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I've given Square Enix a bit of a ribbing now and then for its constant remakes and whoring of Final Fantasy VII, but when Squeenix does something right, it does something damn right. While other companies (which shall remain nameless) claim it takes months upon months to localize, the house of Final Fantasy has announced that its latest RPG, Infinite Undiscovery, will get a simultaneous release date of September 2nd.

"With the simultaneous release of Infinite Undiscovery, Square Enix is entering an exciting new period of delivering great gaming experiences to our fans all around the world at the same time, creating new global communities," stated Square Enix. "This is something that we have aimed to do for a long time and we look to continue to deliver worldwide gaming experiences across all platforms well into the future."

Far be it from me to discourage you from this noble ambition, lads. Infinite Undiscovery may have a ridiculous name, but the collaboration between Squeenix and tri-Ace promises good things for JRPG nuts. Be sure to check the above, newly released trailer as well. This should be a hot one for fans of all things turn-based, and unlike most games in the genre, we can all enjoy it on the same day. Everyone wins!


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Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 21:33
Jim Sterling
Also, if I'm not mistaken, the main villain there is voiced by the guy who does Zhang He in Dynasty Warriors.

This sadly makes me even more interested in it.
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 21:33
The-Excel
I thought you like JRPGs?
bleep's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 21:34
bleep
I buy this, but only if I can play it using the Wii Fit balance board!
JIM STERLING
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 21:35
Jim Sterling
The-Excel: Love 'em. Why the doubt?
cjpkiller's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 21:36
cjpkiller
that game looks fucking awesome!
Faceless's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 21:39
Faceless
I was unsure about this game, but the trailer has me interested. I'll most likely end up buying it. I'm still not the biggest fan of the name though.
Bioautographical's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 21:42
Bioautographical
Go Square-Enix. It's your birthday. We're going to party like it's your birthday.
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 21:43
The-Excel
@Jim Sterling:
Never mind.

Also props to the guy who overturned the decision to all-caps user names in comments. Eeesh.
Redzie's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 22:01
Redzie
INNUENDO DIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 22:08
B-Radicate
Good thing it's not made by Nintendo.

Zing.
Mave's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 22:18
Mave
Interest Level Up!
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 22:27
ArrestedDeveloper
I had no idea that it was coming out so soon.
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 22:37
s0lesurviv0r
As a fan of Bleach, One Piece, and Naruto(to an extent), I must admit I'm attracted to the fact that they loudly announce their attacks.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 22:50
mix
Looks interesting, is this only for the 360? :( ?
TheToiletDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 22:55
TheToiletDuck
kewl

Although i hope you can turn off the attack announcement, or at least change it to japanese so i can't understand it.
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 23:00
Shin Oni
At least someone understands that Europe is as important as Japan and the US with gaming.

Nintendo on the other hand.....
trunxkam45's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 23:08
trunxkam45
Wow the dubbing is really off.
BlackSunEmpire's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 23:12
BlackSunEmpire
Innuendo dive, LOL

I wanted japanese shouting until I heard that.
moominsean's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 23:13
moominsean
i hope those aren't the final voices... the acting is pretty bad and that lead character sounds very annoying. i like the idea of calling out the attacks, but those voices. sounds painfully bad (looks awesome, though).
Lukich's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 23:43
Lukich
INNUENDO DIVE! (yes, I know 2 people said it before me, but that name deserves an infinite number of reminders)

I think with voice acting on games that are developed in Japan, it should be standard to include the original voices with subtitles. Those voices just don't seem all that great...

Either that or they can take out words altogether and just leave grunting and shit.
liquidninja's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 23:44
liquidninja
The visuals looks good but the voice acting suffers as badly as ever.
Urashima's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 23:53
Urashima
God I hope this has a Japanese Voice track and subtitles. Seriously, these voices sound about as bad as Star Ocean: Second Story's did. I don't want to go through the game expecting the main character to say, "Crawd has advanced forward! Heh."

Other than that, yay for tri-Ace news. Give me SO:FD damn it.
naia-the-gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 00:03
naia-the-gamer
@Urashima:

No kidding. It should be a rule for all Japanese games that have voice acting: add the option to either turn it off or have the original Japanese voice actors. Where do they hire these people?

Aside from that, this looks pretty awesome.
Hamsizzla's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 00:40
Hamsizzla
lol no. The voice acting is horrid, even in the battles. JRPG's(to me) are all about the story, environment and the characters. Combat can stay JRPG for all I care. <3 Lost Odyssey
Curious George's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 01:02
Curious George
Agreed. Games like this should have the original voice actors in their native language + subtitles.

