Board 8 > JAPAN vs AMERICA

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PartOfYourWorld
08/21/11 9:06:00 PM
#1:


If you could only play video games developed in one of these countries (past, present, and future games) for the rest of your life, which would you choose?

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LeonhartFour
08/21/11 9:07:00 PM
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JAPAN

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The Mana Sword
08/21/11 9:08:00 PM
#3:


glorious nippon

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Axl_Rose_85
08/21/11 9:08:00 PM
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Japan

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FL81
08/21/11 9:09:00 PM
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Japan

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PartOfYourWorld
08/21/11 9:09:00 PM
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Now that I've asked this question... it's kinda hard to answer. It seems like the future is America's, but Japan has a much richer past.

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Dr_Football
08/21/11 9:10:00 PM
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USA
USA
USA

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Team Rocket Elite
08/21/11 9:10:00 PM
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Japan.

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Jeff Zero
08/21/11 9:12:00 PM
#9:


Japan.

I'd hate losing out on great games like Mass Effect and I'm well-aware I'd probably be robbing myself of a greater array of amazing games in years to come but losing out on the chance to replay things like Final Fantasy, Metal Gear and Zelda would be terrible.

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RayDyn
08/21/11 9:14:00 PM
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From: PartOfYourWorld | Posted: 8/22/2011 12:09:41 AM | #006
Now that I've asked this question... it's kinda hard to answer. It seems like the future is America's, but Japan has a much richer past.


This, pretty much

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baron von toast
08/21/11 9:15:00 PM
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From: Jeff Zero | #009
Japan.

I'd hate losing out on great games like Mass Effect


Good news! Bioware is Canadian.

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Emporer_Kazbar
08/21/11 9:16:00 PM
#12:


Japan has MGS, so that makes it tough to say no there, but the combined forces of Valve and Bethesda have drawn me to say, for now, AMERICA.

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MarvelousGerbil
08/21/11 9:16:00 PM
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Japan, America makes some good stuff, but Japan makes so much more good stuff.

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UberPyro64
08/21/11 9:17:00 PM
#14:


Japan


Dr_Football posted...
USA
USA
USA


Says the guy with football in his name.

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agesboy
08/21/11 9:17:00 PM
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Japan. VN's ftw

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Xiahou Shake
08/21/11 9:17:00 PM
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From: PartOfYourWorld | #006
Now that I've asked this question... it's kinda hard to answer. It seems like the future is America's, but Japan has a much richer past.


This is exactly right.
Japan's been the best for almost all of gaming's history, but they've been on a HARD downturn in recent years. American and indie developers (also western) are getting better and better, and will probably be the better source for games inside of 10 years.
All of that said, I'd probably still go with Japan. There's just way too much good stuff already out, you could go a lifetime just playing Japanese games that already exist.

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UberPyro64
08/21/11 9:17:00 PM
#17:


baron von toast posted...
From: Jeff Zero | #009
Japan.

I'd hate losing out on great games like Mass Effect
Good news! Bioware is Canadian.


And so is Assassin's Creed!

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PartOfYourWorld
08/21/11 9:19:00 PM
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From: baron von toast | #011
Good news! Bioware is Canadian.


Oh wow, I forgot.

That makes it easier to go with the Japanese here, although losing Valve sucks.

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Dr_Football
08/21/11 9:19:00 PM
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I needs my sports game

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Psycho_Kenshin
08/21/11 9:20:00 PM
#20:


This is tough, but I'm going with Japan on this one.

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Jeff Zero
08/21/11 9:21:00 PM
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Oh heck, BioWare is Canadian.

Ahahahahaha... Japan.

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LordoftheMorons
08/21/11 9:21:00 PM
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Japan

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BonetaiI
08/21/11 9:21:00 PM
#23:


Europe for the inexplicable come from behind victory in the gaming industry
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ShadowHalo17
08/21/11 9:22:00 PM
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I was going to say America is the easy choice here, but then I realize you also said past. And since OoT is my favorite game with MGS as my favorite series.... damn.

Then there's Batman: Arkham City and Mass Effect series that aren't Japan.

I hate this topic and I refuse to partake in it.

*exit*

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The Real Truth
08/21/11 9:22:00 PM
#25:


Japan and it's not even close.

America has come out with some really cool stuff in recent years (World of Goo, Mirror's Edge, Bioshock, Episode 2), but most western developers seem to just go with what works. I can't imagine an American developer making something like a Killer7.

