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Tales of Zestiria will hit the West the same year it hits Japan
- Thread starter Soriku
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PurpleEggRoll
Banned
The tales series is finally picking up steam in the west. Never a bad thing, I'm always excited for jrpgs.
redhairedking
Junior Member
I still remember back when Bamco insisted Graces was never coming to the West. I'm very pleased to see this new localization plan.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
This gives me plenty of time to play ToX2 
Booty Patrol
Banned
Yes namco, 2015 is fine with me. Take all the time that you need. No more rushed shit like Graces and Xillia.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Although I'm especially glad it's Tales, it's always excellent to see these releases getting closer and closer.
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Spring in Japan (March-May) then summer in NA (August) is my prediction. After how well Xillia performed for them and how well Xillia 2 will likely perform for them, I think they'll try and keep it a late summer release for NA.
I know! I don't think there could be bigger and better titles to anticipate!
redhairedking
Junior Member
Xillia was even rushed in the original Japanese release. Graces, if I remember correctly, actually had delays in localization but was already a buggy game to begin with
Otakumegane
Member
So 2015 has Tales, Persona and Xenoblade?
I can dig.
I can dig.
Dual Blade
Member
Wow awesome news!
I have my RPG schedule all planned out:
Xillia 2 in Aug
Dragon Age I in Oct
Hearts R around Dec I guess
Witcher 3 in Feb 15
And Persona 5 somewhere Q1/2 15 I hope.
With Zesteria Q4 15 most likely I just have to find something for the summer/fall 15 and I'm set!
I have my RPG schedule all planned out:
Xillia 2 in Aug
Dragon Age I in Oct
Hearts R around Dec I guess
Witcher 3 in Feb 15
And Persona 5 somewhere Q1/2 15 I hope.
With Zesteria Q4 15 most likely I just have to find something for the summer/fall 15 and I'm set!
Noooooooooo don't say this
Werewolf Jones
Gold Member
If it really is 2015 then I'll be glad it's gotten some good development time. I've got Xillia 2 in the mean time.
Dual Blade
Member
Ya I know it sucks but I really hope they put out a good quality dub like Abyss/Vesperia and not like Graces f/Xillia.
I know Troy Baker might be too expensive to voice JRPGs now but he did a fantastic job as Yuri.
I haven't read many comments about the Graces f /Xillia dubbing being considered bad though, anyway I wonder how long Zestiria has been in development.
That's because Graces and Xillia have (mostly) good dubs.
Haven't played Vesperia but Abyss' VA isn't any better than those two games.
Boss Mog
Member
Vesperia's main character is voiced by Troy Baker in the dub and he's pretty much the #1 voice actor right now, he's in literally everything these days and I'd say rightfully so, I generally really like his performances.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Xillia's dub wasn't great, even putting aside the technical problems they didn't bother to fix.
I think Troy Baker wouldn't mind playing Yuri again. But those were comments from long ago, so I don't know if things have changed for him or if what he'd be charging.
Abyss is easily the weakest, though it's not terrible. Vesperia is mostly good too, same with Graces and Xillia, though arguably Xillia less so
Indeed. Symphonia Chronicles being dual audio and ToH R being Japanese only gives me hope.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
lold
Dual Blade
Member
I guess it boils down to personal preference but I felt Graces f/Xillia was not on the same par as the other two. I didn't say they were bad (significantly better than others like Star Ocean The Last Hope) but I did not like the banter and voices compared to Abyss/Vesperia. It can also boil down to writing.
We actually did before with Vesperia and Symphonia 2.
redhairedking
Junior Member
ToH R being Japanese only actually works against it, in my opinion. From what I've seen of the english script, it looks like the localization team wrote it under the assumption the game would be dubbed. From the few scenes I've seen, it does not fit well at all (meaning a character says one word in Japanese that becomes two sentences in English).