Dissidia: Universally Tuning Japan This November

Those of you familiar with Square Enix are likely also familiar with their “International” and “Final Mix” versions of their games, porting the improved US versions of their games back to Japan with more extras. Well, Dissidia’s joining the fray.  

As I’ve reported on previously here on OLC, the English version of Dissidia: Final Fantasy includes a host of upgrades, balance tweaks, and new bonus features to help the game blend better with Western audiences.  But Square couldn’t possibly leave all that great new content in the US, could they?  Of course not.  Announced via this week’s issue of Shonen Jump magazine, Dissidia: Universal Tuning is Japan’s version of the US version of Dissidia, featuring English voice acting, all of the balance tweaks and upgrades added to the English version due out next week, as well as the Arcade mode and rebalanced difficulty.  While nothing further is set in stone as of yet, the Final Mix versions of producer Tetsuya Nomura’s games often include a trailer for the next game in the series as unlockable bonus content.

Dissidia: Universal Tuning will launch in Japan on November 1st, a month after the PSPgo hits stores. Because of this, the game will be available both as a downloadable title and on UMD disc; early adopters and importers won’t be too screwed over, though, as their saves from the initial Japanese release will in fact be compatible with Universal Tuning.  One piece of advice though, Square; it’s not exactly cool to announce a Japan-only “superior version” of one of your games the week before it launches in the US.  It tends to annoy people.