Comments on: We’ll never catch western dev, says Japanese chap http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/ VG247.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:12:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: cachucha http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/comment-page-1/#comment-27000 cachucha Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:18:26 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/#comment-27000 Think the are dragging in both aspects, has been a long time since a japanese game, gave me a good impression Think the are dragging in both aspects, has been a long time since a japanese game, gave me a good impression

]]> By: mortiferus http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/comment-page-1/#comment-26902 mortiferus Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:05:38 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/#comment-26902 Japan has fallen behind in the number of games produced,not quality nor innovation. Though they are far more conservative in the design approach, which to some might border on stale, I believe some of the best game play still comes out of Nippon. Japan has fallen behind in the number of games produced,not quality nor innovation. Though they are far more conservative in the design approach, which to some might border on stale, I believe some of the best game play still comes out of Nippon.

]]> By: Dr.Haggard http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/comment-page-1/#comment-26900 Dr.Haggard Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:47:22 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/#comment-26900 <i>"And people who say JRPG’s are more stale than WRPG’s are just as insular as others who claimed it."</i> I don't know about that. Western RPGs may be formulaic in some respects, but arguably not in respects that make them as dated and stale as JRPGs have become. Japanese deveopers are still designing games based around ancient genre conventions that have no value or justification on modern hardware, or indeed in this decade. And why? It seems to be purely out of tradition, and when the occasional game comes along that tries to fix this stuff and bring the genre into the 21st century, other developers ignore it and go back to the pointless traditions. I've been ranting about this over on EG only recently though, so I shouldn't really open up that can of worms again, and it's not what the guy in the interview was talking about anyway. “And people who say JRPG’s are more stale than WRPG’s are just as insular as others who claimed it.”

I don’t know about that. Western RPGs may be formulaic in some respects, but arguably not in respects that make them as dated and stale as JRPGs have become.

Japanese deveopers are still designing games based around ancient genre conventions that have no value or justification on modern hardware, or indeed in this decade. And why? It seems to be purely out of tradition, and when the occasional game comes along that tries to fix this stuff and bring the genre into the 21st century, other developers ignore it and go back to the pointless traditions.

I’ve been ranting about this over on EG only recently though, so I shouldn’t really open up that can of worms again, and it’s not what the guy in the interview was talking about anyway.

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/comment-page-1/#comment-26895 Psychotext Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:30:16 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/#comment-26895 He never mentioned quality, he mentioned quantity and level of advancement. He never mentioned quality, he mentioned quantity and level of advancement.

]]> By: No_PUDding http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/comment-page-1/#comment-26893 No_PUDding Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:27:36 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/#comment-26893 I am sorry but it's so not true. it's just Western Developers and Industry members who are insular enough not to realise Japan is making it's own leaps. Most of the best games still come out of there. And people who say JRPG's are more stale than WRPG's are just as insular as others who claimed it. All RPG's are stale, they haven't chnaged for years. I am sorry but it’s so not true.

it’s just Western Developers and Industry members who are insular enough not to realise Japan is making it’s own leaps.

Most of the best games still come out of there.

And people who say JRPG’s are more stale than WRPG’s are just as insular as others who claimed it.

All RPG’s are stale, they haven’t chnaged for years.

]]> By: wickedman http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/comment-page-1/#comment-26892 wickedman Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:16:42 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/#comment-26892 Yeah! look at Kojima,excellent work on the movie mmmm the game, MGS4,PEASE DON'T QUIT,I DON'T LOVE YOU BUT DON'T QUIT!!! ;-) Yeah! look at Kojima,excellent work on the movie mmmm the game, MGS4,PEASE DON’T QUIT,I DON’T LOVE YOU BUT DON’T QUIT!!! ;-)

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.vg247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/comment-page-1/#comment-26891 Psychotext Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:02:58 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/09/10/well-never-catch-western-dev-says-japanese-chap/#comment-26891 Don't give up Mr Japanese Dev! We still love you. Don’t give up Mr Japanese Dev! We still love you.

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