![]() ![]() I’ve been a staunch supporter of Drool’s “rhythm violence” game for years now, since well before it was announced it would be compatible with Playstation VR, but now that I’ve finally had a chance to play it with the headset on I can’t tell if it works better with or without it. Thumper doesn’t need virtual reality to be great. Here, in no particular order, are the best games I saw at Tokyo Game Show this year. Between the major Japanese publishers, the stray Western presence and the great selection of independent developers, I found one of the most fascinating line-up of videogames of any trade show I’ve ever been to. So Paste sent me to Tokyo to explore TGS in person and write about what I found. TGS has a cultural identity that’s stronger and more distinct than any of the other major gaming shows, and even if Japanese developers aren’t as dominant as they were in the past, they’re still a vitally important power within the world of games. For Westerners intrigued by the obscure corners of the Japanese industry, it’s also the best opportunity to see and play games that will never make it overseas, and to explore entire genres that are largely overlooked outside of Japan. It’s also where smaller Japanese developers and publishers can get some press attention for their work, not just from the Japanese press but from videogame magazines and websites from around the globe. It’s the home show for the titans of Japanese games, companies like Sony, Square-Enix, Sega, Capcom and more, where big budget games destined to be localized and released throughout the world are usually highlighted with original demoes and trailers and elaborate booths. TGS is still crucial for this corner of the business, though. I mean, E3 is the E3 of the Japanese videogame industry-the annual Los Angeles trade show is the most important in the whole dang videogame world, even if, unlike TGS, it isn’t open to the public. The Tokyo Game Show is the E3 of the Japanese videogame industry.
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