Well I can say with relative confidence that the Japanese game industry is the only one doing well right now, so they have a point.
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There's definitely a point where a game is too Japanese. Kinitsu Gami didn't seem to make its money back.
Really? I thought the big games have been coming out of China, lately, like genshin impact.
Other than a couple notable exceptions like Genshin, most Chinese games tend to stay in China. Could always change, but the Chinese market has always been very insular.
It was the first video game bubble pop in the 80's that tanked the Western gaming industry and paved the way for Japanese consoles and publishers to make waves internationally, though, so who's to say that the same couldn't happen this time for China? But Japan's industry is still healthy, so who knows.
If it's good it's good.
As an American, the Japanese market actually prefers bad games. /s
And movies! Ain't nothing better then The Death Note and Battle Royal
You know what they call Hunger Games in Japan?
Battle Royale with cheese.
Japan just seems to have more soul than America, either that or the language barrier does amazing things to entertainment.
It's easier to get a game made in Japan that's the singular vision of a passionate developer. In the US they're typically made by committee.
Its not just Japan.
Squid game, Money heist, Furies and a few other things Ive watched just on Netflix in the last few years just hit differently. Hollywood just has too many formulas that become obvious once you notice them, too many investors and networks wanting a safe ROI as opposed to pure creativity. Even the brits are a bit more willing to put "unconventionally attractive" people in leading roles and write things a bit dryer and grittier than a lot of American productions.
Something about stuff not coming through that system just feels different.
I think language barrier helps a lot with films. I think snow piercer would have been a better movie in Korean.
I pray he can get this idea into the thick skull of the mainline Monster Hunter director
There is some aspect of Japanese culture I can really do without in my games, like everyone being either a high school student, just getting 18, or 60+. Especially when they then get into relationships.
Then again, I can't really say if that would sell. I'm certainly not deep enough into anime culture to gauge interest there.
Weird Japanese games are the best, case in point, katamari damashi
Yes, please.
I have a lot of respect for some Western developers, and there also is a lot of trash that comes out of Japan, but I don't care about your photorealistic graphics or whatever emotional story your team of wannabe TV/film writers cooked up: Japan just does fun better, IMO.
Capitalism = trash games. Focus on the few and just make them good. As in story, music, character development and very last gfx.
Yep, the only thing that could use a bit of Americanisation is the video settings and performance side of things
I'm totally fine with Nintendo-all style graphics. But yes, kae please give me more than 30 frames.
Legend of the Mystical Ninja was pretty dope.