PSXE Poll Update: Japanese Devs Are Losing Their Touch
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon CityThere's probably no denying it anymore.
In our recent poll, we wanted to know what gamers thought of the current state of the Japanese gaming industry. It has been under fire for the past three or four years, as designers keep trying to cater to the ever-growing Western markets. Worse, the quality of their games appear to be diminishing...rapidly.
In the past week alone, Ninja Gaiden 3 and Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City greatly disappointed most critics and gamers. And over the years, there appears to be a definite gap in production values and innovation when one compares Western and Japanese achievements. Unfortunately, it appears most of our readers agree, as the majority answered, "They're slipping...only a few games worth playing."
Well, we still have Metal Gear Solid (save us, Kojima!) and Gran Turismo, along with the enduring Nintendo mascots, right? This week, we just have to ask because everyone is asking: Should BioWare write a new ending for Mass Effect 3? Or if you don't think they should, do you at least think they should remember this fan backlash when creating future projects? Or maybe you just think everyone overreacted? Let us know.
Tags: japanese gaming, japanese video games, me3, mass effect 3, mass effect 3 ending
3/25/2012 8:41:11 PM Ben Dutka
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Comments (30 posts)
Jawknee
Sunday, March 25, 2012 @ 10:36:16 PM
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4 up, 3 down
YashaZz
Sunday, March 25, 2012 @ 11:52:29 PM
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___________
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 3:09:30 AM
ME3 is ALL about the galaxy saving the galaxy, so why does the ending cut scene show only earth?
you see what happens to your crew, to the normandy, but what about the crogan?
the asari?
the solarians?
the whole series is focused on the greater good for the galaxy, but the ending to the series is all focused on sheppard f*ck the greater good and f*ck the rest of the species!
almost like they plucked a ending from a entirely different franchise!
i was expecting to get a tree showing what i did and what were the consequences after the credits too that way its easy to understand what happened and why.
but you dont, you dont get any info what so ever!
it does not even tell you you can create a new game plus!
ME3s ending has got to be the most rushed ending ive ever played, so f*cking oath it needs to be changed!
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oldmike
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 5:26:31 AM
i mite be off but i think every ME game is long then rage
in rage you dont shape the story like in ME
have you even played the dam game?
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Underdog15
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 10:14:00 AM
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DarkCrusader
Sunday, March 25, 2012 @ 10:50:43 PM
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oldmike
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 5:32:04 AM
do to this and how bad DA2 Played
i am done with bioware games
i forgave them for KOTR2 ending feeling rushed
i was willing to let it go that they killed the fun that was DA:O
with DA2
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dmiitrie
Sunday, March 25, 2012 @ 10:51:39 PM
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Fans definitely have a right to be upset about the ending, and Bioware definitely has a responsibility to go the extra mile to ensure those fans that they've learned from their mistake on the next game. But this has gone too far and I can't really foresee anybody being any happier when all is said and done. In short, nothing good can come from this.
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Jawknee
Sunday, March 25, 2012 @ 10:59:12 PM
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Xombito
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 2:10:43 AM
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Jawknee
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 11:22:56 AM
Sorry if I spoiled it. =/
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Xombito
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 12:52:53 PM
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Jawknee
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 1:46:03 PM
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Shams
Sunday, March 25, 2012 @ 11:36:44 PM
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Regarding Japanese game dev industry, though I love Metal Gear, Vanquish, Valkyria Chronicles, Ninja Gaiden, GT, Tekken, StreetFighter, it's clear that they got some catching up to do that may not happen until next gen, or whenever their mismanaged corporations get reformed. They may never recover their leadership of the industry, but if they fund their abundant talent and concern themselves with their local market, instead of worrying too much about the global market, I believe they can cement and retain a significant share of the gaming industry, even world wide.
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Pandacastro
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 1:45:21 AM
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BigBoss4ever
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 2:26:57 AM
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___________
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 3:11:47 AM
what you on about boy!?
last time i checked bioware are not japanese!
however thats not japanese devs, thats ALL devs!
