13-Year-Old Shin Megami Title (Eventually) Coming to the West

[vansau]

13-Year-Old Shin Megami Title (Eventually) Coming to the West

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Better late than never.

It's been over ten years since Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers was released for the Saturn in Japan, but it sounds as though gamers in the West will be able to finally play the game in the near future. The game, which was never released here in the West, is currently being localized by a small, dedicated team of fans.

Soul Hackers was originally released for the Saturn in 1997 and then ported over to the PS1 in 1999. The localization efforts are being done with the PS1 version of the game; based on the translation trailer, this looks like a pretty well-done job, so far.

No release date has been announced, though I'm sure that fans of the Shin Megami Tensei RPGs here in North America (and in Europe) are grateful for the team's efforts.

Source: <a href=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2010/12/devil_summoner_soul_hackers_fa.php>GameSet Watch

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[Grayjack]

I just had a nerdgasm. Can't wait for this to be released.

 

[mentalkitty789]

Aren't they releasing Persona 2 Innocent Sin? Either way... -squee- I love the Shin Megami Tensei games. ^-^

 

[Nazrel]

This isn't the Aeon Genesis one that they've been working on forever, is it?

 

[Something Amyss]

I like the fact that it's still coming out "eventually."

 

[T_ConX]

It's been over ten years since Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers was released for the Dreamcast in Japan...

Soul Hackers was originally released for the Dreamcast in 1997 and then ported over to the PS1 in 1999.

It was released for the Saturn first, then for the Playstation. It was never released for the Dreamcast.

 

[Therumancer]

This is one of my most wanted games of all time since it was promised by Atlus for the PS-1 and then cancelled in the 11th hour.

With the way things played out I actually suspect there was a translated version of it since it was so close to the annouced release date, but for whatever reason they decided not to go ahead with actually shipping it.

My Atlus fandom has always been somewhat tainted by this. Fair or not, I have long felt a sense of betrayal and even over a decade later I have difficulty trusting them when it comes to game releases.

 

[crepesack]

I've got the series on Japanese..soooo I haven't had much of a problem haha.

 

[MrBrightside919]

I hope this game comes to the DS...since I no longer own a PSP...

 

[Milkman Dan]

This isn't the Aeon Genesis one that they've been working on forever, is it?

You have to click on a few links to find out the details, but no, it's not the AGTP project. It's sometimes hard to tell with AGTP, but that project is probably dead, or close to it.

I like the fact that it's still coming out "eventually."

It's the nature of fanwork. Some people thought, for instance, that the English patch for Super Robot Taisen J would never be released and that it might've been a hoax, but lo and behold, it came out but a few days ago. It took years, but still.

 

[vansau]

It's been over ten years since Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers was released for the Dreamcast in Japan...

Soul Hackers was originally released for the Dreamcast in 1997 and then ported over to the PS1 in 1999.

It was released for the Saturn first, then for the Playstation. It was never released for the Dreamcast.

Wow. Sorry about that. I knew it was the Saturn, too, and I wrote Dreamcast. Man, it's one of those days. Anyway, thanks for catching that

 

[Cheesepower5]

Same team that did the fantastic translation of Persona 2: Innocent Sin. I just got Strange Journey, so I can wait.

 

[Koroviev]

This might be cool. I love Atlus games.

 

[Drakane]

So... I hear a lot of great stuff bout Shin Megami games, but I've only played one and overall felt it was a bit lack luster. The title of it eludes me but your a hs kid, appocalypse, you became a demi-demon, few ppl servive... can morph demons you control into others.... Noctrune maybe?

Just curuious, I do like me a good rpg but my one bout of his made me weary of his other titles

 

[megs1120]

That looks awesome! I especially like the music, kind of a creepy mix of Command & Conquer and Privateer 2.

 

[Terramax]

Maybe next they can get started on the Sakura Taisen series.

 

[Abedeus]

On PC too, please?

 

[Cheesepower5]

So... I hear a lot of great stuff bout Shin Megami games, but I've only played one and overall felt it was a bit lack luster. The title of it eludes me but your a hs kid, appocalypse, you became a demi-demon, few ppl servive... can morph demons you control into others.... Noctrune maybe?

Just curuious, I do like me a good rpg but my one bout of his made me weary of his other titles

Yeah, that's Nocturne. If you can't get a feel for Nocturne, which is on the whole a fair bit more accessible than most of the earlier titles, Soul Hackers wouldn't be your thing.

You might wanna try Persona 3/4, Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha or the DS games though. They each provide a fairly different experience. And if Strange Journey tickles your fancy maybe Soul Hackers would be worth a try.