticism matters to somebody.
That is enough for me to care what Japan does.