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Post by Nester the Lark on Feb 8, 2023 21:34:18 GMT -5
I'm really looking forward to trying these! As I mentioned before, I let them pass on GameCube. I was somewhat interested in getting them, but I talked myself out of it at the time. That's a decision I came to regret as I got back into RPGs and especially the Xenoblade series. It'll be good to get a second chance. Bandai Namco has a FAQ for it. tl;dr - better graphics - QOL improvements - includes options for no encounters, auto-battle, cutscene skipping, and auto saving - no added content - no deleted content, either - 1080p, stable 30 fps Oddly enough, it only includes Japanese voice acting. The original releases had English VO, albeit it was apparently considered bad. Odd that they simply left it out, unless it was a licensing issue. It does feel like this is a bit of a "budget" remaster, and seems to be digital-only, but I'll take what I can get. |
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Post by Nester the Lark on Jun 19, 2023 21:03:11 GMT -5
Baten Kaitos I & II is due out September 14.
That's less than a week before The Legend of Nayuta. I might not get Baten Kaitos at launch anyway. Given the track record of Bandai Namco's HD remasters, I might want to wait to see what the quality is like.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 3, 2023 8:50:31 GMT -5
Nintendo Everything has an article where the producer of the remasters, Koji Nakajima, has explained why they left out the English dub for this new release. So, the English dub no longer matches certain expressions. I'm not sure I understand what he's saying here. By "expressions", does he mean facial expressions, verbal expressions, or something else? It's not a deal breaker for me, personally, but I've seen a lot of people who are upset enough about the omission that they refuse to buy the game.
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Post by nocturnal YL on Sept 3, 2023 9:30:54 GMT -5
Expressions here probably means the choice of words, seeing that it's changed to "match the current era". It probably means the original script has parts that they deem to be inappropriate, so they changed those parts. In doing so, the in-game text no longer matches the voices, so they either had to redub everything (costly), manually edit them (awkward), or just do away with voice acting.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 3, 2023 10:50:21 GMT -5
So, I guess that means there were no alterations made to the Japanese script since it still includes the Japanese dub, and I haven't heard anything about it being rerecorded. They must've only changed the English script. Interesting.
Now I wonder what's been changed. I'm sure fans will scrutinize it once it's out.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 14, 2023 14:23:17 GMT -5
Interestingly, Nintendo has a short developer interview with some of the original staff. It doesn't reveal anything surprising, although it's interesting that Yasuyuki Honne says he really wanted to remake them from the ground up. |
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