Why Are You All Ignoring Blue Dragon?

From Kotaku; "Oh, didn't you know? Blue Dragon is out. In the West. In English and everything. And it's being totally ignored. Which having played it non-stop for the past week makes me a little sad. Sure, it does absolutely nothing new, but the old stuff it does, it does with a degree of polish you rarely see outside of a first-party Nintendo title. I love it. Might even be, at time of writing, one of the platform's strongest titles, and it definitely plugs a big hole in the 360's lineup. In fact the game's biggest problem is not its own, it's Microsofts decision to ship it in the second half of 2007. The cupboard was bare earlier this year: had this been released then I'd have played it for months. Now? I don't think I'll get past disc 2 before the downpour starts, and I'll end up retiring it to the cupboard until next year. Which is a damn shame."

[resistance100]

It's simple really. blue dragon's target market doesn't play the 360 IMO

[Vojkan]

I second that.

[ktchong]

Support WRRPs! :D

[SorenK]

No that's not it, I love Jrpgs and have been playing them long before the PS systems were the jrpg systems (and I will be getting a PS3 to play FF13 and SO4). The problem is that the characters are not just bland, they are annoying, AND the story is extremely slow and uninteresting (even for 8 or 16bit standards). Those are 2 HUGE problems for a jrpg.

Hopefully Eternal Sonata is a better go than this.

[Hayabusa 117]

HEAR, HEAR!

JRPG's suck! WRPGs FTW!

I have by the way, alot of people on my friends list who have this game, and are all Brits.

[tplarkin7]

The reason JRPGs are associated with the PS1/PS2 is that they were the dominant machine.

Anyways, I have bought every JRPG for 360 (except for Enchanted Arms, which I rented and finished.)

Blue Dragon is the best one. I've just finished Disc 1 and it was better than I expected. However, BD is like Skies of Arcadia and Dragon Quest in that the characters are "kiddy". This is a problem for westerners.

[JsonHenry]

I just don't care for Japanese style RPGs. The ONLY Japanese RPG I ever played all the way through and loved every minute of it was XenoGears for the original Playstation.

All of the other RPGs that I have come to love I guess you would call "Western" RPGs.

[Lacarious]

that's why.... maybe it will sell on xmas?

[MADGameR]

compared to FF series. All RPGers are waiting for FFXIII

[Lacarious]

and all 360 RPG'ers will enjoy Mass Effect along with LO and count down the days till Fable 2 hits.

[FirstknighT]

Simple...if you like pokemon type rpgs than Blue Dragon is a MUST BUY! I personally don't like japanese rpg's.

[WafflesID]

then you don't know the first thing about this game.

[alextz]

That's not necessarily true, when I bought my 360 I bough it assuming that this time around it will have more RPGs than the first Xbox did. In fact, blue dragon was one of the reasons why I bought it.

[resistance100]

Im on about JRPG's.

There is very few on 360 or even coming on 360 so huge fans of JRPGS will probally look elsewhere

[Bnet343]

is a PS2 or DS, because I think PS3 only has Folklore, and that isn't that great.

[Violater]

Have you played folklore??

[Jack Bauer]

they defintitly released it at a bad time... i would have bought it, but other games have taken priotity over it...ill get it eventually tho.

[deadpreacher]

Yea same here! Some day down the road when things slow down. Just to many games now and still the big boys haven't even hit yet. This is a game when there aint nothing else much to play. Yet again by that time there still might be other games to play (Allan Wake comes to mind + afew others)

[Zhuk]

I've beaten Blue Dragon and it is in my opinion a pretty good game that does everything right and it has the feel and play of an old school JRPG, depending on your tastes this is a good or bad thing, it plays and feels lot like Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy V but with a lot better graphics. It doesn't try to be new or innovative, instead it brings classic gameplay with a high level of polish.

The game is not innovative or brings anything new to the table, its not going to win any awards because of this but for a console that is starved of JRPG's it is a worthy title for anyone who owns a 360 to pick up who enjoys the genre.

Considering this is Mistwalker's first title it is a pretty impressive achievement and if they can bring what should be a more interesting story in Lost Odyssey (that would appeal to a western demographic more) with the same level of polish that was seen in Blue Dragon, I have high hopes for their second title.

Blue Dragon is a solid game and will sell decently, but it does nothing to make it stand out of the crowd that's all. Anyone who does pick it up will probably enjoy it, the impressions on GAF and palgn have been mostly favourable which usually is a decent indicator of what to expect from a title.

