Yuji Horii: Western press biased against turn-based systems

Severian Silk · Sep 16, 2010

In response to questions regarding how turn-based systems are perceived in the West and Japan, Japanese developer Yuji Horii says Western reviewers are biased against turn-based systems.

Thoughts?

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Raapys · Sep 16, 2010

I vote yes.

Malakal · Sep 16, 2010

True. Alas those wise words had to come from JAPAN of all places.

Archibald · Sep 16, 2010

I vote yes.

I believe this is the reason why jrpgs are in decline- they want to get more money from western retards. When they focused on their own market even their mainstream games were good.

Volourn · Sep 16, 2010

What a crybaby. He should go buy teenie girl panties to put a smile on his face.

Higher Game · Sep 16, 2010

I think a lot of Japanese don't understand how much the West has been enriched by diversity. It explains everything. Hopefully they don't go down the same path.

Exmit · Sep 16, 2010

Volourn said:
He should go buy teenie girl panties to put a smile on his face.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhdDlLt7oQ4

Ruprekt · Sep 16, 2010

something that isn't necessarily any easier to do today than it was twenty years ago. How do you update that system to keep it modern?

Awor Szurkrarz · Sep 16, 2010

He's right. And the press is biased against many good things and treats them as "outdated".

deuxhero · Sep 16, 2010

When we were developing the game we had in mind that it was going to be released overseas so there wasn't much that changed as far as the gameplay. For the Tag Mode, though, the US version is set so you can tag with someone with a game from Japan or any other region.

He amazingly "forgets" to mention they removed a blackface face option.

Rest of the interview is meh except for the one truth.

Merkwürdigliebe · Sep 16, 2010

Absolutely right on the turn based part who ever this guy is.

Article said:
Yuji Horii is one the few game developers in the world who should require no introduction. The man created Dragon Quest, the standard bearer of almost every modern role paying game...

Huh who? What game? Sorry I don't play shitty jrpg's. Also turn based as it is done i jrpgs sucks, there is a distinct lack of tactical options in such a game compared to say Fallout 1/2 where one can move around the world while in combat and use the terrain/positioning to ones advantage.

BethesdaLove · Sep 17, 2010

He calls "it" press...

Redeye · Sep 17, 2010

IGN: Are there any other modern RPG's that you're especially fond of, or have maybe influenced your creative process?

Yuji Horii: Oblivion. The Elder Scorlls IV: Oblivion. I like that a lot.

Clockwork Knight · Sep 17, 2010

Consider that he's used to jrpgs.

Topher · Sep 17, 2010

I agree. In general people are happy to dismiss something that isn't broken in favor of something new and shiny. I guess I don't really believe that things like games and movies can become outdated. If they were fun once I don't see why they can't still be fun. People might get used to new things and that's fine but I don't understand why they have such a hard time enjoying older things as well.

It's like people who won't watch black and white movies. I just don't get it.

Big Nick Digger · Sep 17, 2010

It's true. Anything that isn't an action filled bonanza that doesn't have a dialog wheel is archaic.

Awor Szurkrarz · Sep 17, 2010

I think that stuff like 8 bit palette would be more like black and white cinema. Calling stuff like turn based outdated doesn't make sense in a world, where real time simulation (wargames) exist since 1st half of 80s.

Topher · Sep 17, 2010

Awor Szurkrarz said:
I think that stuff like 8 bit palette would be more like black and white cinema. Calling stuff like turn based outdated doesn't make sense in a world, where real time simulation (wargames) exist since 1st half of 80s.

I think they use outdated to mean not cool enough to make anymore. Gaming a once nerdy hobby betrays it's nerdy roots.

HardCode · Sep 17, 2010

IGN: Are there any other modern RPG's that you're especially fond of, or have maybe influenced your creative process?

Yuji Horii: Oblivion. The Elder Scorlls IV: Oblivion. I like that a lot.

Phail.

pero · Sep 17, 2010

Topher said:
I agree. In general people are happy to dismiss something that isn't broken in favor of something new and shiny. I guess I don't really believe that things like games and movies can become outdated. If they were fun once I don't see why they can't still be fun. People might get used to new things and that's fine but I don't understand why they have such a hard time enjoying older things as well.

It's like people who won't watch black and white movies. I just don't get it.

Novelty, mostly. When movies first showed up, people were excited more by the novelty of the experience than the content of the films, so the films didn't have to be particularly remarkable to draw people in. We're kinda over that now, so they don't hold up so well. If someone's dumb enough to write off all black and white films because they saw some dull ones, that's their problem, but I can see how it happens and I'm sure the same sort of thing could be said of older games.

Takeda Kenshi · Sep 17, 2010

Redeye said:
IGN: Are there any other modern RPG's that you're especially fond of, or have maybe influenced your creative process?

Yuji Horii: Oblivion. The Elder Scorlls IV: Oblivion. I like that a lot.

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Don't worry; he was merely patronizing the fucktard from IGN. He simply told the douche what he thought he wanted to hear. Japanese people tend to do this a lot.

Keep in mind this guy spent most of his formative years playing Wizardry.

Mangoose · Sep 17, 2010

That's because the popular Japanese turn-based systems are Pieces Of Shit.

deuxhero · Sep 17, 2010

Merkwürdigliebe said:
Article said:

Yuji Horii is one the few game developers in the world who should require no introduction. The man created Dragon Quest, the standard bearer of almost every modern role paying game...

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Huh who? What game? Sorry I don't play shitty jrpg's. Also turn based as it is done i jrpgs sucks, there is a distinct lack of tactical options in such a game compared to say Fallout 1/2 where one can move around the world while in combat and use the terrain/positioning to ones advantage.

Shigeru Miyamoto, Nolan Bushnell or Will Wright sure.

Richard Garriott and Satoshi Tajiri? Prehaps.

This guy? Fuck no.

Topher · Sep 17, 2010

pero said:
Topher said:

I agree. In general people are happy to dismiss something that isn't broken in favor of something new and shiny. I guess I don't really believe that things like games and movies can become outdated. If they were fun once I don't see why they can't still be fun. People might get used to new things and that's fine but I don't understand why they have such a hard time enjoying older things as well.

It's like people who won't watch black and white movies. I just don't get it.

Click to expand...

Novelty, mostly. When movies first showed up, people were excited more by the novelty of the experience than the content of the films, so the films didn't have to be particularly remarkable to draw people in. We're kinda over that now, so they don't hold up so well. If someone's dumb enough to write off all black and white films because they saw some dull ones, that's their problem, but I can see how it happens and I'm sure the same sort of thing could be said of older games.

I can see that as well but I'm not talking about crappy 1910 black and whites I'm talking about great films from the 30-40's. When it comes to games there are a lot of graphics whores out there, I'm sure it helps that I grew up playing my Atari 2600, but it doesn't take that long to adjust to older graphics and mechanics. Games are about fun and I guess some people can't have fun with the older titles, I just don't really understand why. When I play an older game I give it some time whereas most people are just to impatient to give them a chance.

mondblut · Sep 17, 2010

That worst that could happen to TB gameplay is becoming firmly associated with weeaboo filth.

"- I prefer my entertainment to be of a more turn-based nature.
- Oh hai i luuuv final fantasy too!!!1
...
- I don't know how it happened, coronor. I just blacked out, and the next thing I remember, I am making her cracked open cranium one with the pavement with my boot."

I'd rather the gooks move on with the times, and let the mechanic die with dignity, than soil it with their little anime-drawing hands.

Yuji Horii: Western press biased against turn-based systems

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