Why are Japanese games the only ones that focus on having great music and bosses?

Why are Japanese games the only ones that focus on having great music and bosses?

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Japanese AAA do it cause they have some notion of must having boss fights

West AAA tries it but somehow fucks up the fights even if the music is good.
West indie has been hitting strides within the last couple years though, nothing ground breaking but stuff that makes you acknowledge that it's good

Bosses are too "gamey" for western developers

Because the West doesn't like Boss Battles because they're too videogamey. Having a confrontation that tests all the knowledge and skills you've accumulated in the game thus far breaks immersion, you see. It's better to reach a more mental enlightenment that just fighting it out, you silly boy.

THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Burger game philosophy hates difficulty spikes

2016 DOOM had some of the best music in the industry, and goddamn, that Cyberdemon encounter.

Also, one thing about music in modern Japanese games -- A lot of it doesn't stand out as much anymore. Kinda bored of orchestral and J-pop.

because boss fights are too video gamey to have a proper place in high art mediums like games

I'll still never forgive Levine from removing the Songbird fight from Bioshock Infinite for this shit, it was the one moment I was looking forward to throughout that dumpsterfire of a shooter

Bioshock infinite was a shitshow.

The thing is that jap devs would rather cater to weebs than actual gamers because it's more profitable and less risky.

>MGR
>great bosses
Kek

Because japs live in a country that has very strict hierarchy and listening to music is disruptive to work ethics. They fantasize about beating their bosses all day while listening to cool music.

Amazing Japanese developers counterbalanced by the unmitigated shitty taste and cancer that is the Japanese PLayerbase.

B-BUT THAT SOUNDS GAMEY
GET OUT
OUT REEEEEEEEEEE

Unlike the western world where both the playerbase and developers have shit taste?

>imploding

Wow, that's pretty sad

american devs want their games to be cinematic
so they are accompanied by a grandiose orchestral score, which while impressive may end up sounding a bit generic since every hollywood blockbuster uses them

japanese games more often than not have simpler melodies which make them more memorable to the player

video game bosses, according to american devs, are an antiquated concept

Boss fight is way too video gamey and doesn't match with their vision of realistic experience, you don't go down the street expecting for a epic fight right? walking in the forest when nothing happen is more realistic than killing a god with very cool music playing in the background.

As for music, some of western game have a good music too even if the game is a complete garbage.

Excuse me?
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TW3 is a goddamn masterpiece that will never be surpassed in our lifetime.

TOO VIDEOGAMEY

Because they design around brief moments rather than long hauls. It's why the open world meme is oberwhelmingly western while the vast majority of fighting games are Japanese.

Bosses aren't cinematic enough

SHED

boss fights break immersion and point and shoot game mechanics only create damage sponges