Top 10 Games That Need to be Localized

Japan is best known as the land of the samurai, birthplace of the conveyor belt sushi, a country where used panties can be bought from vending machines, and of course for being the mecca of video games. While one could talk about each of these topics at great length, we're here to talk about video games. Sadly, not all of the best games produced in the country make it over to the West.

The criteria for this list of Japanese games we want to see localised is as follows:
- One game per franchise.
- Must have released in Japan already and came out from 2010 onwards.
- Must not yet be announced for either EU or US, but can have trademarks for said regions.



10. E.X. Troopers - 3DS/PS3 (November 2012)

After the disappointment of Lost Planet 2 most people wanted the franchise to go sleep for a while. Yet Capcom felt we wanted more and gave us the generally disliked Lost Planet 3. Well, a little known fact is that in-between the second and third releases, Lost Planet got a spin-off that never released outside of Japan. That was E.X. Troopers, which features a manga-like art style and follows a boy and his robot trying to save the world. The game has a more light hearted story than its inspiration. It supports great co-op gameplay that can be played both with friends or A.I. Sadly there is no hope, it seems, for this game to ever come over to the West, with Capcom saying it was never intended to leave Japan. While the game is in Japanese, due to its nature it is easy to understand how to play without understanding the language. Luckily PS3 owners can import the game, but 3DS owners are out of luck unless they own a Japanese 3DS.


9. Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus - Vita (February 2013)

If I haven’t mentioned it before at some point I’ll mention it again, Japan has a bit of an obsession with panties. So what is more Japanese than a game about ninja girls who fight massive hordes of enemies and get their clothes ripped to shreds in the process? Yes, we are talking about the beat-em up Senran Kagura. While we were lucky enough to be blessed by XSEED who brought us Senran Kagura Burst (3DS) over from Japan, the Vita game, for the time being at any rate, hasn’t been so lucky. Unlike the 3DS versions this game is a 3D beat-em up that is closer in style to Dynasty Warriors. The good news is that XSEED has been teasing this game since releasing Burst.


8. Tales of Hearts R - Vita (March 2013)

The Tales series has always been a franchise close to my heart. Even though the plot is easy to predict and the gameplay hasn’t changed much since 2003, I still find myself wanting to play each entry. One of the few of the series I haven’t been able to play is Tales of Hearts. The game first came out on the DS in late 2008 and never saw daylight in the West. 5 years later its remake landed on the Vita but once again it seems that Bandai Namco has no intention of localizing it. Sadly, this dialogue-heavy game currently has no fan translation either, so only those who have a good grasp of Japanese will be able to play the game.

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