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[the_sun_king]

WWWWWWHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYY

end me.


seriously.

This was my most hyped game. What quality reasons were they? What a bummer...I really hope this game gets a Pro path now.

Jesus.

You want a Pro patch for an up-ported PS3 game?

 

[Risk Breaker]

God fucking dammit.

It better be gud.

 

[loki 16]

:/ It's the game I'm most excited for. It's so hard not to be tempted by spoilers.

 

[tintin1029]

Damn...another delay. That means I'm spending Valentine's with my gf. No excuses now.

lol

 

[NSESN]

I will never play Zelda BotW or Persona 5, will I?

 

[Steroyd]

Hmm...

Boo delay yay dual audio.

 

[robotrock]

Ok, I'll change to "there's no good reason". Two more months on top of all delays due to "localization issues"? Come on.

I can't believe they're delaying the localization because of localization issues.

 

[IgotElbows]

If they delay the game once more, the OT can be

Persona |OT| 5 delays

[External nervous laughter]

Pls no

 

[D-Man]

Dammit I was really excited to get this near my birthday.

I guess I can wait a few extra months...

 

[MrBS]

Honestly any games from Q1 getting delayed right now makes me happy. Sure I want to play P5 but I'll manage. Roll on April.

 

[Meia]

The Atlus USA president literally stated that it was due to localization concerns/touching up aspects of the english script and/or localization..

Now, whether or not you think that's valid or not is up to you, but it's not due to the dual audio inclusion pushing things back, as far as we've been told.

I do distinctly remember how adamant they were about a 2015 or 2016 release too. If you don't think the idea of dual audio, something they've never done before, doesn't cause some extra work on their hands, you're nuts.


Wasn't TMS like they're only subbed game, and that in itself had a slew of problems? Is it hard to believe they're going to try not having the issues that had in this one, and that'll take more dev time to figure out? It's not hard to see why this could cause a delay...

 

[Regiruler]

When time loops back on itself will trump never have been president?

 

[Kuraudo]

Considering all the other games slated for Q1 this is great...until they're all delayed too.

 

[Zalusithix]

See, I understand what you're saying. I get why it would be jarring.

But for me when I play any game, regardless of setting, I don't think of the characters speaking English so much as talking words. So I don't get that issue playing Persona cus my brain doesn't flag it up like ERROR: Japanese people speaking English?

Totally an assumption on my end, but possibly because you've spent your life with most everything you've ever watched / listened to in English? Heck, many Americans can go their entire lives without hearing anybody speak something other than English (those that live away from the borders/coasts). If you're never exposed to anything else with any sort of regularity, then those flags will never go up.

 

[Seda]

Wait, did we know that the PS3 version was cancelled before? It's been so long.

PlayStation 3 version isn't canceled.

 

[Kieli]

Free dual audio for launch? Worth the delay.

 

[hampig]

Damn.

I guess it's a good thing I didn't request my days off already. Pretty bummed about this though.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

when this comes out I will have kept my PS3 for more than 3 years solely for this game

 

[Phu]

Wait, did we know that the PS3 version was cancelled before? It's been so long.

It's not. The exclusive thing is about the special edition.

 

[convo]

The Atlus USA president literally stated that it was due to localization concerns/touching up aspects of the english script and/or localization..

Now, whether or not you think that's valid or not is up to you, but it's not due to the dual audio inclusion pushing things back, as far as we've been told.

This is a good reason, it's really important to get that right in this game in particular. Yakuza0, Gravity Daze 2 and Horizon will take up my time during those months so it is what it is.

 

[wmlk]

PlayStation 3 version isn't canceled.

The wording is strange. PS4 Exclusive.

 

[Son Of Sparda]

The game was never announced for a 2014 Western release date.

I snapped this pic myself from Atlus USA site three years ago.

It was highly unlikely to begin with but they did put it on their site.

 

[cj_iwakura]

The Atlus USA president literally stated that it was due to localization concerns/touching up aspects of the english script and/or localization..

