Is there something wrong with western games that Japanese won't even try?

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[QUOTE="Ilived"] Is it because our games don't have overacting? Ilived

You can't really use that as an excuse. It isn't the japanese fault that the western localizing process can't properly translate and find decent actors.

Ican, because judging by the anime and movies, they do tend to overact and be too descriptive of basically EVERYTHING.

Now I'm addressing you.

That is what we call stereotypes,that's like saying all British people have bad dental hygeine or that all Mexican people like rice and beans.

See how ignorant I look?

Man... this thread should be locked.

[QUOTE="Ilived"][QUOTE="sakura_Ex"][QUOTE="Ilived"]

[QUOTE="sakura_Ex"]Just by reading some of these comments I feel embarassed to even be American ( watch someone say "the leave" ) sakura_Ex

Just because I said western, doesn't mean that it's only the US. Get out of your little box for once.

Who said I was talking about you?

As a matter of fact show me where I typed "TC" ?

You assume that everyone in here is American. So yes you were talking about everyone who said bad things about Japanese games.

Some=All now?

I said some not all,if anything it was you who assumed that I meant everyone.

By saying 'some' you were talking about the comments saying negative things about Japanese games...that's why you said 'some' since not all the comments in here are negative. Nice cop out though.

[QUOTE="Ilived"][QUOTE="gamer620"]

[QUOTE="Ilived"] Is it because our games don't have overacting? sakura_Ex

You can't really use that as an excuse. It isn't the japanese fault that the western localizing process can't properly translate and find decent actors.

Ican, because judging by the anime and movies, they do tend to overact and be too descriptive of basically EVERYTHING.

Now I'm addressing you.

That is what we call stereotypes,that's like saying all British people have bad dental hygeine or that all Mexican people like rice and beans.

See how ignorant I look?

Man... this thread should be locked.

It shouldn't be locked just because we are talking about the differences between western culture and Japanese. If it's getting too much for you, then just leave the thread. Also, it's not really stereotyping when just about everything I've seen from Japan is like that. You will never see a game like Halo or WoW that is from Japan because that's not how the people like it over there. Of course I mean the general public, but that's what we are doing here. Comparing what the general public likes from both sides so I don't have to explain myself anymore.

It shouldn't be locked just because we are talking about the differences between western culture and Japanese. If it's getting too much for you, then just leave the thread. Also, it's not really stereotyping when just about everything I've seen from Japan is like that. You will never see a game like Halo or WoW that is from Japan because that's not how the people like it over there. Of course I mean the general public, but that's what we are doing here. Comparing what the general public likes from both sides so I don't have to explain myself anymore.

Ilived

How do you know what you are saying is not offensive to anyone on this site?

[QUOTE="gamer620"]

[QUOTE="Ilived"] Is it because our games don't have overacting? Ilived

You can't really use that as an excuse. It isn't the japanese fault that the western localizing process can't properly translate and find decent actors.

I can, because judging by the anime and movies, they do tend to overact and be too descriptive of basically EVERYTHING.

Yeah, and guess what, there are cartoons and movies in western countries that they over act in to, but well acted and written movies exist in japan too, why are you singling them out? Japan isn't just Anime and Godzilla.

So wait... we are comparing the likes of the general population from both sides? So you represent the general population of both Western and Eastern societies?

[QUOTE="Ilived"]

It shouldn't be locked just because we are talking about the differences between western culture and Japanese. If it's getting too much for you, then just leave the thread. Also, it's not really stereotyping when just about everything I've seen from Japan is like that. You will never see a game like Halo or WoW that is from Japan because that's not how the people like it over there. Of course I mean the general public, but that's what we are doing here. Comparing what the general public likes from both sides so I don't have to explain myself anymore.

sakura_Ex

How do you know what you are saying is not offensive to anyone on this site?

If it is, then you'd have to get out more...enjoy life...be more calm and not so serious all the time. It's not my fault if the person finds it offensive is too sensitive.

[QUOTE="Ilived"][QUOTE="gamer620"]

[QUOTE="Ilived"] Is it because our games don't have overacting? gamer620

You can't really use that as an excuse. It isn't the japanese fault that the western localizing process can't properly translate and find decent actors.

I can, because judging by the anime and movies, they do tend to overact and be too descriptive of basically EVERYTHING.

Yeah, and guess what, there are cartoons and movies in western countries that they over act in to, but well acted and written movies exist in japan too, why are you singling them out? Japan isn't just Anime and Godzilla.

Your idea of good is probably something like Cowboy Bebop which is a good example of what I'm talking about. I have an example here, I remember watching Street Fighters II the movie(animated) and it was great...the music was great but it suffered from too much unneeded talking. Anyway, I saw some parts in the Japanese version and it was simply terrible, I would never like it. They made the music out of place and tried to make it so dramatic. I'm sorry, I find it lame.

