ill take a few cring worthy western scenes than a japanese game full of them. chalk it up to bad writing or awkward translations but japanese games tend to lack in the believable character department for me. the west does dialogue, character mo-cap, and character design better for the most part IMO. the past couple years i've been able to tell whether a game is japanese just by watching its trailer.

western games easily. Japanese games tend too be to cheesy. hard to take the characters seriously half the time. and i mostly play games for story and that's where me and japan disconnect for the most part.

Wat are your reasons?

What, specifically, are you referring to? The characters in the MGS series, for example, are very well defined and the stories work well. Perhaps if you compare specific characters it will add clarity to your comment.capaho