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Square-Enix might look into localizing Dragon Quest X if there are enough fan request
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Megalosaro
Banned
Yes. It's also put on pc, Wii u, 3ds, mobile. Its coming to ps4 and nx
I'll forever be disappointed if DQX doesn't make it to North America in some form or another. I had almost given up on the 3DS version of VII so I'd like to believe there's always a chance. It's a shame the fan translation effort wasn't able to gain traction. (Major thanks and appreciation to the folks who made PS2 DQV playable in English.)
Oh no, whatever will we poor gaijins do without SE making money off of us?
To Japanese devs/publishers: forget about English dubs, slap on subtitles and ship them titles out like what you do with the Asian (non-JPN) SKUs usually and ship them out. We'll gobble it right up and be eternally grateful for the reduced localization time.
To Japanese devs/publishers: forget about English dubs, slap on subtitles and ship them titles out like what you do with the Asian (non-JPN) SKUs usually and ship them out. We'll gobble it right up and be eternally grateful for the reduced localization time.
Which makes DQX so unlikely, because there aren't going to be too many companies out there willing to shoulder the server costs for Squenix.
CertifiedFP
Member
Too late. Late localizations almost never end well unless it's a side-offering next to something new and major.
Look at Type-0, which was a 2011 PSP game judged by 2015 PS4 standards because it was basically the only thing in the way of a SP FF game in forever with XV nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, Metal Gear 2 came out in the west 15 years after its Japanese release and was able to have all of its shortcomings forgiven due to the MGS3 hype.
DQX is simply too big and too old to localize.
And get fucking HAMMERED by critics for awful translations.
Penetration Penetration Penetration.
Southeast Asian "English" is not English. Let's leave it at that.
Some people just don't realize the blessing that dubs are - Lines being voice-acted forces someone to proofread the damned lines. Well, unless of course it's a JM International pitch video (AlphaMeta: Spark of Life) in which case their orator just reads off the Engrish without batting an eye. Though the rumor is that they and Dahir Insaat are using some expensive Text-To-Speech program for their videos. As of present, Atlus is the only company with a track record of proofreading undubbed content.
Look at Type-0, which was a 2011 PSP game judged by 2015 PS4 standards because it was basically the only thing in the way of a SP FF game in forever with XV nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, Metal Gear 2 came out in the west 15 years after its Japanese release and was able to have all of its shortcomings forgiven due to the MGS3 hype.
DQX is simply too big and too old to localize.
And get fucking HAMMERED by critics for awful translations.
Penetration Penetration Penetration.
Southeast Asian "English" is not English. Let's leave it at that.
Some people just don't realize the blessing that dubs are - Lines being voice-acted forces someone to proofread the damned lines. Well, unless of course it's a JM International pitch video (AlphaMeta: Spark of Life) in which case their orator just reads off the Engrish without batting an eye. Though the rumor is that they and Dahir Insaat are using some expensive Text-To-Speech program for their videos. As of present, Atlus is the only company with a track record of proofreading undubbed content.
Sammy Samusu
Member
I can understand why it's not going to happen. 
But I do remember one Sony insider saying that every DQ PS game would be localized, so who knows.
But I do remember one Sony insider saying that every DQ PS game would be localized, so who knows.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Yep
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
This. I gave up the dream years ago.
Same. Please move on now. If they release it in late 2017 in the west, it'll bomb and they'll figure they were justified in keeping it in Japan in the first place.
I mean...they could completely change the game for the west to make it an online RPG and not an MMO. But it's not happening. DQX wasn't made for a worldwide audience.
killatopak
Gold Member
Ehhhh..
Interest has already died down. I would absolutely love it... A few years ago.
If they do release it, I'm playing it. Not optimistic though.
Interest has already died down. I would absolutely love it... A few years ago.
If they do release it, I'm playing it. Not optimistic though.
ShockingAlberto
Member
I knew people that were testing an english version of the game. No idea how complete it was, but even as an MMORPG, a complete english localization was like 10% of the lifetime work that would go into it.
I guess Square-Enix decided it wasn't viable.
I guess Square-Enix decided it wasn't viable.
Calm Mind
Member
Best first post in quite some time.
The quality of the translation has nothing to do with the fact that voice dub is extra work and development time spent on top of texts.
Eh. I love Dragon Quest, but I have never, ever been interested in MMOs. I would be in their target demo as a Western Dragon Quest fan and I have zero interest in Dragon Quest X.
Square-Enix, I would like a Dragon Quest I-III trilogy remake that brings the visuals and gameplay of those games to the level of the DS ones of IV-VI. (And, frankly, removes the NES-era unplayability. I have no idea how I beat Dragon Warrior I and II back in the day, II especially is maybe the game I'm most proud of beating to this day)
Dragon Quest I and II are relatively small games, so a I-III would make sense as a single 3DS game.
