Ragnarok Online DS Coming Stateside

[Rock Raiyu]

Ragnarok is coming stateside this winter. Cheers for the fans!

This winter, Ragnarok Online DS is coming to North America thanks to Xseed. The portable game is based on the Ragnarok Online universe and expands it with a stand alone adventure starring Ares, an orphan who turned into an adventurer as an adult. Ares and Sierra, a girl who lost her memories, set out to save the world.

New content for Ragnarok Online fans include extra classes like the Dark Knight and Shaman.

The “online” portion of the title refers to the Tower of Mirages, a series of randomly generated maps with 50 floors of rare items. Three players can meet up wirelessly and slay puffy slimes with touch screen commands.

Hearing that Xseed picked up Ragnarok Online DS tells us another subtle bit of information. GungHo developed Ragnarok Online DS for Japan. So, Xseed is making publishing deals with GungHo. GungHo is working on a PSP remake of Lunar. Xseed said flat out they picked up a PsOne remake…

News Source: Siliconera

 

[Translucentbill]

WOO!! I loved the Japanese version =]
Even though i barley knew what i was doing!

 

[War]

A very stupid move on their part.

 

[Anakir]

A very stupid move on their part.

What are you talking about? I love 30 minute introductions filled with talking.

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SO NOT SARCASM

 

[War]

A very stupid move on their part.

What are you talking about? I love 30 minute introductions filled with talking.

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SO NOT SARCASM

Well, I wouldn't say that's the reason... It's just that it's aimed at RO players, and RO isn't very popular in NA. I hope they're not expecting good sales from this one.

 

[Anakir]

A very stupid move on their part.

What are you talking about? I love 30 minute introductions filled with talking.

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SO NOT SARCASM

Well, I wouldn't say that's the reason... It's just that it's aimed at RO players, and RO isn't very popular in NA. I hope they're not expecting good sales from this one.

It's actually quite popular worldwide. Even in NA I believe. Private servers and original servers have many players from NA playing on them. But what they don't see is that, possibly a lot of the NA players which play RO doesn't have a DS.

 

[zeromac]

wow.. all that translation of the japanese version is going to go to waste :/

 

[shakirmoledina]

finally it comes out... and it's not online

 

[guardian_457]

does anyone have an idea of what the 2 new classes will be ?

 

[Cavedude]

I feel bad for the translators who did the patched one = /. i loved their work tho!

 

[MeleeMaster500]

Unrelated, I really liked that roguelike DOS game called valhalla or ragnarok. whenever I search for that game, i generally get results for ragnarok online....

someone needs to make DOS games work on the ds, outside of ds2win...

 

[N-TG]

I love ragnaroc online and at last I could play it on my ds...

(But I know japanese and I could read it...partially...)
Now I must find a wi-fi connection for some online modes

 

[Hadrian]

Thought it was crap personally.

 

[Domination]

This game looks pretty nice.... I'm looking forward to it

But I would prefer localization of some other quality titles like Inazuma Elven and the Tales of games....

@dongdrian: Nice new name....

 

[shadow1w2]

Xseed can translate this but not Game Center CX 2?
They should be able to do both >.<

I played RO back in its free beta days.
VEry very slow progression.
Though the music was top notch.

I've played a little bit of the Japanese one and it stays true to most of the RO things but actually gives it a bit of a story for once.
Also it should have local and online play I think. Just not Online MMO play.
Atleast I think anyway, I never got far enough to find out.

The game should make some decent sales in the US I predict.

 

[Teelow]

FINALLY MY Prays have been answer i knew if i waited with patience That the Time would have come YES THE US VERSION is coming OUT FINALLY!

 

[bollocks]

Xseed can translate this but not Game Center CX 2?
They should be able to do both >.

 

[ConJ]

Great news, cant wait.

 

[OtakuGamerZ]

Great news i played the jap version until i got to the end of the patch then random japanese i can't read, and i get stuck.