Now, whether or not you think that's valid or not is up to you, but it's not due to the dual audio inclusion pushing things back, as far as we've been told.

The new Working Designs.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

I snapped this pic myself from Atlus USA site three years ago.

It was highly unlikely to begin with but they did put it on their site.

No you didn't, because that was from the Atlus Japan site.

 

[giant_frying_pan]

A surprise considering how far the US marketing had advanced, but if the tradeoff is free JPN voice over? I think that's a big win overall.

 

[Spinluck]

I will wait for perfection

 

[Xord]

You've got to be kidding me. WTF! How long should a localization take.

 

[LordKano]

The wording is strange. PS4 Exclusive.

The collector thing is PS4 exclusive, the game in itself will be released in retail for the PS3.

 

[A2theFake]

dual audio you say?
Sweet baby jesus...I'm not even mad one but

 

[ShinRPGamer]

Hopefully now people who kept derailing threads about Japanese dub and dual audio can pipe down.

There, happy?

Lol nope. Persona 5 threads will always eventually devolve into a Sub vs. Dub debate. Look at what the primary discussion is about. We got one user thinking dubs are for 12 year olds and another who thinks

Spoiler

deludes himself

into thinking the Persona 3 and 4 dubs were subpar. Speaking of which:

Nah. 8-4 is good. XSEED's good. Atlus just seems to hire anime dub voice actors a lot, and they rarely ever sound as good as companies a fraction of their size ending up with fucking stellar-sounding dubs (see: Trails of Cold Steel I and II and Nier and Drakengard 3.)

So here's a fun fact. You know those anime dub voice actors you were ragging on just a moment ago? Well they just happen to also be a part of the same stellar-sounding dubs you were just praising including:

Laura Bailey: Rise in Persona 4 and Kainé in Nier
Liam O'Brien: Akihiko in Persona 3, Cent in Drakengard 3 and Grimoire Weiss in Nier
Tara Platt: Mitsuru in Persona 3 and Zero in Drakengard 3.
Yuri Lowenthal: the Male protagonist in Persona 3 and Youske in Persona 4 in addition to Dito in Drakengard 3
Derek Stephen Prince: Tayaka in Persona 3, and Naoki in Persona 4 as well as Patrick T. Hyarms in Trails of Cold Steel.

I could go on but I think I've proven my point on how you should make sure you know what you're talking about before making such statements.

 

[toythatkills]

When time loops back on itself will trump never have been president?

He'll be president twice.

 

[VegiHam]

Totally an assumption on my end, but possibly because you've spent your life with most everything you've ever watched / listened to in English? Heck, many Americans can go their entire lives without hearing anybody speak something other than English (those that live away from the borders/coasts). If you're never exposed to anything else with any sort of regularity, then those flags will never go up.

Hmmm, maybe? I have watched a lot of subtitled foreign films though. I feel like it might be more of a problem in a live action medium. Cartoony anime Japan doesn't set off alarm bells; but if Persona were a photo realistic TV series it'd certainly be strange if people were speaking English...

 

[Zhao_Yun]

Yeah I understand.

I'm just lashing out cus this delay is frustrating so it's annoying seeing people happy about it. I'm sorry.

 

[Son Of Sparda]

No you didn't, because that was from the Atlus Japan site.

What? Hopefully you are not calling me liar but yes I did.

 

[Kingpin Rogers]

Fuck sake, the only way I'll be remotely pleased with this is if it gets ported to Switch and launches on there the same day as the PS4 (I know, it's not happening)

 

[Strimei]

So the rumor was true.

On the one hand, god damn it, yet another delay?!

On the other, good of them that the dual audio is free. Hopefully this shuts up anyone complaining about voices.

 

[VegiHam]

Hahah, that's cute.

Truly I am a sad caterpie.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Lol. This game is never coming out. Oh well, we live in a time now that every game gets delayed several times. Its just how it goes.

