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A RAVELING NOON SOUL - XSEED Teases News on Twitter

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wyrdwad

XSEED Localization Specialist
Just figured I'd pop my head in and say that it is NOT Umineko. Sorry, Umineko fans! Take another look at the clue -- once you get it, you'll know.
 
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HamPster PamPster

Member
wyrdwad said:
Just figured I'd pop my head in and say that it is NOT Umineko. Sorry, Umineko fans! Take another look at the clue -- once you get it, you'll know.
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But I came so close with SEAGULL. Its a bad misleading clue!

We demand a hint
 
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Hobbun

Member
wyrdwad said:
Just figured I'd pop my head in and say that it is NOT Umineko. Sorry, Umineko fans! Take another look at the clue -- once you get it, you'll know.
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Tom! When did you become a member? Welcome to NeoGAF!

Any word on Trails in the Sky 2? :D
 
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lastendconductor

Put your snobby liquids into my mouth!
wyrdwad said:
Just figured I'd pop my head in and say that it is NOT Umineko. Sorry, Umineko fans! Take another look at the clue -- once you get it, you'll know.
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Nooooooooooooooo *cue crying Kinzo*
 
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androvsky

Member
Since there's a few people mentioning Half Minute Hero 2, XSEED mentioned on their twitter a few posts down that it was one of their worst selling titles ever (Yuusha 30, right?).

alishuja Ali Shuja Siddiqui
@XSEEDGames Hi, are there plans to localize Yūsha 30 Second to english?
20 Sep

XSEEDGames XSEED Games
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@alishuja Not at the moment. The first one was not what one would call a success... ;_;
20 Sep

alishuja Ali Shuja Siddiqui
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@XSEEDGames aww:(I hope that you guys change your decision, 'cuz for me the first one was one of the best games i had ever played on the psp
23 hours ago
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@XSEEDGames
XSEED Games
@alishuja Thanks. :) I worked on it and I was really proud of the reception, but it's one of our worst selling ever, so not much we can do
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Princess Skittles

Prince's's 'Skittle's
androvsky said:
Since there's a few people mentioning Half Minute Hero 2, XSEED mentioned on their twitter a few posts down that it was one of their worst selling titles ever (Yuusha 30, right?).
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I hate this world.
 
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Luigi87

Member
Princess Skittles said:
I hate this world.
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farnsworthlive.png
 
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pje122

Member
wyrdwad said:
Just figured I'd pop my head in and say that it is NOT Umineko. Sorry, Umineko fans! Take another look at the clue -- once you get it, you'll know.
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Thanks for the red herring!
 
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Grimmy

Banned
androvsky said:
Since there's a few people mentioning Half Minute Hero 2, XSEED mentioned on their twitter a few posts down that it was one of their worst selling titles ever (Yuusha 30, right?).
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Dreams crushed.
 
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HamPster PamPster

Member
Grimmy said:
Dreams crushed.
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Your dreams? What about my dreams! Half Minute Hero released the same time as Adventures to Go. Half Minute Hero was by far the more popular of the two bite sized PSP RPGs and if Half Minute Hero did poorly...

I'll never get my Adventures to Go 2 now will I :(
 
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Hobbun

Member
androvsky said:
You think dreams are crushed now, I just realized you can find "online" as part of the anagram. :(
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I hope that would be online as just having it as an option (like most games now), and not built around it like DQ X.
 
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dallow_bg

nods at old men
Speaking of, whatever happened to that whole thing about Half Minute Hero 2 showing up on Uk sites like Amazon?

We were all speculating that Rising Star or Namco Bandai would be localizing it.
 
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Takao

Banned
Probably nothing I care about, but meh.

dallow_bg said:
Speaking of, whatever happened to that whole thing about Half Minute Hero 2 showing up on Uk sites like Amazon?

We were all speculating that Rising Star or Namco Bandai would be localizing it.
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I believe both actually denied being involved, lol.
 
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androvsky

Member
Hobbun said:
But do we know for sure it’s part of the title?
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No, of course not. Usually it's been Siliconera doing anagrams, and it's generally for the localized title (which makes it harder). But with XSEED, we can't be sure it's an anagram, can't be sure it's for the title if it is, and can't be sure "online" is part of it even then.

