Japanese Tales of Vesperia Fans Upset Over PS3 Port

[Tom Goldman]

Japanese Tales of Vesperia Fans Upset Over PS3 Port

A group of Japanese gamers are quite salty over the improved PS3 port of Tales of Vesperia

Tales of Vesperia, one of the Xbox 360's highest regarded Japanese RPGs, was released in Japan back in August 2008. Improvements made to the upcoming PlayStation 3 version, due out on September 17, have gotten some Japanese fans very upset. According to some, a game should never be improved upon when it is ported to another system, ever.

These fans created a petition and a list of demands for Namco Bandai, Vesperia's publisher, to comply with. What will happen if they are ignored is anyone's guess, though somebody will probably get murdered with a giant sword. These demands require that a videogame not be distributed across multiple platforms, that it should be complete upon its first release, that porting of Tales titles be abolished completely, and that new characters such as the PS3 version's Patty Fleur should never be added. They also demand an apology.

The Xbox 360 version of Vesperia does have a few references to new content in the PlayStation 3 version, including a mention of Patty Fleur, perhaps leading some to believe that it was simply unfinished content that the development team had time to add on the PS3. The fans' anger could be even further justified as most probably bought an Xbox 360 just for Vesperia, and now the ultimate version is being released on the PS3.

Still, I can't quite fully justify all of these demands. If the development team had never planned a PS3 version, but the opportunity arose and they had time to add new content that was planned in the first place, you cannot fault them. I seriously doubt that Vesperia's developers purposefully had an evil plan to upset the Xbox 360 version's supporters. Plus, multiple versions on multiple platforms only allow the developer and publisher to earn more money that could go towards more Tales games. This is really just an unfortunate circumstance, but it shouldn't diminish the fun that Xbox 360 owners had playing their own copies of of the game. It would be nice if the extra content in the PS3 version were added as free DLC for the Xbox 360 version. If that doesn't happen, I know I'm still waiting to play Tales of Vesperia until we find out if the PS3 version is coming to North America or not.

Source: Destructoid [http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-360-users-enraged-over-tales-of-vesperia-ps3-port-147711.phtml]


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[Pendragon9]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

Someone tell them to relax. Microsoft will probably shell out money and get them the extra content DLC soon enough. So chances are they won't miss out.

If not, then I don't know what to say. Just enjoy the game you have,I guess.

 

[Halfbreed13]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

Someone tell them to relax. Microsoft will probably shell out money and get them the extra content DLC soon enough. So chances are they won't miss out.

I laugh with this good man. Just like how the PC version of Arkham Asylum got delayed it got better graphics.
BLASHPEMY
PS3 version had to wait, therefore it makes sense they get something to sweeten the deal.

 

[Computer-Noob]

Wow, and the reverse situation happens to HOW many games between Microsoft and Sony? Bunch of QQers, I think.

 

[mattttherman3]

Tch, why are they surprised, the same thing was done to Tales of Symphonia on the Gamecube, it got extra content when it was ported to the PS2, although the addition of another character, thats bullshit.

 

[Aardvark]

Bwaarghahahahahahaha.

Who are you kidding, we know you're going to pay your money anyway. I'll bet there'll be a whole pile of forum posts afterwards, along the lines of, "I paid for this, played it for 300 hours and discovered, to my horror, that they gave me too much content! Now my 360 owning friends are mocking me for my superior copy! I want my money back!".

 

[Grampy_bone]

That kinda blows, but it's not like it should come as a surprise. Releasing unfinished games and then re-releasing them later as the "director's cut" edition is like a tradition in Japan.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Maybe they'll commit collective suicide if their demands aren't met.

They're japanese enough.

 

[WhiteTigerShiro]

You'll notice that Japan wasn't bitching and starting-up petitions when they got the better version of Kingdom Hearts, demanding that America should get the same version of the game. So I can tell them where they can cram their petition, the whiny bitches.

Still, if they're lucky the devs will decide to release a DLC for the 360 version that makes both packages the same.

 

[slaygore]

Where the hell were all these complaints when Eternal Sonata was ported to ps3?

 

[VincentX3]

This is why game companies dont bother with petetions most of the time

If you improve a game, somebody complains
If you leave it the same, somebody complains that you should have improved it
If you degrade it, somebody complains that "OFMG!11 1T SUKZ!"

Maybe they'll commit collective suicide if their demands aren't met.

They're japanese enough.

I hope they do.

 

[hansari]

They petition this but not the dismantling of the Gundam?

 

[axia777]

What a bunch of dumb assed nerds. Nerd Rage is funny to see in action. I am sure Namco Bandai gives a huge stinking crap. Right, because next purple pigs will fly out me arse.

 

[twistedshadows]

That's hilarious. I do wonder what they'll do when they're ignored.

 

[clzark]

You'll notice that Japan wasn't bitching and starting-up petitions when they got the better version of Kingdom Hearts, demanding that America should get the same version of the game. So I can tell them where they can cram their petition, the whiny bitches.

Still, if they're lucky the devs will decide to release a DLC for the 360 version that makes both packages the same.

ya I was really excited about the KH2 final mix or whatever. then I found out we didn't get it. I was bummed, but didn't get angry over it. I just went about my day

again, if we don't get tales for the ps3 stateside, I'll be bummed, but move on. I can just get the 360 version, after all

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

Wow, their demands are a tad bit extreme (of course they won't be listened to either, so that's good. Multiplats ftw!). They simply should just request that the PS3's content be added to the 360 via free DLC. If Microsoft has to charge for it, make it cheap, or simply add the content in the form of a patch. That seems the most reasonable approach.