Comments on: In October Operation Darkness opens the door for SRPGs on the 360 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/ Video Game news for insiders. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Karas http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-144058 Karas Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:24:59 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-144058 Hmm, what so bad not having blacks in a game? I don’t mind. Stop being with this "black ignored" attitude. This is just a game, and like AM says you will not see many blacks in Japan. Personally, i never watch a movie/anime or play game where the hero is not white, makes me feel unnatural. Hmm, what so bad not having blacks in a game? I don’t mind. Stop being with this “black ignored” attitude. This is just a game, and like AM says you will not see many blacks in Japan. Personally, i never watch a movie/anime or play game where the hero is not white, makes me feel unnatural.

]]> By: AM http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-144014 AM Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:33:49 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-144014 Bear in mind when asking for cultural diversity in games that if they're made in Japan, it's highly unlikely. Japan is not like the USA where you walk a few blocks and see people of several different ethnicities. Unless you're in an area with a fair bit of tourism, you see Japanese people. That's about it. Being "white" in these games isn't really significant if it's got an anime style, which looking at the cover, this does. Anime styled art typically has unquestionably Japanese people looking like Caucasians. If the game were developed stateside, I'd agree with you, ":(", but in a society where you walk around and almost never see another ethnicity... I think "the fantasy is a world without em" is being pretty overdramatic. As for the fellow saying it's more grown up than N1 games, maybe we'll get lucky and N1 will try to release it here. They know how to handle localization, have US offices, and already partner with several Japanese companies to bring titles stateside (Hitmaker, Gust, and Idea Factory so far). Bear in mind when asking for cultural diversity in games that if they’re made in Japan, it’s highly unlikely. Japan is not like the USA where you walk a few blocks and see people of several different ethnicities. Unless you’re in an area with a fair bit of tourism, you see Japanese people. That’s about it. Being “white” in these games isn’t really significant if it’s got an anime style, which looking at the cover, this does. Anime styled art typically has unquestionably Japanese people looking like Caucasians.

If the game were developed stateside, I’d agree with you, “:(”, but in a society where you walk around and almost never see another ethnicity… I think “the fantasy is a world without em” is being pretty overdramatic.

As for the fellow saying it’s more grown up than N1 games, maybe we’ll get lucky and N1 will try to release it here. They know how to handle localization, have US offices, and already partner with several Japanese companies to bring titles stateside (Hitmaker, Gust, and Idea Factory so far).

]]> By: political forum http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-143708 political forum Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:15:28 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-143708 Turn-based tactical game. I love that kind of game. Agree with " :( " Would be nice to see a little more diversity in video games. -tim Turn-based tactical game. I love that kind of game. Agree with ” :( ” Would be nice to see a little more diversity in video games.

-tim

]]> By: :( http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-143279 :( Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:34:52 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-143279 Ah, it's like a seinfeld episode. Where's the black people? Eh, just another fantasy where the fantasy is a world without em. I know the military was still segregated, but c'mon, I can already imagine playing this game and never seeing a single black face. Ah, it’s like a seinfeld episode. Where’s the black people? Eh, just another fantasy where the fantasy is a world without em. I know the military was still segregated, but c’mon, I can already imagine playing this game and never seeing a single black face.

]]> By: Veilknight http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-143164 Veilknight Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:57:28 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-143164 With the proper time and skill, Operation Darkness has the potential to be a great SRPG on the 360. It would be a shame to see a game with such a unique premise and atmosphere get overlooked because of sloppy programming choices. With the proper time and skill, Operation Darkness has the potential to be a great SRPG on the 360. It would be a shame to see a game with such a unique premise and atmosphere get overlooked because of sloppy programming choices.

]]> By: Dan http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-143123 Dan Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:12:12 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-143123 If this does really well in Japan, its almost certain it will show up in the states. MS desperately wants a foothold in the RPG market. Even with the games out now and the ones on there way MS barely has its foot in the door. If this does really well in Japan, its almost certain it will show up in the states. MS desperately wants a foothold in the RPG market. Even with the games out now and the ones on there way MS barely has its foot in the door.

]]> By: Louise http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-143103 Louise Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:25:09 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-143103 This definitely looks more grown up compared to the N1 SRPGs. The premise sounds interesting. Hopefully a US publisher will pick it up. This definitely looks more grown up compared to the N1 SRPGs. The premise sounds interesting. Hopefully a US publisher will pick it up.

]]> By: Angelous http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-143092 Angelous Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:50:25 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/30/in-october-operation-darkness-opens-the-door-for-srpgs/#comment-143092 I've seen some screenshots for this and I'd love to see it get a US release. Maybe MS Games Studio or Ubisoft can bring it over next year. Or it could be Atlus' first Xbox 360 game, that'd be sweet. I’ve seen some screenshots for this and I’d love to see it get a US release. Maybe MS Games Studio or Ubisoft can bring it over next year. Or it could be Atlus’ first Xbox 360 game, that’d be sweet.

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