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http://www.jp.square-enix.com/tgs15/titles/dq7/

石版をめぐる長編大作『ドラゴンクエストVII』がついにスマートフォンに登場！
石版世界の謎を解き明かし進むべき道を切り開け！
広大な海にたったひとつ浮かぶ、グランエスタード島。
そこには〝禁断の地〟と呼ばれる古い遺跡があった。
ある日、港町フィッシュベルに住む少年と、グランエスタードの王子キーファは、好奇心からその遺跡に足を踏み入れ、そこで発見した不思議な石版の力で見知らぬ土地に飛ばされてしまう。世界に散り散りになった石版が示す土地を旅する中で、少年たちは石版に封印された世界の記憶を呼び覚まし、世界の本当の姿を取り戻していく。

Rough Google Translate:

Appeared in the feature-length epic " Dragon Quest VII " has finally smartphone over the lithograph !
The Kirihirake the way to go its mystery of lithograph world !
Float one that stood in the vast sea , Grand Esther de Island .
There had old ruins called " forbidden land " .
One day , a boy living in the port city Fish Bell , Prince Kifa Grand Esther soil , curiosity and set foot in the ruins , there would have been blown to the strange land in the found mysterious lithograph of force . In which to travel the land indicated by the lithograph became scattered in the world , boys and evoked the memory of the world that have been sealed in the lithograph , it will regain the true figure of the world .

 

[Tailzo]

I'd buy it in english.

 

[JimPanzer]

probably should add "in Japan" to the title

 

[archnemesis]

Awesome! That's better than nothing and if I have it in my pocket I might actually finish it. Let's hope we get a English translation.

Edit: It's not a looker.

 

[Gambit]

wow. Does not look as good though, on first glance.

Maybe this one will make it to the West.

Hopefully they'll translate both.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

probably should add "in Japan" to the title

I legitimately didn't think about that. Not trying to ruse or bait people.

However, is there a single major mobile port that Square HASN'T translated?

 

[Gloam]

Wow! I was wondering how they were going to handle this. Hopefully a translation will come Westward.

 

[hongcha]

Looks like the 3DS version with higher res/cleaned up textures. Not surprising.

 

[Face it Tiger..]

no Vita

no life

 

[Tailzo]

I legitimately didn't think about that. Not trying to ruse or bait people.

However, is there a single major mobile port that Square HASN'T translated?

Isn't dq VII really text heavy, and the old translation isn't very good? So it would be expensive to release in the west?

 

[MLH]

They'll localise this and not the 3DS version, won't they...

 

[Joqu]

They've brought over all the others so surely they'll localize this one too?

And with that the 3DS version?

Right?

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

I thought they already did this?

 

[clay_ghost]

This just increase the western 3DS releases chances =)

 

[bobawesome]

I thought they already did this?

That was 8, this is 7.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

Bring both versions.



Please

 

[Mr YuYu]

They've brought over all the others so surely they'll localize this one too?

And with that the 3DS version?

Right?

Right!! Please be fuckin right!

 

[Guymelef]

This just increase the western 3DS releases chances =)

I would say otherwise...

 

[Joqu]

This just increase the western 3DS releases chances =)

Especially considering that comment Horii made a while ago... They might have been waiting for a mobile release for a 3DS localization. VIII already has the majority of the work done so we could very well see both get released in the west.

Believe.

 

[Thoraxes]

I'll buy it if it comes out in English.

Please SE.

 

[Comandr]

Suuweeeet. I'm super down. I was just introduced to DQ two months ago when my pal let me play DQ8 on his PS2 then I bought and played through 1-6 on my phone. If this ever comes over, will definitely add to the collection.

 

[Kouriozan]

So it might be possible this game will finally see its first official release in Europe? (Normal or remake)
Don't you dare disappoint me, Square Enix.

 

[Scotia]

Holy shit! I guess DQ7's chances of getting localised in the west just shot right up. This is genuinely shocking.

 

[Palette Swap]

I guess more platforms means it's more likely to come over.

I'll probably buy it but these screens look off somehow. IV-VI translated really well from DS to mobile though.

 

[Bots are better than you]

I guess more platforms means it's more likely to come over.

I'll probably buy it but these screens look off somehow. IV-VI translated really well from DS to mobile though.

