Weekly roundups

English localization of Type-0 done, but shelved

by Flintlock November 17, 2012 0 comments

In this week’s roundup: English localization of Type-0 shelved; FFXIV taken offline; Tactics developer retires; plus lots from our forum.

English localization almost done, but… (via Operation Suzaku)

According to our source, who recorded voice-over for one of the characters in the game, at least 90% of the English localization is complete. The dubbing sessions took place in the last quarter of 2011, just after the release (October 27th) of Final Fantasy Type-0 in Japan. The entirety of the English dub recording is said to be complete.

But things went wrong near the beginning of 2012. PSP software and hardware sales had not been doing very well in the US – namely SE’s own PSP titles which had failed to perform at retail earlier in 2011. Square Enix reacted to this by essentially shelving Type-0 for good.

Discuss this on the forum

Final Fantasy XIV Ends with Cinematic bangs and server whimpers (via Kotaku)

Here’s the end of Final Fantasy XIV, Square-Enix’s MMO getting a reboot in the form of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Fittingly for a flawed endeavor — one Square-Enix officially apologized for — the last day didn’t go so well for some users.

A glut of traffic is to be expected whenever you’re bringing down an MMO — who doesn’t want to party like it’s the end of the world? — bringing problems with it. The finale was plagued by disconnections, login difficulties and error screens. There were so many wanting to log on and fight in these promised epic battles that Square Enix had to start turning players away based on subscription end date.

Check out this trailer for A Realm Reborn (hat-tip: Prince Lex)

Matsuno retires from Level-5 (via Gamesindustry)

Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story designer Yasumi Matsuno has publicly announced his departure from Professor Layton developer Level-5.

“I’m sorry to report, but due to personal reasons, next month I’ll be retiring from Level-5,” he said in a tweet. “Having finished production of 3DSWare domestically and in North America and Europe, it’s at a good point time-wise for me to retire.”

Discuss Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story on the forum (hat-tip: Prince Lex)

More from the forum

• Concept art from the FFVII International bonus disc
• Ali Hillis will voice Lightning again in the new Final Fantasy XIII game
• What if Sephiroth, rather than Zack, had been Aerith’s first love?
• Taking a look at the female main characters in the Final Fantasy series
• Lucrecia and Sephiroth: a tragic mother and son story

Ongoing events

• Nominations are now under way in the Lifestream awards. There’s a category for best front page contributor, so even if you’re not a regular on the forums, why not stop by and vote?