[NewZealander]

there r more rpgs on the 360 and more comeing soon, your coment makes no sence, what is on or comeing to the ps3? take a look at the 360 libary and look up the list of games comeing I think u will find there is plenty or rpgs on and comeing on the 360, Blue Dragon, Lost Oddessy, Mass Effect, Trusty Bell ( cant remember the english version name) Fable 2, just to name a few.

[rev20]

hes talking about jrpg's the fact that the 360 is near non existant in japan, its not likely there is goin to be that many compared to the wii or the ps3.

[LeShin]

@NewZealander :Hmmm......well since you asked: Oblivion is already out. As for which RPG's are coming out well.....

Folklore
FFXIII
FFXIII versus
Star Ocean 4
Free Realms
White Knight Story
Angel Wings

There's at least 3 big hitter rpgs in that list.

....and remember, the PS3 still isn't even a year old yet....

[gEnKiE]

ya....hes talking about jrpgs fanboy. pay attention.

[Vertius]

Wait until TGS this year. We'll certainly be changing our RPG lists!

[LeShin]

I read the comments underneath in the article by 360 owners......very interesting. Most of the comments said things like:

"I didn't buy a 360 for JRPGS",

"Why bother playing Blue Dragon when Halo 3 is round the corner",

"...Its a niché title at best especially for the UK 360 market who basically love there FPS/Driving games" and

"Doesn't appeal to 360 base"

Now, I know this doesn't reflect all of the 360 owners out there, but comments like these is the EXACT reason why I purchased a PS3 because there's no way in hell am I buying a console for one bloody genre! (That's why I hated PC gaming....that and the cost :)) Admittedly there are a TON of fps's out and coming out for the PS3 also, but I'm hoping they will release just as many rpg's, platformers and other genres of games like the PS2 did. I think that's why the PS2 sold so well, it offered something for everyone.

Eternal Sonata looks good and I hope it sells well and is not bogged down with comments like: "Why would I buy this when Halo 3 is coming out" because that would be really sad and will probably nullify any chances of a FF game coming out on the 360 which, if MS truly wants more people to buy a 360, would be a VERY bad thing to happen.

[BloodySinner]

You're basically doing the same thing. Just waiting for that one specific title to come by so you can play. :-/

[LeShin]

@Bloody Sinner: Actually I'm not because I like other genres as well. I just don't want to be stuck playing the same genre over and over again. I really used to love fps's.....now I'm bored as I've played far too many and want something different. I don't want just one specific title to come out as buying a console for one title is a complete waste of money in my eyes. I didn't buy a PS3 for just one game like Killzone or Final Fantasy or Gran Turismo or Tekken. I bought it because I want all of them and a ton of others like Ratchet and Clank, Shadow of Colossus, Disgaea, Zone of the Enders, God of War and Jak and Daxter. That's my point, I want many games spanning a lot of genres.

[BloodySinner]

There ARE different genres on the Xbox 360. Halo 3 is just shadowing the other titles at the moment. There's nothing wrong with that. After all, it is one of the most anticipated titles of 2007.

[Daxx]

Yeah as a 360 owner Blue Dragon doesn't appeal to me.

[Mars Attacker]

After playing the demo for five minutes I realized that I'd rather have a sharp stick in the eye than ever see this game again. I suspect that most people outside of Japan feel this way, thus the game has/will bomb big time.

[bung tickler]

yep, i really wanted to like this, i loved chrono and earthbound when i was younger, but i played the demo for like 5 minutes and said screw this, my money is set aside for Mass Effect. I am still looking forward to Lost Odyssey though.

[WafflesID]

You are kidding right? you are basing your opinion of an RPG off of a short demo?

Thats just stupid.

The demo doesn't even come close to capturing the feel and story of the game. The demo is a showcase of the graphics, nothing more. And even then it doesn't do the game justice.

[leinadem2]

it is addictive if you like JRPGS BD is nothing new but it was really well done, they gathered the best of many games and put it in BD.

[blackmagic]

I agree, I bought the 360 for Blue Dragon and it has lived up to my expectations completely. If you don't like jrpgs, you likely won't like it but if you do then it rocks old school way!

[Dogswithguns]

Only if my 360 didnt break on me. but personally I think it's a great game and it fits 360 like it was born for.

[LeShin]

Good for you!

