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Unicorn Overlord sells out in Japan, Atlus apologizes for shortages
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Vyse
Gold Member
Ha! I see what you did there.
Topher
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digital_ghost
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Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Good. The game looks sweet.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I love how digital exists, and Japan collectively are like "yeah no thanks", to the point of the company having to issue an apology for the low stock.
Keep fighting the good fight ya'll
Keep fighting the good fight ya'll
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
What’s so bad about it lol?
ShadyAcshuns
Member
Same thing happened with Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince: low availability of physical copies. Trend is worrying.
Faust
Perpetually Tired
'Final Fantasy Tactics' Director Responds To Western Localization Discourse Surrounding 'Unicorn Overlord': "It Is Unacceptable For Someone To Alter A Work Without Considering The Original Author's Intent"
Criticism towards the English localization of 'Unicorn Overlord' has prompted a response from 'Final Fantasy Tactics' director Tasumi Matsuno.
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Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Saw you edit in that Twitter link so I checked it.'Final Fantasy Tactics' Director Responds To Western Localization Discourse Surrounding 'Unicorn Overlord': "It Is Unacceptable For Someone To Alter A Work Without Considering The Original Author's Intent"
Criticism towards the English localization of 'Unicorn Overlord' has prompted a response from 'Final Fantasy Tactics' director Tasumi Matsuno.
How do companies like that keep getting work? Yikes….
Too bad I don’t read Japanese. Import would be the better way for good dialogue.
Faust
Perpetually Tired
Learning the language was the best thing I have ever done. I feel sorry for the folks unable to enjoy the game as its creators meant.
Krieger
Member
I'm glad that I can speak and read german. The shitty localization into english for games/anime/manga has gotten out of control and at this point is way below the german localization.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
8-4 has been around a long time and are well established in japan, they even have a long running (terrible) podcast. They stink.
Some of the examples in that link are hilarious.
darrylgorn
Member
You know what helps with shortages?
Sleepwalker
Member
Thats so fucking bad, wtf?
jm89
Member
It's probably more to do with low expectations.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
jm89
Member
Oh I meant for unicorn overlord. Don't know about dragon quest."low expectations" for a Dragon Quest game in Japan?
ShadyAcshuns
Member
In the past, games like DQ and Atlus titles would usually get re-prints, but in this day and age of the push to go full digital, it's uncertain at best. For niche games, we almost have to buy day one now to ensure we get a physical copy now. Plus, games like Zelda and Fire Emblem can end up rare because physical copies tend to leave the market after a few years of being there.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Really curious to finding the famitsu sales numbers for Unicorn Overlord once they release the data this Thursday.
My guess is that it will be around ~100k physical copies sold with the platform split being 60% Switch and 40% PS5/PS4.
Anyway, like I said in the OT
My guess is that it will be around ~100k physical copies sold with the platform split being 60% Switch and 40% PS5/PS4.
Anyway, like I said in the OT
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Bring Back Scalebound
Banned
Not buying this due to the hack localization feels really pointless now (Always was...), but it is what it is, for me.
Playing a game where what the writers wrote takes a backseat to what the hack localizers felt like writing that day, really takes me out of the experience... Completely.
Playing a game where what the writers wrote takes a backseat to what the hack localizers felt like writing that day, really takes me out of the experience... Completely.
Shake Your Rump
Banned
Well, buying digital on Nintendo's eshop has consistently been foolish. Until recently, your games were locked to a particular console. Now, you can finally get them transferred to a new console by jumping through hoops. It's also usually more costly to buy digital for some bizarre reason.
I lost hundreds of dollars of first-party digital games when I lost my 3DS. Never again.
Unknown Soldier
Member
It's remained consistently available in the US, so it really does sound like Sega misjudged regional demand on this one
But then again this is the same Sega that released it a week after FFVII Rebirth so we know Sega is fundamentally a retarded organization
But then again this is the same Sega that released it a week after FFVII Rebirth so we know Sega is fundamentally a retarded organization
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bender
What time is it?
I'm afraid to ask but how did the localization of 13 Sentinels compare to the original work?
p.s. I hate you as I just now spent $57 importing a Japanese copy of Unicorn Overlord.
