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Japanese franchises that are nothing like Final Fantasy

Because people who keep saying "JAPAN IS DONE IN THE WEST BECAUSE FINAL FANTASY SUCKS NOW" annoy the hell out of me.

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Dead Rising

1. Dead Rising

Handed off to a western dev, stayed the same anyway.

Metal Gear Solid

2. Metal Gear Solid

A lot like Splinter Cell. Takes a lot of cues from western cinema.

Ace Combat

3. Ace Combat

Inspired Tom Clancy's HAWX. You can't get more American than F-22 Raptors or Tom Clancy.

Gran Turismo

4. Gran Turismo

There is nothing more American than driving around an oval track in a NASCAR.

Lost Planet

5. Lost Planet

Lost Planet 2 might not have been the best game, but it certainly wasn't Final Fantasy.

Street Fighter

6. Street Fighter

A western staple for years. Pretty much everyone's favourite fighting game since Mortal Kombat started to suck.

PixelJunk

7. PixelJunk

Developed in Japan. A lot of the people involved were Japanese.

Kirby

8. Kirby

The best franchise in the world.

Super Mario Galaxy

9. Super Mario Galaxy

Highly acclaimed, also Japanese.

Mario & Luigi

10. Mario & Luigi

A Japanese RPG that isn't like Final Fantasy in the slightest.

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