In many ways, Taiko Drum Master is a cornerstone of the import scene, and Taiko no Tatsujin: Atsumete Tomodachi Daisakusen is the latest and greatest release! Our buddy Henry Skey joins us to show it off in this video.
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The first Project X Zone was about as unlikely a localization as they come. A spiritual sequel to a Japan-only title, it had so many different companies’ IP that licensing it would be a struggle, and the choices included were clearly based on Japanese popularity rather than global appeal. But hey, we got it! And its reception was solid enough to merit a global announcement for its sequel.
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Project X Zone 2 releases next week, and it’s a mash-up of all sorts of Bandai Namco, Sega and Capcom franchises (with a few Nintendo ones for good measure). Some of them haven’t exactly been seen outside of Japan, though! Here’s more on those fighters whose games have yet to hit our shores.
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Fans of the Digimon series have been starved for a Western release lately, even as Bandai Namco has released many well-received entries in Japan. Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth changes that, meeting fan demand with a full RPG adventure that its supporters have long craved. Developer Media.Vision has become quite adept at shepherding franchises, so even though it’s primarily a Vita project, its scale and quality justify its release on both platforms.
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The Tales series has been strong in the West in recent years, including with its most recent release, Tales of Zestiria. But that hasn’t always been the case! There are many games in the franchise that didn’t see release outside of Japan, and the most highly-regarded of these is Tales of Rebirth. Check out our video!
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Tales of Zestiria represents a franchise in transition. That’s true in a purely technical sense, of course; the game bridges the gap between console generations and even extends its footprint to PC. It’s also true in a creative sense: after building the world of Xillia that captured fans’ imagination in a way its immediate predecessors couldn’t and expanding on that for a second installment, it’s in the unenviable position of following that act.
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