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� Reply #120 on: April 02, 2006, 07:20:01 PM �

It also doesn't take into account that the largest translation projects tend to be RPGs, and with the Playstation-era Final Fantasies making the RPG much more mainstream than it was during the 16 Bit era, many more RPGs are being released across the pond.


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� Reply #121 on: April 02, 2006, 10:15:43 PM �

You say that, but only a few RPGs every year are really big sellers. (Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts come to mind...) Most of the money is in games like Grand Theft Auto and Madden (in America).


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� Reply #122 on: April 02, 2006, 10:42:01 PM �

But the people who ~~are stupid enough to pay $50 each year for a roster update~~ play Madden, usually aren't, in my experience, every concerned with the translation scene, while those who play RPGS are.


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� Reply #123 on: April 02, 2006, 10:59:17 PM �

Maybe only a few are big sellers, but that doesn't change the fact that a lot more get released over here than in the early/mid 90s.


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� Reply #124 on: April 02, 2006, 11:16:20 PM �

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Maybe only a few are big sellers, but that doesn't change the fact that a lot more get released over here than in the early/mid 90s.

That's true. I can remember going to the video store as kid and being so pissed off when there was only 1 copy of Final Fantasy 6, but 3 or 4 copies of the latest sports game.


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� Reply #125 on: April 03, 2006, 12:05:41 AM �

Quote from: Talbain on April 02, 2006, 02:11:31 PM

There's also the cultural ramifications of games that are "western" versus those that are "japanese." It seems to me that most Americans I know don't really seem to like Japan. They like what they create, but they don't like the people or those behind the scenes. It seems like there's a stigma, maybe a culture clash (or maybe even a fear of assimilation into a culture not their own).

Totally no comment on this. My opinion has been tainted by living in China.


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� Reply #126 on: April 03, 2006, 12:12:27 AM �

Ooh. Do PM me your opinion. I'd be very interested to know what you think.


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� Reply #127 on: April 03, 2006, 01:30:17 AM �

Quote from: D on April 03, 2006, 12:05:41 AM

Totally no comment on this. My opinion has been tainted by living in China.

COMMUNIST!

Seriously though, most US-produced games fail in Japan. XBox anyone?


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� Reply #128 on: April 03, 2006, 01:39:32 AM �

I think they fail because U.S. games suck. One cynical gamer's opinion.


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� Reply #129 on: April 03, 2006, 08:08:18 AM �

Quote from: Talbain on April 03, 2006, 01:39:32 AM

I think they fail because U.S. games suck. One cynical gamer's opinion.

So do Japan's games.

You simply forget that the number of games produced in Japan OUTNUMBERS those made in the U.S. exponentially.

Just because 20% of the games that come from Japan are good, doesn't mean you can forget about the other 80%. Tongue

Even though I'm pulling numbers out my ass, I think my point is still valid.

Apply the same ratio to U.s. games. Since there are so many LESS made here, now, the good U.S. games are a very small number.

Ok, did any of that nonsense make sense? It made sense in my head before I started writing.


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� Reply #130 on: April 03, 2006, 01:19:16 PM �

Quote from: Kitsune Sniper on April 03, 2006, 01:30:17 AM

COMMUNIST!

M�XICAN!

(I'm wondering which of these would be a greater insult in the USA)


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� Reply #131 on: April 03, 2006, 02:00:00 PM �

depends on what state you're in.


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� Reply #132 on: April 03, 2006, 03:13:44 PM �

Quote from: Nightcrawler on April 03, 2006, 08:08:18 AM

It makes sense, I was planning on saying the same thing. There are a ton of good games made in the US, just about all of them are PC games though.


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� Reply #133 on: April 03, 2006, 08:01:48 PM �

Yeah, I know. Still, doesn't change the fact that U.S. games are... well crap. Japanese games are largely crap too, and there are far more of them. So, by ratio, it's probably hard to say, but by number, Japan is the king of churning out crap.


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� Reply #134 on: April 04, 2006, 08:47:59 AM �

I think we've established here that MOST GAMES are crap no matter where they're from. Tongue


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