Not sure that would work, EO/PQ require the stylus, it's an entirely different type of touch screen. Plus the screens aren't even the same size/resolution.
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Persona Q2 is coming to West (3ds, June 4th)
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Finally! Will definitely be getting the special edition. I was actually afraid it would be dub only, so I am not complaining here.
I thought the no dub thing was a joke, seems like its true :'( haven't they learned anything from #FE? Idol stuff aside having no dub killed that game.
I'm pretty sure it was a combination of the Wii U, idol stuff, and #FE not being what people were expecting that killed that game.
Whether or not it got dubbed didn't really matter, and knowing that, Atlus opted not to dub it.
Nintendo opted not to. I'm sure if it was on Atlus, even #FE would have had a dub.
Oh cool, another
(Spoilers for other Persona spin-off games.)
But still....Day One.
game that takes place in some weird limbo that none of the characters will remember and is totally inconsequential to the overarching plot.
But still....Day One.
Part of me wonders if we are going to get more details on this in March to go with the P5R news? I guess we'll have to wait and see.
If anyone were to make a claim on "What killed #FE?" (If there was anything mind it,) it was more to the idea of the Localization and censoring that ruined the game rather than the "No Dub." Swimsuits apparently is going too far...
If anyone were to make a claim on "What killed #FE?" (If there was anything mind it,) it was more to the idea of the Localization and censoring that ruined the game rather than the "No Dub." Swimsuits apparently is going too far...
We'll one positive for no dub is don't have to worry about Atlus getting Vic back to voice Junpei. Or thinking less of them as a company.
Not something I want to be worrying about.
Not something I want to be worrying about.
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nah, the main claim would be they didn't really promote it in the west in any event imho
You know, now that I think of it, I'm still upset about Troy Baker being replaced. I mean Matt Mercer but I can definitely tell the difference. Actually, most of Persona 4's main cast's English voices have been replaced. Though the replacements are pretty much all pretty good other than Rise's P4D voice.
I played some of this imported. It's fun, but I have to echo the sentiment that not having a dub really hurts it. A lot of what makes these Persona spinoffs special to me is continuing to follow the characters, and they don't feel like the same people to me when their voice and way of speaking changes suddenly like this. It's not as bad as callous VA replacements though like when they couldn't get Laura Bailey on board again for Persona 4 Dance. Rise's performance in that game was pretty bad.
I'll probably pick this up for the Koromaru plushie if nothing else
I'll probably pick this up for the Koromaru plushie if nothing else
The persona name carries heavy expectation of bearable voice acting (at the very least). Honestly I'm just glad its still coming over. There's just one more game I want to get localized.
The main issue is that the Switch lacks the hardware for an accurate stylus because it uses a capacitive touchscreen rather than a resistive one. Capacitive touchscreens require additional hardware for good stylus functionality (like the Apple Pencil, Surface Pen etc.) and the styli are not cheap because they are active devices rather than passive.
I'd much rather see a 3DS successor with a higher resolution display and full backwards compatibility than more Switch hardware.
I understand that no english voices makes some fans upset but people are getting extremely salty. And they were jumping to conclusions on the first and second page even before anything was confirmed. I like the english VO and the japanese one but I guess I'm not as attached to them like others are.
Sounding condescending wasn't my intent so I apologize for that. I'm used to the english voices myself, but hearing people dropping the game because of VO is kinda disappointing. As of my first post about the eng/jpn voices people were already jumping on the salt train before they even know if they will be added or not. That's why I wrote the whole "stop crying" thing. Well in the end they were right. It sucks for sure, but I hope we can still try to make the best out of it.
Me too. I'm just not ready to give up the DS family form factor, dual screens, stylus controls, portability, and most of all game library.
Nintendo handhelds all the way from the Game Boy onwards have had BC with at least the previous system, and it worked out amazingly well for them. Being able to play your existing games on the new hardware has always been a big draw of the Nintendo handheld systems.
Eight years after its release, the 3DS's region lock continues to claim victims.
More like after decades, Atlus still doesn't care about Europe.
That sucks. No dub and no Koromaru plush. I've almost lost all the enthusiasm I had for this game now.
Man, some of you giys complaining about the VO would hate not having English as your main language lol.
I still can't wrap my head around how they managed to botcher Devil Survivor 2, Arena 2 AND SMT IV for the PAL region in a couple years. SMT IV being by far the most insulting, as it made it compete with... The first Persona Q.
Speaking of: any news for a PAL release?
You must not be from the PAL region then.
I still can't wrap my head around how they managed to botcher Devil Survivor 2, Arena 2 AND SMT IV for the PAL region in a couple years. SMT IV being by far the most insulting, as it made it compete with... The first Persona Q.
