That would all fly just fine if someone actually asked him about the localization, but he brought it up himself.
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Bravely Default - producer interview about genres, localization, social RPGing, etc.
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That would all fly just fine if someone actually asked him about the localization, but he brought it up himself.
This is surprising, I thought BD would be a surefire.
Given the game has a lot of text and 4WoL didn't exactly do well... I'm not sure SEA is too enthused about bringing over this one.
Considering he had an interview with people from an English site, in which they asked nothing about localization, but about all the rest, there's just one way to close the interview saying something to the readers ( as the last question requested), which are from the West: if the game is coming out in US and Europe. And then, he goes with a pretty standard response, basically "We have no plans yet, promote it online!" He certainly couldn't have confirmed anything even if he wanted, since Square hasn't talked about it yet.
Again: if the localization happens or not...we'll know it with Square announcing it. Since Square hasn't announced it, people working on it can't talk about it in interviews or else. The last bit of the interview is more to consider in the way Lord Ghirahim said.
Unfortunately, we have to wait the announcement...let's just hope we don't have too much to wait for it, let alone for the actual release
As these kind of things have been developing as of late, personally, I'm not as optimist as you, I don't think the issue here is how much time it takes to get here, the issue is that there's nothing safe/guaranteed about JP games getting localizations, that's not happening right now, all we can do is wait and see, but it's not a matter of when anymore, it's a matter of if.
Lord Ghirahim
Member
If it bombs domestically, it's never getting localized. Buy 3 copies.
Just take it with you.
Member
Given the game has a lot of text and 4WoL didn't exactly do well... I'm not sure SEA is too enthused about bringing over this one.
Times sure have changed.
SpaceBridge
Member
Japan hoarding those games, eh?
SE: You're gonna get FFXIII-3 and you will like it!
SE: You're gonna get FFXIII-3 and you will like it!
Relaxed Muscle
Member
The new trend of having to spam social sites so Japanese companies sees that's there's interest in some games is really pathetic.
Is either the standard PR speech of "we don't want to give hints of the proper announcement" or SE really is still wondering about the localization of the game.
I think is the second one, which is really sad. There's a big hole in the JRPG market that Bravely Default could easily get for himself.
Is either the standard PR speech of "we don't want to give hints of the proper announcement" or SE really is still wondering about the localization of the game.
I think is the second one, which is really sad. There's a big hole in the JRPG market that Bravely Default could easily get for himself.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Everyone kept telling me Type 0 was the sole exception when it came to localization.
Guess not.
Yes I will enjoy wasting my money and snapping a disc in half especially a game for a system I will never own. XIII-3 shall feel my rage.
Guess not.
Yes I will enjoy wasting my money and snapping a disc in half especially a game for a system I will never own. XIII-3 shall feel my rage.
Don't worry I'm not buying Lightning's Inside Story
People were confident of a Type-0 western release too, but that obviously hasn't happened yet and the game is nearly a year old now.
grimshawish
Banned
Surely this will be localised...right? T_T
Which is awesome. Means aiming games at audiences not usually fully engaged with has no problem to underlying games.
Its better than 20 year old boymen.
Which is awesome. Means aiming games at audiences not usually fully engaged with has no problem to underlying games.
Its better than 20 year old boymen.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
This is probably not coming, square enix are even starting to NOT translate their games in some european countries for games like KH, and not even giving them a good distribution because nintendo refused to do so as they are not being translated. For fucks sake is KH! Disney needs to kick this peoples asses.
Yeah and look what happen to Type 0.
Square Enix Japan sucks, the western part is the only ones doing their damn job.
About Type 0, it was on PSP. Then, Vita. It's a whole different story compared to Bravely Default.
...And we've also known Type 0's localisation was actually happening, until Square halted it due to many problems about the platform.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Rules of Square Enix
1.If your game is awesome, don't localize it.
2. If your game is awesome, but the story sucks, localize it in 9 months.
3. If your game is the cesspool of suckitude announce simultaneous release for all regions as it is guaranteed to sell off of name recognition.
4. If fans show interest in something, ignore them.
5. That MagiusNecros guy is a looney.
Yep.
1.If your game is awesome, don't localize it.
2. If your game is awesome, but the story sucks, localize it in 9 months.
3. If your game is the cesspool of suckitude announce simultaneous release for all regions as it is guaranteed to sell off of name recognition.
4. If fans show interest in something, ignore them.
5. That MagiusNecros guy is a looney.
Yep.
But... BUT... PSP! *spouting excuses*
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
So that means sqaure doesnt want to take any risks. Doesnt bode well for Bravely Deafault.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Yet they had no qualms on releasing XIII-2 on X360 in Japan.
AmaterasuOkami076
Member
I'm not expecting this to ever hit the UK, but if it does I'll buy two. You hear that SE? Two! Promise!
All speculation at this point. It was never "confirmed" to be on Vita - only rumors that suggested as such.
