Its coming to PS3 and PS4, but there are no release details yet and no word on
Western localisation, which has been missing for the last couple of titles.
Xillia had a great cast and plot but
the Western localisation of Milla Maxwell fell short.
Granted, these two examples are both from Japanese games, and therefore it might be down to one of two things: either a culture difference — as dialogue is often structured differently in anime, manga and the like — or the need for better
Western localisation.
On the plus side, the wait for
this Western localisation is pretty short, as the game is only coming out in Japan on June 6th.
Western localisation of Final Fantasy XIII is «finally completed,» according to game director Motomu Toriyama.
Persona 5 is a little bit closer to
western localisation, with Atlus today announcing the game's English voice cast.
Not exact matches
While there has still yet to be news of any
localisation of Monster Hunter XX Nintendo Switch version for
Western audience, new news has arrived nonetheless.
We still don't know when and if we will see the game being released in the
western market, but the history of the franchise shows us that we usually see these titles being ported over with English
localisation.
Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past will shortly arrive on
western shores, after Nintendo stepped in to assist Square Enix with
localisation and distribution.
Nintendo heading up
localisation / publishing duties for
Western versions as they have with some previous entries and bagging it as a Switch / 3DS exclusive for Europe / US could always happen.
It is the Private Quarters that has been subject to some controversy, in that decisions during
localisation saw certain elements deemed inappropriate be cut from the
western release.
Naturally it will be some time before
Western release dates are announced due to Level - 5's painstaking
localisation process.
«We believe in a «think global, act local» approach to mobile game development, which is focused on going beyond
localisation and developing unique games for each market,» said Gumi VP of
Western Studios AJ Redmer.
Miketendo64: With some things often being lost via
localisation, can you comment at all on how much the
Western release of Switch version will differ from the original game that initially released in Japan?
Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past will shortly arrive on
western shores, after Nintendo stepped in to assist Square Enix with
localisation and distribution.
In fact, it's such an easy phrase that it's been the motto over the last week following controversies over Xenoblade Chronicles X «s
localisation and Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 «s lack of a
western release altogether.
This is helped by one of Sega's finest
localisations of the series thus far which helps to bridge some of the cultural divides Japan and the
Western world have around these topics.