Heh, that explanation sounds dodgy as hell. Unless they're just incredibly stupid, no publisher would purposely throw away the chance to use the actual name of a license for their licensed game.
Not once have they ever mentioned what franchise it's based on by name. Even on the game's website they just say it's based on something.
It'll be some legal thing. Like when Koei Tecmo had to rename their Attack on Titan games as 'A.O.T.' in Europe.
The Japanese performances are extremely important to the way the cutscenes are directed though. This wouldn't be like your typical anime/JRPG dub. I mean more options aren't a bad thing necessarily, I just don't understand why anyone would prefer to play Yakuza specifically with a dub.
Yeah, I mean they tried with the first entry on the PS2 and that dub is bad. I'm sure that it is possible to do a good dub, but it would be expensive and most of the audience probably wouldn't care.There are a lot of people who won't bother with games/movies/shows/etc if they have to read subtitles the entire time. With time/effort you could make an English dub of a Yakuza game be just as impactful as it's Japanese version, but that would require more effort then it's probably worth.
Cyber Slueth came first and it was only because fans petitioned for it though. The success of that game is probably why Next Order got a dub.Its kinda like their decision with Digimon, aka dub the not so particularly popular game (digimon World (which in my opinion, i was just happy to get it in the west... even if they fucked up the way to say machinedramon) but didnt dub Cyber Slueth Hacker's memory which if going by sales, people bought more of CS than DW:NO.
to sum the above... Bandai Namco is cray cray
But in response to DW:NO's sales i assume, Cyber Slueth Hacker's memory (the second game) did not get a dub whatso-ever.Cyber Slueth came first and it was only because fans petitioned for it though. The success of that game is probably why Next Order got a dub.
Yeah, I mean they tried with the first entry on the PS2 and that dub is bad. I'm sure that it is possible to do a good dub, but it would be expensive and most of the audience probably wouldn't care.
But in response to DW:NO's sales i assume, Cyber Slueth Hacker's memory (the second game) did not get a dub whatso-ever.
I would expect the next original Digimon Story game to have a dub.But in response to DW:NO's sales i assume, Cyber Slueth Hacker's memory (the second game) did not get a dub whatso-ever.
Please include Academia in the OTs title. Bamco being weird about the name shouldn't bleed into ERA's OT.I mean Dubs great, but the game still looks like a blast. Also while the anime side has proven itself this is the first game in the franchise to release in the west. Also still hammering out the OT title(I've been working on it, look forward to posting it)
last one piece game with a dubFUNimation kills it with their dubs and BN continuing to be cheap and lazy with their releases is bullshit. I don't think MHA is particularly great, or that this game will be any good, but the fact that they continue to cheap out on this stuff is infuriating.
My dreams of a dubbed One Piece game will never happen.
Also, we're in 2018 and people are still banging on about subs vs dubs? Yo, having a preference is fine, but continuing to push the false narrative that dubs are inferior is pathetic. Get over it.
The Kill La Kill game is in talks of getting an english dub. No excuse.I would assume it's money and the audience for this type of game typically either not caring about dubs or hating them.
Yeah I'm not talking about MHA, they should've dubbed this game.Yakuza as a series in the west inherently appeals to people who enjoy watching niche Japanese only movies that Yakuza is inspired from. Stark contrast to MHA which appeals to a much wider audience and has thousands of fans in the west that their main exposure to the series is the dub by funimation on their website, the physical dvd/br release, or the airing on Toonami.
Classic bamco move
Half ass localize for a game fans want, game does extremely well
Good localization for a game fans don't want that plays nothing like the last title, game under performs
Sequel to the game the fans wanted that sold well happens, do a half assed localization again
Definitely not up to par with either of those popularity-wise, but I'd say it's pretty damn close. It blew up in the West, and the Dub is very popular. Seems silly to cheap out on a series so big. This would be the perfect time to capitalize on the hype.It's proof that it hasn't quite hit the Naruto/DBZ level yet, those being the only two franchises that Namco Bandai bothers dubbing.
might do ok on the switch at least.Definitely not up to par with either of those popularity-wise, but I'd say it's pretty damn close. It blew up in the West, and the Dub is very popular. Seems silly to cheap out on a series so big. This would be the perfect time to capitalize on the hype.
The fact that it's releasing on Red Dead Day is only going to hurt it even more. I hope it performs at least decently so we can get a sequel with an actual dub.
Such a bummer. Unless you're Dragonball or are under different publisher, you aren't gonna get a english dub.
Such a shame, there's only ONE One Piece game out there with the Funimation cast that rules. That new game is gonna not have the dub either I bet.
It's fucking great. Has an interesting story, characters that you will get invested in, and moves at a fast pace. A lot of action and some great fights.
It's fucking great. Has an interesting story, characters that you will get invested in, and moves at a fast pace. A lot of action and some great fights.
I'd post some gifs, but I won't spoil you. Season 3 just wrapped up, you'll have over 60 episodes to binge through. Only 3 filler episodes. 1 in season 2, but it's well made and about a character I really like, worth watching (show warns out the episode before if you want to skip). A couple in season 3. First episode of season 3 and a later one(this one also warns you in the episode before). They have some nice character moments, so I would still watch them. The show is really well paced.
This game couldn't have any near that much audio. It has story campaigns, but I can't see the script being JRPG size.How much voice acting would this even have in comparison to something like Tales? They finally started fully dubbing the games instead of leaving the 250+ skits unvoiced since Vesperia, and have for every game since (aside from the one undubbed game). I'd have thought a 40-60 hour RPG would take a lot more time and work to dub than a fighting game.
Instead of arguing why that's a stupid ass opinion, I'm just gonna ask you this- why would more options be worse?
not really xenoverse 1 and 2 released worldwide same time. and has more voice work then this.
The game came out in Japan back in August, it's not a world wide launch.
And dubbed in English at that.not really xenoverse 1 and 2 released worldwide same time. and has more voice work then this.
I'll be perfectly honest: I kind of don't want this game now. I figured it wouldn't have a dub because fuck Namco, but seeing it confirmed just....eh.....I don't want to play as my favorite characters and hear voices that I do not associate with them.