Vote to Bring Yakuza 5, Valkyria Chronicles 3, and More to the West

July 17, 2013

Localization company Language Automation, Inc. has partnered with Operation Rainfall to bring gamers a poll that may lead to some of Japan’s best games being localized.

LAI is looking for gamers to vote on which games from Konami and Sega they would like to come to the West. The games include the following:

Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki [PlayStation Portable]
Beyond the Labyrinth [Nintendo 3DS]
Valkyria Chronicles III [PlayStation Portable]
Yakuza 5 [PlayStation 3]
Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition [PlayStation 3/Wii U]
Shining Hearts [PlayStation Portable]

The titles with the most votes aren’t guaranteed to be localized, but will have a much better chance.

As of Wednesday the 17th Yakuza 5 leads with more than 4,000 votes. Valkyria Chronicles 3 isn’t far behind with a whopping 3,875 votes. Konami’s Genso Suikoden is also doing very well with just under 4,000 votes.

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