starcraft said: DMeisterJ said: I'm sure that Japanese people want RPGs, but they also want quality, and not waiting a year for a game that's readily available on another platform. I don't really understand the huge deal about JRPGs this generation, but I don't get it. I only played two JRPGs last generation (FFX, and FFXII). Eternal Sonata is a good game though....... Not great, but good.

79 on Metacritic with our broken review scale seems to differ.  A game in the seventies is pretty not good, not IMO, but in the industry's opinion.

Personal experience, the game isn't that great.  Granted two hours of a game can hardly justify a purchase, or whether a game is good, I didn't like it at all.

Good opening fr Dragon Ball DS, there's a lot of good games coming until the end of the year, that will keep DS sales very high. Next week Pokemon Nº1, Dragon Ball DS Nº2, Rythm Tengoku Nº3, Quiz Magic Academy Nº4.

I still say it will outsell the 360 version in Japan and you can quote me on that.

DMeisterJ said: starcraft said: DMeisterJ said: I'm sure that Japanese people want RPGs, but they also want quality, and not waiting a year for a game that's readily available on another platform. I don't really understand the huge deal about JRPGs this generation, but I don't get it. I only played two JRPGs last generation (FFX, and FFXII). Eternal Sonata is a good game though....... Not great, but good. 79 on Metacritic with our broken review scale seems to differ.  A game in the seventies is pretty not good, not IMO, but in the industry's opinion. Personal experience, the game isn't that great.  Granted two hours of a game can hardly justify a purchase, or whether a game is good, I didn't like it at all.

As I said in the other thread.  You are denying Metacritic's own scale.

According to their scale, Eternal Sonata received "generally favourable reviews."

 

"ps3 userbase hungry for jrpgs!"

Yep, exactly 22k worth of hunger.

The game bombed because Namco's PS3 strategy is made of fail.

DMeisterJ said: I'm sure that Japanese people want RPGs, but they also want quality, and not waiting a year for a game that's readily available on another platform. I don't really understand the huge deal about JRPGs this generation, but I don't get it. I only played two JRPGs last generation (FFX, and FFXII).

It's an argument 360 users use against PS3 Owners. When this is no longer Valid, 360 Owners will move onto another argument. This is what the argument's 360 Owners have used : ZOMG PS3 has no Games (Can't use this anymore, next argument ).. ZOMG PS3 Has no decent Exclusives, ZOMG PS3 only good for Blu-ray, ZOMG 360 attach rate >>>>>>PS3 attach rate (which it should be with 5million + lead). ZOMG PS3 Has No JRPGs etc etc . Any weakness PS3 May have at a certain time (Whether true or unfounded), 360 users will just use it against PS3 Owners. And thus the cycle continues.

starcraft said: DMeisterJ said: starcraft said: DMeisterJ said: I'm sure that Japanese people want RPGs, but they also want quality, and not waiting a year for a game that's readily available on another platform. I don't really understand the huge deal about JRPGs this generation, but I don't get it. I only played two JRPGs last generation (FFX, and FFXII). Eternal Sonata is a good game though....... Not great, but good. 79 on Metacritic with our broken review scale seems to differ.  A game in the seventies is pretty not good, not IMO, but in the industry's opinion. Personal experience, the game isn't that great.  Granted two hours of a game can hardly justify a purchase, or whether a game is good, I didn't like it at all. As I said in the other thread.  You are denying Metacritic's own scale. According to their scale, Eternal Sonata received "generally favourable reviews."

/sigh

I give up.

The game got a metacritic of 79, and sevens are generally not good games with our broken review system.

blazinhead89 said: DMeisterJ said: I'm sure that Japanese people want RPGs, but they also want quality, and not waiting a year for a game that's readily available on another platform. I don't really understand the huge deal about JRPGs this generation, but I don't get it. I only played two JRPGs last generation (FFX, and FFXII).   It's an argument 360 users use against PS3 Owners. When this is no longer Valid, 360 Owners will move onto another argument. This is what the argument's 360 Owners have used : ZOMG PS3 has no Games (Can't use this anymore, next argument ).. ZOMG PS3 Has no decent Exclusives, ZOMG PS3 only good for Blu-ray, ZOMG 360 attach rate >>>>>>PS3 attach rate (which it should be with 5million + lead). ZOMG PS3 Has No JRPGs etc etc . Any weakness PS3 May have at a certain time (Whether true or unfounded), 360 users will just use it against PS3 Owners. And thus the cycle continues.

I was following you until the 360 attach rate thing, having a bigger userbase does not give you a better attach rate.  In fact, often times it will make your attach rate worse.

DMeisterJ said: starcraft said: DMeisterJ said: starcraft said: DMeisterJ said: I'm sure that Japanese people want RPGs, but they also want quality, and not waiting a year for a game that's readily available on another platform. I don't really understand the huge deal about JRPGs this generation, but I don't get it. I only played two JRPGs last generation (FFX, and FFXII). Eternal Sonata is a good game though....... Not great, but good. 79 on Metacritic with our broken review scale seems to differ.  A game in the seventies is pretty not good, not IMO, but in the industry's opinion. Personal experience, the game isn't that great.  Granted two hours of a game can hardly justify a purchase, or whether a game is good, I didn't like it at all. As I said in the other thread.  You are denying Metacritic's own scale. According to their scale, Eternal Sonata received "generally favourable reviews." /sigh I give up. The game got a metacritic of 79, and sevens are generally not good games with our broken review system.

 

Who cares what Metacritic says (or anyone else for that matter.)  If you like the game, buy it.  If not, don't.  Some people are such sheep.