Why does it seem that Western game devs focus on story and setting while Japanese game devs focus on gameplay?

Why does it seem that Western game devs focus on story and setting while Japanese game devs focus on gameplay?

nice generalisations, billy

Nice argument, ted

Because you're a fag and you want it to seem that way.

if this was the case why is it that all the weeaboo trash Sup Forums pushes have shit gameplay?

I swear you fags will do anything to be contrarian.

Western game devs end up making the same story over and over again while japanese game devs end up using the exact same gameplay again and again.

More like Western devs focus on graphics than.

Because you only pay attention to AAA movie games because you're a retarded child

Because you haven't played Dwarf Fortress/Rimworld or Final Fantasy/Metal Gear Solid.
Enjoy your cutscenes.

wahh you're talking shit about my weeaboo games you must be a SJW

Exceptions, not rules.

>originator of the jrpg, the visual novel, the sound novel, the commercially-released world book, of moe as a concept
lol k

Checkmate, fags.

List me some games from the top of your head that are:

1) western and have good gameplay
2) are jap and have shit gameplay
3) are jap and have good gameplay

How did they pitch Nier Automata

Why? You'll disagree anyway because that's the nature of Sup Forums.

>this place complains about movie games
>When they're brought up, everyone acts like they're fine or that it doesn't exist

You fuckers will do anything to shitpost and be contrarian.

Who cares?

It's less that western devs don't make games focused on gameplay and more that the big names don't do it. Japanese devs are a lot more varied when it comes to their large releases whereas most western big names tend to be real same-y.

>tried to pitch a game in this fashion to a western publisher
>kept getting asked "what is the gameplay"
>kept explaining what I just told them
>realize that they think story and world building is gameplay

I wouldn't say that's exactly the case. I think it's more that Western game devs keep using the same 2 or 3 template gameplay styles for every game, made to be the most broadly appealing and easily monatizable gameplay genres possible. And then they just switch up the plots and settings each time. So they seem to be putting more focus and effort into the story because that's only thing truly new about the game.

Japanese devs either come up with some gameplay idea first and then come up with characters and setting they think match, or just fit it into an existing series (the Mario approach). Or they come up with both the plot and gameplay ideas at the start and try to make sure both fit as they, which is how I imagine many JRPGs are done. Or at least the ones that are good or have some new, weird mechanic.

Where are these jap games with great gameplay? I haven't heard of any.

fuck this thread go to wikihow and post dumb images

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