I think a lot of that could be said of a lot of Western studios as well, though. Personally I prefer Japanese games over Western games simply because Japanese developers seem to experiment more. While experimenting can frequently lead to some shitty games (FF13, 13-2. and 13-3, for example) it can also lead to games that…
Personally I don't think there is a lack of games, but I can agree that there is a lack of new, refreshing games... I've almost stopped playing triple-A games entirely because most of them have become so linear and boring, and not adding much of anything new to the table. I've also found that almost all "big games" rely on…