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Title: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: Rman on December 13, 2007, 02:34:20 PM: According to Tim Rogers of NextGen.biz

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JAPAN'S BEST GAMES OF 2007

By Tim Rogers
Japan’s best games of 2007 ranged from hardcore hexagonal strategy games to some of the most mainstream “non-games” on the market. Click through for Next-Gen’s 2007 Japan Top 20…

20. DS Literature Companion (Nintendo DS, Nintendo)
19. Bladestorm
18. Vision Training (Flash Focus) (Nintendo DS, Nintendo)
17. Wild Arms XF (PSP, Sony Computer Entertainment (Media Vision)
16. Game Center CX (Nintendo DS, Bandai-Namco)
15. Trusty Bell: Chopin’s Dream (Eternal Sonata) (Xbox 360, Bandai-Namco (tri-Crescendo)
14. Face Training (Nintendo DS, Nintendo)
13. Ace Combat 6 (Xbox 360, Namco-Bandai)
12. Subarashiki kono sekai: It’s a Wonderful World (Nintendo DS, Square-Enix (Jupiter)
11. Treasure Island Z (The Adventures of Zack and Wiki) (Nintendo Wii, Capcom)
10. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP, Square-Enix)
9. The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS, Nintendo)
8. Armodyne (PlayStation 2, Sony Computer Entertainment (Omiya Soft)
7. Yuusha no kuse ni namaikida (PSP, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Studio (Acquire)
6. No More Heroes (Nintendo Wii, Marvelous Entertainment (Grasshopper Manufacture)
5. Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360, Microsoft (Mistwalker / FeelPlus)
4. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Wii, Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo Wii, Nintendo)
2. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo DS, Level-5)
1. Pac-Man Championship Edition (Xbox Live Arcade, Namco)

Full Article with write-up here: http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8254&Itemid=50&limit=1&limitstart=0 (http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8254&Itemid=50&limit=1&limitstart=0)

Japan still kicks ass.
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: Valcrist on December 13, 2007, 02:37:48 PM: ps3 owned by such games as vision training and literature companion.
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 13, 2007, 02:38:51 PM: 4. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Wii, Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo Wii, Nintendo)

Oh, Tim Rogers. What won't you say?
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: Van Cruncheon on December 13, 2007, 02:55:01 PM: this is tim rogers' top 20 japanese games, not japan's top 20. although putting pac-man ce over super mario galaxy is refreshingly awesome
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: demi on December 13, 2007, 02:56:38 PM: NO mention of Blue Dragon but Eternal Sonata instead?

FAIL this maladjusted fuck
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: Rman on December 13, 2007, 02:58:48 PM: Quote from: Professor Prole on December 13, 2007, 02:55:01 PM
this is tim rogers' top 20 japanese games, not japan's top 20. although putting pac-man ce over super mario galaxy is refreshingly awesome

I just copied and pasted his article title. Yeah, and it's definitely an opinion piece and not anything based on empirical sales data.
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: tiesto on December 13, 2007, 05:14:42 PM: Quote from: demi on December 13, 2007, 02:56:38 PM
NO mention of Blue Dragon but Eternal Sonata instead?

FAIL this maladjusted fuck

BD was released last year in Japan, I believe it was on Rogers' list for last year.
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: demi on December 13, 2007, 05:15:29 PM: oh... my bad
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: The Sceneman on December 13, 2007, 06:23:34 PM: lol, is Eternal Sonata good? It looks awesome. Motoi Sakaruba music :bow
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: tiesto on December 13, 2007, 10:01:08 PM: Quote from: Scenester on December 13, 2007, 06:23:34 PM
lol, is Eternal Sonata good? It looks awesome. Motoi Sakaruba music :bow

Graphics are fucking GORGEOUS, but based on what I've played (demo only), the battle system was a bit shallow, and the areas are really small and linear. Reminded me a lot of a stripped-down Tales game. I hear it doesn't really improve based on reports from trusted sources, and that BD is like a million times better, even though ES did better in US reviews.
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: demi on December 13, 2007, 10:03:17 PM: eternal sonata will give you a droopy vag and tits, scenester

avoid! not even worth for achievements (although they are easier than Blue Dragon's)
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: Van Cruncheon on December 13, 2007, 11:04:30 PM: es is decent-to-good. its pretty, has a great soundtrack, and is fairly unconventional in the fashion of most tri-ace/tri-crescendo games. on the other hand, it has pretty weak dungeons, precious moments character designs, and some pretty saccharine writing. if you must play it, wait for the ps3 version, which supposedly adds more characters, plot, dungeons, and overall content.
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: The Sceneman on December 13, 2007, 11:48:26 PM: Quote from: Professor Prole on December 13, 2007, 11:04:30 PM
es is decent-to-good. its pretty, has a great soundtrack, and is fairly unconventional in the fashion of most tri-ace/tri-crescendo games. on the other hand, it has pretty weak dungeons, precious moments character designs, and some pretty saccharine writing. if you must play it, wait for the ps3 version, which supposedly adds more characters, plot, dungeons, and overall content.

Im thinking all the animu will give me a bonner cos I love Baten Kaitos so damn much, and this is by the same dudes. Sounds like its right up my alley. I'll buy it soon methinks

dont have a PS3 so 360 version for me!
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
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Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 14, 2007, 12:20:12 AM: Quote from: ParticleReality on December 13, 2007, 11:08:48 PM
1. Pac-Man Championship Edition (Xbox Live Arcade, Namco)

I thought this was a US remake?

It was made by the guy that made the original Pac-Man.
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: Rman on December 14, 2007, 12:37:08 PM: I never got all the Tim Rogers hate. His stuff has always been much more interesting than the vast majority of video game writers and critics out there.
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: demi on December 14, 2007, 12:49:27 PM: guy's a cigarillo
Title: Re: Japan's top 20 games of the year
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 14, 2007, 04:48:15 PM: tim rogers stole my bass when I left Japan