| FinalEvangelion said: In some ways I think voice acting and better visuals have done some harm.
When we were all playing with 2D sprites, we never had the "guys look like girls, therefore I'm not playing it" stupidity. I'm sorry, I just get tired of hearing that without any kind of research into the culture in why that's true. Also, we never had to worry about bad voice acting.
Overall, I think the genre is going through what 2D platformers went through in the late 90s early 00s. 2D platformers have made a comeback this generation. For a while, I think we will be seeing most jRPGs on handhelds / Japan only, which is sad. I suppose it's what I need to learn the Japanese language better.
I'm not sure Western games have really evolved so much as they have become more accessible. Previously, Western games were more for PCs - which had limited appeal.
For the next decade or so, I see primarily shooters and casual games ruling the roost. It doesn't help that Japan is in one of the worst economic times ever since WW2. |
agreed even now there a lot of JRPG on PS3 that are not getting releases outside Japan like TOV PS3 TOGF PS3 and others. HD Game developments unfortunately is rather expensive at the moment so it is harder for smaller and more niche JRPGs to get a release outside Japan. Console manufactures should be more willing to publish them to help out with publishing expenses. I do believe as HD Game development gets cheaper we will see more though.
also I agree that it is sad that some western Gamers can not understand or except the bishonen and bishojo characters used in Japanese games as well as Anime.
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