Are you saying its better to want to see a guy with huge bulging muscles, then a guy who more or less resembles a girl. If you think thats a trick question then you sir, are correct.nowhatisthat

(sorry for double post) I'm saying that I much rather play as a total badass than a dudechick.

EDIT: Wow, I just read some of the comments here and well...wow...I'm almost ashamed to be an American gamer after reading some of these. Good job guys, glad to see we Americans are so open minded and non-xenophobic towards games that play in a different style. :roll:

glitchgeeman

It is not surprising that the gamers who said ignorant things about Japanese games are the same people who say ignorant things about the Wii.

[QUOTE="acekall"]Japanese gamers are quite stupid. They like cliche feminine men with spikey hair and teenage boys who have to save the world. Western games are way better, screw FF, baldurs gate is way better. japanese devs keep releasig the same games (capcom is awesome though).DragonFlyJ

Congrats on your graduation from High School. You went to an American High School, right? It shows...

I take it you're just another america hater? Nice job coming across as being just as ignorant as the kid you quoted.

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[QUOTE="acekall"]Japanese gamers are quite stupid. They like cliche feminine men with spikey hair and teenage boys who have to save the world. Western games are way better, screw FF, baldurs gate is way better. japanese devs keep releasig the same games (capcom is awesome though).AAllxxjjnn

Congrats on your graduation from High School. You went to an American High School, right? It shows...

I take it you're just another america hater? Nice job coming across as being just as ignorant as the kid you quoted.

I don't try Japanese games. (Is MGS4 Japanese? I don't know, if it is, thats the only Japanese games I've EVER played!)

I just find the games wierd and I bet they feel the same way.

plod2

If you didn't even know that MGS was a japanese series there's a big chans you've played more japanese games. All of them doesn't have boygirls with spiky hair and huge swords.

Japanese gamers are quite stupid. They like cliche feminine men with spikey hair and teenage boys who have to save the world. Western games are way better, screw FF, baldurs gate is way better. japanese devs keep releasig the same games (capcom is awesome though).acekall

Screw FF? Are you insane!? Keep those heinous thoughts to yourself.

I am a retard huh? You aren't Japanese but you are probably trying to be one. Also what's with that FPS game in your gamertag that is called...HL2?

EDIT: I was talking about the American version of the movie compared to the Japanese version. So yes, too much unneeded yapping.

...the TC does realize that with an exception of Microsoft, a failure hardware company, and EA there isn't a single Western publisher in Japan.

the japanese have a strong belief in supporting their own economy. plain and simple. nintendo and sony are japanese brands, so they buy em. it has nothing to do with types of games. resistance, if i remember correctly, was well recieved in japan.enygma500

What? The Japanese always buy foreign brands. Just look at Mcdonalds, Nike, Coco-cola, the entire music and movie industry, as well as other industrys that I've previously listed like food and clothing. The only industry where foreign influence seems to be absent is the electronic industry and that is solely because of all the competition. It is much like the American music industry. With very few exceptions foreign artists have a hard time getting themselves a name here. However American artists do this at other countries with no trouble at all. It doesn't mean that American's are "racists" or obsessed with their economy, just that their is so much competition in that industry that it is hard enough to break through as it is. One could only imagine if one is from a different country and get eyebrows from being an artist from a different country thus not be as in touch with the society and ways of music in that area. Of course their are exceptions like anything such as Leona Lewis in America and Apple in Japan, but these just those that break the mark.

Is there something wrong with Japanese games that Westerners won't even try? That generalization goes both ways.foxhound_fox

Fully agreed. The only Japanese games that sell well in the West are those that are Western centric like Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, Devil May Cry, Soul Caliber, Dead Rising, Lost Planet or those that rely on big names or nostalgia like Nintendo's games, Sonic, or Kingdom Hearts. The only exception I can think of is Final Fantasy and that's because of SONY's $100 million American advertising campaign. This is the reason why games like Monster Hunter, Dragon Quest VIII, and Devil Kings, despite having stiff marketing bombed in the West. It's all about appeal and knowing how to advertise. A fair share of Japanese developers and publishers target the Western market can't say the same the other way around. The only time I've seen this was with EA and their Sim DS series, and it has been pretty successful for a first game release from, to Japan, a no name publisher.

There are very few Japanese games I enjoy, but each to there own I say, let them like what they like and we can enjoy what we want. However, it does bug me the Japanophiles that insist everything Japanese is cool and people are wrong for not liking it.

The stories in anime (from what I've seen) and JRPG's make me want to blow my brains out, but for some people they are the greatest stories ever told. Why don't the Japanese like Western games? Probably for much the same reasons I don't like Japanese ones, culturally we're very different.