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5 Other Japanese Arcade Games That Need to Come West

Dissidia Final Fantasy is a good start, but there's lots more Japan-only arcade games that we'd love to see brought to the West.

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Yi-Long2279d ago

I love Taiko no Tatsujin. Really hoping it comes to the West, but if it does, they need to also bring over a good quality drum so we can fully enjoy it.

Perhaps I'd be better off importing an arcade machine.

Godmars2902277d ago

Aren't arcades dead in the West?

mastiffchild2276d ago

They did seem dead for the last decade or so, certainly here in England. The odd one survived in London and a few big cities, possibly a couple at seaside resorts as well. Both arcades in my town closed late nineties.

However, we just got a VR arcade and plans afoot for a big cafe bar with both retro and new cabinets. Lots of online leaderboards, events and competition nights are the way they want to try it.

It certainly seems there is a western appetite to at least make out we want arcades back but you have to worry it might be nostalgia driven and unlikely to succeed on that alone. They need kids to use them as well and I dont see many western youngsters doing the arcade thing these days. I hope Im wrong but I just dont see them getting big again unless VR in big play areas kicks off.

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What Went Wrong With Dissidia Final Fantasy NT?

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT offered plenty of fan service, but in other aspects it was incredibly superficial.

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Nerdmaster1528d ago

The things I liked the most in PSP Dissidia was the RPG elements, and even though the plot fell into the "Square trap" by being too convoluted, I really liked seeing those characters from different games interacting with each other. I didn't hate the battle system, but it was not my favorite aspect either.

Then, in Dissidia NT, they threw away everything I liked about the series, and focused on the battles. And they made it even more chaotic by making it 3 vs 3. Tried playing it in an arcade here in Japan and even tried the free PC version, but I really couldn't care about it.

jambola1527d ago

Did it even have a story?
I never played except 15 minutes of the beta and about 10 second of the free version

smashman981528d ago

I liked being able to customize our fighters with a variety of their iconic moves. The grind was awesome and the environments were so interactive. The music was great. Dissidia NT removed so much of what made dissidia, dissidia, and It just left long time fans of the series (who have been quite vocal about wanting a console iteration) massively disappointed.

drizzom1527d ago (Edited 1527d ago )

Everyone has been saying this since before it came out and all we had were trailers but they keep asking the same question for some stupid reason.

AK911528d ago (Edited 1528d ago )

They made it to arcade like and not enough customisation like the previous games but a part of me thinks the reason they stopped development is because they plan to create an NT 2 for PS5.

jambola1527d ago

Well the forced 3v3 was kinda crap

Mr_Luke1527d ago

I know i'm the only one but i find those Dissidia unplayable. Maybe i'm too used to SF, Tekken and thos (i know they're different but we're talking about fighting games). Even the many DragonBall games were more enjoyable for me, the bad ones too :P

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Dissidia Final Fantasy NT's Next Update Will Be The Last; New Skins for Two Villains Revealed

Today Square Enix announced the end of active development for its fighting game Dissidia Final Fantasy NT and its arcade counterpart Dissidia Final Fantasy.

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xTonyMontana1532d ago

Nooooooooo at least give us Emet Selch

AK911532d ago

Oh damn shame they're ending it their I hope this means we get a sequel for PS5.