Game Reviewers

One element of game design that I haven't looked into until recently is game reviewers. I figured that looking into how they review games would benefit me greatly. 

One huge characteristic I found in most American game reviewers is that they don't like games from Japan or games that follow a similar style as Japanese games (i.e. RPG, fighting games, horror themed games). 

Generally on most review sites, shows, or magazines, the Japanese games receive poorer reviews than the American or European games. This isn't a racial thing by any means. It's just that most American gamers are used to shooting games and sports games. In my opinion, it's a sad but true trend. 

It's a downer for me as I want to create games similar to the Japanese style, as I find them more unique than the American games. Then again, this will be good information on what to expect from reviewers.