[Bolts]

Title basically sez it all. Not everyone in the west enjoy RPGs with cartoony characters and giant ass heads. The Xbox 360 is dominated by more western rpgs like Mass Effect and KOTR.

[Havince]

i dont really like turn based, and i thought it was rubbish

[bootsielon]

It was reviewed several times, so it had to be out. Perhaps since it got a few bad reviews I decided to wait till it's on the bargain bin.

[LeShin]

@Fanboi Imagine if MS said "Japanese RPG's suck, we're not making anymore"...they'd know then that their console would be doomed! Think about it: Every western gamer who likes jrpg's and a hell of a lot of Japanese gamers would buy another console over the 360 in a heartbeat. Now you may say to yourself: "Who cares, there can't be that many jrpg fans out there" well that would be totally wrong.

Example?

FFVII sold 9.5 million copies.

MS aren't stupid, they know they need to have JRPG's, hence Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata and Lost Odyssey.

....and besides, saying that all JRPGS suck is a big generalisation unless you've played them all. That's as bad as saying that all western RPG's suck.

[giovonni]

I'm one that judge the game and trade two worlds for Blue dragon, and Its a great game. The story line is good, and also its not your traditional RPG you can actually avoid fights or change the way the fighting scheme is going to happen. I think people need to stop judging and try the game, and no not the demo. You might be surpised. I give this game an 8.0 out of 10.

[ElementX]

I got Blue Dragon used last night. Only played about 45 minutes. I tried not to have any expectations, however the mediocre reviews made the game sound horrible. It's not bad. I admit I haven't played a lot of JRPGs, however I think it's a rather fun game. Sure it doesn't have the story of a FF title, however I enjoy it so far.

[WafflesID]

you are judging the story of it after only 45 minutes? Comon now...It's an RPG.

But I will give you, that it DOES feel like a toned down FF initially. But it does get darker and deeper.

I'm only 50 hours into it, and there is still a lot left to it.

You really get a feel for what's going on about 20 hours or so into it.

I love this game. It does some things that I hope other RPGs will start to adopt.

One of the reasons I never did finish enchanted arms was the fact it takes too damn long to walk from A to B because of the random encounters popping up WAY too frequently.

[leon76]

Because it sucks!!!!!!

[Jdoki]

Care to elaborate??

Is it because YOU don't like JRPG's? In which case everything you don't like must automatically suck. Or is it just because it's on the 360?

[leon76]

Because the game really sucks and yes because it's on Xbox

[Jdoki]

I'm part way through the 2nd disc, and I'm really enjoying the game. It's old skool JRPG, and that's fine by me. I love JRPG's, but this is the first one that has kept my attention for a while - I got bored of FFXII.

Blue Dragon doesn't innovate, doesn't try anything particularly new, but as I've argued before - not every game NEEDS to bring something new to the table. It's a fun story wrapped up in solid gameplay. EDIT: I should add that the game has an excellent class system which allows fantastic flexibility in putting together a very unique set of characters.

The 360 is looking quite good for RPG's in general (not just JRPG's), and other than FFXIII is probably in a stronger position (as of right now) than the PS3. However, because of my disappointment with FFXII, and what appears to be a dilution of the FF brand, I'm not particularly excited by FFXIII (other than for the amazing graphics and the potential for filling a Blu-Ray with awesome cut-scenes).

[THAMMER1]

I played the demo with my 4 year old little girl and she loved it. She was into it almost as much as Viva Pinata. I'll be buying it when they drop the price.

I also have to admit that I got caught up into the game also. The powers are cool and the menus and options are less of a struggle then I have experienced with other JRPG games.

[Owner360-PS3]

The demo sucked, unless your 10 years old...

[WafflesID]

And you must be 10 years old if you are judging a game with well over 60 hours of gameplay and storyline by the demo.

Yeah, the game would be better off without the demo because it doesn't even come close to showing anything about the game.

But I'm smart enough to realize that.

[solidt12]

This game was an attempt to get more Japanese 360 customers and the game is great. Im sure some people bought the game in Japan but not that many own a 360 and will not buy one. If Microsoft was smart they would also sell this game on the PC to give more Japanese a chance to play the game or even on the DS or PS3(just dreaming). I am not big on JRPG's but this one looks great. I play all FPS and Third person Shooters but every once in a while I will play FFXII and I might get Folklore when it comes out because the demo is awesome.

