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Famitsu polls Japan for their top 10 most memorable games per console
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Earthbound=Mother 1.
Waifu simulator.
Jim_Cacher
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Sega, give me a new Sakura Taisen!!!
It is to me too. Smash 4 us excellent, but Splatoon is excellent and new.
Dark_castle
Junior Member
Earthbound is Mother 2.
Rhazer Fusion
Member
Guess they like RPG's. Most of the lists are pretty good imo.
Yes. But the Earthbound on that poll is referring to Mother 1.
That's why it's listed under Famicom.
I totally agree. Splatoon is to the Wii U like Melee was to the Gamecube for me.
ArkhamFantasy
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Based japan.
Shadow Hearts 2 making the PS2 list is really nice. It was a fairly niche series/game, but yeah it's easily one of the best A+ rpgs of the post-2000s. And it was weird and different in everything from the characters to the battle system.
It's also sad seeing how many series up in these top 10 lists have died when obviously they're still popular to the Japanese gamers and there would be a demand for a new title.
The only game I was surprised was missing on PS2 was ZoE2 but then I remember that ZoE2 sold like shit and is super niche. Plus the PS3 version was fucked up on release and got horrible reviews trade-ins everywhere.
It's also sad seeing how many series up in these top 10 lists have died when obviously they're still popular to the Japanese gamers and there would be a demand for a new title.
The only game I was surprised was missing on PS2 was ZoE2 but then I remember that ZoE2 sold like shit and is super niche. Plus the PS3 version was fucked up on release and got horrible reviews trade-ins everywhere.
pinkurocket
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Baten Kaitos!!!
God bless good taste. Take note, Nintendo/Monolith. I honestly didn't know this game actually had this much of a following still in Japan.
God bless good taste. Take note, Nintendo/Monolith. I honestly didn't know this game actually had this much of a following still in Japan.
Dark_castle
Junior Member
That just makes it even weirder, Mother 1 and 3 but not 2? Oh Japan, I'd let you slide for including Shadow Hearts: Covenant in PS2 top 10.
Thisis gonna sound weird coming from me, considering my username and tag and all but Shenmue being #2 for Dreamcast really surprised me. From a lot of anecdotal observations, I was under the assumption that Shenmue wasn't really popular in Japan at all.
I mean, the thing about Shenmue is that it feels like you are actually in Japan, in Dobuita, surrounded my your small community and friends and you actually are living that life,it is basically a Japanese life sim, that and the story of journey, exploration and revenge with hints of latent mysticism are what appealed to western players, I'd think. But if you are Japanese and already live in Japan you already experience that culture so I think the game loses a lot of its appeal to those wbo dislike life simulators. So it is surprisingly that it is the #2 most liked game in Japan to me.
I mean, the thing about Shenmue is that it feels like you are actually in Japan, in Dobuita, surrounded my your small community and friends and you actually are living that life,it is basically a Japanese life sim, that and the story of journey, exploration and revenge with hints of latent mysticism are what appealed to western players, I'd think. But if you are Japanese and already live in Japan you already experience that culture so I think the game loses a lot of its appeal to those wbo dislike life simulators. So it is surprisingly that it is the #2 most liked game in Japan to me.
The Berserk Hiatus Maker
japan doesn't really have a lot of gamers left, media create threads will tell you the story
famitsu also has a famously peculiar readership. shocked that last remnant didn't make the ps3 list.
Yep, Famitsu readers pull out the most epic port begging I've ever seen.
SmartWaffles
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That Xbox 360 and PS3 votes lol.
People are surprised that a game like The iDOLM@STER that has an anime series and movie, a mobile spin-off with it's own anime and two additional spinoffs in the mobile space, multiple concerts, shedloads of merch and crossover promotions in other Namco titles is the most memorable XBox 360 game for Japan? This is the system that sold like 10 units total in Japan remember.
But no Link to the Past (or Triforce of the Gods to call it by the Japanese name). Colour me shocked. They sure love their Final Fantasy.
But no Link to the Past (or Triforce of the Gods to call it by the Japanese name). Colour me shocked. They sure love their Final Fantasy.
Refreshment.01
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PSX: Doko Demo Issyo and a Harvest Moon game. This got my attention.
And the Sega Systems, basically every Sakura Taisen game is in there. i wonder if this had anything to do with the type of anime in the mid 90's?
And the Sega Systems, basically every Sakura Taisen game is in there. i wonder if this had anything to do with the type of anime in the mid 90's?
Good lists there. Tengai Makyo really deserved being the top of pc engine, although i missed rondo being there.
Street of rage 1 and not 2 on mega drive is a bit crazy though. Sor 1 was quite a subpar game.
I would also put ct a bit higher on the snes list. It doesnt need to be the first, but it's a bit low to my tastes.
Last, revelations on ps3 is LOL. I would understand on 3ds, where it was ground breaking, or even wiiu, where there is not much like this to play, but the ps3? This one was rhe most strange at all.
Street of rage 1 and not 2 on mega drive is a bit crazy though. Sor 1 was quite a subpar game.
I would also put ct a bit higher on the snes list. It doesnt need to be the first, but it's a bit low to my tastes.
Last, revelations on ps3 is LOL. I would understand on 3ds, where it was ground breaking, or even wiiu, where there is not much like this to play, but the ps3? This one was rhe most strange at all.
TheDinoman
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Was hoping to see Kid Icarus Uprising under 3DS.
Surprised to see Earthbound not show up anywhere.
Surprised to see Earthbound not show up anywhere.
TheDinoman
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I meant the second game on SNES.
Air Ride is really loved as a party game, even nowadays in Japan. It is classic.
Metroid's been dead in Japan since the original. Hence why Nintendo keeps trying to make it cater more towards Japan.
Hibiki Kurosawa
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Niiiice FFV placed highest of all the super fam FFs. Also, Soul Hackers made Sega Saturn's list. Some other nice titles made some of the the lists too. Nice to see that.
Yeah, there are some weird omissions.
cj_iwakura
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Pegasus Actual
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That's kind of funny, I hopped on some Titanfall for the first time in months and there were a handful of really high ping Japanese players in my US West lobbies. Good on them for picking the best game on the system.
I wish FFV came out on SNES here. I still haven't gotten around to playing it. What's the definitive English version anyway? A hacked SNES ROM? An official release somewhere?
I wish FFV came out on SNES here. I still haven't gotten around to playing it. What's the definitive English version anyway? A hacked SNES ROM? An official release somewhere?
cj_iwakura
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The GBA version.