Remember a while ago when we talked about Ubisoft's interest in making RPGs? Well, the publisher best known for its huge selection of casual titles has brought up the issue once again, stating plainly that it would like to capture the JRPG market with its own Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest game. No, really.
"People often say that Japan is packed with hardcore gamers, and it’s important to understand what it is they’re looking for," says creative director Alain Corre. "Our mission is to create hit games on the same level as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. We’d like to see everyone in Japan root for us.
"Perhaps someday our efforts will result in a major hit on the level of a Dragon Quest. We have never made any RPGs, a genre Japanese people love. We’ve made shooters, strategy, sports, action, and adventure games, but not any RPGs yet. Still, we’re open to all possibilities. If we can get a quality team of RPG-oriented developers, I’d love to release one. If we have a chance to work with Japanese creators, then I’m sure we can make a game that appeals to the Japanese audience."
More power to Ubisoft. I might not be the biggest fan of the publisher's work, but anyone willing to try something different is fine by me. Looking forward to seeing whatever the European company can pull out of its hat. Let's just hope it's better than Enchanted Arms, eh?
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5:40 PM on 12.22.2009
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Ubisoft are a bit behind the time now.
All Japan is filled with, gamer wise, is stuck in there ways, western snobbing, traditionally jaded gamers.
If 'Hardcore' is a nice way of saying that then Ubisoft are dead on!
That said, I will, and always have, bought FF games at release.
*breath* GO UBISOFT, it's not impossible!
The worst part though? Even if Ubisoft did create a beautiful piece of work that appealed mainly to the eastern market, what is the likely hood it would be accepted in the east? Until that day, I'll continue to think the golden age of JRPGs are gone forever, and have been replaced with cliche animes with androgynous whiny characters, with maybe a pinch of gameplay elements here or there.
Something with a unique world, memorable protagonist and room for future growth. A game series that went beyond the same tired plotlines of good and evil.
If only.
I fucking love Ubisoft(and the titles above) and i also love RPG, so i'm looking forward to what Ubi has to show.
"Oh god, this isn't going to end well".
CONFIRMED
Yeah I know what you... oh, uh what?
If game is published by them, my expectations getting EXTREMELY low!
Don't get me wrong, I like JRPG's a LOT. But there's also a LOT of people who have lost interest in JRPG's.
Ubisoft's development teams consists of "Hey! A woman is incharge, stand there and look pretty".