Basically this. Japanese gaming took a nose dive. So many games that were never imagined, many mismanaged and some just too damn late
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Basically this. Japanese gaming took a nose dive. So many games that were never imagined, many mismanaged and some just too damn late
Yep, this is the same for me too... which is why I'm hoping for a miracle from Nintendo with the Wii U & their first party titles. It seems all other companies are lost in terms of what to do.
Sega actually is one I have huge respect for & always have... more so lately because they know what their fans want. With PSO2 they truly rise above as one of the best game developers from Japan, for me.
ZombiePlatypus
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No real Shining Force game
Holy shit, yes! Totally forgot about that. Although, Sega's pretty much in the same boat as Square Enix. I'm not sure I'd want them to even try considering what their quality has been like lately.
As a side note, releasing all three scenarios for SFIII via PSN/LIVE/Virtual Console would have also been pretty damn nice.
Razgriz-Specter
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Socom
Star Wars Battlefront
Syphon Filter
Kingdom Hearts
Star Wars Battlefront
Syphon Filter
Kingdom Hearts
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Good Horror games aside of what Frictional games has done
How so? I don't see how the wii remote can be used for graffiti mechanics unless it is like Okami , but that would be stupid.
Lack of mega man 9/10 styled jrpgs on wiiware and/or xbla. There may be some, but definitely not enough to satisfy what I was looking for.
FF:TAY was fantastic and really got me in the mood for new snes-esque new jrpgs. Unlike a lot of people, im still a fan of turn based rpgs with random encounters. Hopefully squareenix will satisfy my cravings on wii u and release more classic jrpgs.
FF:TAY was fantastic and really got me in the mood for new snes-esque new jrpgs. Unlike a lot of people, im still a fan of turn based rpgs with random encounters. Hopefully squareenix will satisfy my cravings on wii u and release more classic jrpgs.
codswallop
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I'd have to say the Wii as a platform. When it was announced as the Revolution, I was ready for the amazing motion controlled gaming future. I bought my Wii at a midnight launch day one... and then the love affair pretty much ended.
Sure there's been a few good standouts (my Wii had been off for over 1150 days before I turned it on to play Skyward Sword), but the Wii has been plagued with crappy waggle addon and terrible shovelware. If it had been done right, there was the real possibility of a massive shift of immersive controls. Instead we got the Kinect and Move.
Sure there's been a few good standouts (my Wii had been off for over 1150 days before I turned it on to play Skyward Sword), but the Wii has been plagued with crappy waggle addon and terrible shovelware. If it had been done right, there was the real possibility of a massive shift of immersive controls. Instead we got the Kinect and Move.
Jeff Albertson
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No BC and by that I mean the Molineux game planned for the orginal Xbox, could have been awesome on the 360
Damn you for reopening that wound. The trashing of rareware was the most heartbreaking shit of this generation.
H_Prestige
Banned
FF Versus XIII
The Wheel of Fortune
Member
A proper Banjo Kazooie 3 (not saying that Nuts & Bolts is bad...)
Luigi's Mansion 2 (Wii)
A proper Lightsaber game on Wii (maybe Starwars?)
Eight Days
Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
Sadness (Wii)
Jet Set Radio Wii
Monster Hunter PS3
Starfox, Kid Icarus, and F-Zero Wii
And a lot more...
Luigi's Mansion 2 (Wii)
A proper Lightsaber game on Wii (maybe Starwars?)
Eight Days
Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
Sadness (Wii)
Jet Set Radio Wii
Monster Hunter PS3
Starfox, Kid Icarus, and F-Zero Wii
And a lot more...