gametrailers bonus round : what we learn from japanese game

[xvampire]

gametrailers bonus round : what we learn from japanese game
(video stream)

part 1
http://www.gametrailers.com/bonusround.php?ep=11&pt=1
part 2
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/25776.html?type=mov

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they have creativity over the limitation!
:)

[sinz]

Damn, good conversation I watch both parts and I gotta say I've been seeing the first person shooter being replicated a lot, as well as the driving games.

Something new and exciting would probably make a much bigger impact around the world cause it's new and different, you don't have to take out all the eye candy but maybe get into the inbetween and settle for a slightly less graphical style game and focus more on game play in general, I guess for a bigger eye opener & granted they're good releases but they are pretty similar.

To name a few(no flames just pointing them out as I see it as a patern.):
Halo 3
Quake wars
Unreal III (coming)
Bio Shock
Gears of war

Granted I like these games and or have these games though it is pretty much just an upgraded version of my old 1st Person Shooters, this is just my opinion and I am nobody to go by when it comes to what's new what's hot what's not, but am I the only one gettting bored with the same ol' same?

I am waiting for games like that new Super Smash bros: Brawl because it's a fighting game but it's fun cause it's still slightly cartoonish and the characters have different backgrounds that pretty much everyone gaming now knows about.

I did enough blabbing I want the people actually in the industry to chime in on this conversation cause you guys are in the front seat I am just in the back seat hollar'in what I think would be a good move to nail into your "high-up's" head.

[YdoUwant2know]

Very cool video.

gamasutra had a couple of features that were kind of along this line as well.


Talks about differences in corporate culture and things that Japaneses companies could stand to learn form the west.
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1561/made_in_japan_western_.php

talks about westerners getting into Japanese game market, as well as cultural differences:
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1531/working_in_japanese_game_.php
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1620/working_in_japanese_game_.php

[Ged]

nice video, kinda reminds me of all the differences between anime and american cartoons.

[Marcus Dublin]

I'm a huge fan of the Bonus Round and I especially liked the latest episode, I think the Nathan Paine from Pink Godzilla was spot on about the differences between Japanese and Western design philosophies. Hopefully both east and west can continue to learn from each other for the benefit of creativity and our industry as a whole. Good stuff all around!