Dragon's Crown to the rescue!

This single panel illustrates what 'Japanese Star Wars' really means

If Attack on Titan were a present-day anime

It would be GANTZ

Keiji Inafune - ex-Capcom
Key Phrase: "DEAAAAD! DOOOOOMED!"
Resolution: "THE DAY OF DOOM IS AT HAND!"

Hi Whitney, your article is very touching, let me tell you a little about myself. I work in videogames in Beijing.
At least 33% of my co-workers are women

Producers, Designers, Programmers, Artists, there are numorous women in every position. QA though is kind of lonely though, only one girl there. When I tell my…

>>Is Dark Souls a western rpg because a good chuck of it looks like no other jrpg?

Dark Souls is 'Action-RPG'

We can say Final Fantasy VII is 'Turn based RPG', while FFT is 'Tactical-RPG'

No, JRPG is about branding. When Chrono Trigger came out, did you call it a jay arr pee gee?

No. We called them RPG's.

A Brief History of Metal Gear Solid Designs
"How do you like your snake?"

Oh shit, you skipped the second? I'll tell you this, if you like co-op shooters at all, find a copy and some people to play with. I'd say Lost Planet 2 was co-op game of the year, still one of the best co-op games on the Xbox 360 (or PS3 I'm betting, just I have a 360). The reviews SCREWED UP big time with Lost Planet…

Well, before asking why there are so little deviation, why not take a step back and ask do they really don't have much deviation, or maybe they are there, but you just can't see them?

The "Generic Anime Style" seems about as prevalent to me as the "generic pseudorealistic superhero comic style" or the "generic Disney animation style" largely prevalent in the US. Under the umbrella of "manga style" you do see a fair amount of variation, to the point that sometimes the only thing unifying them as…

somebody sell me a dog with this face

Hi Jason, now I know you have good intentions, but you really disrespected George Kamitani and Vanillaware. You have an opportunity to apologize like a gentleman, but instead you pig headedly dig in.

Actually the Amazon doesn't harken back to the historical amazons. Its more of a stylized nod to classic games like Golden Axe and fantasy portrayals in other media.

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ack, I can't edit my post after a certain time limit...

But I just want to add. Take a look at that Sorceress picture with the skeleton. Look at how tenderly she is holding the skull, pressed to her bosom as the skeleton is infused with life once more.

The Sorceress is making sure to support the skeleton's head…

Ok, while I'm at it. Do you want to know why the Sorceress has large breasts?

First, let's take a look at previous Vanillaware game. In Odin Sphere, the Queen of the Underworld has very large breasts: