rocketpig on 12 July 2007
| Legend11 said: I've always preferred Western rpgs ever since the days of Bard's Tale, Ultima, Gold Box AD&D, etc... I just find they give you a lot more freedom than their Japanese counterparts. |
I think it boils down to cultural differences. Westerners love the "choose your adventure" type of gameplay that is being offered across genres while Japanese gamers still like to be spoonfed their stories. You even hear frustration on the part of some Japanese devs that change isn't happening over there.
I think in the end, it will just be one more factor that turns Japanese gaming more irrelevent. I started a thread about this a few months back and was lambasted for it by a multitude of people.
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