[BloodySinner]

If they brought it to other platforms, how does that help theirs? Microsoft's system just needs something from Square-Enix or some other major company in that region (Japan) to convince the Japanese.

[jlemdon]

do you honestly think Mass Effect will be that much better? because of the dude that looks like the star from Prison Break, or because your one of the old xbox owners who loved KOTOR series.

your contradicting yourselves by saying Blue Dragon is same JRPG when you guys played KOTOR & Jade Empire series.

[Funky Town_TX]

and JRPG's are even are the lowest. The stories and the combat always seem cheesy. Too much darn walking and cut scenes. Also the acting tends to over excite every moment in the game.

[Tone]

Your all missing out.. its a great game!

its a bit slow to start off but soon picks up, the story is good and so is the graphics.. they remind me of DBZ, the character design.

I got this game free with my Elite, but i would have to say.. i would still buy it.. its a welcome change to all the fps and driving games!

[PS360WII]

On the third disk for me!! All you peeps out there who are saying jrpgs suck well poo on you. You guys need to get over your high and mighty 'I only play fps' ways. This game is great. For the guy who claims this is pokemon like... umm wow nothing like it but thanks for trying. The story is pretty good, graphics are finly polished and battle field solid. Jobs system is there and you can mix and match for your perfect combination. All with the style of DBZ in game. Quality title for the 360.

JRPG's for the win ^^

[shadowfox6]

The most important thing for an RPG is: the battle system & story(characters,environment.. .). blue dragon lacks both, it is a very high production value game which probably sucks because if you split the money cost of blue dragon on other great past RPGs (chrono cross, shadowhearts, skies of arcadia....). I hope atleast eternal sonata turns out to be good.

[benfinkel]

What's wrong with the Battle System? Multi-classing allows for incredible character customization, charged attacks allow you to develop a strategy on damage vs. speed of attack, on disc 3 the tension meter is introduced (think Limit breaks from FF7). Seriously, what is it that you're interested in that BD doesn't offer in the fighting department?

[TheExecutive]

Two reasons:

1.) its the 360

2.) and most importantly its not a very good game.

[benfinkel]

It's a great game. Yea yea, the story is pretty retarded, but most video game stories are. If you haven't learned to ignore the story in a video game yet, your video game playing career is going to be a difficult one.

Once you get past that the game shines. It's beautiful looking, has a ton of customization, interesting and different ways to play, and good strategic fights.

[witchking]

At least in the demo, every time I summoned my shadow dragon, it was like a full minute FMV scene of this shadow unfurling and reeling off its attack. And I was like, "okay, that's pretty the first three times, but now I'm bored watching the same attack sequence every time I haul off an attack."

[Lordimus]

Blue dragon is an incredible game. It may follow a comfortable path and simplistic story but the polish is second to none. I played this with my neice and nephew watching and they were floored with the graphics and feel of the game. They said it's nicer looking then any cartoon(anime) they've seen.
I realize I'm giving you all the kids reaction to this game but I'll tell you I got sucked into this game a good hour or so into it. There is no doubt in my mind that they should make another.
Marketing is where this fell short. If they showed this as much as halo there would be far more people buying it.
This is a great buy for adults who love JRPGS as well as the younger demographic. A great warm up to Lost Odyssey.
They should really promote it as such.

[slasher_thrasher]

I'm playing the game. Its awesome imo.

[Dannagar]

I know it's important to support these kind of projects. So I bought my copy even though I won't play it for sometime. Too busy with other games.

[Relientk77]

the game is too childish and cartoonish ... im sure the game will sell well for kids tho

[WafflesID]

ok I'm sorry, but nothing could be farther from the truth.

Actually playing the game will show you otherwise.

If I had a child (8 or younger) I wouldn't let them play. Language is way too harsh for them.

Bah....why do I care. Screw you uninformed idiots out there. I'm enjoying the hell out of this game.

