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They should stop being ignorant fucks and just make decent games instead of basing their designs on what they think westerners want.
The only thing that pissed me more was they changed the damn box art. The original with shadow looking back was pretty cool. The game though was pretty bad. I still play it from to time with my brother.
When I played it, I didn't think it was ridiculously bad, but I can pretty much play anything and be entertained by it, so I'm not a good judge.
That's such a BS excuse. Sonic was designed to appeal to the west as well. I mean, take the Sega logo, Santa, Michael Jacksons boots from Bad, and the charisma of Bill Clinton, and apparently you get Sonic the Hedgehog. Also, he was a Hedgehog, because they thought the English word for Hedgehog sounded cooler than Armadillo.
Shadow, for the set piece he played in Sonic Adventure 2 was a decent enough character. It's when they brought him back to life (through the glory of plot holes) and had him forget everything he had learned at the end of SA2 that he just became the useless angst driven character he is now.
Shadow, for the set piece he played in Sonic Adventure 2 was a decent enough character. It's when they brought him back to life (through the glory of plot holes) and had him forget everything he had learned at the end of SA2 that he just became the useless angst driven character he is now.
Haha I guess stereotypes produce allot more than they realize :D Thanks great country of america for giving us this shadow character , witch we care very much about... really ... thanks , I mean it, seriously. Nice one Jim!
Japanese developers need to stick with making games for the Japanese. The things Western gamers enjoy most are good games. If the devs stick to what they know, they'll end up with better quality products, and those are what gamers everywhere crave.
Although, a Final Fantasy with customizable characters, a branching storyline, and multiple ethical choices could be pretty co- NO. BAD LAZERPIG.
Say what you will. Shadow the Hedgehog was a greatest hit on multiple platforms.
There were people who liked it.
There were people who liked it.
Oh, i'm sorry, Japanese devs. I think you accidentally confused "appealing to the west" and "appealing to stereotyped visage of what west likes".
"The Japanese Studio was to develop a Sonic game in the standard style, and the US studio was to develop something different which could contribute to the Sonic franchise."
And both teams failed.
And both teams failed.
Wait, who said Westerners are ruingin japanese gaming? Shit son, Japan makes janky ass games. Their shit is so tired, maybe they should re-invigorate their designs and stop getting off on lady-boys, tenticals, and lolitas. And when they do try to copy us (note copy, not innovate) they send out shit like Quantum Theory. I don't think I have enjoyed a single goddamn game in this generation made in Japan..or Asia for that matter.
As a Westerner , I am embarrassed that other countries think we are so gun crazy over here that they would make a character like Shadow to appeal to us. I hope they learned something with this experiment.
This is so dopey. Capcom who is by far one of the only companies to come close to getting the West have now realised that you shouldn't compete with the West in the FPS and TPS genres.
When they made demon souls it was a game that you couldn't really tell was Japanese. And that is all. Make games that aren't so unbearingly Japanese with stupid anime designs, fetishes and dumb stories and dialogue. It's not about being Western it's about avoiding being Japanese in at leasts it's more visible apects.
When they made demon souls it was a game that you couldn't really tell was Japanese. And that is all. Make games that aren't so unbearingly Japanese with stupid anime designs, fetishes and dumb stories and dialogue. It's not about being Western it's about avoiding being Japanese in at leasts it's more visible apects.
That's right Sega, just insert a gun and an EXTREME attitude and it'll appeal to westerners. wankers
I haven't played it so I can't judge the game but SEGA's analysis of what western gamers prefer is spot on. My guess is that it was so blatantly obvious to the audience that they were being pandered to that they rejected the concept altogether. That or it was utter shit.
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Shadow the hedgehog game design concept was actually good
... too bad it was a complete bastardization of execution and use of the sonic franchise.
It is only one up by SONIC 06 in terms of travesty in lite of how to make a good franchise 101 design.
Shadow the hedgehog game design concept was actually good
... too bad it was a complete bastardization of execution and use of the sonic franchise.
It is only one up by SONIC 06 in terms of travesty in lite of how to make a good franchise 101 design.
If there is anything I have learned from the term "appeal to the west", it's that Japan has no idea how to appeal to the west. JUST FOCUS ON MAKING A GOOD GAME!
though at the same time I am saddened because i know there are reasons why publishers come to such stupid ideas of what the west wants
though at the same time I am saddened because i know there are reasons why publishers come to such stupid ideas of what the west wants
If you think about it the header image is disturbing, why does his gun have to look like a real gun. Shadow is like if you changed Mario's paint scheme to black and red and give him a realistic sniper rifle or a machete. If they were going to give him a gun it should at least look cartoony and shot lazer beams or something, since it looks realistic it almost looks like they're trying to sell guns to children, and it doesn't help that Shadow is extending his hand forward almost like he's giving you the gun.
Shadow wasn't the greatest game, but compared to the later atrocity of Sonic 2006, Shadow really isn't nearly as bad. Even when Sonic Team isn't trying to appeal to the west, they can make horrifyingly broken games.
or they could stop being racist dickbags.....so no...except for weeboos they are unappealing to americans in general.
I dunno, maybe we all played the game wrong?
In any case, I love that the new excuse for the Japanese making lackluster games is "Well, we thought the west would like it." Really puts it into perspective how in touch they are with the fanbase.
There is no way they played this game and thought to themselves "I'm sure the West will love this!"
It was more like "This budget game will sell because it has a Sonic Character in it! Screw actually putting effort into it!"
In any case, I love that the new excuse for the Japanese making lackluster games is "Well, we thought the west would like it." Really puts it into perspective how in touch they are with the fanbase.
There is no way they played this game and thought to themselves "I'm sure the West will love this!"
It was more like "This budget game will sell because it has a Sonic Character in it! Screw actually putting effort into it!"
>Oh no you don't, Japan! Don't try to pin this us!
>Nice Try. Don't try to blame us for your miserable failures, Japan
What these gents said.
>Nice Try. Don't try to blame us for your miserable failures, Japan
What these gents said.
Didn't SquareEnix attempt the same shit with Dirge of Cerberus? Actually, that game wasn't entirely bad... hmm...
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