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    The Nintendo Wii is a home video game console released on November 19, 2006. The Wii's main selling point was the innovative use of motion controls that its signature Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers allowed for. It became the best selling home console of its respective generation of hardware.

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    Al3xand3r

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    #1  Edited By Al3xand3r

    I dunno if there's something wrong with the other Fragile threads or if people just don't like the game...
    Anyway,  brand new and rather lengthy trailer. Lovely as usual. Watch, enjoy, await.

      
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    #2  Edited By Dark_Link142

    Here's hoping for a North America release.

    Fantastic trailer. The game looks really good.

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    #3  Edited By Icemael

    Why hello there Fragile, I see you're looking as beautiful as ever. I heard about Bamco not localizing you, a shame isn't it... well, it wasn't completely unexpected - Bamco have always been assholes to us Western gamers. At least Xseed has showed interest in localizing you, as seen in this response to an email asking them to localize you:

    Thanks for supporting us and our titles, it really means a lot to us. 

    Fragile looks great from what we've seen and we'd love to work on the title if given the opportunity (assuming that it plays as well as it looks).

    Appreciate the heads up.

    Ken @ XSEED Games
    Let's hope that they localize you, and that if they do they keep the Japanese voices, or at least an option to have them. See you soon, hopefully!
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    #4  Edited By ArcBorealis

    Man, I really want this game to get localized.

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    #5  Edited By Rowr

    While its probably not my thing.

    It does look really nice.

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    #6  Edited By PureRok

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    I'll just leave it at that.

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    #7  Edited By Bullet_Jr
    PureRok said:
    "God... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it... I want it..

    I'll just leave it at that.
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    It might not mean as  much but...I want it too.
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    #8  Edited By Snail

    The game seems to weird to be released out of Japan. Just like that Tingle game.

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    #9  Edited By Al3xand3r

    Doesn't look that weird, it's an action adventure with more emphasis on adventure than action. Or something. Hopefully doesn't have insane amounts of dialogue (but it shouldn't, it seems to be a lonely experience for the most part, with minimal character interaction outside certain events, nowhere near the levels of the usual JRPG anyway) making localization have a high cost, and thus unlikely.

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    #10  Edited By vaultboy

    So, the gameplay consists of walking around with a flashlight and occasionally fighting a baddy?  The trailer makes it look like interactive anime.  And, while it looks good (artistically) it doesn't look that fun to play.  I'd really have to see more gameplay to have any interest in this game.

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    #11  Edited By Al3xand3r

    You could describe much of Zelda this simplistic and drab, when the games are anything but. Or heck, any JRPG, even those who are without action-based battles. Besides, what about adventure games where you don't even fight baddies? Not everything has to be about instant gratification fun, people can enjoy exploring and adventuring all the same if the given game gets the mood right, and which no 5 minute video will ever convey properly. If you're not into it that's just fine, but downplaying a game's merits because you personally prefer something different is a little ott.

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    #12  Edited By vaultboy

    Yes, but since when has a Zelda trailer focused on cutscenes and Link walking through caves with a lighted Deku Stick.  While it may be an artistic and intriguing trailer, I would be concerned that there's a reason the meat of the gameplay is being left out.

    Watch this trailer for Beyond Good & Evil where in less than a minute we know the following:

    • There will be vehicular combat;
    • A camera will be utilized to solve quests/missions;
    • Stealth will be used to avoid confrontion;
    • But, there will be times when melee combat is necessary.

    What do I know from 5:00 minutes of the Fragile trailer:
    • There's lots of cutscenes (or a few long ones);
    • Gameplay will involve walking around with a flashlight;
    • There's some combat, but we don't know much about it as the combat scenes only last for half a second.

    Is it an adventure game where you rarely fight baddies?  There's nothing in the trailer that indicates that there is any puzzle solving.  Do we simply walk from A to B with a flashlight to unfold the story?  Like I said, the trailer makes the game look like an interactive anime.  If it's more than that, great!  Fantastic!  I welcome a good adventure game to the Wii.  But, the trailer does a terrible, terrible job of giving us any idea of how the game plays.

    Also, somewhat off-topic, but I would describe many JRPGs as interactive anime.  In addition, I think many are incredibly boring and repetative.  I think the genre would be much more interesting if combat was meaninful rather than a grindfest.  However, if this were to happen the 80 hours of gaming would be reduced to 10 hours with 9 hours being cutscenes.  Ahahaha, it'd be a Metal Gear game with a focus on roleplay rather than action. ;)
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    #13  Edited By Green_Incarnate

    Reminded me of Alan Wake in anime form.

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    #14  Edited By Al3xand3r

    Different trailers focus on different things. Other Fragile videos have shown more of the combat, object picking, revealing of hidden messages, etc. Also, not understanding the language probably hides a lot about the game's plot, don't you think? How the world came to be like this, what the other characters' motives are, why's that ghost chick following the main character, what the hell that backpack device is, what the object descriptions in the inventory are, etc. All that some people have translated is the boy's monologues about not wanting to be alone sadly, leaving all the other elements, including all the writing on walls and objects, out.

    If you don't follow a game and come accross a single video as you did here, obviously there's going to be some confusion. Especially when it's a JRPG, as different as this one seems to be. What if you only came across a thread with the full intro video, which is an anime cut scene? Would you think the game is just anime and nothing else then? Anyway, if it looks interesting to you, look up past videos. Now that it's out in Japan there are also many gameplay videos on the likes of YouTube, spoilery of course. With that said, a lot of the game is about walking, if you want to reduce exploring to that level, so if you don't dig that, oh well, steer clear. Others do.

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    #15  Edited By Linkyshinks

    Quit worrying, this game is likely be localized. The amount of money Namco have spent and their research into what European gamers want in such a RPG suggest as much.

    •  The team found out that both the Japanese and European player identifies 3 things in games (in this order): Story & characters, World presentation, Game system.
    •  A comparison was made with Ramen restaurants - why do some perform better whilst serving the same food? Because of the experience they offer.
    •  Fragile is said to have an "oppressive" experience.
    •  The team went out to take shots of existing locations around Japan - observing the atmosphere, recording environmental sounds to give an authentic feel.
    •  The game should last around 30 hours, and Kawashiwa wants these to be as meaningful as possible.
    •  Fragile has been in development for around 2 years - and they note that advertising and distribution won't be so cheap either.
    •  The original project was set in winter, with a totally different character - a treasure hunter.
    •   Some elements have survived since, including bonfires, messages on the walls, pointer/flashlight mechanics.
    •  The original prototype was completed in around 4 months, to try and get the game to be greenlit. Yasui had proposed that the game would only consist of ruins exploration as he wasn't too fond of battles after the initial prototype.
    •  Sound has been an important factor - trying to blend environmental, natural sounds with background music and effects.
    •  The project has been on schedule throughout, so as the team reach the final development leg - it can be tweaked and refined without rush.

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