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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
Jim Sterling at 05/21/2008 21:33
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
The-Excel at 05/21/2008 21:33
I thought you like JRPGs?
bleep's Avatar
bleep at 05/21/2008 21:34
I buy this, but only if I can play it using the Wii Fit balance board!
JIM STERLING
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 05/21/2008 21:35
The-Excel: Love 'em. Why the doubt?
cjpkiller's Avatar
cjpkiller at 05/21/2008 21:36
that game looks fucking awesome!
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Faceless at 05/21/2008 21:39
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
Bioautographical at 05/21/2008 21:42
Go Square-Enix. It's your birthday. We're going to party like it's your birthday.
The-Excel's Avatar
The-Excel at 05/21/2008 21:43
@Jim Sterling:
Never mind.

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

Zing.
Mave's Avatar
Mave at 05/21/2008 22:18
Interest Level Up!
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar
ArrestedDeveloper at 05/21/2008 22:27
I had no idea that it was coming out so soon.
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar
s0lesurviv0r at 05/21/2008 22:37
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
mix at 05/21/2008 22:50
Looks interesting, is this only for the 360? :( ?
TheToiletDuck's Avatar
TheToiletDuck at 05/21/2008 22:55
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
Shin Oni at 05/21/2008 23:00
At least someone understands that Europe is as important as Japan and the US with gaming.

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

I wanted japanese shouting until I heard that.
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moominsean at 05/21/2008 23:13
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
Lukich at 05/21/2008 23:43
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
liquidninja at 05/21/2008 23:44
The visuals looks good but the voice acting suffers as badly as ever.
Urashima's Avatar
Urashima at 05/21/2008 23:53
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.
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naia-the-gamer at 05/22/2008 00:03
@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.
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Hamsizzla at 05/22/2008 00:40
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
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Curious George at 05/22/2008 01:02
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.
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hpv at 05/22/2008 01:18
Redzie, you're damn right!

INNUENDO DIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
ian_esq's Avatar
ian_esq at 05/22/2008 01:27
looks like shit
atheistium's Avatar
atheistium at 05/22/2008 01:56
hell yeah! Nintendo this is how you do it. Your always DOIN IT WRONG!
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Fury-Genesis at 05/22/2008 03:14
Oh hey, that looks kewl! WANT!
BlackDove's Avatar
BlackDove at 05/22/2008 03:18
INNUENDO DIVE NEW FORCED MEME!
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luciferific at 05/22/2008 06:33
i dunno, it looks sort of iffy - the combat looks FFXII-esque and that isn't a good thing
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JayTapp at 05/22/2008 06:40
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!
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MultiJoe at 05/22/2008 06:44
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
GeminiEye at 05/22/2008 08:13
This looks somewhat lame imo.
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DOmeN at 05/22/2008 08:20
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. :*(
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tgammet at 05/22/2008 08:22
1 day before my birthday. I'm freaking...
solarmystic's Avatar
solarmystic at 05/22/2008 08:41
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
Joseph Leray at 05/22/2008 09:11
@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.
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skullivan at 05/22/2008 09:24
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.
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Crunshii at 05/22/2008 11:02
actually, MS published all the funding for development for this game.
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king3vbo at 05/22/2008 11:16
Sweet deal. I will be picking it up for sure
MechaMonkey's Avatar
MechaMonkey at 05/22/2008 11:21
Infinitely poor voice acting left me wishing this trailer had remained undiscovered.

c wut i did thar?
Joe 100517's Avatar
Joe 100517 at 05/22/2008 11:35
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
Itchy at 05/22/2008 11:46
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
Anus Mcphanus at 05/22/2008 11:59
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
mgmgarcia01 at 05/22/2008 12:18
I bet by world wide, they mean japan and US.
welkstar's Avatar
welkstar at 05/22/2008 12:37
This is exciting, hopefully they can keep this tradition going!

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