The Art System and Xenobalde's Mainstream Appeal in the West

[pokoko]

Speaking from a personal perspective, I hate the mecha-cars. Like, really hate. They scream Power Rangers and being 12 years old while making explosion sounds with your mouth when you ram your toys against each other. As long as that's where the emphasis rest, I think it's always going to be viewed as a niche Japanese game.

When you talk about JRPGs that gain mainstream acceptance, I think those are mostly games where you have unique and easily identifiable characters that stick in your consciousness. Cloud, Tifa, and Aeris, for example. With XCX, all I know is that one of them looks like Micheal Jackson and another is an unfortunate minor who wasn't allowed to wear skimpy clothing.