- Jan 27, 2022
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Yeah I completely agree with this, 100% - if they ever step outside their cozy bubble there's probably a lot of people who can and would help to improve the game, but it's all very insular and protected, removing the potential for many outside of Japan to step in and help a very, very underdeveloped avenue of gaming.Japan's porn industry is a US$4.4 billion a year industry, the consumption is plenty normalized, but it's still culturally stigmatized to actually be involved in it. The change you're expecting to see would've already happened if we're just talking about the Power of Capitalism(tm) from selling more copies, but it hasn't.
Frankly speaking, the only way Illusion can improve is if they start outsourcing or hiring expats who aren't influenced by Japan's conservative culture.
One thing to remember is that Illusion continue to push some boundaries with each game, and those aren't easy-sell boundaries for other cultures - games like Biko and Rapelay couldn't be released anywhere else, which means they're already tied to a mostly single-country audience. Thankfully we have people around to push them out to us.