Fragile is coming to America

IGN has confirmed that the Japanese Wii title Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon will be localized in America. This is big news for gamers!

Source: http://wii.ign.com/articles/987/987312p1.html

About the game:

Fragile follows the adventures of a young boy named Seto who may or may not be the last human being alive. As the lonely character searches the foggy, light-abandoned world for survivors, armed with a flashlight, he stumbles across a mysterious girl named Ren and becomes infatuated with her. Unfortunately, the two become separated and Seto embarks on a quest to find Ren again. Along the way, the hero must fight off ghosts and demons that haunt the landscapes, explore dark and seemingly empty ruins, and put together the pieces of a puzzle that will ultimately reveal the downfall of mankind. The title has received high praise for its emotional storyline and stunning graphics and has remained on IGN's most wanted lists since we first played the Japanese import.

Interview:

IGN: First of all,? great job picking this game up. You're set to bring it out "winter 2009." That's pretty vague. Can we expect it for the holiday?

Kenji Hosoi: Thank you, we're very excited to be working on this title.?We'll try our best to bring it in time?for the holidays, but since the game needs to have full English voice-recording done, a pre-holiday release will be extremely tight. We'll keep you guys updated.

IGN: Fragile boasts a great story complemented by top Japanese voice work. How are you handling the localization of both?

Kenji: With extreme care... Since the original game is set in Japan, we're keeping it that way for the?North American?version as well. Regarding voice-overs, the Japanese voice actors are very good, as usual, so we'll have our work cut out for us to try to match their quality. ?

IGN: Will you keep the Japanese dub as an alternative for those who want it? ?

Kenji: We've already asked the development team to add a voice option where the player can choose from English or?Japanese audio, and the initial feedback has been promising. Nothing is certain yet, but I'm sure they will do everything possible to?add that option in so keep your fingers crossed.

IGN: What about English voice work? What're your ambitions there? ?
Kenji: We're all looking forward to doing the recording for the English voices. Still trying to finish the text translations so casting hasn't started yet, but hopefully we can live up to the Japanese voices.?To the hardcore gamers out there that think "if it's not Japanese it's crap", please check out the English voices too because we do work really hard?on the English?voice-over recordings and it'll be a shame if nobody uses the English audio option (assuming we're lucky enough to keep the original Japanese, of course).

IGN: Finally, content wise, are any changes planned?

Kenji: Some of the graphics will of course be changed to English, but we're really not taking anything out or thinking about any major changes at this point. We're trying to get some additional content as the development team seems to be really?enthusiastic about their?game?getting released?in North America,?but too early to tell if scheduling and technical issues may prevent?it or not at this point.

It looks pretty good based on the video. It seems to have a lot of atmosphere, and I'm sure there will be plenty of exploring. I'm just glad I have another Wii game to look forward to!

P.S. I tried to do a Mr. Wonderful-esque thread... Give me a break; this is my first attempt!

HOT FREAKING DAMN!
This is great news! I've been keeping an eye on this game for a while, and was anxious that it wouldn't be localized.
Thanks for the info!

No european release? :|

^You live in Europe, LL?

Originally Posted by Lieutenant Lollipop

No european release? :|

I expect rising star will pick it up at some point. Making your wii region free isn't that difficult I hear.

Originally Posted by Lieutenant Lollipop

No european release? :|

If you really want it try to import it.

I hope it does good in sales.

That way they might seriously consider releasing it in Europe as well.

Originally Posted by KeeSomething

^You live in Europe, LL?

Yeah, if you didn't figure already. I don't use my "location" as an excuse for inserting something ridiculous and unfunny like some members.

I might import if it's not getting a PAL release, though.

I never import, so here's to hoping it comes to PAL. I guess this is a start, though.

IS IT AN ADVENTURE GAME? I HOPE ITS AN ADVENTURE GAME. I LOVE ADVENTURES!

Fragile follows the adventures of a young boy named Seto who may or may not be the last human being alive.

That's not a boy.

Originally Posted by Lieutenant Lollipop

Yeah, if you didn't figure already. I don't use my "location" as an excuse for inserting something ridiculous and unfunny like some members.

I didn't even look. My bad.

Originally Posted by 8bit

That's not a boy.

Correct, but that's not the character you play as. The boy you play as actually looks even more girly.

Originally Posted by KeeSomething

Correct, but that's not the character you play as. The boy you play as actually looks even more girly.

Oh.

Fragile follows the adventures of a young boy named Seto who may or may not be the last human being alive.

He's not. There's also a girl. What a twist!

Originally Posted by Lieutenant Lollipop

Yeah, if you didn't figure already. I don't use my "location" as an excuse for inserting something ridiculous and unfunny like some members.

I dunno, Europe is pretty ridiculous.

This is the year of awesome Wii games and awesome Wii news. I'm glad Fragile didn't join the likes of Captain Rainbow and Fatal Frame.

Originally Posted by GK: 4895/9999

I never import, so here's to hoping it comes to PAL. I guess this is a start, though.

Waht's this? An RPG fan from Britain? I'm saved!

I remember somehow seeing this game some time ago. I had always forgotten what it was called.

Originally Posted by Phazon goron

Waht's this? An RPG fan from Britain? I'm saved!

You hate RPGs, right. Bye bye.

EDIT: Delete that post yourself x:

Originally Posted by GK: 4895/9999

You hate RPGs, right. Bye bye.

EDIT: Delete that post yourself x:

I NEVER said I hated them.

Originally Posted by Phazon goron

I NEVER said I hated them.

Originally Posted by Phazon goron

Lul I can select options and make my characters attack1!1111!!!!!11!1!11!!

It's obvious, as well as the fact that there are a ton of RPG fans from PAL areas at ZU, so you wouldn't have said that first part in the first place.

That dosen't mean I hate them at all. I was just comparing gameplay.
And what's our personal lovely little conversation got to do with this game?

I really don't know. You said "Waht's this? An RPG fan from Britain? I'm saved!", but this game isn't even an RPG. Plus, I said that I "don't import" (which again has nothing to do with what you said), so yeah.