I wouldn't say Bravely Default is a different story. After KH3D bombed in Japan and managed to do as well as KHBBS in the US, with Theatrhythm FF also having tanked in sales... it doesn't exactly inspire much confidence either.
electroplankton
Banned
THEATRHYTHM tanked? How many copies S-E was expecting? Being a game like that at full price, it sold even too much. It's probably at 300k units worldwide now + DLC.
El Pescado
Member
I am so sad right now. I want this game so badly and now I'm afraid it's never getting localized. Hell, I ordered the Square-Enix store exclusive collectors edition and I don't even speak Japanese.
PSP in 2011-2012 = dead platform on the software side
3DS instead is alive, and still young, this is as much different as you can get. I think you're a bit too pessimistic about it, Kagari.
But still, has a localisation ever been confirmed through an interview? I mean, Siliconera had the story about Denpa Men coming in the West in July and they had to cancel it just after they posted it due to the fact there wasn't an official announcement yet. And that's for a downloadable game from Genius Sonority.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
The only way Type 0 has been on Vita is through a JP PSN release, which only has slightly higher resolution some sharpness and uses both analog sticks for camera control.
But for BDFF it's realistically too early to announce anything until after the first 2 weeks to a month of sales but knowing SE they won't announce anything. They are too focused on Lightning and XIV.
But for BDFF it's realistically too early to announce anything until after the first 2 weeks to a month of sales but knowing SE they won't announce anything. They are too focused on Lightning and XIV.
Given that it performed MUCH lower than other rhythm games on DS... I think the expectation could have been a bit more. TRFF only did around 37K in the US which is a shame considering it's one of the best games on the platform. It did 152K in Japan and somehow I doubt Europe made up any difference to get it to 300K.
PSP in 2011-2012 = dead platform on the software side
3DS instead is alive, and still young, this is as much different as you can get. I think you're a bit too pessimistic about it, Kagari.
But still, has a localisation ever been confirmed through an interview? I mean, Siliconera had the story about Denpa Men coming in the West in July and they had to cancel it just after they posted it due to the fact there wasn't an official announcement yet. And that's for a downloadable game from Genius Sonority.
It's not unheard of.
And given SEA's western focuses right now, I have no problem being "too pessimistic" about it
That's first month, right? We've only known it debuted with less than 40k.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
I love rhythm games and I didnt buy it becuase the price of it was insane in spain, it didnt had a spanish translation (im sorry but is unnaceptable for me in this day an age with a company as big as SE) and because of that the distribution was horrible.
And yet Im playing it just right now, becuase I got it as a birthday present. But after playing a lot is not really a game of 45 euros, I would pay that for EBA2 or Ouendan 3, so its not becuase its a rhythm game, but because something is missing, I dont know, it doesnt feel as grand, and it could have been becuase it has an amazing museum of things to build of.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
I'm beginning to see a pattern. Tabata mentioned Type 0 Western Version in a interview.
Now the dev of BDFF mentions they have no plans for a western version "yet" in a interview.
Hmmmm....
Now the dev of BDFF mentions they have no plans for a western version "yet" in a interview.
Hmmmm....
I'm grasping at nothing
electroplankton
Banned
Actually, THEATRHYTHM did 47k in its first month in US. I thought it did 67k, that's why I said 300k. But still, we don't know SE expectations for the game, which isn't surely as high-profile game. DLC surely helped to increase the profitability of the project.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Irrelevant, yet awesome: Bravely Default currently sits at #1 on Amazon JP!
It did nearly 31K its first month.
Well, we may never know about their expectations but there's no way in hell it can't be considered as a success, it surely made money.
MotionBlue
Member
I will lose hope if this isn't localized D:
Was the case for a while yeah... and it amounted to getting games like Dissidia 012 and 3rd Birthday not long after their Japanese releases.
Now... not so much. Even KH3D had a localization announcement several months before its domestic release.
And mostly those PSP games likely had to be rushed along due to the state of the PSP in NA, so that's part of it, I imagine.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I guess those DS rhythm games were released before the rise of the iOS, I can see genres like those being very hard to be sold again for full price. There's dozen of those games on Android/iOS for just a few bucks.
And I'm well aware of SE trying to sell a rhythm game on iOS for the same price. But I can't see that game doing fine either.
SpaceBridge
Member
It's hard being a JRPG fan these days. But I don't like shooters. What's a gamer to do?
Right? When did companies get so cheap that "clamour" became their number one reason for not making or localizing anything?
I blame Capcom.
To Far Away Times
Member
This looks to be the Square Enix's best game in the post-Sakaguchi era, they better localize it!
Oh man that's sad to hear. I love the game, played it for a month every day about two hours. But eh, I guess western folks aren't as interested in Japanese games anymore. Oh man, I really hope Bravely Default will make it.
Allthough, I kind of see it as a successor to the Four Heroes of Light. Didn't that bomb as well?
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
I blame idiotic business decisions.