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Not too much to add on the subject of FPS games themselves, besides to say that the video was quite thought provoking. In large part, I'd agree.
I wonder how something like this ties into the changing shape of the game industry. 10 years ago, Japan was king of the market around the world, with American developers playing catch up even in the states. Yet nowadays, Japanese games don't seem to resonate like "Western" games do (be they produced in the US, or in Europe). With the internet becoming the largest cultural melting pot on the planet, globalization happening rapidly, and Western ideas becoming more and more predominant, maybe these ideals that Japanese games promote (as illustrated in the video) don't resonate quite the same way they used to.
Maybe paradoxically, as we've had more exposure to a wide range of ideas, we've become increasingly protective and attached to our own way of thinking. That's why Grand Theft Auto captures the imagination more than Final Fantasy does. It could be just a reversal of fortune in game quality, the tiring of gamers with the "JRPG," or a host of other things. But I feel like the distinct cultural ideas embedded in games are playing some sort of role in why more and more, games with Western ideals tending to "stick" outside of Japanese borders.
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