ME3 proves it!
most rushed unfinished hole ridden game ive ever played!
and people whined heavy rain had plot holes!
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___________
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 3:16:10 AM
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to say that makes it sound like they cant make games like they use to.
they can, there just set in their mind that theres no market for it out there!
like the director for RE6 said yesterday the survival horror market is too small now for RE.
1 question for you chap.
how can you say that when you have ZERO games to base that on?
so what do you base that on?
how do you know theres no market for survival horror games when zero games have been released to test that?
well?
never have i heard such utter bull sh*t!
but back to the point, its not that they cant make traditional games anymore.
if some miricale happened and it got through their thick heads that it would sell quite well they would have no problems doing it!
its not that they cant, its that they dont want to because they think it wont sell.
which is utter bull sh*t but good luck getting that through to them!
as for ME.
ME3s ending has got to be the most rushed underwhelming hole ridden ending ive EVER played! so f*cking oath it needs to be changed!
the WHOLE point of the ME series is saving the galaxy, it has never been about whats best for one race its always been whats best for everyone.
if that means one race has to bend over, like what happens in the arrival DLC and why sheppard gets court marshalled, then so be it!
but the ending for ME3 is TOTALLY different!
its all focused on earth, on the humans.
f*ck what happens to everyone else!
thats what hurt me most about this.
EVERYTHING in ME2 felt perfect, like the developers sat there spending months on the smallest details!
everything felt so deep and really well thought out.
ME3 is the complete opposite, instead of been deep and really well thought out its shallow and rushed!
allot of things just dont make any sense!
Last edited by ___________ on 3/26/2012 3:20:25 AM
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oldmike
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 5:37:56 AM
even has one of the 1st muti player games i liked but this ending killed it
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___________
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 9:02:48 AM
all the side missions are gained by just standing there and hearing what they say, there not even talking to you!
in ME2 you went into a dialogue tree and cut scene, and depending on your reputation you could twist their arm or be bribe them.
another thing pointing to the whole cheap rushed feel of the game!
i really missed going to the shops and saying im commander sheppard and this is my favourite store on the citadel!
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Underdog15
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 10:16:04 AM
Didn't you -JUST- get done saying in response to jawknee, criticizing his use of a short game in comparison to a long game? you let the last 10 minutes of a trilogy of these long games ruin your opinion of the franchise?!?
Sounds to me like someone's priorities are off.
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JackC8
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 7:29:16 AM
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Oh and there's Gran Turismo 5 again. I played that game - a lot - and anyone who doesn't have an intense and irrevocable fanboy devotion to that franchise, and a system wars mentality, realizes that it was just a very mediocre racer with great graphics. Six years and sixty million dollars to produce an 84/100 Metacritic rating, and that's artificially inflated by all the Playstation exclusive sites that gave it silly scores like 99/100. Meanwhile you've got Shift 2 Unleashed that got the exact same 84/100 score after 18 months in development, or Forza 4 that got a 91/100 after 2 years in development. Far from being an example of what Japan can do right, it's a perfect example of what they're doing wrong.
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Looking Glass
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 8:00:13 AM
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Last edited by Looking Glass on 3/26/2012 8:05:04 AM
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PC_Max
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 8:56:41 AM
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Follow market trends yes, expand gameplay experience, but make a game based uniquely yours, be that based on cultural background.
Of course, with studios shutting down or being bought up by bigger studios... its starting to look like a desperate attempt for survival.
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Squirrelicus
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 9:14:16 AM
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BikerSaint
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 1:23:02 PM
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And because of that, I think Bioware made a horrendous blunder by rushing out a bunch of changed endings for it, hence all the gaps & non-actions that don't mean much at it's finale.
But, I also think that if Bioware had just manned up by standing their ground & had left the original leaked ending well enough alone, there wouldn't be this hot stinking stewpot of BS that's been going on now because of it.
Just my 2 cents.....
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Pandacastro
Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 4:10:44 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
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Sunday, March 25, 2012 @ 10:24:11 PM