Those were 2D remakes, though.
This was/is the first of the 3D remakes on 3DS, iirc.

Please SQEX, if you have a translation for this version, bring the 3DS one, too ... we want it!

 

[redmetal86]

Surely they'll localize it and the 3DS version. Surely.

 

[texhnolyze]

Well, damn.
I guess this confirms the inevitable DQXI mobile as well in the future. Perhaps I should get a new phone, or a tablet.

 

[GaimeGuy]

Isn't dq VII really text heavy, and the old translation isn't very good? So it would be expensive to release in the west?

Here is the japanese script:

http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Dragon-Quest-VII.jpg

 

[Jay RaR]

Whoops...didn't even see this thread.

Yeah, I'm 90% certain this will get localized on be released on mobile. If that does happpen, I'll happily get it on iOS. It'd be a shame if it wasn't also released on 3DS, as my 3DS is pretty lonely with games wanting to be played.

 

[themagicalkitsune]

That was expected. I doubted they would release the old version of 7 on mobile when they have the newer versions for everything else (barring 8, which just got a new version).

 

[Esque7]

This just made me realize that SE hasn't re-released DQIX yet. Would have expected a mobile or 3DS version by now but maybe it's too soon.

 

[Winnie the Pimp]

So tired of reading threads about all the DQ game announcements that actually have NOTHING to do with a western release lately...

I wish they'd just bring these things over here already

 

[Drilbit777]

Damn Vita gets no love with Dragonquest lol At least Dragonquest VIII remake would be nice for Vita.

 

[heringer]

Hopefully it's a better port than 8, which runs capped at 20 fps.

ArtePiazza is doing the port instead of TOSE, so that's good news!

 

[mao2]

So tired of reading threads about all the DQ game announcements that actually have NOTHING to do with a western release lately...

I wish they'd just bring these things over here already

All the mainline Dragon Quest games on iOS/Android have been released in the West. And Dragon Quest Heroes English version is coming out this October.

Damn Vita gets no love with Dragonquest lol At least Dragonquest VIII remake would be nice for Vita.

Not mainline games, but Vita will be getting Dragon Quest Heroes II and Dragon Quest Builders.

 

[Magicpaint]

Localise pls. Lost hope of the 3DS version ever coming (though I'm getting the Japanese version)

 

[jon bones]

fingers crossed this comes to US shores, would love to have it on my iPhone

 

[Henrar]

After removing Final Fantasy 1 from App Store and Google Play and replacing the game with the "free" version that comes with their Portal App, I am not going to buy anything from SE.

 

[Suzzopher]

This will be day one for me I have all of them so far on Android. Would love to see IX and 3DS XI come to mobile too.

 

[freikugeln]

Please include landscape orientation.Not everybody plays standing with one finger.

 

[Kouriozan]

I wonder if Square Enix will be able to "justify the cost" of releasing this one outside of Japan.

Square Enix Want To Bring Dragon Quest VII For 3DS To The West, can't justify cost

 

[Earthpainting]

I see this as a good thing. There was still a chance that they'd port the original version to phones and tablets, which in all likelihood would have been bad news for the remake's localisation prospects.

 

[SPAW]

Excellent news! My IPAD 2 air is hungry for new meat after FF:Tactics

 

[Scrawnton]

If we don't get it on 3DS I'm gonna lose faith.. Surely localizing it for iPhone and 3DS would serve as profitable... Even if it's digital only on 3DS..

 

[TheSlySoul]

Called it, western release will be mobile version.

 

[metalslimer]

At this point I would be fine with it on ios.

 

[Red Liquorice]

At this point I would be fine with it on ios.

I wouldn't

Segregation never, 3DS NOW!
Segregation never, 3DS NOW!
Segregation never, 3DS NOW!

 

[Vyse The Legend]

The dream is dead for the 3DS version coming over.

 

[Kouriozan]

Called it, western release will be mobile version.

Don't they need to re-do all the translation?
Localization costs would be the same anyway.

Oh and kinda funny putting the longest DraQue game ever on mobile.

 

[wrowa]

Would be nice if this leads to the decision to localize it and release both versions in the west. I don't think that the previous smartphone remakes sold all that well outside of Japan, though (although I gave my best to buy them all ), so I don't believe that just the smartphone port would be enough to justify the costs. However, 3DS + smartphones on the other hand... The time might have come.