Vana'diel Tribune Chronicles: North America Release Date?

[Iamthatis]

http://store.jp.square-enix.com/deta...16?fromsearch=


Just found out about this and sincerely hope this book gets released outside of Japan as well.


Is there any plans for an English release? It would be really unfornate if there wasn't an English release like the 10th anniversary art book which also wasn't released outside of Japan. I hope SE will consider an English release since this book is for the 11th anniversary...

[Sapphire]

Not to mention the ingame items...

Though right now my main hope is that it isn't an SE store exclusive or anything, so I can pick it up at a Kinokuniya or something.

[Ziyyigo-Tipyigo]

Just found out about this and sincerely hope this book gets released outside of Japan as well.


Is there any plans for an English release?

AHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAAAHHHH.... /hack /wheeze /inhale

Hoooooo...

Wow.

Yeah, right after we get Adoulin for PS2.

[Iamthatis]

Not to mention the ingame items...

Though right now my main hope is that it isn't an SE store exclusive or anything, so I can pick it up at a Kinokuniya or something.

I was able to find the book on other sites but it's 600+ pages in Japanese... if it was an art book that'd be a little different and Non Japanese players could still look at the pictures at least. But I imagine it's mostly lore so it'd probably be just a collector's item for most people.

Yeah, right after we get Adoulin for PS2.

I think a more accurate analogy would be no SoA outside of Japan. At least with SoA, PC and xbox can still play outside of Japan. Sure it's unfornate with SoA and PS2 but at least there were other options.

With the Vana'diel Tribune Chronicles, unless someone has +5 years of Japanese as a second language, they won't be able to enjoy this book. And that's quite unfornate since XI has a lot of history...

[Raydeus]

I´m hoping they release it outside of Japan, but not getting my hopes up. Specially considering how SE goes way out of their way to prevent people outside Japan from buying stuff that is released only there.

Edit >
BTW at least they are selling it on Amazon.co.jp and it doesn't look like purchase is region restricted. In case anyone else wants to import it.

[bungiefanNA]

Amazon never region-restricts books from shipping internationally, just software.

[Raydeus]

Amazon never region-restricts books from shipping internationally, just software.

It's rare but they do. I've had at least one instance where Amazon Japan did not sell a book to me because the item contained a game code like this one does. They also love holding movies/CDs and others when they contain any sort of gaming related item. For instance I was unable to buy the Macross Frontier BD movies because they contained a very small demo for the PS3 Ace Frontier game.

But then again I don't live in the US so maybe the restrictions only apply to other countries.

[Elexia]

AHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAAAHHHH.... /hack /wheeze /inhale

Hoooooo...

Wow.

Yeah, right after we get Adoulin for PS2.

Ironically they stopped producing a lot of 'side stuff' because the interest on the NA/EU side of things waned far more than the Japanese interest, so if anything if we do get it'd be a surprise because the only reason people care for it now that it's gone is because they can't have it xD. I can understand Japanese so it doesn't bother me, It's just...where was the interest prior?

[Ziyyigo-Tipyigo]

It's just...where was the interest prior?

I've got a copy of all three BradyGames books on my shelf. The Vana'diel Atlas still has the best/most useful maps of notorious places like the Elshimo jungles.

I still log on through the PS2 client from time to time and would buy a NA release of Adoulin in a heartbeat.

I didn't jump onto things like the Tidal Talisman or the pre-order pack-ins for the soundtrack CDs, but you also won't see me complaining about the fact that I didn't buy them.

Maybe you're just addressing the plural "you" here, but I personally have already demonstrated prior interest. I'm just not interested enough to learn Japanese, or to commit to buying 50 copies just to inflate demand.

[Imakun]

Also Europe, please. ALL of it this time.