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[texhnolyze]

That Dragon Quest at number 1, they really have taste, huh.
Tales of series at number 4, not surprised at all. With all the skits and anime tropes it has. Suikoden at number 9 is kinda understandable though, as the series is kinda dead right now, which sadden me.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Yup. Those 10 account for about 1100 votes.

Seems about right for the JRPG community in Japan.

 

[Moor-Angol]

Sakura Taisen getting less than 19 votes is kinda depressing considering how it was popular in the mid-90's

 

[Escalario]

C'mon. Don't put people down for what they like.

It's a jab. I simply don't like where Persona went after 2, but can understand why people like it. It's just not for me anymore.

 

[sublimit]

Surprised that Tales got more votes than Persona.

Everything else is normal more or less.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Surprised that Tales got more votes than Persona.

Everything else is normal more or less.

Tales games tend to sell around 500k an entry while no Persona has hit that. We'll see how much P5 changes that once it releases.

 

[mfaex]

Seems about right for the JRPG community in Japan.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Wait, is Pokemon an RPG? I guess it is. I never really thought about it that way.

It's an RPG except that the idea of "role-playing the protagonist" is replaced with "training the protagonist's monsters".

 

[BadWolf]

Should be a good year for the PS4 in Japan next year with FFXV, DQXI, Star Ocean 5, Nier 2 etc. hitting.

 

[Htown]

you know, honestly besides the top 3 I didn't know how popular each one tends to be in Japan

 

[random25]

Surprised that Tales got more votes than Persona.

Everything else is normal more or less.

Tales sell more than Persona games usually.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

I always group SMT and Persona together for some reason.

Well, they're both under the MegaTen umbrella. Still, it shows that SMT itself is still popular among Japanese hardcore audiences.

 

[Galang]

Didn't expect Mother at all. Since there will probably never be another game they really should do a remake at least

 

[Pancakes R Us]

Why does Nintendo not make Mother 4 on 3ds?

Because they're developing it for the NeXt system.

 

[Nightbird]

Suprised that Pokémon only came in third, but other than that, nothing unusual.

 

[t26]

Surprised that Tales got more votes than Persona.

Everything else is normal more or less.

Tales if vesperia came out before persona 4. Since then they released 4 other games already.

 

[Sterok]

A recent thread on here about JRPGs had a lot of people saying that they didn't really consider Pokemon to be a JRPG even if it is one (and the biggest). I wonder if Pokemon has the same perception over in Japan.

 

[Hours Left]

The sample size is really low so it's not really that representative but I don't care because Suikoden made the top 10!

Suikoden VI now please.

A recent thread on here about JRPGs had a lot of people saying that they didn't really consider Pokemon to be a JRPG even if it is one (and the biggest). I wonder if Pokemon has the same perception over in Japan.

I could never understand this. Pokémon is a JRPG through and through.

 

[CaviarMeths]

My guesses for the top 3 were Dragon Quest, Pokemon, and Yokai Watch.

So close, but I feel like I've been had.

 

[AerialAir]

I feel sad for the loss of interest in MegaTen, it used to be bigger in Japan.

 

[Ezalc]

Because Nintendo don't like money.

Actually it's the opposite, Nintendo does like money so they won't make another since it wouldn't generate any.

 

[Golnei]

Suikoden VI now please.

It's kind of amazing that even receiving the same treatment as Breath of Fire 6 would be out of the question for Suikoden in its current state. I'm not even sure if there'd be any consideration given to producing a true sequel to the last main entry.

 

[Ratrat]

I feel sad for the loss of interest in MegaTen, it used to be bigger in Japan.

Meh, the series has has fallen from its glory days on ps2.

 

[Makoto Yuki]

But aren't they both Megami Tensei? Like Compilation of FFVII and Crystal Chronicles are both FF.

Final Fantasy can be viewed as an umbrella term, there are the mainline games Final Fantsay I-XV, then the Chrystal Chronicles offshoots and Compilations of FFVII, etc etc. All fall under the Final Fantasy umbrella.

MegaTen is the umbrella term for games that fall under the series such as SMT mainline, Devil Survivor, Persona, etc etc. In the NA releases many of the games that fall under MegaTen have SMT in their titles, like the NA release of P3 and P4 were fully titled: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3/4. Persona 5 doesn't have the SMT in it's title, but at this point Persona is the most popular spin off of the MegaTen series.

Surprised that Tales got more votes than Persona.

Everything else is normal more or less.

Dude, Tales of is huge in Japan. I'm more surprised that SMT barely beat Persona. I mean come on, how long did it take for them to put out SMT4.

The real news is SaGa being higher than KH

Yeah, this is surprising as well, I can't even think of the last time when SaGa was relevant. Maybe that Vita game got some people excited.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

5) Shin Megami Tensei series - 44 votes
6) Persona series - 41 votes

Japan has seen the light.

