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SE Working on Romancing SaGa 2 English PS Vita release
- Thread starter HypnoDarkrai
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Hellraider
Member
Would it be too much to ask for the other half a dozen vita games Senix skipped? Would it be so hard to stick with a long term plan for this company? Sigh.
Sumio Mondo
Member
Good that Square are changing their minds about Vita finally. Me thinks this is more Kawazu's doing more than anyone else at Square though (he is a bit of a Vita fan, by all accounts).
GloriousBagel
Banned
Thanks SE, Vita fans yelled from their top of their lungs for western support and you guys listened. Time for the fans to put their money where their mouth is.
KyanMehwulfe
Member
I didn't even think it wouldn't have PS TV support... just sort of assumed any new Vita game would, though I guess I wouldn't really know since I basically just play the same few games on mine. Really hope it does have PS TV enabled.
KyanMehwulfe
Member
haha I remember that, still have that issue. actually, was probably one of the very first gaming mags I ever bought... EGM #50 and #51 with the MK vs SF and the Super SF covers. So that #53 wouldn't have been much after.
I'm glad somebody remembers. Yea, this was the December 1993 issue. I'll have to look to see if EGM had any SaGa 2 coverage after that preview.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Same, I was staring at it on the store testerday. I greatly prefere to buy it for Vita
DangerMouse
Member
There we go. Nice!
DrROBschiz
Member
Everyone buy the Vita version
Lets get ever damn Saga game on this bitch!!!
Lets get ever damn Saga game on this bitch!!!
Spiritwalker
Member
glad i waited <3
Finale Fireworker
Member
I was afraid to make this thread, so I'm glad somebody else did.
This is a huge relief and great news all around for us holdouts. It's nice to not have been ignored on this one. Square Enix has gone on the record so many times saying things that amount to "there are Vita fans?" and "yeah, yeah, we hear you, but don't expect anything from us."
This always seemed like the lowest risk opportunity for us to prove we want SE games on Vita in 2016. It's nice to have that opportunity. Losing Setsuna and Mana was really hard, but losing SaGa was the hardest.
This is a huge relief and great news all around for us holdouts. It's nice to not have been ignored on this one. Square Enix has gone on the record so many times saying things that amount to "there are Vita fans?" and "yeah, yeah, we hear you, but don't expect anything from us."
This always seemed like the lowest risk opportunity for us to prove we want SE games on Vita in 2016. It's nice to have that opportunity. Losing Setsuna and Mana was really hard, but losing SaGa was the hardest.
Kresnik258
Member
What weird parallel universe have I found myself in?
Fantastic news. Will put my money where my mouth is on this one.
Fantastic news. Will put my money where my mouth is on this one.
Zippedpinhead
Member
Caved on adventures of mana, but so glad Romancing Saga might get a vita release in US!
Bought day 1
Bought day 1
Schopenhauer
Member
Cool, will buy the Vita version as well when it gets released.
NinjamicWZ
Banned
Pretty awesome.
Now to keep my fingers crossed for English Asia releases. FFX & X-2 indicate it's not totally impossible.
Now to keep my fingers crossed for English Asia releases. FFX & X-2 indicate it's not totally impossible.
That1BlackGuy
Member
I didn't know Kawazu had a Twitter account...
On topic, I already bought it for Android, but will double dip on Vita because it's SaGa. Also anything that will heighten the chances of Scarlet Grace making it westward.
On topic, I already bought it for Android, but will double dip on Vita because it's SaGa. Also anything that will heighten the chances of Scarlet Grace making it westward.
LifeBrandRobot
Member
Looks like I care about this game again.
Augemitbutter
Member
this.
The Last Wizard
Member
First square enix might be showing vita fans love and now duckroll not trolling? Has the world gone mad?!
Ethereal Ardor
Banned
I am Setsuna next? Fingers crossed.
Melkezadek
Member
Gimme yo patience.
Glad it's being worked on. I need to bite the bullet and buy a 64gb card. 32 just ain't cutting it.
Glad it's being worked on. I need to bite the bullet and buy a 64gb card. 32 just ain't cutting it.
Jawmuncher
Member
I'm assuming Sony threw them some money. Because they've done quite the 180 on these last two vita announcements.
Either that, or they finally noticed other publishers like IFI, XSEED, NISA, Aksys etc. continuing to localize Vita games and managing to profit off them, and figured out that we actually will buy games if they bring them over.
cj_iwakura
Member
There must be serious bank here if Square finally took notice.
YianGaruga
Banned
Sony doesn't give a shit about the Vita. This is highly unlikely. You think they paid to get romancing saga and DQB? no
cj_iwakura
Member
They can't completely ignore it, their blog constantly has updates about PSV/PS4 releases. It's not successful enough to warrant their full attention, but makes enough money that they have to at least acknowledge its existence.
YianGaruga
Banned
Most PS Blog posts are written by third party PR
The full extent of their support is "we're not stopping anyone from making games for it"
I think this is what happened honestly.
They didn't bother with Sasuanta the same reason Gust didn't localize Azure of Night on Vita; it ran bad and poorly reflected the studio. So, they localize the better running versions instead.
I really wonder what pushed Square to support the Vita all of a sudden. I really think its your answer, as they see strong digital sales for other JP titles in US, EU & Japan, so they likely want in on some of that money too by throwing us Vita owners a bone.
Very happy with this news and hope this leads to World of FF and Dragon Quest Heroes 2 to landing on Vita in the future.
Well, localization is already done, so logically, they would have to implant the localized text into the games coding and making sure it runs well on Vita, no glitches with the text and ensuring the game is stable without the JP text I imagine.
It is a good amount of work, but not to the point where they would say 'This isn't worth it' I feel.
The fact they said they are working on it is nice enough honestly, so even if we never get the game, at least they know there is an interest in Vita versions of their software.
Black Soma
Member
Excellent!