Look, there’s no question that the Nintendo Switch has brushed the PlayStation 4 aside in Japan, but Eastern developers still have a lot of love for Sony and its games. The latest issue of Famitsu magazine includes a poll voted on by 128 Japanese developers and industry professionals, and it seems like they’ve loved their PS4 this year.
While not every game listed released in 2018 – these are busy people, remember – the top ten is absolutely dominated by PlayStation titles. It’s perhaps a sign that the Japanese industry has a deep respect for Western developers, especially when you see the likes of Marvel’s Spider-Man, God of War, and Red Dead Redemption 2 pushed up to the top.
Here’s the full Top 30, as reported by Twinfinite:
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- Monster Hunter: World
- Detroit: Become Human
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- God of War
- Octopath Traveler
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey
- Fortnite
- Conan Exiles
- Splatoon 2
- Astro Bot Rescue Mission
- Dead by Daylight
- Fate/Grand Order
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
- Cities: Skylines
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Dragon Quest Rivals
- Dungeon Maker
- Kyoutou Kotoba RPG Kotodaman
- Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
- Super Mario Party
- Border Break
- Teku-Teku Teku-Teku
- NieR Automata
- Assassin's Creed Origins
- Clash Royale
- Dead Cells
- Far Cry 5
- Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle
To be fair, Marvel’s Spider-Man was pretty freakin’ good, wasn’t it?
[source twinfinite.net]
Comments 19
Spider-Man for the win.
Seeing Conan Exiles above Splatoon 2 (given the latter's popularity in Japan) is a bit mad. What's going on there?
Weirdly, I know a number of Japanese people on PSN and Twitter, and they often post Conan Exiles screenshots. Maybe it really caught on?
@ShogunRok it has... its audience like any game...
Spider-man number 1 instead of monhun world is really impressive. And detroit at number 3 is nice
Warms my heart seeing Detroit up there.
Warms my heart seeing some Japanese having a good taste.
I was surprised Detroit: Become Human made their list, let alone grabbed a podium spot. Guess they reacted to the unique and cinematic formula Quantic Dream excels at, which with that title I feel they've finally come very close to perfecting. It's been on my mind since I completed it a month ago as it does such a good job of exploring it's themes and was fun/gripping to play through. I'd pick Connor as my favourite overall, not to take anything away from Kara or Markus but he's the lead character I connected with the most. His relationship with Hank provides some of the best moments, for whatever comic or dramatic reasons you pick.
@KingdomHeartsFan it’s MTX free til #7...
@ShogunRok I think it sold really well over there for some reason.
@Lando_ Idk the Japanese has alright taste overall.
@wiiware @Lando_ @naruball warms my heart to see you lot with so much warmth in your hearts 😉
Honestly I'm just glad the list wasn't dominated by mobile games. It's reassuring to know that game developers in Japan haven't succumbed completely to them just yet.
@Turismo4GT haha
I tell you, the Japanese box art helped shift copies of Detriot.
Dang, even got Fortnite on there.
Slightyoveratedman
Good to see Metal Gear: Survive isn't there.
@ShogunRok yeah i find that pretty odd, i actually own conan and its really not very good. It just looks horrible, maybe its fun once you get into it, but i just couldn't.
@ShogunRok I guess if Conan exiles allows for nude stuff, it would be a reason.
I live in japan and I can say sometimes it’s even strange for “normal” Japanese what is going on here.
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