Hatsune Miku in western regions!?
Tag: localization
Imageepoch discussing Tokitowa localization
TokiTowa might be heading to western regions
Capcom Still Thinks Monster Hunter and Ace Attorney Are Important Franchises in the West
Monster Hunter fans and Ace Attorney fans aren’t being ignored.
Ragnarok Odyssey Arrives in July
XSEED localizing and releasing Ragnarok Odyssey in July
REVIEW: Pandora’s Tower (PAL)
An Oprainfall Staff Review of Pandora’s Tower
Video: Shin Megami Tensei (Super Famicom + Wii Virtual Console, Japan) Part 11: Your Money’s No Good Here
It’s been getting pretty tough so far. the encounter rate is cranked, all the enemies have what I’ve been calling “crippling-EXTRAs” (abilities that fall under the “EXTRA” command that have little-to-no cost and cause the opponent’s team to lose turns through the “panic”, “happy”, “bind”, “sleep”, “paralyze”, or similar status effects. And they’re just weak […]
Video: Shin Megami Tensei (Super Famicom + Wii Virtual Console, Japan) Part 10: Fetch-Questing
In the last episode of Shin Megami Tensei, we found our allies wandering among other lost souls in the spirit world. We found a spring of soma, and gathered some of the substance (in our hands? Did we have a convenient bottle in which to collect it? Did we just pick up a chunk of […]
Video: Shin Megami Tensei (Super Famicom + Wii Virtual Console, Japan) Part 09: The World Between Worlds
In our last episode of Shin Megami Tensei, we found ourselves lost and struggling in a strange space-corridor after the American Ambassador Thorman turned out to be Thor himself, fighting for the side of Law. He dropped his hammer upon Japan in the form of an I.C.B.M. What is to happen to us now? Let’s […]
PUBLISHER SPOTLIGHT: Rising Star Games
This newcomer to America has published several notable titles in Europe, including No More Heroes, Muramasa, Fragile Dreams, and Harvest Moon.
Video: Shin Megami Tensei (Super Famicom + Wii Virtual Console, Japan) Part 08: A Tokyo-Shattering Realization
Sorry to be running a little late today. If any of you regularly catch the show after it has aired, perhaps we’ll see you in the chat this time! Unfortunately, I spent most of my off-cam-SMT-time looking for a good picture of a monster on my team to put up as the “poster-girl” for the […]
Video: Shin Megami Tensei (Super Famicom and Wii Virtual Console, Japan) Part 07: Gotou vs Thorman
In the last episode, we rescued Agent NiteMare, who informed us that in order to talk to Gotou and the American Ambassador Thorman. Agent Jaymonius left to attack Ozawa, while Agent Archon left to rescue his girlfriend. The main party went exploring, and happened to find the location where the kidnapped NiteMares were being held! […]
What Is Monolith Soft Working On Now?
From Chrono Cross to Xenoblade, what is next?
Everything We Know About Earth Seeker
Everything we know about this gorgeous RPG.
Grand Knight History: XSEED No Longer Publishing
XSEED Chooses not to Publish
Project X Zone Localization Discussion From Capcom
Capcom Employees Discuss Project X Zone Localization
A brief overview of localization
One of the most critical parts of bringing a game over is localization. Translation is the act of rendering one language into another. Localization is making sure the new words actually make sense in the new culture and it fits the physical constraints of the game.. Let’s start off at the basics. When a game […]
Pondering a North American Release for Pandora’s Tower
UPDATE: Pandora’s Tower has been announced for North America, published by XSEED Games, and scheduled to be released Spring 2013! Three months ago I began work on a four part article series for Operation Rainfall’s month long celebration of The Last Story. Titled “Pondering a North American Release for The Last Story”, the series contemplated […]
Tales of Xillia Has Been Trademarked for the US
UPDATE: Namco Bandai has trademarked Tales of Xillia for the US as well as Europe.