It was always an uphill battle even if they had a one year headstart.

Nintendo and Sony are both Jap companies and we know how loyal they can be to all things Japan.

Technically, I believe the XBOX 360 battle only started proper this year with their announcement at TGS 2006 on the games coming out this year and next.

However, I doubt Microsoft will make a huge wave in Japan.

http://www.buygame2.com/eng/productdetail....product_id=9119

haha, thanks to another forumer pointing out this site. if the info is correct, only 4 months plus till the NTSC/J Asian Chinese release

i'm pretty sure it supports both Chi/Eng subtitles - similar to MS published Every Party & Ninety-Nine Nights. now the question is what voice track will it include?

let pray la... ....

lets see what happens when main buta2 the jpn version.

new game -> playable! CG! playable! CG! realtime screen-tearing cutscene! CG! playable! checkpoint! game over! LoL restart fr checkpoint! CG! cutscenes! CG! playable!.......... haha

1st hr impressions

grafix - nice & clean, can enlarge text for 480i. imagine DQVIII + [eM]
CG - done by ROBOT whose masterpieces usually grace capcom games
music - old skool rpg-tunes, the announcer voice is not that irritating
gameplay - so far very traditional rpg mechanics

at least the chi-eng manual is helpful enough to get started. somehow got stuck with the 1st boss any special trick to defeating it, yjtay? me only lvl5, keep dying and kenot find antidote for poison gamefaqs, hurry up

stuck at this boss

jpn hints page


this is at the back of the box;

kluke cosplayer+booth gal +inflatable dragon FTW

This post has been edited by acougan: Dec 14 2006, 06:15 PM

Blue Dragon Outsells Zelda: Twilight Princess in Japan

Interesting indeed.

Interesting indeed. Now if they had English subs, it will also be the all time selling RPG title over here

Hopefully Blue Dragon's sales wouldn't fall so significantly in the following weeks and it reaches MS target of 200K. It's a great game, but a bit on the easy side.

I am in the process of completing a user friendly Jap to English translation for commonly used items, spells and Shadow skills. If anyone of you all are interested just PM me your email and I will send it to you by this weekend. And in the process maybe help me proof read and improve it further .

haha, so many posters mention the game is easy, yet i keep game-over. i cincai rank the shadows+skills. LoL, i like to fight boss & sub-boss without too much healing and kena tapau all the time

yjtay, are u taking notes and making a mini-walkthrough plus kanji translation? can submit to gamefaqs or ign ler, they'll credit u for ur work

i tried to put in disc3 and load a save from disc1, then the machine hang!? aiyoh, some neogaf poster bluff me say that way the dvd-rom will spin slower & quieter

Hi guys, I'm super interested to get Blue Dragon soon. I suppose it's pretty much a given, but Blue Dragon NTSC/J is playable on an Asian set, yes? Cause I'm commiting myself to a game I may or may not finish. My nihon-go is at the competency level of a pre-schooler or something, but that won't stop me from enjoying a true next-gen RPG on a modern console. Can anyone help me confirm this?

the asian version has a slightly different cover (no cero logo) + chi/eng manual. both version should work on Asian NTSC/J set.

not waiting for the chi/eng subtitles version coming mar-may?

Believe it or not, I am a VERY impatient and stubborn person. My stubbornness has been known to cause me regret later. But... I'd rather be taking my chances on something this special (an Xbox title that Japanese people actually line up for? ZOMG!!) than to wait for the uncertain (English or Chinese subs?), since I can't read Chinese. All the same, thanks for the info!

haha, very good semangat u have there. i oso wonder how the development of the BD sequel is going on. i think cell-shading (ala DQVIII) makes toriyama designs more attractive & alive. kluke's big eyes + big head 3D model is somewhat kinda creepy, LoL

here's a family photo of BD and its obscure sony-sponsored brother



This post has been edited by acougan: Dec 16 2006, 10:48 PM

wat version is tat? looks different from the normal one? (refering to blue dragon)

Blue Dragon features invertible game cover, which mean you can flip the cover inside out to display another cover if you're bored with the default one.

yo guys juz finished the first disc..........took me a while..........TP_T

Buta2 finish or you actually understood the story?

understood la............juz listen to the voices ...........i can understand real talkin wif voices but donno writin.............

Err off topic. You learn japanese ar ? From university/college or private ?

no la vever learn....pick up from playin loads pf jap games and watching some anime..........

that's nice, so u basically understand the dialogue in the cutscenes marumaro voice acting is the best how long did u take to reach disc 2 - around 18hrs? i'm kinda struggling with the dungeons, alot of time spend buta2 backtracking


wah, international school kids nowadays very adept at picking up languages

This post has been edited by acougan: Dec 17 2006, 05:44 PM