 

[Golnei]

Japan has seen the light.

 

[John Kowalski]

Mother!

Just killed a man!

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Meh, the series has has fallen from its glory days on ps2.

SMT4 sold more than SMT3. Not only in Japan but worldwide too.

 

[Makoto Yuki]

Mother!

Just killed a man!

Pulled my trigger, now he's dead.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Japan really liked SMT IV. I'm interested in seeing how well FINAL will do.

 

[Terareflection]

You would think Pokemon and Persona would be higher. Maybe Nintendo fans do not gravitate to Famitsu to much, and Persona is more niche than I thought.

 

[Blobbers]

SMT is the best one for me out of the 10 in the OP.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Don't sales for the games say otherwise? I distinctly recall Pokemon games outselling the other two in the top 3.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Don't sales for the games say otherwise? I distinctly recall Pokemon games outselling the other two in the top 3.

If this was about sales, the list would look very differently. Yo-Kai Watch would be part of it. This is in terms of popularity with the Famitsu readership; it's not like Game Trailers' top 10s are based on sales.

 

[Dennis]

Top 3 was pretty much as expected.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

No Souls?

Fuck outta here japan

 

[Dark_castle]

Huh, that result actually was pretty surprising for a few reasons. FF series is so close to DQ, and Persona somehow ranks lower than Tales or mainline SMT. I thought the votes would be like:

1) Dragon Quest - ~500

2) Final Fantasy - ~300

3) Persona - ~250

4) Pokemon - ~200

5) Tales - ~180

6) SMT - ~150

7) Kingdom Hearts - ~120

 

[Ludger Kresnik]

Tales in the top 5, I'm so proud...

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Huh, that result actually was pretty surprising for a few reasons. FF series is so close to DQ, and Persona somehow ranks lower than Tales or mainline SMT. I thought the votes would be like:

1) Dragon Quest - ~500

2) Final Fantasy - ~300

3) Persona - ~250

4) Pokemon - ~200

5) Tales - ~180

6) SMT - ~150

7) Kingdom Hearts - ~120

You thought Persona would rank higher than Pokemon?

 

[Carl2291]

Suikoden showing up on the list after having no new mainline entry for almost a decade warms my heart.

 

[seady]

Surprise to see Saga and Suikoden. Thought they sell like craps.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

People don't lump XenoGears, XenoSaga and XenoBlade in the same basket. Even if the director of those is the same, it's kinda like saying Donkey Kong and Mario are the same thing since the're both platformers :V

Not true. There's a reason they keep using the Xeno name. Like I posted earlier the Director of Xenoblade Chronicles X made reference to "Xeno" games.

Xeno probably isn't on there since it's hard to consolidate. I mean technically we can say Xenosaga, Xenoblade, and X are all the same series. But I don't think voting really considered it as such. So it was probably split between Xenoblade and Xenosaga.

Yeah. That's how I view it. It's not an official series but there a strong connections. Xenoblade Chronicles X will solidified it in my view by having a lot of the thematic elements from the earlier games but the gameplay of the original Xenoblade Chronicles.

 

[Kyoufu]

Surprised Monster Hunter isn't on there.

Yeah, I'm also surprised a game in a different genre isn't listed in a survey for RPGs.

 

[Dark_castle]

You thought Persona would rank higher than Pokemon?

I thought with the hype of Persona 5 is generating while Pokemon series has been plateauing since X&Y and remakes, Persona might actually get a lot of votes. Maybe 250 for Pokemon, 200 for Persona. I don't know, many other past Famitsu surveys often had Persona 5 competing with FFXV in votes.

 

[Heero5]

Suikoden? I know they did a few re-releases but what a surprise to see it in the top 10.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

No Souls?

Fuck outta here japan

JRPG.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

JRPG.

Huh?

 

[Nightbird]

I thought with the hype of Persona 5 is generating while Pokemon series has been plateauing since X&Y and remakes. Maybe 250 for Pokemon, 200 for Persona. I don't know, many other past Famitsu surveys often had Persona 5 competing with FFXV in votes.

Don't get it wrong. Many long-time fans like me are disappointed because of the simplicity, but those are a minority. Pokémon is still going strong and pushing around 10 Million copies per release (outside spinn-offs)

 

[butman]

Tales above both Atlus series?

Tales series are like the Assassins Creed one in the J-RPG genre. Boring, charmless and repetitive.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

I thought with the hype of Persona 5 is generating while Pokemon series has been plateauing since X&Y and remakes, Persona might actually get a lot of votes. Maybe 250 for Pokemon, 200 for Persona. I don't know, many other past Famitsu surveys often had Persona 5 competing with FFXV in votes.

Persona has a pretty dedicated base but it's still niche compared to bigger stuff.