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Why are UI's from Japanese games so bad and old looking? (alien.top)
submitted 9 months ago by SergeantSchmidt@alien.top to c/gaming@level-up.zone
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Genuine question, I have fun with the games but the UI's of the are so horringly bad and not user friendly. Whats the philosophy there? (See Dragons Dogma 2).

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[โ€“] sargonas@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's not just the games... trying browsing around on the web on JP-specific websites, LOL, it's like going back in time to 2001 internet.

JP (and other Asian) UI/UX design is starkly different from Western, so much so it's a documented thing UX designers study.

[โ€“] LiwanPie@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

As someone who lives in Japan, I can confirm it's painful whenever I'm forced to use a Japanese website for anything. Mobile apps are even worse. I really don't understand, how hard can it be?