[midgard229]

dont want jrpgs, the story lines are to complicated for them, so they stick to some guy talking while u can move around and not even pay attention to the boring story that is most western rpgs, like fable....i liked the game but the story was craaaapy, same for oblivion. jrpgs have deep stories, although some of them can be cliche, they are still good. and their are atleast differnt combat systems for diff jrpgs, star ocean, tales, kingdom hearts are all action oriented and have big worlds, (KH doesnt have big worlds but its fun) those games arent turn based and shud be fun to gamers who hate turn based.

j rpgs rock, western rpgs are ok, but none have made it except oblivion, and fable. and dont say bioshock, i mean a rpgs, not fpsrpg.
and NO KOTOR!!! kotor only appeals to star wars fans, cuz people who dont like star wars dont like Kotor, like me.

besides all that, sony fans are mostly fans of jrpgs and thats why sony has been the top seller these past gen's. and sony will be back ontop once their other rpgs come out. especially ff13.

jap games have plot twist while most western rpgs are straight forward and are like, get that item, get this item, then that one, and give it to that guy so he can give you the sword to kill the demon lord 30 hours later

[Relientk77]

i believe ur comment was correct in everyway ... 360 owners dont look for RPGs.... PS owners look for variety and in that RPGs ....

blue dragon and rpgs just dont really fit the xbox library

[RadientFlux]

congrats I've never disagreed with someone's opinion more then yours. I think you are wrong on all counts

[THUNDERMARE]

I'll borrow from a friend. I love jrpg, matter of fact I am old enough that I've play and finish FF on NES when it came out. However, the old school jrpg like Blue Dragon might be something that not quite catch in the japan market. No to say the game is bad, but think about dude like me that saw countless time story start of at a hero's burning village. That's simply too plain. Think about how many time have you been on the beach of Normandy? (I bet more than 5 times if you are fan of COD, MoH, and Bro in arm so on) That's goes the same way with jrpg.

[Fade_Walker]

because i have enough RPG's to play and Blue Dragon is not one of them becuase 1. im broke 2. it wasnt one that really got my attention 3. i dont know if i would ever finsih a 3 disk RPG...hell KOTOR was long enough and that was on one disk

i have too many to finish before i go (or even think about) trying blue dragon

.hack 1-4, Oblvion, Enchanted Arms, Final Fantasy XII, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3, KOTOR II, Steambot Chronicles, Two Worlds

and im just about done with Bioshock...which may not be an RPG...but i would like it better then Blue Dragon, im not saying that its bad its just not for me

[witchking]

Not that I've played Blue Dragon (other than the demo), but I would trade out Two Worlds (broken) and Enchanted Arms (that game bit hard) and plug in BD or Eternal Sonata.

[Excalibur]

And it looks like a little kids game to me.

[WilliamRLBaker]

I purchased it the day it was released.

[purin]

A sakaguchi masterpiece is getting the "ET game style" reception
Games like this are the reason i'm getting a 360 when the falcon is out
I do believe that this would have been better recieved earlier this year
If Microsoft's intention for the support of this game was to boost sales in japan, it would still be the videogame market leader at this time.

[WafflesID]

ok, let's try again to clear up a misconception here.

The falcon processor does NOTHINGto fix ANYTHING. It was made to reduce costs. Thats it. The lower heat and energy consumption is just a byproduct of this.

The actual RROD problem was a problem with the motherboard warping. Hopefully the new heatsink design fixed that.

So no need to wait for a falcon. It doesn't actually fix anything.

[purin]

i didn't know that it didn't make a difference with the overheating problem
but it will save me money though

[Havince]

they say the game sucks coz its on 360................so if it was on PS3 it wouldnt suck ??????

grow up

[CrazzyMan]

it`s just would sell better. =)

[witchking]

... if I were to force myself through 60 hours of boring gameplay.

[P1MPDADDY]

Not that it will hold much weight with this site's fanboys but it is the best JRPG game I have played in the past 2 years. I own both a 360 and PS3. I'm willing to bet alot of PS3 fanboys on this site would give it a chance if it were on the PS3, just like alot of hard core 360 fanboys that dont like JRPG's are also missing out on a good game. Dont base your decision on the demo. Try this game from the beginning... Then again I havent had much time with Bioshock, Warhawk, and Madden 2008 consuming all my time :(

BTW Gamerankings average score is 77 for what its worth.

[NextGen24Gamer]

I agree with you. My son, which is 10 yrs old, loves it to death. I tried it the other day and I enjoy it too. It is the best JRPG in the past 2 years and I believe that ps3 fans would love it as well. I'm happy I bought it. I beat Bio Shock and I'm almost done with Stranglehold....Obviously Blue Dragon sessions will have to be in between extensive Halo 3 sessions...OMG I can't wait. Blue Dragon in my opinion is easily a high 8 to 9 rated game. And when I scan through the reviews...it has recieved many 8's and 9's....its the few 6's that bring it down. IGN and Gamespot said its a Good Game as well. And your right...Gamerankings has it at 77 . Maybe when its all said and done the average score will be low 8.