Just thought I'd try to keep expectations down... (btw, they hinted a bit that it might be a horror title, which interests me even less)
 
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weeaboo

Member
androvsky said:
No, of course not. Usually it's been Siliconera doing anagrams, and it's generally for the localized title (which makes it harder). But with XSEED, we can't be sure it's an anagram, can't be sure it's for the title if it is, and can't be sure "online" is part of it even then.

Just thought I'd try to keep expectations down... (btw, they hinted a bit that it might be a horror title, which interests me even less)
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Corpse Party

And it's freaking awesome <3
 
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Quixzlizx

Member
chaosblade said:
They've confirmed multiple times they intend to bring the trilogy. I seriously doubt they would quietly go back on that after the release of FC since they are going to have a ton of people bugging them about it constantly.

The only thing that was ever in question was the platforms it would release on because it can't be put on PSN. PSP retail alone in Summer 2012 or later will be suicide so they are going to have to supplement it with something else, XSEED is showing a lot of interest in the original PC versions and possibly a Vita port if Falcom is willing to do it.

Edit: And considering Jess runs the twitter, I can totally see it being related to granola.
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I believe FF Type-0 is going to be two UMDs and S-E has claimed to have found a way to get it on PSN, unless I dreamed it up.
 
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Dark Schala

Eloquent Princess
androvsky said:
Since there's a few people mentioning Half Minute Hero 2, XSEED mentioned on their twitter a few posts down that it was one of their worst selling titles ever (Yuusha 30, right?).
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This is why we can't have nice things. I guess I have to import the next game, doesn't it?

*adds Retro Game Challenge 2 and Yuusha 30 Second to growing "games to import" list*
 
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JustAnotherOtaku

Member
Siliconera mentioned 'a bit of news' that was to be coming soon regarding Senran Kagura a while back. Not sure how A RAVELING NOON SOUL ties into that, if at all, but may be a possibility.
 
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djplaeskool

Member
Quixzlizx said:
I believe FF Type-0 is going to be two UMDs and S-E has claimed to have found a way to get it on PSN, unless I dreamed it up.
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No dream. Type-0 will be available on PSN same day as retail, so multi-UMD solutions exist.
 
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El Pescado

Member
androvsky said:
Since there's a few people mentioning Half Minute Hero 2, XSEED mentioned on their twitter a few posts down that it was one of their worst selling titles ever (Yuusha 30, right?).
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My heart is broken. That's one of my favorite PSP titles...
 
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chaosblade

Unconfirmed Member
Quixzlizx said:
I believe FF Type-0 is going to be two UMDs and S-E has claimed to have found a way to get it on PSN, unless I dreamed it up.
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That doesn't really mean much for SC though, it's entirely possible (and likely) that it's an issue on Falcom's part. SC was developed before Sony started putting PSP games on PSN, so it was never developed with that in mind. The problem is most likely the many disc-swap points that would need to be modified (since the game world is split between the UMDs, so you switch back and forth regularly). I actually brought this up on XSEED's forums previously.

Type-0 only has one swap mid-game as far as I know, so Square was probably able to work around the disc swap during development.
 
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androvsky

Member
JustAnotherOtaku said:
Siliconera mentioned 'a bit of news' that was to be coming soon regarding Senran Kagura a while back. Not sure how A RAVELING NOON SOUL ties into that, if at all, but may be a possibility.
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I think they already posted that it didn't have to do with localization, and iirc, they've already posted the news. Not sure though.

Since the anagram is probably for the localized title, you can try looking at likely titles and guess at what they might be localized as. I tried "Love Gun soon" for GalGun, but still leaves me with "a ralin". "An Love Railgun soon" doesn't seem likely. ;)
 
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ctrayne

Member
Takeda Kenshi said:
Please be Brandish PSP, please be Brandish PSP...
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Echoed. Falcom's best work on the PSP so far, if you like old-school Falcom. The original FM synth music kicks all kinds of ass.
 
