@SuperSpaghetti I don't think you understand the definition of shovelware games. You can dislike the anime aesthetic all you want, but that doesn't instantly make them all shovelware. Would you consider Persona 5 "anime shovelware" as well?
It would be like if I disliked FPS games and called Borderlands "FPS shovelware". It just comes across as either trolling or idiodic. You're allowed to dislike anime games, you're allowed to dislike Tokyo Mirage Sessions, but that doesn't isntantly make it shovelware because you dislike it.
I can’t tell you the difference between Fire Emblem, Persona, AI: The Somnium Files, Tokyo Mirage, because there is none. I’ve never even played 3/4 of the FPS games or watched gameplay but I can tell you how they greatly differ. Anime games don’t differ, they’re trash shovelware, spit out without care for story or gameplay. Just visuals because weird weebs will buy it. Prove me wrong.
Fire Emblem is a tactical RPG.
Persona and TMS are JRPGs.
AI: The Somnium Files is an adventure game/VN hybrid.
Aside from vaguely similar art-styles (which is the same for 95% of Western-developed AAA games, by the way), the games look, sound, and play radically different.
@Cynas@KoopaTrooper Thanks for the advice, I took it and promoted my characters when possible.
I just finished the game. It was really fun overall and I was impressed that the Fire Emblem focus was more towards Shadow Dragon than Awakening (for a 2016 game I was expecting larger focus on Awakening given the Fire Emblem franchise's popularity revival). Wasn't keen on the 106 idolasphere puzzles and that main cast dying meant you had to reload your save file (a few cases where my main cast died in a battle that came after long cutscenes) rather than having the option to just restart the boss fight.
Nearly experienced all the main Wii U highlights now. Just have Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse and XCX left (own the games on Wii U but waiting for Switch ports).
@Grumblevolcano Yeah going back to the title screen after dying is pretty annoying and really doesn't make much sense in a game where you can save anywhere. A separate auto-save file would have been much appreciated. I think the "death to title screen" thing is common across all SMT games though, or at least the ones I've played.
Been really enjoying it so far. My only problem is the lack of English voice acting. They wouldn't even have to re-record the songs, I just want to know what the heck Itsuki and Chrom are talking about in battles.
Playin’ Persona 3 Portable, Pokemon White 2, and something else, probably
The thing is, it’s all boring real life trash with no variation. Fire Emblem, Persona, Tokyo Mirage, all the same with no variation, boring shovelware that only caters to the weird kids that wear MCR shirts at school and other weirdos. They see an anime girl on the cover and buy it to save for later. It’s like the Barbie games or M&M games on Wii. Kids see Barbie or M&Ms and buy it because they don’t know better, like weebs. You can’t equate actually good western games to that anime trash, because western games actually have variation. Yes, Borderlands, BioShock, Doom, Wolfenstein, all can be differentiated, unlike anime shovelware. I can’t tell you the difference between Fire Emblem, Persona, AI: The Somnium Files, Tokyo Mirage, because there is none. I’ve never even played 3/4 of the FPS games or watched gameplay but I can tell you how they greatly differ. Anime games don’t differ, they’re trash shovelware, spit out without care for story or gameplay. Just visuals because weird weebs will buy it. Prove me wrong.
video games are all boring fantasy trash with no variation. skyrim, assassin's creed, bioshock all the same with no variation, boring shovelware that only caters to the weird kids that wear nerdy shirts at school and other weirdos
@SuperSpaghetti Sure he can equate them, they are about as equal as all the "anime" games you lump together. Do you somehow think Pokémon is a ecchi franchise? There is a pokémon anime you know. Even dropping the semantics of what makes a game anime or not, there is a huge variety.
To take a look at the games you mentioned.
Fire Emblem is fantasy war series.
Persona is an RPG. I can't say more because I have never played those.
Tokyo Mirage sessions is about people in the entertainment industry fighthing monsters.
Ai the somnium files is a scifi detective game.
Not trash and not softcore porn. Sure there are ecchi games, but they are not necessary trash because they are ecchi, and far from all socalled anime games are ecchi. Also just so you know, not all games are bishōjo, there are otome games too.
