Whatever do you mean? :0
That'll teach me to skim the OP...
Hopefully this continues to happen in future, prefer the original language most of the time.
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Western release of Lightning Returns to feature Japanese audio DLC
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That'll teach me to skim the OP...
Hopefully this continues to happen in future, prefer the original language most of the time.
Different publishers and different circumstances.
Also, NIS has a nasty habit of half dubbing games to compensate dual audio which irks me.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Oh boy, an excuse to play with my Goddess for twice as long.
Yeah, probably. They tried to go wide with XII-2 (Spike TV ads? Really?) and that didn't work at all.
The problem is, most of the people who want the game are already set on it and already like it even though they haven't played it. They might get a few extra pre-orders with this, but nothing they can do would really change the reality of the situation here.
Bomber Bob
Banned
Only voice right?
no sub text?
no sub text?
Okay... first off, it is free. For two weeks. Which is fair enough. I plan to download it AND to pay no more than $20 for LR. It can work.
Second, this isn't Burger King; you can't always have it your way.
Yeah, exactly. This is preaching to the choir, really. Maaya Sakamoto's voice is lovely, so it's a nice gesture, but the game is going to sell horribly for what you expect from an FF. Nothing they can do about that now.
gundamkyoukai
Member
This should be be free always and not only free for a short while SE are bunch of cheap fucks .
I guess they will try what ever they can for some early sales still i guess it better than nothing .
I guess they will try what ever they can for some early sales still i guess it better than nothing .
I can't remember how it works on XBL, but on PSN it can block you from "buying" free stuff if you don't own a prerequisite, for example.The funny part about that is, you can still download free DLC without having the game
Lord Ghirahim
Member
Square-Enix.
Tizoc
Member
I got various free DLC for games that I didn't have at the time. So even if you're not getting the game upon release you can at least have the DLC.
What the fuck am I reading :O
Everyone download it so we'll get it for FFXV too.
Everyone download it so we'll get it for FFXV too.
Asian version doesn't have English text this time.
ekka4shiki
Member
Awesome, day 13 for me.
There's a good reason they don't (licensing is a bitch and a half), most people just don't know about it or ignore it.
Edit: Yeah, good point Frumix. If they do it like this, they only have to pay for each individual download and by limiting it to two weeks, they put a cap on that even.
Which is smart because again there's no way LR is going to sell well enough to make paying royalties worth it.
It also gives them hard data on how many people are actually interested in dual audio with minimal effort. This is very smart IMO. I wish Atlus would do something similar with their bigger titles.
cj_iwakura
Member
That's all good and fine, but this potentially sets a dangerous precedent.
Read my post above. If more companies did dual audio like this you'd probably get it much more often.
The difference is that NIS doesn't lipsync and their dubs are probably the worst in the industry. Outside of Disgaea.
Now I'll have to buy the game and this to support the concept.
It's working.
stargateheaven
Member
i really hope this becomes standard. people love their anime in original voices, so why not video games? makes sense to me.
if ff15 has this it'll be amazing.
it is free.
if ff15 has this it'll be amazing.
it is free.
Pretty much. I hope the sales of this game teach SE a lesson about oversaturating a series. I'm looking forward to LR but I don't want sequels in FF to become a thing.
Unfortunately, with what has been said about XV, I'm not optimistic.
I will be doing this and waiting for bargain bin prices. Shouldn't take too long.The funny part about that is, you can still download free DLC without having the game
I can never really buy that excuse as long as comparatively tiny companies like NISA can provide dual audio in every single game they publish, with a multitude of Japanese partners. If it was that hard, how can they consistently manage to do it while juggernauts fail?
While it might not seem like it judging by places like gaf, the average person actually does enjoy their dub more than the original voices. It's not without reason that most of the anime on TV is dubbed. The same goes for games.
If you have any interest in the game (and planned to buy it) and in the past have said "I'd pay for Japanese audio DLC" (for other games or FF) then it's time to pay up.
I am shocked by this though and will consider it based on price. I'm not too bothered by JP audio being there or not but if it's a good enough price, I may bite.
edit: Yeah, just read it's free for 2 weeks and that's fine, I'll get it then but regardless, my point above stands for those that get it after the free period has expired.
I am shocked by this though and will consider it based on price. I'm not too bothered by JP audio being there or not but if it's a good enough price, I may bite.
edit: Yeah, just read it's free for 2 weeks and that's fine, I'll get it then but regardless, my point above stands for those that get it after the free period has expired.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Why this game? I already suffered through 13 and 13-2, It annoys me because this comes out several days after Bravely Default.
Unless the DLC is cheap then I'd just buy the game later when it's 20 bucks or so.
I read it perfectly fine. Do you think I'd buy a game I plan on passing on within two weeks of release? If I ever buy this game, it will be months later and very discounted. Hence I'd need to buy the DLC, and it will be DLC I don't mind buying.
You can download it within the two weeks that its free and it will still work if you buy the game two years after dude.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I'm so doing this.
well it's free for 2 weeks. You could always download it right away while it's free even if you're waiting for the game to get cheaper?.
edit: beaten
Well, difficulty is part one. Worth is part two.
It isn't worth it to most juggernauts. It isn't worth it to SE, they just really don't want this game to sell sub-500k per territory.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
well it's free for 2 weeks. You could always download it right away while it's free even if you're waiting for the game to get cheaper?.
edit: beaten
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I would've thought they'd lock the free download to being accessed from the disc or via a code that comes in the box, so that people buy the game at full price. (Of course then people can still just sell it back and wait for price drops).
But if not then it seems to be primarily a survey to see the demand for Japanese voices, as someone else said.
But if not then it seems to be primarily a survey to see the demand for Japanese voices, as someone else said.
Senor Kami
Banned
I'd be excited if I hadn't had to play all prior games in English and gotten totally used to it over the span of a few hundred hours of gameplay.
Twin Drive System
Member
Pre-order canceled confirmed.
Red Liquorice
Member
Thank you, thank you, thank you. This would actually push me to buy it at release to get it for free.
Why haven't they done this with the previous FFXIII games, or just in general. I don't want to pay for JP audio, but if it's the only way I would buy the DLC.
Why haven't they done this with the previous FFXIII games, or just in general. I don't want to pay for JP audio, but if it's the only way I would buy the DLC.
