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StarOcean on 06 April 2015
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ToraTiger said:
StarOcean said:
ToraTiger said:


Well said.  But I don't think Nintendo fans are caring about animeish games, as they seem to love Golden Sun and games like that.  But I think it becomes a problem when they start japanesifing their older existing games (due to their western market shrinking and marketing primiarly to japan) Games like Kid Icarus, Metroid, Fire Emblem are a few examples that they really didnt need to japanesify.  I loved the comic eques style of metroid, it was so fitting and original, now since Other M it turned into a poor japanese shooter alternative.

That's true, but similar instances happen with western developers. I'm more familiar with western culture, because I live in it and do tend to see a lot heavily crutching with western stereotypes. It isn't a problem with Japan, its widespread and is a discussion for another thread. 

I don't feel like KI or Metroid have been heavily easternized, KI took a more anime sort of style to it but then again back in the NES/GB days it lacked a specific style to begin with, the character art being based off of the sprites vs the other way around. Metroid, no clue because Ive never really played same for FE. But I'm sure they've been more story/character impacted with Japanese qualities vs. style and its the qualities that bother you.

 

I'm not saying western games don't have stereotypes, but you saying it isn't a problem in Japan (If i am reading that right?) that is completely untrue.  Look at every japanese RPG released in the pass 20 years, nearly all of them have the exact same fantasy setting of a teenager or young adult saving the world from some kind of evil god.  That is literally the plot of 70 percent of popular JRPGs.  

And I don't see how KI doesnt come off as anime to you?  Look at Palutena she looks like something from an 90s anime, and same for Hades and Medusa.   We're yet to see after other M, but as of that game I can confirm its riddled with lame anime cliches and story tropes, as well as the art style.  

Honestly I dont care for anime style as long as they arent completely changing an older franchise into some strange weeaboo concuction. 

I'm saying both sides of the globe suffer from the same problem, but are equally to blame. But yes, that template is used a lot nowadays in JRPGs, isn't it?

The style is more anime, yes. But I'd say it's a bit more light anime than other games -speaking purely in style. I dont know, I just feel like the style they used was relatively like compared to more common anime (look at my profile/sig). The plot, maybe. I've never played KI:U since it's so left hander unfriendly T.T Other M, from what I've seen in art style it doesn't seem that anime but they may have used a more cartoon-y aproach due to the limitations the Wii had. Story? Maybe, never played it.