AwesomeLowlander

Hmm. Doing a quick Google, that seems to be a US specific slur. Doesn’t seem to carry the same connotations elsewhere. That’s an interesting question, what is correct / expected behaviour with a term that is used normally and neutrally in some parts of the world, but is a slur in others?

Why would a developer want to get into the Japanese market? Simple really. Cold hard cash. It’s why we have anything really. Including games.

So, if a dev were to decide not to localise for the Japanese market, they’ve made the decision it’s not worth the cash. In that case, what’s your problem with said decision?

Did you also read the rest of the article, where it mentions that this is becoming a problem for Japanese devs? And even the jap players understand this is a problem that needs to change?

It’s that no news is good news, and bad news is news. Seriously. Open up any news source. Unless something is fucking stellar it won’t be reported on. Why anyone needs flowery words to do their job to earn money sounds silly to me.

When did reviews become ‘news’.

But I’ll offer a suggestion to fix the problem of these butthurt developers. Petition Steam, or other review sites, to change the way scores are done.

As I noted in my previous comment, yes something in the system needs to change. It can be from any of the parties involved. The platform, the devs, or the gamers. I don’t really care which, since it doesn’t affect me. Though if we were petitioning steam, it’d be nice if they could add a frigging neutral option to reviews.

butthurt developers.

Based on everything in the article, everybody seems to be reacting very calmly. You’re the most butthurt person so far.

This isn’t about Japanese games or devs. It’s about Japanese GAMERS.

People are always gonna people (be shitty) and that’s something thin skinned companies need to get over, and quick

Answer me this: Given the situation described in the article, WHY would any dev, indie or ‘AAA’, want to get into the Japanese market?

I’ve made the decision to never buy new games anymore because I’m too often disappointed. I hope the Japanese, and other gamers too, create enough aggregate reviews to help me enjoy the games I purchase.

Unfortunately, if you were relying on the Jap gamers, all you’d get is the number of negative reviews each game has as an indicator of popularity, since they aren’t leaving any positive.

Why is it so difficult to understand that the behaviour of the Jap consumers are breaking the review system as it stands? It doesn’t matter how great your game is, if there’s 0 chance for positive reviews.

Or it’s possibly a part of their culture to warn others to avoid bad investments

We all of us do that, it’s not just them.

the developers to not put out products that merit that kind of feedback

You’re seriously suggesting that games should be released in a condition that they’ll never, ever, receive a negative review? Have you SEEN steam reviews and the sort of nonsense reasons that sometimes get left?

The problem is not that they’re leaving negative reviews, it’s that they’re not leaving any positive ones to counter that. In that case, why would any game developer wish to court the tiny Japanese market if they’re going to tank the game’s review scores?

Why would any non-japanese gamers fear this? As for the Japanese ones, sounds like it’s on them to stop being bad eggs?

Does not necessarily follow that they’re lying. It sounds like there’s some kind of NSFW content, and FMV is mentioned. As we’ve noted over and over by now, one person’s NSFW is another person’s art. The problem is that Steam is being forced to make these decisions when they shouldn’t have to.

Is there a reason to think it wasn’t?

… What is steam lying about?

Oh. Anyway…

Fucking self righteous fruitcakes (the finance companies, not Steam)

That’s the first and biggest step in it being lost to history.

What the other guy said. I repeat, I’m not actually calling you a shill. I even agree with your point about JF, I’m just pointing out your logic is faulty.

That’s based on the assumption that’s your only account, though. Not that I’m calling you a shill, just pointing out the obvious flaw in your logic. Any actual shill would have sockpuppets to spread out their comments and hide their history.

What’s the connection between souls-like and trannies?

It to the best of us

Are the demons the DRM?

Did you mean DRM free?

Best I can say is this is a small step up from the Pinkertons debacle

Unless you’re arguing that the criteria are too strict, which it doesn’t sound like you are, the system is obviously doing its job in this case at least.

Doesn’t that make it even worse for the game, that they couldn’t even pass a ‘joke’ rating system?