Tales of Graces Fan translation dropped

[WiiUBricker]

Approximately one week ago, Namco released a teaser website that hinted at the release of Tales of Graces f, for the PS3. Since then, the team has been having many heated discussions over the state of our translation. As of Feb 2nd, Tales of Graces was officially revealed, though no details or dates have been announced yet.

It is our decision at this time that we intend to drop the translation of Tales of Graces, both the Wii and the PS3 version. We are sad that literally thousands of hours of work will be lost, but we are agreed in that we all want to see Tales of Graces succeed here. The better it sells, the more Tales games Namco will bring over in the future, and the less fan translations will even be needed. We all feel that Namco's latest Tales translations have been of good quality, and we would like to support it as much as we can.

So, to make this clear.

We respect Namco's right to their own game and translation.

We are not releasing any of our translations.

We will not be releasing our private tools.

Any currently released files will remain available.

We will be continuing Tales of Vesperia.

Lastly, we are evaluating other possibilities to ways we can promote Tales of Graces and increase sales. We are looking into the possibility and efficacy of a Wii demo, and potentially other promotional material, but you shouldn't expect any further details until closer to the (currently unannounced) release date.

We thank all of you for your support, and hope that you purchase the game upon its release. Please continue to follow our Tales of Vesperia translation in the future! Vesperia will begin progress again today, and should be back up to speed once the engine's revved up.

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Please buy the game everyone once it hits stores in the US!

 

[Paarish]

I was certainly expecting this. I think everybody would have preferred if they carried on the Wii version but, what you gonna do?

 

[shakirmoledina]

its good actually, they can focus their energy to another tales game (until another jap versioned game is released
Its really good spirit tht they consider helping tales more important than their effort.. hats off

 

[LightyKD]

This is bull! WHAT ABOUT THE WII VERSION?! Hell, at least translate the Wii version once the PS3 version comes to the States. Ugh!

 

[OtakuGamerZ]

Hell, at least translate the Wii version once the PS3 version comes to the States. Ugh!

And if a Wii version isn't localized someone will, maybe not them, but someone will swap the files on the Wii and PS3 to make an english version.
English ToG on Wii will happen eventually.

 

[Slyakin]

I guess this is a good thing, right? More focus on the Wii version.


Right?

 

[Goli]

I guess this is a good thing, right? More focus on the Wii version.


Right?
QUOTE[...]both the Wii and the PS3 version.

Uh... no?
Unless you meant more focus on having a ToGF Wii backport.

 

[Oveneise]

Doesn't surprise me.

 

[Rock Raiyu]

Hell, at least translate the Wii version once the PS3 version comes to the States. Ugh!

And if a Wii version isn't localized someone will, maybe not them, but someone will swap the files on the Wii and PS3 to make an english version.
English ToG on Wii will happen eventually.

And whoever does can and will be hit with a cease and disist order/lawsuit by Namco Bandai. Swapping content from an existing game is copywrite and they can get sued for that. If I remember, they posted something like it, that's why they were very hesitant in doing it for Vesperia.

 

[megawalk]

well. somebody had to do it