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Western or Eastern Games? Which Appeal MORE to You, and Why?
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I tend naturally to prefer Japanese games; not because I purposely chose them, but just because western gaming rarely does anything that appeals to me. Save some exceptions in the 90's (where, honestly, they were trying to follow the footsteps of Japanese franchises) and some few Indie games nowadays.
Good games appeal to me. If I had to break down my favourites, most of them are probably by Western devs, but I wouldn't consider that being a preference.
I certainly play more western games.....but I consider people like Miyazaki,Ueda and Yoko Taro to be the greatest minds working in the industry today.
I enjoy games that appeal to me and a game can appeal to me for various reasons....where it is made is not one of them.
I enjoy games that appeal to me and a game can appeal to me for various reasons....where it is made is not one of them.
When I was growing up it would be more Japanese but now it's pretty damn even heat -- I really don't feel like I have a strong preference at all. In the last week I've played and enjoyed Baldur's Gate II, Division 2, but also Monster Hunter World and I've started Fire Emblem Three Houses. In the last few months I've played Ys VIII but also Outward.
Division 2 is a weird sort of outlier. I normally don't enjoy Western AAA games at all but something about it has clicked with me.
Division 2 is a weird sort of outlier. I normally don't enjoy Western AAA games at all but something about it has clicked with me.
I play both but prefer western games as I find them to have, on the whole, better stories, character designs, and art style variety.
Prrrrobably Eastern, but it feels like choosing a favorite child so I wasn't able to put a definitive answer in the poll. Final Fantasy is my favorite series of all time, but there have been definitive masterpieces from both sides and my top 10/20/100 has a pretty even spread.
My top five consists exclusively of japanese games, but at the same time I feel a bigger disinterest for a certain section of japanese games than I do for any western games (the ones with strong animu vibes usually).
Pointless sexualization and objectification of women is a prevailing issue with many Japanese games, and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. In my youth, I would have answered Japanese, but due to the aforementioned point, I find myself preferring western games these days as sexism immediately ruins a game to me. Dark Souls is great though, and I adore Nintendo games.
For the most part, I generally dislike a lot of the child like disposition of a lot of Japanese games and an often anime aesthetic doesn't appeal to me at all. I certainly like some Japanese games to be sure, I think Capcom generally has great output, I'm super excited for Death Stranding but by and large I prefer western games, more specifically RPGs from the west.
Japanese games, mostly because Nintendo and in general they just feel better to play and are more fun to me.
Japanese games, almost exclusively. 2016 (or 2017 in North America) was amazing with Persona 5 and Yakuza 0.
It used to be Eastern, but these days those games are so dumbed down and the writing and stories have become so bad that I tend to go for Western games most of the time.
This right here. Great games and shitty games come from all around the world. No part of the world does it better than anyone else, and you're missing out if you limit yourself to only one country's output.
I don't care where it comes from as long as it's good.
Only exception is jRPGs with anime style. Just no.
Only exception is jRPGs with anime style. Just no.
This is perhaps a little meta, and I am not complaining about this thread, but why are there so many polls over the last few months? I really don't think polls add much to a discussion. It's kind of icky like people want to use the popularity of an option in a poll to make one opinion for valid than another.
I enjoy both, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that lately it's been Western games that I enjoy more. Though with this year it's in favor of Japanese games, while next year will be completely even.
I genuinely love both with a preference for Japanese games. For me Kojima/Miyazaki/Ueda/Sakaguchi are gaming's Mt. Rushmore and I absolutely adore the Capcoms & Platinums of the world, as well as old school Squaresoft and Konami.
That said I need my Eurojank, WRPGs, Immersive Sims, and Sandbox games from Western devs. They are vital to my gaming happiness and make up some of my highest highs.
This gen out of my Top 10, six games are Japanese (Bloodborne,BOTW, MGSV, Last Guardian, DkS3, DMC5) and four are Western (RDR2, Prey, Witcher 3, NMS) so pretty even.
That said I need my Eurojank, WRPGs, Immersive Sims, and Sandbox games from Western devs. They are vital to my gaming happiness and make up some of my highest highs.
This gen out of my Top 10, six games are Japanese (Bloodborne,BOTW, MGSV, Last Guardian, DkS3, DMC5) and four are Western (RDR2, Prey, Witcher 3, NMS) so pretty even.
90% of my favorite games are Japanese. I appreciate their design sensibility, approach to art and storytelling, and general style.
I tend to dislike AAA western production, but most of my favorite games of each year are indie games, so i'm 50/50.
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I do think categorizing games into two really broad regions doesn't do much in terms of discussion.
However if I had to choose I do think western games are all around more better games as a whole, While eastern games do reinvent gaming more often, they also do 1 aspect very well but the other qualities suffer for it. I guess cause the budget aren't as high
However if I had to choose I do think western games are all around more better games as a whole, While eastern games do reinvent gaming more often, they also do 1 aspect very well but the other qualities suffer for it. I guess cause the budget aren't as high
I love all no matter who makes them, but the Japanese tend to go crazy and over the top more often and I enjoy that more and grounded stuff (Yakuza>GTA). But I love that more and more cultures are creating and distributing games.
EDIT: Funnily enough, while I prefer Japanese design more, I also am appalled more often by Japanese design. For example, when I see Days Gone, I just get bored and look away, but some shit from Japan is just so fucking terrible that I am embarrassed that it exists.
EDIT: Funnily enough, while I prefer Japanese design more, I also am appalled more often by Japanese design. For example, when I see Days Gone, I just get bored and look away, but some shit from Japan is just so fucking terrible that I am embarrassed that it exists.
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Option C.
I'll take Spider-Man on monday, Persona 5 on tuesday, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey on wednesday, Fire Emblem on thursday, The Last of Us on friday, and Dragon Quest Builders 2 all weekend long.
I'll take Spider-Man on monday, Persona 5 on tuesday, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey on wednesday, Fire Emblem on thursday, The Last of Us on friday, and Dragon Quest Builders 2 all weekend long.
