| Xelloss said: Well, topic should now be changed to " Did DS deserve to beat UC2 for overall GOTY at Gamespot" ! Quite an amazing feat.... I wonder if SCEJ, SCEA and FROM are all in a state of shock at its stateside reception? One thing seems certain, SCEA probably regrets passing on the localization in favor of letting a 3rd party ( Atlus ) publish it. Imagine the sales if SCEA had brought it, and actually done a real marketing push. I am sure Atlus has to be pleased though. |
Quite frakly the stateside reception of Demon's Souls shouldn't be such a surprise. JRPG's have been loosing popularity in the west and DS is probably the most innovative JRPG to come out in a long long time. From what I've sen DS plays more like a WRPG than like a typical JRPG.
I'm curious how Final Fantasy XIII will be recieved in the west, considering it's lack of innovation and the fact that's it's a step backwards (in terms of gameplay) from FF12. I think reviewers will use DS as an example of a niche game made by a small developer that is a more impressive achievement than a high budged hyped sequel made by one of Japan's biggest developers.
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