[quote name='mkelehan']I just don't see the point in playing a game with ANY story if it's not in your language and it will be one day. Do you not have other games you can play in the interim?
If you DO speak the nihongo, or if you're starting to speak it and need practice, though, this is a good deal.[/quote]
i dunno... most stories can be figured out rather easily unless it's a very in-depth RPG. Xenosaga was a bad idea to import, but Final Fantasy X was fine. FFX was an open book, and i ended up learning Katakana from it.
I've pretty much stopped importing RPGs these days because it has been a long long time since i've been excited for an RPG at all. I used to love squaresoft too. Unfortunately i lost my drive them thanks to their games since 2000.
Though....Radiata Stories, Dragonquest VIII, and Final Fantasy XII look rather good. but, i probably won't touch them unless i'm really bored. I purchased Radiata Stories for $5 too and it's still in its wrapping.
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But yeah... originally i imported most games because i couldn't wait to play them. Now i usually import games because they won't ever be released here. Or because i'm somewhat interested in them, and Play-Asia puts them on sale for cheap cheap cheap.