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Jay Sosa said:
^ Wouldn't it be easier/cheaper to just release the game with subtitles in NA than to develop a new Sonic game?

And I meant most successful PS3 game off course. As far as I know only MGS4 sold better in Japan since the console was released.

Just read that It was the 3. best selling game (overall) in 2009 so far in Japan..

"Top five best-selling games in Japan for the first-half of 2009"
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There might be a problem though with just releasing it with subtitles. Doesn't Sony require a dub?
 
Xater said:
There might be a problem though with just releasing it with subtitles. Doesn't Sony require a dub?
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And that's the only problem. Were it not for SCEA's shitty dub policy we would have the game by now!
 
Shikashi said:
And that's the only problem. Were it not for SCEA's shitty dub policy we would have the game by now!
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I really don't understand why there is that policy. Just put on the box that it's subtitles only and nobody can complain.

Anyone know if the same policy exists from SCEE?
 
Xater said:
I really don't understand why there is that policy. Just put on the box that it's subtitles only and nobody can complain.

Anyone know if the same policy exists from SCEE?
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SCEA only.
 
As far as I can remember the second one was completly in japanese (which alot of people even prefer to sloppy voiceovers; Me included..)

But maybe they changed their policy..

EDIT: Ahh SCEA only, well that explains alot. Well so whats the problem releasing it in europe then? :D
 
Jay Sosa said:
As far as I can remember the second one was completly in japanese (which alot of people even prefer to sloppy voiceovers; Me included..)

But maybe they changed their policy..

EDIT: Ahh SCEA only, well that explains alot. Well so whats the problem releasing it in europe then? :D
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That was at the near the end of the PS2 lifecycle. At thit point they only care anything gets released on the system.
 
Jay Sosa said:
As far as I can remember the second one was completly in japanese (which alot of people even prefer to sloppy voiceovers; Me included..)

But maybe they changed their policy..

EDIT: Ahh SCEA only, well that explains alot. Well so whats the problem releasing it in europe then? :D
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I don't see a problem either, but it does sound a bit off for SEGA to release a game in Europe and not NA, it's usually the other way around when stuff like this happens.
It's like they enjoy making us suffer.


Also, to whoever said that VF5R needs to be ported, completely agree.
 
Well, I'm not sure this is much of an improvement, but there's officially still hope:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009...sp-next-summer/comment-page-2/#comment-272020
UNCyrus – let me brighten your day first off by confirming something big:

Yakuza 3 is not cancelled – and the possibility for localizing it does, in fact, still exist.

The original news story that went around about Yakuza 3 being declined for the US was false, and localizing the game still remains a big point of discussion for many people here at SEGA, and especially those of us on SEGA’s community team.I know it’s far from an announcement, but I just felt you should know that the chance does still exist.

Thanks for supporting SEGA and quality games like Valkyria Chronicles – I’ll be around with more news on VC/VC2 soon!
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Shikashi said:
I don't see a problem either, but it does sound a bit off for SEGA to release a game in Europe and not NA, it's usually the other way around when stuff like this happens.
It's like they enjoy making us suffer.


Also, to whoever said that VF5R needs to be ported, completely agree.
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Sega released Altered Beast on PS2 in Europe and not in NA, IIRC.
So there may be hope :P
 
Big developments then! So since we haven't even heard them start this, maybe we'll get Yakuza 3 in 2011 when Yakuza 4 and 5 are already out in Japan! Goooooooooooooooo Sega!!
 
Can anyone of Sales-Age fame tell me whether Valkyria Chronicles was consider a success outside of Japan?

I wonder how many copies it needed to sell to be considered a profitable / successful localization...
 
Juno said:
Can anyone of Sales-Age fame tell me whether Valkyria Chronicles was consider a success outside of Japan?

I wonder how many copies it needed to sell to be considered a profitable / successful localization...
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The localization of VC was almost certainly profitable. Note that it sold around twice as much as the localizations of Yakuza 1 & 2 combined.
 
Would love Yakuza 3! SEGA loves fucking shit up in the "keeping old news alive, hanging on by a thread" department.''

Now what about Yakuza 4?!
 
It's sad that one of the few games that reminds me of old Sega will never make it here. Instead we'll get more crappy Sonic games. I really pine for the Sega of the Dreamcast, hell even the Xbox, era.
 
If this happens, people had better fucking pick up every single copy that gets printed. Then maybe they'll even release Kenzan (Though this seems unlikely) and we hopefully won't even be having this discussion about Yakuza 4.
 
