Addressing The Argument That Japanese Developers Are Not As Good As Western

[Weedlab]

I like diversity, so I tend to promote and play both. Japanese games have their place still. My favorite series is Japanese after all (MGS). But they have languished this gen (in terms of overall quality and quantity). I've played much more WRPGs than JRPGs for the first time this gen for instance (unprecedented for me). With that said I do not think their offerings are awful. The great majority of games I am looking forward to this year from the PS3 are Japanese games, and I have a strong appreciation for creative, niche titles like rain, SoTC and ICO - all Japanese titles.