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pjbasis
08/21/11 9:27:00 PM
#27:


America

It's a big blow to not replay all my favorite games, but my eyes only look forward.
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foolmor0n
08/21/11 9:28:00 PM
#28:


From: PartOfYourWorld | #001
for the rest of your life


This is the key, and I think it's been addressed already:

From: PartOfYourWorld | #006
Now that I've asked this question... it's kinda hard to answer. It seems like the future is America's, but Japan has a much richer past.


Yup, definitely

If Japan can get out of this rut they have been in for the last few years (and it seems like they are finally starting to go uphill this fall), then maybe I would choose Japan, but America is also going uphill on top of pretty much just dominating on all fronts.

And is it America as in the West or just USA or just North America? Because Canada has some really good stuff, also some european studios.

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baron von toast
08/21/11 9:31:00 PM
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Come to think of it, more than any specific developer, the thing I'd miss most from America is indie games, really. I can think of a plenty of Japanese developers and series and even entire genres that I would hate to miss out on, but when I try to enumerate things I would miss from America I come up with Valve and the big amorphous cloud of rainbows and possibilities that is indie games. Probably have to go with GLORIOUS NIPPON on this.

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TheOceIot
08/21/11 9:37:00 PM
#30:


If this was Japan vs the rest of the world it might be a harder decision but its not so Japan wins easily.

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Natwaf_akidna
08/21/11 9:40:00 PM
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Glorious Nippon I guess.

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PartOfYourWorld
08/22/11 2:26:00 PM
#32:


From: foolmor0n | #028
And is it America as in the West or just USA or just North America?


Just USA

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PartOfYourWorld
08/22/11 2:28:00 PM
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Took a quick count:

Japan: 19
USA: 3

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Senjougaharaism
08/22/11 2:28:00 PM
#34:


Japan

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FateStayAlbion
08/22/11 2:28:00 PM
#35:


Japan, easily. I haven't even played an America made game in almost a year... I think Fallout New Vegas was the last one

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PartOfYourWorld
08/22/11 2:29:00 PM
#36:


From: FateStayAlbion | #035
Japan, easily. I haven't even played an America made game in almost a year... I think Fallout New Vegas was the last one


WoW?

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FateStayAlbion
08/22/11 2:30:00 PM
#37:


PartOfYourWorld posted...
From: FateStayAlbion | #035
Japan, easily. I haven't even played an America made game in almost a year... I think Fallout New Vegas was the last one
WoW?


I haven't played that in a while

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PartOfYourWorld
08/22/11 2:30:00 PM
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=O

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ZFS
08/22/11 2:34:00 PM
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Japan is the pretty clear winner here.

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BakusaiTenketsu
08/22/11 2:37:00 PM
#40:


From: PartOfYourWorld | #001
If you could only play video games developed in one of these countries (past, present, and future games) for the rest of your life, which would you choose?


Means that we don't get BioWare or Ubisoft at all.

I would still say Japan though, even if BioWare and Ubisoft were American.

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XIII_rocks
08/22/11 2:39:00 PM
#41:


Um.

Hmm.


Japan throws out a lot of...over-Japanese crap (Bayonetta) but it also gives us stuff like MGS, Resident Evil and PES.

But then America has actually playable RPGs and God of War and stuff. I can't choose!

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PrinceKaro
08/22/11 2:45:00 PM
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Japan

Really now, what does the USA have other than Valve and Retro Studios?

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KingButz
08/22/11 2:47:00 PM
#43:


USA. I grew up on PC games and western games seem to be the future here, so no contest.

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ZFS
08/22/11 2:54:00 PM
#44:


Valve and Retro not even the biggest thing going for America! All about some Firaxis and Naughty Dog -- honorable mention to thatgamecompany.

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SuperAngelo128
08/22/11 2:55:00 PM
#45:


nippon

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TheArkOfTurus
08/22/11 2:56:00 PM
#46:


USA. Love WRPGs too much to go with anything else.

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Liquid Wind
08/22/11 3:05:00 PM
#47:


USA

japan dominated gaming until the mid 90s but the pendulum has completely shifted to the other end at this point, the only japanese developers that really matter to me now are kojima productions and team ICO
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neonreaper
08/22/11 3:06:00 PM
#48:


America pretty easily, though it'd be neat to see this poll run as Japan vs The World

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GranzonEx
08/22/11 3:09:00 PM
#49:


Japan.

They will pick themselves up soon enough. When they adopt Capcom's multiplat model with multiplat engines they will once again dominate everything that isn't FPS.
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Liquid Wind
08/22/11 3:11:00 PM
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