"Tales of" Series

[Protoman Blues]

That because most of the good stuff doesn't make it's way here, unfortunately. Then they wonder why no one buys anything.

Well if they actually translated and ported over their Gundam games, I might wait for the translation.   

[Fxeni]

Well if they actually translated and ported over their Gundam games, I might wait for the translation.   

Exactly the type of thing I mean. No reason to wait if it won't come, right?

[Protoman Blues]

Exactly the type of thing I mean. No reason to wait if it won't come, right?

Damn skippy there's no reason.  Hell I had to get a Swap Magic for my PS2 for those two Gundam games!  The only English version they made was Gundam Vs. Zeta Gundam, which was [tornado fang]ing awesome too, and now not easy to find! 

[HokutoNoBen]

Versus won't show up. They have no interest in the US market. Bandai doesn't see a large profit from the US PSP fanbase. Which is why they're not bringing RM2 either.

The only thing that might prove the opposite, is because...there is the thing that a US copyright for Vs. (and I believe Graces, too?) has already been filed.

Couple that with the notion that this game, whether one wants to admit it or not, is one that's meant to directly contend with a certain other "crossover fighter" starring another RPG franchise, and there's at least SOME hope for a US release release. After all, if Dissidia hits it off well with US PSP owners, that may only serve more of a reason for Bamco to want to try and get in on the act, too.

No guarantees, of course, but we can only wait and see. But any "serious" Tales fan would be ready to import any way. You miss out on too much good stuff like Tales of Destiny Remake: Director's Cut and Tales of Heart, if you do! 

[STM]

So it's confirmed RM2 is not coming over? I'd imagine it'd have been a pain in the ass to hire all the voice actors for the dubbed characters and find new ones for the "new to the US" characters and Namco's laziness when it comes to that.

I'd have totally bought it too. It actually looked much better than the first one.

[Acid]

I must have missed something.

What's RM2 again?

[Fxeni]

Radiant Mythology 2. I'm half surprised that they didn't bring it over, but then again the first one probably didn't sell well in North America.

[VirusChris]

Actually RM1 outsold Abyss and Legendia (I think that was the one) in the US. But is it really confirmed that RM2 isn't coming over? Would suck if it did, and my folks aren't too keen on importing stuff online.

[STM]

My guess is to wait for E3. Namco may show us more then.

[VixyNyan]

Japan aren't happy being tricked with an inferior Vesperia...

[HokutoNoBen]

....No words. 

[Protoman Blues]

Japan aren't happy being tricked with an inferior Vesperia...

....No words. 

Will this do? 

[Satoryu]

honestly, if you didn't expect Vesperia to eventually make its way over to the PS3, you're stupid.

[HokutoNoBen]

Will this do? 

...Now it just needs Bob Barker "politely pushing" the loser off camera, so that they can come back after the break, to the Big Wheel! 

[Protoman Blues]

...Now it just needs Bob Barker "politely pushing" the loser off camera, so that they can come back after the break, to the Big Wheel! 

Will this do? 

[TeaOfJay]

Hey, if the PS3 version also has a Special Edition that includes Disk 2 to compliment the "Tales 10th Aniversary Volume 1" soundtrack in this version than I'm sold.

It's more that likely what's going to happen, since as I said the disk included in the Special Edition of Tales of Versperia for the 360 was volume one, meaning that they were planning on making more.

[HokutoNoBen]

Will this do? 

Verily. 

New scan for Vesperia PS3 is out now.

http://img191.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp01fo1i-684/loc571/61075_viploader971869_122_571lo.jpg

[STM]

Nice 404.

[Setsuna F. Seiei]

Pfft, peasants. Go read the 11 forums. It all comes from them to begin with anyways.

The only thing that might prove the opposite, is because...there is the thing that a US copyright for Vs. (and I believe Graces, too?) has already been filed.

Couple that with the notion that this game, whether one wants to admit it or not, is one that's meant to directly contend with a certain other "crossover fighter" starring another RPG franchise, and there's at least SOME hope for a US release release. After all, if Dissidia hits it off well with US PSP owners, that may only serve more of a reason for Bamco to want to try and get in on the act, too.

No guarantees, of course, but we can only wait and see. But any "serious" Tales fan would be ready to import any way. You miss out on too much good stuff like Tales of Destiny Remake: Director's Cut and Tales of Heart, if you do! 

Except they've copyrighted almost everything in the US, and 90% of it's never reached or ever will. It's just a precation they do to avoid future disputes.

Also FF has a massive US fanbase, tales games, not as much.

[STM]

Vesperia PS3 is likely to come over, that much is certain. Tales of Graces is very likely because of the massive market the Wii holds. Tales of Vs. and RM2... well, for one, they're on PSP and that doesn't exactly have the best physical title ownership since piracy is much more rampant and easy to pull off. Ideally, I'd love both to come out since they could largely take battle calls from dubbed characters and just slap them in at almost no cost, worrying mostly about getting people to voice the otherwise undubbed people. Then there's the consideration that several of the games haven't been released here so many of the characters won't be as well known to a potential U.S. audience not of the Tales fandom. Top that with Final Fantasy pretty much being king of the mountain in terms of RPGs in the U.S. and this is going to be an uphill fight Namco may not be willing to fight.

[Setsuna F. Seiei]

It won't come over. The 360 market is far larger then the PStripple in the US. And even then ToS only sold around 80 though.

They're not going to waste the money translateing the new material, rehireing the actors, rerecording, and mass produceing to blueray.

[STM]

Eternal Sonata begs to differ. At any rate, E3's pretty much the catalyst. If this is confirmed as coming over to the U.S. (It was rated by the ESRB for PS3 a long time ago, then quickly retracted as a mistake... lol) then I can finally get rid of my damn 360 for good. Vesperia was the last title I owned that kept that thing anchored here for me. I'd much rather just stick with the PS3.

[Acid]

Oh well if it DOESN'T come over I'll buy the Xbox version for story, and then play the japanese PS3 version for bonus stuff.

Good god am I happy that the PS3 fucks regional coding in  the butt.

[Setsuna F. Seiei]

No it doesn't. the US and Japan are just in the same region.  and the PS2 aspect of it still locks out PS2 games.

[Acid]

Of course, but right now, I don't care about PS2 games. I got everything I want.

PS3 games however, know no boundaries.