Faust
Perpetually Tired
13 Sentinels had its issues, but it wasn't nearly as egregious as this.
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
Wonder how low the print overall will be. Definitely wish I had splurged for that Monarch edition reading this. Will still pick it up at some point in the future hopefully.
StereoVsn
Gold Member
It’s like they were channeling Working Designs, lol. On one hand it’s nostalgic, in the other hand it’s pretty terrible. At least they didn’t throw in bunch of pop culture references!'Final Fantasy Tactics' Director Responds To Western Localization Discourse Surrounding 'Unicorn Overlord': "It Is Unacceptable For Someone To Alter A Work Without Considering The Original Author's Intent"
Criticism towards the English localization of 'Unicorn Overlord' has prompted a response from 'Final Fantasy Tactics' director Tasumi Matsuno.
Maybe I should get a copy off Play Asia instead. I assume they would have Japanese voices and subs.
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StereoVsn
Gold Member
Yeah, I imported a Japanese Switch copy as I was curious about the validity of the localization, and all in all it wasn’t too bad in comparison.
Sakura
Member
Yep. No way I would play this game in English. Especially annoying that the western version doesn't have the option for Japanese text so you need to get the Japanese version.
fart town usa
Member
It's a damn shame because 8-4 weren't always like this. Typical brain fry resulting from 2016, and they live in Japan. None of them even live in America but they're still caught up in nonsense like this, lol.
8-4 did the localization for Nier: Automata and a ton of other quality games.
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Lethal01
Member
For me a "fantastic" localization stays true to the original characterization, so no this doesn't.
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Sakura
Member
It's basically a rewrite in a lot of places.
People want accurate translations, not just well written.
Kurotri
Member
...I need to get around learning japanese
cireza
Member
Anyone can be a translator in this case. Simply use google translator to get the overall flow of the discussion, then write whatever you want. Feels a bit like Working Designs, except that they were putting some decent humor in their games, and doing this at a age when nobody else would have translated their games.
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Elitro
Member
Started the demo yesterday and so far it's been quite fun (the demo is quite big i must say).
Regarding the localization i don't see it as black and white. Yes i would rather they keep their woke ideologies for themselves, but adding a bit of flavor sometimes isn't necessarily bad (imo). Dragon Ball (anime) in PT had hilarious jokes with local pop culture references.
So far the english translations and voices have been pretty good.
Regarding the localization i don't see it as black and white. Yes i would rather they keep their woke ideologies for themselves, but adding a bit of flavor sometimes isn't necessarily bad (imo). Dragon Ball (anime) in PT had hilarious jokes with local pop culture references.
So far the english translations and voices have been pretty good.
phaedrus
Member
Wow thanks.'Final Fantasy Tactics' Director Responds To Western Localization Discourse Surrounding 'Unicorn Overlord': "It Is Unacceptable For Someone To Alter A Work Without Considering The Original Author's Intent"
Criticism towards the English localization of 'Unicorn Overlord' has prompted a response from 'Final Fantasy Tactics' director Tasumi Matsuno.
13 Sentinels had some minor differences between JP and English dialogue (played both versions) but this is WAY over the top.
Glad I didn't rush to buy it earlier.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Congrats to Vanillaware! Now get with the times and go full multiplatform you nitwits.
phaedrus
Member
Holy hell, I hated the "Americanisms" in Vic Ireland's translation of Lunar Silver Star Story, they were so out of place & cringey even back then.
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NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
Uhm… frankly, only the weebest of weebs would find most of these examples deal-breakers.'Final Fantasy Tactics' Director Responds To Western Localization Discourse Surrounding 'Unicorn Overlord': "It Is Unacceptable For Someone To Alter A Work Without Considering The Original Author's Intent"
Criticism towards the English localization of 'Unicorn Overlord' has prompted a response from 'Final Fantasy Tactics' director Tasumi Matsuno.
Japanese is a drab language if translated too faithfully. Most of these are actually examples of good localization.
Sure, some lines change the characters a bit too much. Still sounds pretty solid to me.
I’ve read some Japanese works translated into my language pretty literally. They’re awful, borderline unreadable.
To be clear, I’m on the side that thinks the Ace Attorney localization was stellar. Make of that what you will.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Atlus:
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MayauMiao
Member
Well here's hoping AI translation will do much better.