Arek the Absolute Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 But only FF8 did it.Also, I'm not a fan of that Moogle design. I like FF12's version the best. For FF yea, but I mean as a whole. It is stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomba Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Japan, it is okay to make games that have heroes that are over the age of 25 *25 being rare in itself for most of their games and shows* It's worth noting that a large portion of Japanese games do include one or two older characters - look at the Tales series for example, or most of the mainstream Final Fantasy games. Regardless, the fact of the matter is that these games are aimed at people whom this sort of thing appeals to, which as it happens is a good portion of RPG gamers in Japan. The formula works for them, why change it? Nier decided to try and appeal to western gamers by having an older lead in the western release, but despite the fact it was an awesome game, that doesn't seem to have given it any major advantage over other JRPGs, in fact I never really hear anyone talking about Nier On an unrelated note, we finally have some hints at a localisation from Steve Blum's twitter here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin Crust Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 Nier is actually the perfect example of this. The main character in the Japanese release was different then the Western release. Here's the character in Japan They made him younger and made him Yonah's brother instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomba Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 He appears in his younger form for the DLC too. The point is, the younger version worked fine for appealing to RPG fans in Japan, while the character aimed at western market does not appear to have helped it in terms of popularity over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalzon Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 All older playable heroes in JRPGs are always male, too. The only exceptions are games like Suikoden or Chrono Cross, where there's enough characters to justify going that far out of the usual competence zone. Even in Chrono Cross, however, there wasd a sort of reverse age discrimination. There were at least four or five female characters under the age of 12. For human boys? Zero. ZERO. Van was the youngest human male party member at 14. But these games are geared towards teenagers, so it's natural they'd prominently feature teenagers. Anyone older than their teens is considered experienced, but also "indoctrinated" into adult life. They're not radicals -- they're part of the system. Notice that older characters tend to be more morally ambiguous and more likely to betray the party for an incomprehensibly-tough boss fight. That said, type-0 has looked pretty boring to me. High schoolers save the world. Again. Yawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avaris Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 That said, type-0 has looked pretty boring to me. High schoolers save the world. Again. Yawn. Agreed...sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fox Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Agreed...sadly. Yeah... They don't even shoot themselves in the head or randomly enter TVs... What's up with that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin Crust Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 Long death scenes.....what else is new in Japanese games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Long death scenes.....what else is new in Japanese games? That was violent and had blood in it. I want FF with violence and blood. I want mistwalker to make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Final Fantasy Network - Type-0 localization nearly completed last year Okay, so let's keep up the fight. Let's keep the discussion to get it localized going, to get it realized. Tweet @SQEX_Members_NA and @Playstation with the hashtag #FFTYPE0 to let them know you want it. This thread may be old, but the fight continues. Keep at it, we can get it released if only we continue our vigilance. Let's do this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin Crust Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Still very interested. There hasn't been a good Fabula Nova Crystalis game released in America yet. I had actually given up on this one completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Well there's still hope. No matter how slim the chance is, we have to continue and keep at it it simply because there is a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Mokram Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Did you get a chance to import/play the game Mirb? Is it good? SE representatives said recently they were waiting for 'the right time' to localize this one, but I'm not sure what they're waiting for exactly considering how long the psp has been dead in US/EU territories. However, there's still a considerable amount of quality jRPG being published for the console, and with a lot of people clamoring for the good ole (read: not western) role playing, it's sad to see gems like Grand Knights History, SOL Trigger or Senjou no Valkyria 3 fade into obscurity. Don't mind me though, as I'm proly the last person outside of japan who still use a PSP to play games on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 I played a demo and it was fun, despite not understanding most of the text. And from people who HAVE played the game, it's phenomenal. Seriously, if it was good enough to get localized like it has, then it must be great. However, then SE realized it might not sell or they might not be able to recoup distribution and printing costs so that's why it's been shelved for a year. Then there's the piracy issue; most of SE's later PSP titles were heavily pirated. So they fear if they release it, no one will buy it and everyone will pirate it. But yeah, it's phenomenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 buuuummmmppppp http://www.usgamer.net/articles/tgs-agito-type-0-fan-support-and-the-intimacy-of-portables looks like this might actually come west 'bout damn time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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