There are as big difference between the "anime games" as your shooting games. Visual novels are practically books in videogame form. Try to find something ecchi in Attack of the friday monsters. Its a nice, fun little mundane about imaginative kids playing a rock paper scissor-ish cardgame.
Phoenix wright is a comedy thriller about a defense attorney trying to prove his clients innocent in an unfair court system.
Steins;gate is a game about timetravels.
World end syndrome is about a zombi mystery and summervacation.
And just to throw in the least ecchi otome games I know, there is an otome game about pidgeons. And Hakuoki is about old Japan and the shinsengumi.
Don't feed the troll here. Anime is just a term for Japanese animation. Other then a tendency to draw characters with large eyes and certain other features a lot of 'anime' is extremely different in many ways, but lumped together by western people as one thing since they fail to see the difference. Once someone throws out the 'weeb' word just do yourself a favor and ignore them. They apparently feel their masculinity threatened by anything that isn't western styled and can't comprehend that a lot of people don't mind different styles of animation. The fact is you can enjoy a game with different cultural styles without being infatuated with that culture. Which is what weeb means.
I never understood how anyone could ignore good content simply because they dislike a style of animation. And All of those western games he mentioned like Bioshock/Doom aren't cartoon style animations like anime. Every thread for a anime styled game seems to always attract one Troll throwing out the 'weeb' word. The fact they hate anything Asian styled in design, yet are posting nonsense in a anime game thread, tells you they either are trolling or think way too highly of their own opinion.
@SuperSpaghetti Sure he can equate them, they are about as equal as all the "anime" games you lump together. Do you somehow think Pokémon is a ecchi franchise? There is a pokémon anime you know. Even dropping the semantics of what makes a game anime or not, there is a huge variety.
To take a look at the games you mentioned.
Fire Emblem is fantasy war series.
Persona is an RPG. I can't say more because I have never played those.
Tokyo Mirage sessions is about people in the entertainment industry fighthing monsters.
Ai the somnium files is a scifi detective game.
Not trash and not softcore porn. Sure there are ecchi games, but they are not necessary trash because they are ecchi, and far from all socalled anime games are ecchi. Also just so you know, not all games are bishōjo, there are otome games too.
There are as big difference between the "anime games" as your shooting games. Visual novels are practically books in videogame form. Try to find something ecchi in Attack of the friday monsters. Its a nice, fun little mundane about imaginative kids playing a rock paper scissor-ish cardgame.
Phoenix wright is a comedy thriller about a defense attorney trying to prove his clients innocent in an unfair court system.
Steins;gate is a game about timetravels.
World end syndrome is about a zombi mystery and summervacation.
And just to throw in the least ecchi otome games I know, there is an otome game about pidgeons. And Hakuoki is about old Japan and the shinsengumi.
They’re all trash. Why can’t you play something that looks normal?
@CurryPowderKeg79 You get them for requests ( I think Ayaha's), but I don't think you can purchase them anywhere. You really shouldn't need them. I don't think I've used them once and I'm almost finished with my second playthrough. Stuck trying to level up stats for that secret boss who is quite ridiculously overpowered.
Beat the game today, after 42 hours (did all the side stories). I enjoyed most of it: colourful characters, wacky story, awesome music, great battle mechanics. The only thing I didn't like was the dungeon puzzles, they were kinda dull. Overall an 8/10.
Despite having this on the Wii U I've doubled dipped and got it for the Switch. I don't really think the extras added are worth buying it twice (it could have done with an English dub) but I lost interest in playing it on the Wii U as I needed both a telly and gamepad to do so, plus with me selling the Wii U version it ended up as me only paying £10ish for it.
Anime is just a term for Japanese animation. Other then a tendency to draw characters with large eyes and certain other features a lot of 'anime' is extremely different in many ways, but lumped together by western people as one thing since they fail to see the difference.
Old post but I've got tidbit about that, despite it being a tendency of Japanese animation big eyes came about from Western animation as one of it's pioneers Osamu Tezuka (who worked on Black Jack, Astro Boy etc) was a Betty Boop fan and stole it from there.
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