I'd love a way to play Dragon Quest III that isn't on an Android Tablet. I've never played that game but I just can't play games on a touchscreen without buttons.
Square-Enix, I would like a Dragon Quest I-III trilogy remake that brings the visuals and gameplay of those games to the level of the DS ones of IV-VI. (And, frankly, removes the NES-era unplayability. I have no idea how I beat Dragon Warrior I and II back in the day, II especially is maybe the game I'm most proud of beating to this day)
Dragon Quest I and II are relatively small games, so a I-III would make sense as a single 3DS game.
I'd love a way to play Dragon Quest III that isn't on an Android Tablet. I've never played that game but I just can't play games on a touchscreen without buttons.
-Mutsukki-
Member
FFXIV is a legit good game in a lot of ways. I'd bet DQX is the same way
DQ10 is a great game, but it isn't what people in the west who are into MMORPGs are used to. It takes practically zero influence from WoW, which makes it feel really fresh but at the same time, it's missing some concepts that people who play MMOs like, like raiding. And battle are all menu driven rather than hot bar driven. Among other things. I don't think it'd do well in the west just due to expectations in the genre space.
-Mutsukki-
Member
As much as it looks amazing to me I'd have to agree actually bringing it here would probably be a huge mistake. The system is their own and Dragon Quest isn't that popular over here, it wouldn't really pay off.
If only they made some sort of foreign server, even with no translation I'd be happy enough to pay to play...
If only they made some sort of foreign server, even with no translation I'd be happy enough to pay to play...
Son Of Sparda
Member
I've been more open about trying different Japanese games in the past few years (and I've found some really good one like Trails series) so the name Dragon Quest in the title had me interested since I've never played one before. But yeah, I know myself and MMO ain't for me.
Would probably give the series a shot if DQ XI ever gets released in the west, though.
Would probably give the series a shot if DQ XI ever gets released in the west, though.
Devilgunman
Member
Ship has sailed, SQE. You fcked it up. Should have localized when they ported it to PC.
Is it more like Ultima Online and OG Star Wars Galaxies?
after s-e admitting that nintendo pretty much paid everything for the localisation and s-e still taking years to release it in the west, i dont have any faith in s-e anymore. yeah, fans arent the majority, but shitting on them like that is really unbearable. go and milk someone else.
asking if they would be interested in a 6 year old game to release..
why not in the first place?!
i would have bought dqx for wii u on day 1.
asking if they would be interested in a 6 year old game to release..
why not in the first place?!
i would have bought dqx for wii u on day 1.
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Deleted member 74300
Unconfirmed Member
They said this years ago also. Less talk and more actually doing it.
Yeah, Wii title and an MMO (which also meant it got ported all over the place, although the 3DS and I think mobile versions just stream.) The fact it's on PC and I believe PS4 soon is why there's a shadow of a chance, but given that it's an MMO and not some side thing that's relatively easy and straightforward to deal with I'm resigned to never seeing it barring a miracle. Then I'd probably have to hope the game stays largely in tact rather than reworked for "western sensibilities" in any serious way.
I'd probably be OK as long as it was basically DQ but with a ton of other people playing at the same time around me (and presumably time limits on turns.) But then I rarely get into MMOs and only FFXIV kept me around at length. It'd also have to not be overly grindy, though if they keep that addictive enough I could well put up with it.
It's kind of been an issue with the merger: Enix's US division as it was would probably have compulsively brought over what they could given it's basically THE tentpole series for Enix (and in the PS1 era they were more keen on this fact, plus I think they were entirely built from the ground up with the prior iteration dying in the SNES days), but as the bigger conglomerate it isn't that big of a deal internationally and hasn't been a stable performer for how text heavy they can be. But SE's kind of frustrating in general there as they were kind of THE JRPG players, so seeing them flounder at times with localization gets frustrating especially when a lot of other companies have been great there more often than not, even with lower profile games.
But I'm more annoyed at missing other side games and to a lesser extent the DQV remake and waiting way too long on DQVII. MMOs are always a pain in the ass prone to failure, and we don't even have PSO2 despite THAT being announced here and probably a safer bet, so... oof.
hurricanes
Member
In a brief moment I thought I saw "XI" and scream "what on earth are they thinking?!!" in my head.
For X though... Let it go.
For X though... Let it go.
This somehow makes me want to play it more...lol
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Haha rubs your contrarian spot. *list of reasons its not within the western mmo fans habits* Well maybe it is for me!
Sounds good to me. After years of raiding in WoW I got pretty sick of MMOs altogether because of needing to raid to get endgame gear.
agreed. I played the offline part of DQX and loved it, despite the not amazing PC controls. would definitely buy this if it came out in the west