[Descendant]

And if I can't take a RPG seriously then I won't buy it. Just looking at the art style is enough for me to give it a pass.

[BLACKJACK VII]

The only RPG's I'll buy this year are Mass Effect & maybe Lost Odyssey. I don't care for games like FF, Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonota, & all that JRPG stuff. KOTOR was the only RPG I ever liked last gen & the Mass Effect Trilogy is the only RPG(s) I will need for a long time.

[7ero H3LL]

And all of you are misjudging this game. Blue dragon has exploration (this game is both for new comers and jrpg vets) and a world map that look really close to ff7's world map.

DO NOT COMPARE THIS GAME TO OTHER TITLES THAT ARE NOT RPG RELATED. this game is supposed to be 360's new line up of new rpgs that are and will come in the future.

[Odion]

I'll prob buy it in December when i have extra cash

[xionpunk]

I love a wide variety of rpg s. star ocean 2 and final fantasy xii being my favorite (FFXII is the only FF i have played) but I have started playing the free version of a sci-fi mmorpg called Anarchy Online.Play it people its awesome.

[7ero H3LL]

jrps lend themselves to the japanese tastes. One of those is their near obsession with chibi stuff. Grown men in America can be viewed as pervs for delving in such foreign customs, since it's just wrong by our standards. MJ anyone? And I think the people who buy these games are just as normal as any fanboy/otkau is to him or herself. I myself went through the whole anime phase from when I was 12 until I was about 17.

However, after that I felt that jRPGs suffered from being tied down to their traditional roots. Which is of course deeply intertwined with the Anime culture. Anime may be viewed in Japan as very Adult and still be very underground here in America...well at least when I was a fan. Anime HAS become more widely accepted, but the underlying primary and foremost appeal will always be to the younger demographic. Pokemon, SailorMoon, DragonBall Z, Tenchi, Gundam Wing and YuGiOh were my regulars, ushered in by a very bold and forward moving Cartoon Network, with major support from WB and Fox as well.

Anywho, back on topic. Blue Dragon might have appealed to me back when I was 12 or even 14. Back when I was clammoring for the "new stuff" that prove my place in kid society. Stuff that would make me seem cool. And stuff that was fantasically over the top, riddled in fantasy and kidlike appeal. But for the Today Me, now that I'm 22, it's a taste I will be forced to let go of. Just so I can go to work and be respected as an adult. And hang out with friends at a strip bar, feeling very manly and adult doing something that only adults could do.

Is this really why we grow up?

[witchking]

Just because you're 22 doesn't mean you have to grow up. The fact that many of us are still playing and enjoying video games is proof positive of that.

Do what you love doing. And don't let others tell you what you can or cannot love doing. If you like Anime, then keep liking it.

Peer pressure exists only if you let it pressure you. Tell em all to piss off.

[kornbeaner]

All but 10% of 360 fans say they don't like the style of a JRPG. Then why would all of you go flaming on a PS3 thread and post that FF13 is coming to the 360. Last time I checked that was the biggest of all JRPG's. Even if FF13 were to come out for the 360, IT WON"T SELL. 360 fans do not like a majority of the products that are targeted with a eastern crowd in mind first. PS3 fans like MGS and FF, 360 fans like Splinter Cell and Oblivion. that just happens to be the way it is.

[fopums]

I never liked Akira Toriyama's style, a lot of jrpg's I can get into, but the art direction for blue dragon turned me off pretty much instantly.

sry DBZ and Crono Cross fans, just not my cup of tea

[okcomputer]

I agree totally, and yea its a pretty shallow reason not to even give the game a chance, but the dragonball style artwork just looks plain stupid to me. Especially the character models, they look absolutely retarded. The bad artwork would just be too distracting for me to enjoy the game.

[MK_Red]

Well, I'm one of the people ignoring Blue Dragon but I have my reasons:

1.JRPGs take so much time and are seriously lenghty specially if you want to try more quests. So, I only play the JRPGs I seriously love (Recently they were Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria & Tales of Legendia)

2.While I'm a huge Sakagochi fan, I really don't like the character design and art in BD.

3.The Mistwalker game I want is Lost Odyssey.

