Friday, June 12, 2015

The question is: am I going to put any time at all into my Japanese copy of The Legend of Legacy before the North American version of this 3DS RPG hits the streets in a few months?

The most likely answer to the question posed in this post's headline is "probably not," I sadly have to admit, although I'm going to do my best to turn that ho-hum response into something that's far more appealing--you know, like, "yeah, but only a couple of hours."

Seriously, though, I've wanted to dig into my Japanese copy of The Legend of Legacy ever since it arrived on my doorstep in early March. Unfortunately, all sorts of annoying things--like work, work and more work--have kept me from doing so.

Actually, that's not completely true. My day job and my on-the-side freelance gigs aren't solely responsible for my failure to pop this cart into my Japanese 3DS LL even once over the last three months. At least a bit of blame can be heaped on the technical writing certificate program I just wrapped up (imagine me doing a little happy dance right now), my slow-as-a-snail Japanese studies and my insistence on having some sort of life outside of work, class and blogging about games.



At any rate, one of my many gaming goals at the moment is to spend at least a little time with this SaGa-esque, FuRyu-developed 3DS RPG before it makes its way to North American store shelves (as well as this region's eShop) later this year.

No, your eyes aren't deceiving you--an English version of The Legend of Legacy is being prepped as we speak. Specifically, it's being prepped by the folks at Atlus, who revealed today that both physical and digital versions of the game will be released in both North and South America sometime "this fall." Oh, and it'll sport a perfectly acceptable (to me, at least) $39.99 price tag.

Does this news thrill any of you as much as it thrills me? If so, share your excitement in the comments section below. (Also, if you'd like to catch a glimpse of the Japanese version's beautiful packaging, check out my post about it when you've got a spare second or two.)

21 comments:

Eric withCheese Ashley said...

I like that you are a big fan of JRPGs. Luckily, the 3DS seems to have a number of them coming out this year.

thegaygamer.com said...

Oh, yes, Eric, I've loved them since I first set eyes on the original DQ and FF games :) How about you?

Eric withCheese Ashley said...

Oh, I'm trying to widen my range of games. I want to try out Persona Q. Does that count?

thegaygamer.com said...

Well, it's not really a JRPG, but it's a Japanese dungeon-crawler, and that's a good genre, too!

Franggio Hogland said...

And this is why we should be allowed to have an android version of ourselves that can do all the stuff and pass on the experiences to us while we sleep....until they revolt and force us to do all the responsible stuff and they play the games OTL

thegaygamer.com said...

I like the way you think, Franggio! How are you doing, by the way?

Franggio Hogland said...

So so honestly.
Laying my dads ashes to rest tomorrow so that's on my mind. But it's way better, just takes time to adjust and I actually have a whole week off now from work, forced rest due to our legal system, so I'll be finishings up on the last things at mom's place now, paper work and normal house maintenance. Actually when I think about it it's quite OK. Everyone is up on their feet again so now I'll finally have time to tend to myself as well next week. Thanks for asking Bryan :)

thegaygamer.com said...

Oh, I'm sorry to hear you'll be laying your dad's ashes to rest tomorrow. I mean, it sounds like you've come to peace with that, but it still has to be tough. Sorry :(


That said, I'm glad to hear things are somewhat getting back to normal for you--whatever "back to normal' means, anyway. Hopefully things will improve even more in that regard from here on out.

Franggio Hogland said...

Thanks Bryan :)

thegaygamer.com said...

You're very welcome, Franggio :)

Reynaldo Madrinan said...

I'll admit, I'm pretty chuffed! I've been hoping this one would make it over - I've been a big fan of the SaGa games since the gameboy days.

thegaygamer.com said...

Oh, yes, Reynaldo, me too! Are you looking forward to the Vita SaGa game that's supposed to be released sometime later this year or next year? (I am!)

Reynaldo Madrinan said...

I am too! Though I need to grab some sort of Vita equivalent. Best buy has the PS TV for really cheap right now, so that may be the ticket.

thegaygamer.com said...

Ah, I didn't know you were Vita-free at the moment! In that case, yes, a PSTV may be the ticket--assuming SaGa ends up being compatible with it :|

Reynaldo Madrinan said...

My fingers are crossed!

If I do pick it up and it's not, It does look like I'll have plenty of dungeon crawlers to find solace in, at least.

thegaygamer.com said...

Very true! I have a feeling it'll be supported, though...

Reynaldo Madrinan said...

Probably, the requirement seems to be "Does not make extensive/essential use of touchscreen,"

thegaygamer.com said...

Very true :)

finchiekins said...

You know i'm excited about the Legend of Legacy English language release! I don't think i'll ever get around to playing my jp copy. I have way too much to play and it requires a much higher level of Japanese than what i know.

thegaygamer.com said...

Oh, I can understand that last part, Finchiekins. That said, I'm kind of surprised you don't even want to give it a try!

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