Bodhesatva said:
Okay, that's cool Rocketpig. I think it's this paragraph here: "I'm not saying that a transition away from cutting-edge tech is a bad thing at all. The intent of my posts are just to show that I expect developers to start treating Japan very differently over the next few years. Since I do enjoy pretty graphics (but only if solid gameplay follows), I hope it doesn't bleed into the NA and EU markets too much. But I don't expect it will since the two markets are large enough to support their own tastes and preferences. " that I could feel underlying all your other comments. I'm not trying to attack or insult you here; I could just tell, based on tone, that even while you say thatyou respect the preferences of the Japanese gaming market, I detected a hint of... anger, disgust, or fear, and this is probably where it came from. Again, it's not an insult, it's a totally normal reaction. Japanese gaming interests no longer mirror your own, at all, and you're simply worried about how this will affect the quality and number of games that reflect your own preferences. Does that seem fair? Because there's a reason why people lashed out at you, and I suggested you were being "surprisingly myopic" (I'm not saying they, or I, should have reacted the way we did, I'm just saying there is a reason you got more flack for this post than you have almost any other post on these forums. "That's unfair" or "I strongly disagree" would have been better reactions than calling you an idiot). There was definitely a hint of something bitter in your post, and I've just been trying to figure out what it is. |
It's a perfectly natural reaction. When I look at the Japanese market, I ask myself "how is this going to affect MY gaming preferences?". It's a valid question since so many of the games I loved came from Japan.
It doesn't mean I hate the direction they're going or think they're stupid for changing preferences, it's just a very weird transition we're seeing and the overall gaming community is going to be affected by it.
Besides, this is one topic and how it is treated that REALLY bothers me on VGChartz. Just as it's okay to like puzzle and sim games with lesser technical specs, it's perfectly all right to ask for cutting-edge graphics, physics, AI, etc. We all like different games and in many of cases, our tastes bleed into one another (I'm still a sucker for 2D side scrollers, it's the entire reason I bought a DS while I think the MP game is rubbish). Nothing wrong with that. I don't understand why people have to niche themselves constantly. It's as if they're just looking for someone to hate or they're looking to have a feeling of belonging.
There doesn't have to be a line drawn in the sand. Some games I want to showcase stunning graphics. Others, I couldn't care less. The one common theme they need is good gameplay.