[IGotTheMeat]

In the past, I have enjoyed JRPGs. Mostly because of the story telling even if it is predictable. I was really looking forward to this game. Planned on buying it the day of release in the US. Then I played the demo. That changed my mind on this game. I didn't enjoy it at all. If you are gonna do a demo for an rpg maybe you should toss in some story. Just my two cents.

[Mr_Kuwabara]

This is what I like to call the Kingdom Hearts effect.

[DeZimatoR]

As lots of ppl here have said it, 360 just isn't home for JRPG's...obviously. Adding to the fact the game was launched in the 'West' during the Bioshock hype fest, and its pretty easy to understand why it got overlooked by most of 360 owners.

'Wrong' genre (as in being in a console that doesn't cope very well with JRPG's)+ bad release timing = no sales :S

[Goshyujin_Sama]

been ignored on PS3, for the simple fact that PS3 owners typically play more and RPGS due to the fact that Sony has for the most part been the #1 system from great jrpgs. 360 fans prefer FPS's and have overlooked this game as childish. If they took the time to play it they would see that it is in fact a very fun game. This game is a good effort wasted on a system that simply wont sale jrpgs. Its got to be an FPS or its toast basically. When squares new JRPG releases for ps3/360, it wont sale hardly any for the 360, while it will sale loads for the PS3. Anyways hopefully the devs. for this game relize who to market to for their nxt project, sony.

[jackdoe]

I own a PS3 and would have ignored this game even if it had come out on the PS3. I like JRPGs, but this game looks childish and uninteresting. I hope Mistwalker put more time and effort into Lost Oddeyssy but so far that game looks mediocre as well. But a few months of development time does help a lot after all.

[AngryTypingGuy]

Why? Because it joins a long list of mediocre Japanese RPG's. Those seem to be more popular with PlayStation fans. Us Xbox fans prefer "Americanized" games. And as everyone knows, we love our shooters, the more blood the better.

If I want to play an RPG, it needs to be like Oblivion. No stupid-ass turn based fighting.

[MetalProxy]

Turned based RPG's are freaking fun, just cuz U suck at them dont mean they suck. They wouldnt keep making them if they sucked. Kid games suck.

[AngryTypingGuy]

Apparently your personal standards for games are like your I.Q...very low. I wouldn't know if I suck at turn-based fighting games, because I never play them. I'm sure I can find one or two that I may like, who knows. Of course, maybe not. As a general rule, I avoid them. On the few occasions that I have tried turn-based fighting games, it was usually just a demo, and only for a few minutes before I realized that it sucked.

[MetalProxy]

I have older PS2 RPG games that make Blue Dragon seem like childs play. And its on three disc's also?? HahAhAHahahahahahah it looks like RPG's arnt ment for the 360 (.)(.)

[jackdoe]

I'm ignoring Blue Dragon because it just doesn't interest me. I went through child hood already, why would I go through it again in a videogame? And that is primarily the problem. Nobuo Uematsu should have made the characters older and more mature. Because he didn't, many people are just ignoring it because it looks like a "kids" game.

[Faulty360]

Mabye because it's fukin sh*te

[Z501]

Typical 360 fan for ya.
PS3 owners would be right at home with this game.In a couple of years,when this game is in the $9 bin,and on one of those uderrated list,people would be saying how'd i miss that gem.
Cause you were busy playing mediocre Halo 3.
Quality > quantity

[Faulty360]

look at it it's like street fighters kids, pathetic

[mirroredderorrim]

The game is pretty clean, but alot is expected in today's RPGs.

I'm not even going to go out on a limb and call this a Jrpg. Pretty much all rpgs are "Jrpgs"

There isn't enough detail in this game and there is something else not right, I can't put my finger on it...but it's like Sakaguchi wanted to crap this out as fast as possible, while still maintaining his good name.
I dunno...maybe this is what he intended?

No RPG has me by the balls as much as Final Fantasy XIII, though. I havn't even played it and I want it, I don't care how bad or good it is. The game's been in developement for about two years?

Maybe under, but...damn. CG quality fights...*drool*

[XxZxX]

look sakaguchi is crying, well yeah I guess he just dont get that ppl who bought XBOX 360 only wanted to play FPS or WRPG(WRPFPS). suck to be him. Eternal sonata is next.

[jackdoe]

Lol. I'm gonna buy a 360 for only shooters.