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Quixzlizx

Member
I hope it's not Senran Kagura. Not because I'm against its localization, but because there are games like Grand Knights History that I'd much rather see come over first.
 
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Princess Skittles

Prince's's 'Skittle's
El Pescado said:
My heart is broken. That's one of my favorite PSP titles...
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Mine too and HMH2 looks like it destroys the first game.

Well, there's still that sliver of hope on those European listings that popped up last month and if nothing ever comes from that.. I think Half-Minute Hero Super Mega Neo Climax 2 might be something we'll see eventually.
 
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jackdoe

Member
chaosblade said:
That doesn't really mean much for SC though, it's entirely possible (and likely) that it's an issue on Falcom's part. SC was developed before Sony started putting PSP games on PSN, so it was never developed with that in mind. The problem is most likely the many disc-swap points that would need to be modified (since the game world is split between the UMDs, so you switch back and forth regularly). I actually brought this up on XSEED's forums previously.
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Then a Vita port wouldn't make much sense as it would take the same amount of work as trying to find a work around for the dual UMD issue (as the disc split isn't simple). PC is probably a very viable option; if it happens I just hope people who bought the first game on PSP get some kind of voucher or coupon to get the PC version of FC for free or for a negligible cost.
 
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emb

Member
HMH didn't do well either? That and RGC are by far my favorite games this could have pretended to be. I guess I'd enjoy another Trails in the Sky, but meh. If I can't have RGC and HMH sequels, I don't want anything. :mad:

I'm so sad. ;_;
 
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androvsky

Member
chaosblade said:
That doesn't really mean much for SC though, it's entirely possible (and likely) that it's an issue on Falcom's part. SC was developed before Sony started putting PSP games on PSN, so it was never developed with that in mind. The problem is most likely the many disc-swap points that would need to be modified (since the game world is split between the UMDs, so you switch back and forth regularly). I actually brought this up on XSEED's forums previously.

Type-0 only has one swap mid-game as far as I know, so Square was probably able to work around the disc swap during development.
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From what I understand, the PSP basically emulates the UMD drive, the game probably can't even tell if it's running off a UMD or not, there shouldn't be anything for the developer to do. Supporting multiple UMD games should just be a matter of adding a menu to the Home screen and bumping a file offset in the fake UMD drive. Not a lot of effort, but would require changes to firmware that's not worth it for one old game that's only going to sell a few copies on PSN. Type-0 makes it worth the effort, and SC should benefit too (especially if it gets localized).
 
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chaosblade

Unconfirmed Member
jackdoe said:
Then a Vita port wouldn't make much sense as it would take the same amount of work as trying to find a work around for the dual UMD issue (as the disc split isn't simple). PC is probably a very viable option; if it happens I just hope people who bought the first game on PSP get some kind of voucher or coupon to get the PC version of FC for free or for a negligible cost.
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Vita is just something that's been mentioned as a "possible option," I honestly don't see it happening.

I think a very limited PSP release + digital PC release on Steam and some other services is going to be their solution in the end.

From what I understand, the PSP basically emulates the UMD drive, the game probably can't even tell if it's running off a UMD or not, there shouldn't be anything for the developer to do. Supporting multiple UMD games should just be a matter of adding a menu to the Home screen and bumping a file offset in the fake UMD drive. Not a lot of effort, but would require changes to firmware that's not worth it for one old game that's only going to sell a few copies on PSN. Type-0 makes it worth the effort, and SC should benefit too (especially if it gets localized).
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I'm curious if Type-0 even has a disc swap cue on the PSN version, or if they submitted it separately so it's like one big UMD. I guess we'll know for sure how that was worked out once people have played through it.

Anyway, this is getting off topic, it's preeeetty safe to say this isn't going to be Trails related. I'd really love it to be a different Falcom game though, but I don't see any way to get Zwei or Brandish out of it.
 
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Salaadin

Member
ctrayne said:
Not even going to imagine this ever happening, but HEY TOM, Steam + Falcom + Xseed = do it. :)
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They could even release some mega bundle containing everything. I would die. Literally. My heart wouldnt be able to take it.

Its a great idea. I wonder why it hasnt been done.
 
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