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Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jun.-30th-2008 22:43:54   
Le-mo


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Status: offline 		I love JRPG's and action adventure games so I have to say Japanese developers are better in my opinion. Out of all the games in my collection I can count the numbers of western-developed games on two hands. 

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jun.-30th-2008 22:47:05   
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Status: offline 		While the west has made some excellent games as of late.  The Japanese games have a certain flair and magic that I cant really describe that I like.  So I say Japan.

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jun.-30th-2008 22:49:16   
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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jun.-30th-2008 22:50:06   
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Status: online 		Japanese developers are stuck in the past. I used to be a huge fan but as of late the western developers are making the better games. Hence the reason why the Japanese developers are now looking into expanding into the western market bc the Japanese market is dwindling bc of the focus on handhelds.

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jun.-30th-2008 22:52:50   
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the real question is when are you going to stop making ? threads.

The real question is why are you in this thread if you don't like it?

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jun.-30th-2008 22:54:57   
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Japanese developers are stuck in the past. I used to be a huge fan but as of late the western developers are making the better games. Hence the reason why the Japanese developers are now looking into expanding into the western market bc the Japanese market is dwindling bc of the focus on handhelds.

I have to agree with you on this, but I think Japanese developers will redeem themself in the long run.

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jun.-30th-2008 23:05:23   
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Status: offline 		West. I agreed bloodmask and Japanese devs were aware that they got huge gap to west devs. Few are trying to find a way to the western market but most are going into handheld and mobile phone market in Japan.

btw, We already have similar west & east game thread. You can get N4G members thoughts from that thread.

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jun.-30th-2008 23:07:24   
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West. I agreed bloodmask and Japanese devs were aware that they got huge gap to west devs. Few are trying to find a way to the western market but most are going into handheld and mobile phone market in Japan.

btw, We already have similar west & east game thread. You can get N4G members thoughts from that thread.

Really? I didn't see any in this forum.

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jun.-30th-2008 23:21:25   
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Status: offline 		Sorry Bloodmask but i disagree with you here. The Japanese have supported the Wii/DS/PSP hard as of late whilst Western corporations have been trying to ignore them. They've literally had the rug pulled out from under their feet. It won't end pretty. New companies will emerge at the end of this generation as well.

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jun.-30th-2008 23:23:16   
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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jun.-30th-2008 23:27:33   
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skerj.......whats going on in that avatar of yours? im just curious

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jun.-30th-2008 23:27:38   
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Status: offline 		I agree with majority of people here. The Japanese games have the certain flair and appeal that makes me want to keep playing. But right now I am so focused on a western game (Civilization: Revolution demo)

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jun.-30th-2008 23:31:46   
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Bayonetta and Mad World will end this debate!!

I can't wait for Bayonetta. Clover Studio (Platinum Games) have never disappointed me before. I freaking love Okami and God Hand was a very fun beat-em-up but it was too damn hard even on easy mode.

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jun.-30th-2008 23:45:11   
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completly off topic....but...
skerj.......whats going on in that avatar of yours? im just curious


That's Sho'Nuff the Shogun of Harlem about to kick ass with his Solid Eye. He's from the movie The Last Dragon.


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ORIGINAL: Skerj

Bayonetta and Mad World will end this debate!!

I can't wait for Bayonetta. Clover Studio (Platinum Games) have never disappointed me before. I freaking love Okami and God Hand was a very fun beat-em-up but it was too damn hard even on easy mode.


Exactly on both counts. Okami was criminally overlooked on all counts and it had stellar gameplay, music, and graphics. Not to forget the game is like 50-60 hours long, short game what?

Godhand, one of the best beat em ups ever created and yes damn near impossible if you don't know what you're doing. It's not just the fact that enemies are hard, they just take SO MUCH health out with each blow, you have to be quick with the right stick and the hits. I've still not beat that game although I started playing again recently because we kept talking about it.

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jul.-1th-2008 0:02:03   
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Status: offline 		i've stated this before, but i find that in the past japanese developers were very skilled in storytellling and character development, but from the western games i've played so far the western devs are catching up and fast. the japanese devs need to learn more about online play though and need to learn more about what the western gamers want in their games.

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jul.-1th-2008 3:36:40   
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Status: offline 		I don't prefer one over the other.

I just find that a lot of games in general suck, or aren't that great, recently. From either side.

LOK and MGS are two of my favourite series and that's an American and Japanese development team. Other notable ones for me are Team Ninja and (old) Rare, Japanese and English.

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jul.-1th-2008 7:07:59   
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Status: offline 		Western Developers have decimated Eastern Developers in the last like 8 years, you see advances in every front from the West, while the east is stuck doing the same crap over and over and over.

FF hasn't changed in 20 years
Mario hasn't changed in 20 years
Zelda Hasn't changed in 20 years
RPGs for the most part there haven't

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jul.-1th-2008 7:55:03   
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Status: offline 		I believe I have already said enough on this subject in the past. Starts with a letter J. Ends with the letters RPG. And no I'm not talking about the rocket launcher >.>

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jul.-1th-2008 15:48:29   
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Western Developers have decimated Eastern Developers in the last like 8 years, you see advances in every front from the West, while the east is stuck doing the same crap over and over and over.

FF hasn't changed in 20 years
Mario hasn't changed in 20 years
Zelda Hasn't changed in 20 years
RPGs for the most part there haven't

Final Fantasy did change in the past 20 years, from turn-based RPG to MMORPG to real-time RPG. Mario made the leap from 2-D sidescroller to open world 3-D. I can't judge Zelda since I've never played it, but from a gameplay perspective Japanese games have changed. Judging by the trailers of Final Fantasy XIII it seems like Square-Enix is totally revamping the gameplay system.

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RE: Japanese vs Western Developers, who's the top dog? - Jul.-1th-2008 22:17:19   
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Status: offline 		a change in graphics and camera view doesn't change the game. FF has always been a turned based, and when they did change it it was old anyways.

Same with the other 2

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