 

[Metroidvania]

We've been told ALOT of different things over the last couple years.

I do distinctly remember how adamant they were about a 2015 or 2016 release too. If you don't think the idea of dual audio, something they've never done before, doesn't cause some extra work on their hands, you're nuts.

A significant amount of that was Hardin/the PR team, and I think it's become apparent how little they either know or are allowed to say in regards to the narrative of the game's release.

I would put at least a little more credibility on the Atlus USA president stating it. Not necessarily a lot, but at least some.

Wasn't TMS like they're only subbed game, and that in itself had a slew of problems? Is it hard to believe they're going to try not having the issues that had in this one, and that'll take more dev time to figure out? It's not hard to see why this could cause a delay...

I mean, the game would be subbed either way....the difference is the dub-track.

I don't doubt that the localization process is taking longer than expected, but I don't know if we can squarely pin it on adding the JPN dub-track.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

No you didn't, because that was from the Atlus Japan site.

I'm pretty sure it was also on the US site, but it's been a long while so I could be mis-remembering.

 

[SeanTSC]

100% totally fine with this. This is what my Jan/Feb buy list looked like:

01/20: Gravity Rush 2
01/24: Tales of Berseria (super crazy sad I couldn't get a CE pre-order in on Amazon/BB)
01/24: Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
01/24: Resident Evil 7

02/09: Nioh
02/14: Persona 5
02/14: For Honor
02/28: Horizon Zero Dawn

And that's AFTER crossing a couple games out that I wanted. Please, please spread shit out more. I'm glad this is pushed to April.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

What? Hopefully you are not calling me liar but yes I did.

I'm pretty sure it was also on the US site, but it's been a long while so I could be mis-remembering.

You're both misremembering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKfaPgl8N8E

The English website did not link to the "Persona Channel." Think about it: that doesn't make any sense at all.

 

[ASilentProtagonist]

I don't think NA will get NieR Automata in February, and Horizon will probably get a delay.

Feb- March is kind of empty for me right now. In terms of confirmed releases RE7 is about it for me until April.

 

[Occam]

Oh, ffs.

 

[Gbraga]

lol 5 months guys, such a long time...

 

[family_guy]

Not even phased. I'm actually laughing. This is like the The Last Guardian and Final Fantasy XV where you just stop caring after awhile.

 

[LordKano]

lol 5 months guys, such a long time...

What's "funny" is that the SMTIVA localization was half-assed in the end.

They should stop trying to act cool and start to really work on their own damn games.

 

[convo]

So here's a fun fact. You know those anime dub voice actors you were ragging on just a moment ago? Well they just happen to also be a part of the stellar-sounding dubs you were praising including:

Laura Bailey: Rise in Persona 4 and Kainé in Nier
Liam O'Brien: Akihiko in Persona 3, Cent in Drakengard 3 and Grimoire Weiss in Nier
Tara Platt: Mitsuru in Persona 3 and Zero in Drakengard 3.
Yuri Lowenthal: the Male protagonist in Persona 3 and Youske in Persona 4 in addition to Dito in Drakengard 3
Derek Stephen Prince: Tayaka in Persona 3, and Naoki in Persona 4 as well as Patrick T. Hyarms in Trails of Cold Steel.

I could go on but I think I've proven my point on how you should make sure you know what you're talking about before making such statements.

I sure don't have enough burn.gifs for this amount of burn. People sure are getting crazy not getting their games. Maybe people will get mad enough that they'll prefer real-time combat and be disappointed that P5 isn't when it comes out.

 

[ASilentProtagonist]

Not even phased. I'm actually laughing. This is like the The Last Guardian and Final Fantasy XV where you just stop caring after awhile.

It is definitely a bit of a hype killer when the numerous delays stack up like this.

If this was like the Bloodborne delay it would've been cool.

 

[Arcaenum]

I've waited so long. I can wait a bit longer, right? Right...?