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more about #atsushiinaba Cueil: If I was SquarEnix I'd have bought Bioware and if I was Capcom I'd be eyeing Id or some other creative force in the industry. more » Thorax: I agree with this statement, but I still think Japan is good for occasional flashes of brilliance, ala Noby Noby Boy. more » RealmRPGer: I'd just like to note that the Final Fantasy games have not been your typical regurgitation, with new stories and often completely altered gameplay. S... more » Hamsfork: Why are Japanese games failing? Three and a half words: Pre-rendered cut scenes. more » shouryuuken: wow, this argument again so soon. i really wish these guys would back up these statements by talking about innovative titles that have come out in the... more » MR. FAP☆FAP! ｡◕‿◕｡: I think the main problem is that Microsoft was allowed to basically define what this generation is about, in part because they were first out of the g... more » Thai Tea: Look you damn Japanese developers, don't be too damn negative on yourself. We love your games...that's where it all started. I hope you're not giving ... more » LostChild: I don't think that western developers are superior to those in Japan at all. I just think Western Developers make their game more appealing to most ga... more » LucasReis: I honestly never cared about the nationality of a game. If it´s good I´ll play it. Though my Wii has more japanese games, my 360 has more western ga... more » 天: Work hard to "reach" the Western level? No, you need to work hard to surpass the Western level. Competition drives innovation, so work towards being... more » ezekielpacman: Aside from the obvious JPRG references, a particularly evident example for me has to be the Pro Evolution series, which has gone from being light year... more » El-Suave: Everytime I read one of these stories I can't help but think of the South Park "Chinpokomon" episode. more » jBusiness: Hell, I can't help but think about how many Western games have numbers over 2, or spiritual sequels. I mean, there are several, but not as many. And... more » Crumplecorn: If I divide all the best games I've played ever by region in my head, Japan comes first, Europe comes distant second, America last. Narrowing it down ... more » TheHeartless: I'm happy every time a Japanese developer owns up to the fact that Japan isn't doing its best to create new IP's and venture outside the normal stuff.... more » Shiloa: Is it the developers fault though? It seems to me the Japanese market it not really open to "new" more » FarmboyinJapan: 出た more » Pyrefly: Gah i am sick of hearing this. I know JP games on the whole are not garnering the sales and recognition lik ethey used to but if they keep up this att... more » Soniking: Japan needs to reboot. Back off the sequels. Start up some new IP's get some fresh idea's out there. Cause im not buying another "Legend of the Dark S... more » Stompy1: I still want an Okami 2 though! more » -
#platinumgames
Okami Creator Says Western Developers Are Superior
Capcom's Jun Takeuchi spoke today about the "rise" of Western gaming. But former Capcom man Atsushi Inaba, well, he goes a little further, saying that, overall, "Western developers are superior to those in Japan". More » -
#platinumgames
*Maybe* There Will Be Another MadWorld
MadWorld, an upcoming title from some of the developers behind Okami, is hardly your typical Wii title. The Wii-mote and Nunchuk-attachment controlled game is black, white and bloody red. More » -
#gamesconvention2008
MadWorld Isn't Just About Throwing People Into Walls Of Spikes, Y'know
Sega wanted to clear something up about MadWorld at Games Convention. You won't just be cruising the black and white streets of Mad City, tossing scores of chumps into meat grinders, slicing them in half with Dumpster lids and beheading them in style with daggers akimbo. There's more to it than that. More » -
