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The Last Story (Japan) |OT| The Gooch's Final (?) Fantasy
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RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
thefro said:
Iwata: Son, I am disappoint.
GhaleonQ
Member
http://squareenixmusic.com/features/liners/laststory.shtml
Uematsu's liner notes (click through):
Everything must eventually come to an end. A year ends after 365 days, a party cannot last forever, no matter how enjoyable, and even the most delicious bottle of wine will eventually be empty. No matter how proud a nation is of its civilization, it will eventually go to ruin, and a person's life will eventually reach its end.
But when one year ends, a new year begins; one can have another party, just as good as the last, and it can also be fun to uncork another bottle of wine. From ruins, new nations are built, and once we depart our bodies, we can start our journey in a new world (possibly).
The words "to end" have a sad ring in our ears, but changing one's perspective, they could also be seen as "a beginning." The meaning of the word "last" is the same as "an ending."
"Here, at the end..."
"This last time..."
These words are used to express strong resolve. I believe that the resolve that we see in the word "last" is connected to its meaning, as close as I can get to the truth, "the beginning of something new." The title of this game, The Last Story, expresses the resolve of many people. What kind of new things will begin as a result of this game? Myself, I am looking forward to finding out.
Oh, but then there's "Mama, I want some spending money. Come on, it's the last time, I promise!" In that case, I'm sorry, but nothing new comes out of that "last."
Uematsu's liner notes (click through):
Everything must eventually come to an end. A year ends after 365 days, a party cannot last forever, no matter how enjoyable, and even the most delicious bottle of wine will eventually be empty. No matter how proud a nation is of its civilization, it will eventually go to ruin, and a person's life will eventually reach its end.
But when one year ends, a new year begins; one can have another party, just as good as the last, and it can also be fun to uncork another bottle of wine. From ruins, new nations are built, and once we depart our bodies, we can start our journey in a new world (possibly).
The words "to end" have a sad ring in our ears, but changing one's perspective, they could also be seen as "a beginning." The meaning of the word "last" is the same as "an ending."
"Here, at the end..."
"This last time..."
These words are used to express strong resolve. I believe that the resolve that we see in the word "last" is connected to its meaning, as close as I can get to the truth, "the beginning of something new." The title of this game, The Last Story, expresses the resolve of many people. What kind of new things will begin as a result of this game? Myself, I am looking forward to finding out.
Oh, but then there's "Mama, I want some spending money. Come on, it's the last time, I promise!" In that case, I'm sorry, but nothing new comes out of that "last."
i really hope iwata will greenlit a sequel
the game has so many strongpoints and could definately be a very major title for nintendo in the future if they market it well.
do i see it happen ? no as it is suited for hardcore gamers that are probably going to write this game off because its on a nintendo platform.
still this and xenoblade (which im currently enjoying) are games that really showed me that jrpgs can have a future (xenoblade for being a good example of the old virtues of a good jrpg and last story for bringing so much new and fresh ideas on the table).
the game has so many strongpoints and could definately be a very major title for nintendo in the future if they market it well.
do i see it happen ? no as it is suited for hardcore gamers that are probably going to write this game off because its on a nintendo platform.
still this and xenoblade (which im currently enjoying) are games that really showed me that jrpgs can have a future (xenoblade for being a good example of the old virtues of a good jrpg and last story for bringing so much new and fresh ideas on the table).
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
ronito said:
It sold about the expected amount this generation seems to have for new RPG IPs of 130,000ish. Whether that's enough for Nintendo or not, perhaps we'll never know.
brettchalupa
Member
Well a little something interesting I thought I would share here on NeoGAF.
I tweeted at RPGFan.com about Xenoblade having a EU announcement, and I mentioned Mistwalker in the tweet.
See that tweet here: http://twitter.com/brettchalupa/status/53488523067658240
Well Mistalker tweeted back at me with a little hint at it coming to the US.
See that tweet here: http://twitter.com/#!/mistwalker/status/53860314923536386
I know it isn't much, but it is something. It means that something is in bound for this title in the States, which is more than I could ever ask for really. I think it is great that Mistwalker has been on twitter since the beginning of develop, and actually talks with their fans.
I tweeted at RPGFan.com about Xenoblade having a EU announcement, and I mentioned Mistwalker in the tweet.
See that tweet here: http://twitter.com/brettchalupa/status/53488523067658240
Well Mistalker tweeted back at me with a little hint at it coming to the US.
See that tweet here: http://twitter.com/#!/mistwalker/status/53860314923536386
I know it isn't much, but it is something. It means that something is in bound for this title in the States, which is more than I could ever ask for really. I think it is great that Mistwalker has been on twitter since the beginning of develop, and actually talks with their fans.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Mistwalker have been saying such things ages now. At one point they hinted at an announcement before the end of the year but that never came, possibly due to Nintendo's shift to 3DS focus. I think most people believe this will get localised. Shit takes time and they aren't gonna launch it a day after Xenoblade either. Personally idk why people had given up on Xenoblade, it's not uncommon for Monolith Soft games to take a year or so for a localisation, and that game was apparently huge. Mistwalker's The Last Story isn't as huge but it has a ton of spoken dialogue so that will take a long time also. Xenoblade was pushed less in Japan yet it's coming, I'm sure both will. Well, in EU at least.
brettchalupa
Member
Alextended said:
I struggle to see why Nintendo would localize both games for EU and then note release the English translation in the US. I mean, has that ever even happened before?
I also think that Nintendo of America knows there is a pretty large sized JRPG fanbase out there who want to dust off their Wii's. I can't really say that I have played a quality RPG on the Wii out of the entire time I have owned it.
brettchalupa
Member
ivysaur12 said:
Hmmph.
I guess it was a little bit of excitement over nothing, sorry. Well at least it isn't something that is off the radar after the Japanese release. They are still active on the account, so it's a good sign.Bel Marduk
Banned
If they're bringing over Xenoblade I doubt they wouldn't bring over Sakaguchi's game which has more Western influence...
Dwight Schrute
Member
farnham said:
Cruel bump, but thanks anyway
Bel Marduk
Banned
Hmm...interesting.
TLS's trademark is filed for opposition:
http://www.trademarkia.com/nintendo-the-last-story-77910766.html
According to this, the opposition period is the last step before the Certificate of Registration is issued.
So it's possible might hear something about a Western release in a month or two or something.
TLS's trademark is filed for opposition:
http://www.trademarkia.com/nintendo-the-last-story-77910766.html
According to this, the opposition period is the last step before the Certificate of Registration is issued.
So it's possible might hear something about a Western release in a month or two or something.
Mockingbird
Member
Bel Marduk said:
Maybe that's why they couldn't announce it yet.
http://stepstoatrademark.com/publishedforopposition.html
That's pretty good news... they wouldn't go forward to this step if they had no interest in releasing the game. They have to intent to use the name in US commerce to go forward with the trademark registration.
That's pretty good news... they wouldn't go forward to this step if they had no interest in releasing the game. They have to intent to use the name in US commerce to go forward with the trademark registration.
I just checked this, and noticed just a couple of days ago the notice was changed again:Bel Marduk said:
Doing a little research, I found this regarding "Notice of Allowance"
Based on that it does seem that Nintendo has the intent to release this here. I'm not celebrating just yet, but of all the games NoA has yet to release, this clearly seems the most likely one.
Lavalamp1138
Member
Nice find Javier!