Yeah don't care about Yakuza 3 at all, and no one I know has heard of it. I feel like it's the same 20 people hoping for it on this forum or something. I really wonder if it would sell in the US if it's released.
 
vicissitudes said:
Yeah don't care about Yakuza 3 at all, and no one I know has heard of it. I feel like it's the same 20 people hoping for it on this forum or something. I really wonder if it would sell in the US if it's released.
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20 people? Please!

Add me to that list.
 
Don't fall for it. The evil entity that has taken up residence in the shambling corpse of Sega is trying to figure out exactly how many gamers' hopes and dreams it can crush by not localizing the game.
 
vicissitudes said:
Yeah don't care about Yakuza 3 at all, and no one I know has heard of it. I feel like it's the same 20 people hoping for it on this forum or something. I really wonder if it would sell in the US if it's released.
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We don't care that you don't care! We just want our Yakuza! :(
 
I'm sure Yakuza 3 will come over once Sony relaxes the requirements in North America, that's the only reason yakuza 2 came out for the PS2 (once Sony allowed publishers to publish without a localized VO).
 
Lumine said:
We don't care that you don't care! We just want our Yakuza! :(
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Sorry I'm just not sure if it's a good move on Sega's part. I hope it comes and does well.

Also didn't Cross Edge release in the US with only partial VA? So the requirements can't be that strict.
 
why don't they get some people from around the SEGA offices to do a shitty dub? Just work it out real quick in a few days, just so they can say that they have a dub. Of course then they'd just make the sub default and only unlock the dub after you beat the game...
 
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Yakuza 3 is a no-brainer, especially when the game is already completed and it showcases the PS3. They rather have The Conduit on the Wii (the trailer is better than the game) and the 3-millienth Sega Classic Collection over Yakuza 3?

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I dunno...
 
Traced-Velocity said:
Just a warning with Yakuza 1, on my 80GB BC PS3, there was a game-stopping freeze on Chapter 7 for me that I could find no way around. I recall some people having the freeze happen to them on Chapter 3 as well.

Ended up having to restart the whole game through my PS2, as I couldn't find a memory card adapter. Fingers crossed there are no problems with Yakuza 2 and PS3 BC.
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BanGy.nz said:
That happened too me on a PAL 60gig PS3.
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I replayed Yakuza 1&2 on PS3 too, there are 3 bugs which result in freezing the game on chapter 3, 7 and the last one. The chapter 3 freeze seems to happen more often than the other two(for me the game only froze in chapter 3 and once in the last chapter). Still you can pass these scenes, you just have to try them a few times and you will advance eventually.

Yakuza 2 went very well, no freezes, just a few framedrops as with many PS2 games.
 
vicissitudes said:
Yeah don't care about Yakuza 3 at all, and no one I know has heard of it. I feel like it's the same 20 people hoping for it on this forum or something. I really wonder if it would sell in the US if it's released.
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uhh I haven't been saying much but yeah I'd like yakuza 3

and yakuza kenzan, actually

Maybe it's a lot of the same people but fuck if I don't want that game, too.
 
Trojan X said:
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Yakuza 3 is a no-brainer, especially when the game is already completed and it showcases the PS3. They rather have The Conduit on the Wii (the trailer is better than the game) and the 3-millienth Sega Classic Collection over Yakuza 3?

I dunno...
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The first game, released on the most popular console of all time, sells fairly badly even with a decent marketing push and a voice cast with star names in it.

The second game, also released on the most popular console of all time, and demanded by the loyal fans who will surely lift it to greater sales than the first especially now that the shitty English voice acting is out, releases and sells worse than Golden Axe: Beast Rider.

You can say a lot of things about the decision to not localize Yakuza 3. Unfortunate for fans, yes. Deprives the PS3 (outside of Japan) of a good game, yeppers.

But you can't say they are making no sense. The English-speaking world has spoken with regards to their interest in the series, twice in fact, and their answer is "ehn". Dropping a single dollar into localizing another RGG at this point is a risk. And yeah, it might pay off. But it doesn't make sense to think it will.
 
Just started playing Yakuza 3 with the lengthy GameFAQs walkthrough last night. A small thing, but you'd think they could have at least voiced the dudes who randomly start fights with you this time around, instead of using text boxes. Anyway, always good to get back to Kamurocho.
 
I've put in 100 hours and probably still need about 20-30 to get the Platinum, but will buy and probably play it again once localized.

Someone tell Garnett that Sega is waiting for him to just OPEN Yakuza 2 so they can announce 3 in the west :lol
 
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