TGS08: Level-5's Ushiro is amazing

by Joystiq Staff { Oct 9th 2008 at 10:13AM }

Level-5's Tokyo Game Show booth featured a Closed Theater presentation (much like their competitor, Square Enix). However, unlike the other JRPG overlord, Level-5 encouraged us to actually let you watch these trailers as well by endowing us with a DVD (courtesy of booth girl). Our favorite trailer of the three new games unveiled at TGS this year is for PSP: Ushiro, a horror-themed RPG that has you playing a ghost haunting his darling (in a not-so-Patrick Swazey way).

Tags: level-5, tgs08, ushiro

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

biffpow @ Oct 9th 2008 10:20AM

Looks nice; unfortunately we all know that will never be ported to an English language version.

Jake @ Oct 9th 2008 10:54AM

biffpow said...

Looks nice; unfortunately we all know that will never be ported to an English language version.

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Considering it's a high profile Level 5 RPG, I'd wager you're wrong.

biffpow @ Oct 9th 2008 3:43PM

I certainly hope I'm wrong, but it's not quite the "style" of rpg that we seem to get over here. I'd pick it up immediately if they do localize it, but I absolutely will be surprised.

And I agree with the commenter below too--I don't need the English voiceovers--subtitles would be fine with me. If Level 5 is listening....

Ben @ Oct 9th 2008 11:54AM

I don't pretend to understand any of that, but it looked good. Not that I'm hoping for a US release anyway. The best PSP games don't get US releases, because Sony is idiotic and xenophobic.

PostedOval @ Oct 9th 2008 12:03PM

Wow... That looks really interesting. I'd probably buy it Day 1 of release here in N. America.

rikki @ Oct 9th 2008 12:06PM

I dunno Jake; this game doesn't have a pretty-boy protagonist or the overly-complicated character designs that mainstream JRPG fans eat up. Though I'd never say never, that might dent its chances pretty hard.

I'm glad to see that so much of the dialogue is voiced and that there's furigana all over the place. This way, if it doesn't come stateside, a lot of people might actually be able to play through the import anyway.

Mattchewie @ Oct 9th 2008 1:12PM

Oh yeah, I want to get my hands on this in english.

RavageHeitaro @ Oct 9th 2008 2:50PM

this game is nothing short of amazing :)))

cafecito @ Oct 9th 2008 2:10PM

OMG that was pure eye-candy... and turn-based RPG sweetness! Those guys at L5 surely are talented.

I really hope it gets an english version. Maybe we should start a petition already or something? Personally, I wouldn't care for english voiceovers. Subtitles would be enough.

Jason B. @ Oct 9th 2008 5:14PM

I think this game has a better chance of getting released here than Cardboard Senki does. And since it resembles an Atlus game, maybe Atlus will bring it over.

cafecito @ Oct 9th 2008 9:15PM

I think it's the other way around. Cardboard Senki has a little more chance to get localized. Why? Because it's Pokemon-esque and lively. Ushiro is dark and Niche, most people won't get it at all.

Christopher @ Oct 9th 2008 5:18PM

Sweet. I don't care if it's dubbed or has subtitles. I'd buy it!

cafecito @ Oct 9th 2008 9:17PM

Subs are the cheapest option, and the option purists would like the most. I'm sure the Persona audiences will dig the game a lot, too!

Christopher @ Oct 10th 2008 12:36PM

@ cafecito

I've been watching fan subs for years, so it would be same as usual to me. I think I actually would prefer the japanese voice acting with subs, because often american voice actors just get the original feeling of the text wrong. That's partially translation and that's also partly just being seperate from the culture that spawned the original. There are a few anime that I've watched in both, and I usually almost always prefer the subtext version.