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Post by darkenforceryuri on Jul 10, 2011 2:39:20 GMT -5
Hey guys! Glad to be apart of the forum and hopefully I'll make some pretty cool friends here. I need to get some support for a Tales of Xillia localization in America and Europe. If you can please follow the link and like the page to give it more support! Tell every Tales fan you know and I believe we can make our voice heard. Don't forget to drop a comment on the page! Thanks again so much. www.facebook.com/pages/Tales-of-Xillia-Localization-Official-aka-Operation-13/125522917536265
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Post by LaZyEnErGeTiC on Jul 10, 2011 4:55:41 GMT -5
You know this can be considered advertising. It's not even in the right board. I won't delete your link in case the others might be interested. Please be a part of the community before doing things like this.
Knowing the people here... I doubt you'd get much good feedback ^^;;;
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Post by Umbra on Jul 10, 2011 5:06:46 GMT -5
I'm not against localizing Xillia, but gaining support for a Facebook page isn't really going to affect Bamco's localization decisions.
And as things stand, it's unlikely that the game is going to be localized.
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Post by darkenforceryuri on Jul 10, 2011 15:23:23 GMT -5
I disagree. If we have a large group of centralized fans then we can accurately gauge how many people would purchase this game. Pre-orders can be made via amazon.com and it will be highlighted as one of the most wanted games for an American release. You can also form twitter flash mobs to make the topic #talesofxillia popular and that only adds to its popularity. Cold hard cash is the language we need to speak. You have to centralize the fans so you can accomplish things of this magnitude. It can work you just have to put faith behind it. Besides if we don't do anything, then you're right, it will never come to American or European shores. Also, if you will direct me to the right thread I will be happy to move it to the correct place. I don't want to appear as an advertiser I'm just trying to get as much support as I can to have Namco Bandai pay attention to the fans. Thanks
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Post by sukotsuto on Jul 10, 2011 20:09:42 GMT -5
Yeah what's with all the negativity? Do it for the love of the series! Way better than doing nothing, and no buzz = no consideration for localization, period. Count me in!
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Post by gαявαge on Jul 10, 2011 21:32:10 GMT -5
Yeah what's with all the negativity? Do it for the love of the series! Way better than doing nothing, and no buzz = no consideration for localization, period. Count me in! ^This
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Post by Umbra on Jul 11, 2011 1:41:08 GMT -5
I disagree. If we have a large group of centralized fans then we can accurately gauge how many people would purchase this game. Pre-orders can be made via amazon.com and it will be highlighted as one of the most wanted games for an American release. You can also form twitter flash mobs to make the topic #talesofxillia popular and that only adds to its popularity. Cold hard cash is the language we need to speak. You have to centralize the fans so you can accomplish things of this magnitude. It can work you just have to put faith behind it. Besides if we don't do anything, then you're right, it will never come to American or European shores. Also, if you will direct me to the right thread I will be happy to move it to the correct place. I don't want to appear as an advertiser I'm just trying to get as much support as I can to have Namco Bandai pay attention to the fans. Thanks One problem with calling together all supporters is that the Tales fan base itself is hardly large enough to begin with. For this reason, saying that Xillia will be one of the most wanted titles for release is kind of improbable. The series doesn't have enough fans. If you compared the Tales fan base with a fan base such as Call of Duty's or whatever is popular these days, you will see quite a statistical difference. And considering that not every Tales fan is going to contribute, there will likely be no other supporters. Someone who has never played a Tales game before is probably not going to join a page for a game that is apart of a series that they are unfamiliar with. You're right, though. Money is the language that we speak today, and it always has been, and I would like to assume that Namco Bandai's localization plans are based on monetary principle. And if they decide not to release the game, that would have been their company's move in order to prevent monetary loss. Even with a somewhat substantial fan base, the company isn't going to be making as much money as others with releases outside Japan, and that's the point. But if all else fails, there is always the option of purchasing the Japanese version. Of course, you would need to either read Japanese or have a translation, but would it not be the same experience?
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Post by sukotsuto on Jul 11, 2011 2:49:25 GMT -5
Then we make it bigger! PS3 fans like me are still very JRPG hungry. GO OPERATION 13!!
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Post by Youngster Joey on Jul 11, 2011 7:04:07 GMT -5
But if all else fails, there is always the option of purchasing the Japanese version. Of course, you would need to either read Japanese or have a translation, but would it not be the same experience? I really personally couldn't care if anything gets localized, but to be fair, I don't think playing a game in a language you can't understand, even with the help of a translation guide, is the same experience at all.
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Post by hikarihanazono on Jul 11, 2011 7:21:41 GMT -5
Yeah what's with all the negativity? Do it for the love of the series! Way better than doing nothing, and no buzz = no consideration for localization, period. Count me in! ^This WHAT THEY SAID! <3 Where's the hope in this?
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Post by LaZyEnErGeTiC on Jul 11, 2011 10:42:06 GMT -5
@scott: The others are just trying to be logical. As for being negative, it's easier for us if we don't hope for it at all. If we do that, we won't be disappointed XD darkenforceryuri: You have a point there. As long as your page doesn't bash Namco Bandai (some users in FB just all out bash and complain on their page O__O), I guess that's fine. I wish you good luck for this.
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Post by sukotsuto on Jul 11, 2011 11:15:24 GMT -5
Yeah I know what happened all too well, and it's been reminded a lot more than I wanted to. Even with that, a series' fanbase never dissuaded me from the series, especially if there are still good fans out there. I would continue supporting fellow fans (so long as they don't take it too far, which never really happened here in AC, but I've seen worse anyway) in any endeavor to bring the series westside , keeping a good momentum going! A lot of people are really hungry for it
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Post by Umbra on Jul 11, 2011 17:44:06 GMT -5
But if all else fails, there is always the option of purchasing the Japanese version. Of course, you would need to either read Japanese or have a translation, but would it not be the same experience? I really personally couldn't care if anything gets localized, but to be fair, I don't think playing a game in a language you can't understand, even with the help of a translation guide, is the same experience at all. Perhaps it's not exactly the same experience, but it would be close. One would still have all of the game's components save for English text and voice-overs, and I don't think most people would mind the Japanese voice-overs (such as the sound of "Majinken"). It would be frustrating having to navigate the menus, I'm sure, but I would think most Tales fans are familiar enough with the series' screen layouts to eventually figure out how it works. For instance, someone wouldn't have to resort to a translation when buying an Apple Gel because they know what an Apple Gel looks like.
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Post by Captain Zelar on Jul 11, 2011 19:03:27 GMT -5
I think the localization of this one will be decided by the sales of Graces F, or at least heavily influenced.
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Post by Hiro the Half-Elf on Jul 11, 2011 20:43:54 GMT -5
Perhaps it's not exactly the same experience, but it would be close. One would still have all of the game's components save for English text and voice-overs, and I don't think most people would mind the Japanese voice-overs (such as the sound of "Majinken"). It would be frustrating having to navigate the menus, I'm sure, but I would think most Tales fans are familiar enough with the series' screen layouts to eventually figure out how it works. For instance, someone wouldn't have to resort to a translation when buying an Apple Gel because they know what an Apple Gel looks like. For Tales games, the story is a main component. You can play the game just fine, but most people play to get the story. Most people don't play the games for the gameplay, get it? And, well, it really isn't the same reading the story from a script as it is getting it in-game.
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