Japanese Developers are totally destroying Western Developers in Quality titles so far!

[AngryLittleAlchemist]

Replicant said:

Nearly 3,5 years later, Japanese developers are still behind many of this gen's best rated AAA games.

97 Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4, XB1)
97 Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, XB1, PC)
97 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
97 Super Mario Odyssey (Switch)
95 The Last of Us Remastered (PS4)
94 God of War (PS4)
93 Divinity: Original Sin II (PS4, XB1, PC)
93 Persona 5 (PS4)
93 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4, XB1, PC)
93 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (PS4)
93 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)
92 Forza Horizon 4 (XB1)
92 Bloodborne (PS4)
92 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PS4, XB1, PC)
92 Bayonetta 2 (Switch)
92 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch)
91 Forza Horizon 3 (XB1)
91 Shadow of the Colossus (PS4)
91 NieR: Automata (PS4, XB1, PC)
90 Resident Evil 2 (PS4, XB1, PC)
90 Diablo III (PS4, XB1, Switch, PC)
90 Overwatch (PS4, XB1, PC)
90 Rayman Legends (PS4, XB1, Switch, PC)
90 Monster Hunter: World (PS4, XB1, PC)
90 Astro Bot: Rescue Mission (PS4)
90 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS4, XB1, PC)

The West really thrives when it comes to independent and smaller games though.

93 Inside (PS4, XB1, Switch, PC)
92 Journey (PS4)
92 Celeste (PS4, XB1, Switch, PC)
92 Undertale (PS4, Switch, PC)
91 Sonic Mania Plus (PS4, XB1, Switch, PC)
91 SteamWorld Heist (PS4, XB1, Switch, PC)
91 Shovel Knight (PS4, XB1, Switch, PC)
91 Flower (PS4)
90 Fez (PS4, PC)
90 Hollow Knight (PS4, XB1, Switch, PC)

Lol when you said "behind" I thought you were implying West > Japan, and I looked at your list and thought "Did he even see that list? Most of those titles are either rated the same or just very slightly giving the nod to the west, Japan still has a lot of titles on that list!" 

On your list it's 13 vs 13 for both. Although I think it's worth mentioning The Last of Us Remastered and Grand Theft Auto V are not original games. 

Also, Shadow of the Colossus is a Japanese game, even if it was remade in the West.