[Xi]

Yes the art direction to me is some what annoying, it's not that the main characters are children, that's fine, I'd have just prefered if they'd have done a more cell/anime based style for it.

the timing of the NA release is not the best. It's an rpg, and it's a long rpg, I'm heading back to university and working, I don't have the time to pick this game up, play it for 2hours then have to spend the next week studying and forgetting all about the story. It's hard to get into a game after i put it down for a long enough time, and it's very hard with an rpg because it's not as pick up and play as entering an online match, which brings me to...

Halo 3, sorry, broke student, halo will give me more for my money.

It's not that Xbox fans don't like JRPGS, or japanese games for that matter(i love them, I'm hoping that a new Panzer Dragoon game is released). For me it's when a japanese developer tries to make a western title like Project sylpheed. They need to stick to what they know, because a good japanese game will be a good game here, thus why FF, pokemon, monster hunter, etc do well here. I'm looking forward to games like LO and I have a feeling it will do much much better than BD did.

[ErcsYou]

i think this game would have sold better on the ps3...most ps3ers enjoy all types of games not just fps...i think ps3ers appreciate their a lot games more... .maybe M$ should send out a Blue Dragon Reviewers guide..lol.

[Xi]

because it looks like all the top selling games on the ps3 are shooters.

Resistance
Warhawk
Tom clancy games

but that might just be... uh, yeah. I bought the 360 because has the better lineup of non shooters, games like viva, banjo, fable and forza. Halo and Gears are just nice pluses to my prefered gaming style. Ps3 gamers are shallow thinking they're a better crowd for these games, when you don't buy any japanese game unless the game is on it's millionth sequal (ff, mgs).

[XxZxX]

weird how do you shoot in hot shot golf 5 and motorstorm, I just can't find the fire button.

[ErcsYou]

as for your list...XxZxX just proved your nonsense false so i wont even go there....i still cant beleive you brought up banjo and viva pinata,.lol. that was a sad and desperate atempt to prove me wrong...

i dont think that we are the better crowd but most ps3ers love rpg's...most xboxers think oblivion is a rpg...not in my book......all im saying is that blue dragon would have done better on ps3 sense most of us are feinding for new games... plus the japan ps3 install base is much larger than the 360's...

as for the purchasing of japanesse games....i got mine, where's yours? have you ever imported a 360 game?? probably not...i would have imported senko no rhonde , how about you...how about all those wonderful brand new dreamcast games i bought in 2006-2007....or the all mighty ps2...espgaluda anyone...fist of the north star maybe???

[Xi]

you just said oblivion wasn't an rpg, shows what you know...
Oh and I have
Lost planet
dead rising
dead or alive 4
doaxbv2
N3
i had project sylpheed, returned it for splintercell, because well it sucked.
plan on getting Eternal sonata, LO, Ace combat and katamari.

So i have a couple japanese games and plan to get more, so saying that 360 owners don't like those type of games is bull because I love rpg's and I love japanese games, hell I even imported phantom dust for my original Xbox and I still play it. What are the most anticipated titles I see pop up for the ps3
Killzone 2
UT3
Haze

what are 360 owners?
Mass effect
Halo 3
Fable/pgr4

[XxZxX]

hey ERQ, don't you get Xi, XBOX 360 is good on everything and PS3 is good on nothing.Yup that's what he meant

[reaperxciv]

what? Who's whining?

There are tons of games to play out there, no real loss to overlook blue...

[not impressed1]

I'm on the third disk. Blue dragon out did bioshock for me i was playing bioshock beat it on normal,started a hard game. but since this game came out (3 days late in canada) i have been just addicted to it. skate does coe out tomorrow though

[pshizle]

did not like the demo...

im saving my money for Mass Effect instead but i am looking foward to LO

they should have released this game in June or July

[SlappyMcTaint]

So the Kotaku guy won't get past disc 2... disc 2 of 10?

[TylerDurden]

According to vgchartz it outsold both Lair and Warhawk last week. It was the first week for all 3 titles. I have seen positive sounding articles posted here recently about "Lair and Warhawk in the top 10" and "Warhawk sold over 100K"

So based off that it isn't getting entirely ignored.

[AcidRhain]

just got it today... i'm getting into it. i couldn't buy it at launch because i was too busy with bioshock and the call of duty 4 beta. now that i have down time i'm finally gonna venture through this long game. sales on this game will pick up around christmas.

[Shaka2K6]

And its one 3 disks, for god sakes this game better on PS3.