Speaking of: any news for a PAL release?
Posted earlier, but:
PQ2 release the same date in EU, but without a CE or any bonus with the regular edition.
Also probably low stocks as usual with Deep Silver.
So, if I want to get the Premium edition in europe, whats the best place to preorder?
Amazon.com doesnt seem to ship to germany. Videogamesplus?
The 3DS is region locked, so note that you would need an American model to play it.
There's a BIG cost difference between having three games' ensemble casts recording a couple hundred lines for a current-gen music spinoff and having them record a whole 80+ hour RPG's worth of lines for a 3DS dungeon crawler in 2019.
Atlus knows how much this is going to sell, and they're localizing accordingly. (To be frank, I'm half-amazed they're doing it at all; this could easily have been another situation like the PSP version of Persona 2 EP, where they just straight-up decided the game wasn't even worth the translation in the first place.)
I also watched the trailer, indeed and as expected no Special Edition for Europe and Oceania. I was fooled by Deep Silvers trailer for Etrian Odyssey Nexus, because they presented at the end of the trailer the same Launch-Edition as for the release in the US. Received my copy yesterday, very early indeed since the game is officially not out, and nothing. Just a stripped down version of the Artbook inside the regular case. Seems like it was a mistake in the trailer, but since it's Deep Silver, I'm not even wondering after the first disappointment.
So, Atlus opened up a european branch, dumped Deep Silver as a Publisher in Europe (yet another publishing partner in Europe they dumped) because they want to publish their games themselves to provide the same or similar content like they do in the US. First office action was to release The Alliance Alive digital in Europe. They told me via Twitter it was due to the deal with Deep Silver handing over the stuff to Atlus and in the short time it wasn't possible to produce a retail version for Europe.
What do we have now? The publishing deal with Deep Silver (Koch Media) ended with either Etrian Odyssey V or Strange Journey Redux and yet Deep Silver is publishing Etrian Odyssey Nexus and will publish Persona Q 2. What the fuck are they actually smoking?
Ah, I am jealous. I don't know where to import one sadly, but I hope you manage to find a copy.
Needs to be stickied on every thread relating to the 3DS.
I want that plushie but kinda confused as to availability for EU/AU =/.
So seems like only the US gets it.
So Import seems to be the only option.
And you would need a homebrewed or american 3DS to play the game then.
On the official PQ2 website they list 3 options right now when you click on preorder.
Amazon.com doesnt ship to europe(or atleast not to Germany), Gamestop US which won't even load for me, so seems like they have a region lock on their webpage, and VideogamesPlus, which is from Canada but ships internationally.
I just ordered it there.
I think I already got something from them before, so they should be fine.
Thanks I'll check it out. Might also ask the local EBGames, will update here.
A few items on Amazon.com are actually locked out. When it comes to pre-orders, you may not be able to pre-order them if you want them to shipt it to Germany or another country located in Europe. But this might change when the article is available.
But Amazon.com became very price heavy when it comes to import. There were times, not so long ago, where it was quite affordable to order as a single person from Amazon.com. Just a comparison: When you ordered from the european Square Enix Store they charged you with 25 Euros shipping costs which was hilariously absurd (about 28 Dollars). They shipped from the UK, by the way. They lowered their shipping costs to Germany to 13 Euros now (about 14 Dollars) which still is hilariously high, but more affordable than before. They are shipping from France now.
As for Persona Q 2, will most likely stick with the regular edition. While it is a dick move again from Atlus and another middlefinger to Europe, over the past 15 years, I got pretty used to it. It was worse though when NISA was their publishing partner in Europe because there were also stock problems and no extras at all. Since Deep Silver handles it, they give out a free theme for the 3DS or a little Artbook. Of course that's not what we thought would happen when Atlus promised to bring equally good launch and special editions to Europe when they start publishing their games here.
But it's still a niche game for a relative old system, maybe the risk for them is too high. Never was interested in Homebrew stuff for my Handhelds and a single game will not change this.
I'm just happy that it comes to Europe in physical form at all, though most 3DS Atlus titles do. Does anyone know why SMT4 didn't get a physical release in Europe? Apocalypse did.
The 3DS is at the end of its life, and it released close to Etrian Odyssey X too. Aka, game might have sold better if it released sooner.
There's multiple factors. Multiple things seemed to indicate that Nintendo was going to localize the game (and/or at least publish it there), but plans fell through, and the fact that Atlus USA was really bad with EU at the time (they still are).
It always comes back to Atlus not caring about Europe though, it could have been released in physical version, even if it was a year late.
Persona Central have sales figures for the series in Japan up to January 2019 and PQ2 outsold P3D/P5D there.