It always sounds so much better, the voice actors inflection always seems better.
hpv's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 01:18
hpv
Redzie, you're damn right!

INNUENDO DIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
ian_esq's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 01:27
ian_esq
looks like shit
atheistium's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 01:56
atheistium
hell yeah! Nintendo this is how you do it. Your always DOIN IT WRONG!
Fury-Genesis's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 03:14
Fury-Genesis
Oh hey, that looks kewl! WANT!
BlackDove's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 03:18
BlackDove
INNUENDO DIVE NEW FORCED MEME!
luciferific's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 06:33
luciferific
i dunno, it looks sort of iffy - the combat looks FFXII-esque and that isn't a good thing
JayTapp's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 06:40
JayTapp
Wow who would have tought that the 360 would be the prefered home of japanese RPG instead of the PS3....What the world is coming too!
MultiJoe's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 06:44
MultiJoe
Eh, jRPGs living or dying on their plots, this looks like a pass to me. Between the archtypical young teenager main character, his girlfriend, the malevolent psychopath antagonist, the brief flash of the twin sisters who are undoubted as annoying as the brats from Lost Odyssey and Eternal Sonata, etc it looks like it's going to be at least 90% the same as 90% of the rest of the jRPG market. Shame because the FF XII-esque field/battle environments look pretty good. Would it be so bad for developers to try and write an original plot or fans to desire one?
GeminiEye's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 08:13
GeminiEye
This looks somewhat lame imo.
DOmeN's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 08:20
DOmeN
Hmmm, I'd say the lack of a good RPG...or any rpg? aside from Elder Scrolls on the PS3 is my biggest complaint. My wife and I love a good PRG and man...we don't want to buy a third console, but Christmas may see us having to buy an xbox 360. :*(
tgammet's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 08:22
tgammet
1 day before my birthday. I'm freaking...
solarmystic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 08:41
solarmystic
Woah.. a Squee JRPG ONLY for the 360? Square Enix, you TRAITOR!! It wasn't enough thet Sakaguchi and Uematsu bailed out to M$ with Mistwalker, was it? You forgot your roots... waitaminit... they backstabbed The Big N and moved to Sony for FFVII so i guess they do have a history of bailing out..

WHAT'S NEXT SQUEE? FFXIII and Versus XIII only on the 360? The fanboys will eat their heart out! All hell'll break loose!!!
Joseph Leray's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 09:11
Joseph Leray
@solarmystic -- they don't have a history of "bailing out." They have a history of putting their games on consoles with large install bases. So that they make money. They have a history of being good businessmen.

As far as this game goes ... I'm on the fence. I don't like the character design, and the story looks generic as balls, and the voice acting is spotty. On the other hand -- the combat looks fast-paced and fluid, the environment looks lush and appealing, and you get to ride a Red Panda.
skullivan's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 09:24
skullivan
This is great because, while I don't honestly expect FFXIII to release simultaneously in Japan and the US, maybe they can cut the usual 6-9 month localization time down to 3 months or less.

Then again, Square likes to release the FF games around the holidays in the US regardless of when they come out in Japan so even if a simultaneous worlwide launch is possible for Spring/Summer '09 they'll probably still hold it back in the US until October/November.
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 11:02
Crunshii
actually, MS published all the funding for development for this game.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 11:16
king3vbo
Sweet deal. I will be picking it up for sure
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 11:21
MechaMonkey
Infinitely poor voice acting left me wishing this trailer had remained undiscovered.

c wut i did thar?
Joe 100517's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 11:35
Joe 100517
Square-Enix promised a simultaneous September release of Advent Children and then a month or two before it was scheduled to be released they delayed the American one and it didn't get here until April.
Itchy's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 11:46
Itchy
I hope they do a simultaneous worldwide release for FFXIII as well, or wait. I could just import it if Europe is shafted...
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 11:59
Anus Mcphanus
Uh oh looks like Nintendo is now clearly winning in the contest for most/worst delays. I think I smell bacon in the sky....
mgmgarcia01's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 12:18
mgmgarcia01
I bet by world wide, they mean japan and US.
welkstar's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 12:37
welkstar
This is exciting, hopefully they can keep this tradition going!

oh, and, DO WANT!
bluezbreak's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 13:05
bluezbreak
Looks great, really hope they have an option for jpn voices with english subtitles though.
Arugala9's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 15:44
Arugala9
Looks fun, I'll buy it.
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 17:17
Batthink
I'm liking the look of this. JRPG would-like level rising.
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