The DS remake of the Playstation strategy game Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth is headed to the US as Hoshigami Remix, published by Aksys Games. According to the announcement, the game is getting a ton of new content, including a new character, new missions, and redrawn art, plus the most welcome addition: three difficulty levels. Of course, there's also a new control scheme, but that's part and parcel with being a DS game.
Aksys is aiming for a summer release at $29.99. Localizing an RPG and releasing it just a few months after the Japanese release seems pretty ambitious for a company that's only released one game (Eagle Eye Golf on the PS2) and no text-heavy RPG's. We're impressed by their confidence!
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3-26-2007 @ 12:06PM
Badtz said...
"Localizing an RPG and releasing it just a few months after the Japanese release seems pretty ambitious for a company that's only released one game (Eagle Eye Golf on the PS2) and no text-heavy RPG's. We're impressed by their confidence!"
Well, it did get released in the US previously for the PSone.. so a translation in one form or another already exists. Maybe all they have to localize is the additional content?
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3-26-2007 @ 3:26PM
Lard of Dorkness said...
From their website:
"Aksys Games was founded by Akibo Shieh and a small group of talented videogame professionals, as a localization company specializing in Japanese to English translation of games and anime. Some of our clientele include well known game publishers, Namco Bandai Games, XSEED, and Atlus U.S.A., Inc."
They're apparently an experienced localizing firm already, so doing a taxt-heavy RPG won't be too much of an issue (especially if they've done work for Atlus). I bet they own the PS1 script to Hoshigami already, and can make the DS version right quick based on it.
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3-26-2007 @ 11:37PM
Say said...
Aksys is actually made up of ex-Atlus USA employees. Also, the press release states they'll be doing an entirely new localization.
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