ASTRA: Knights of Veda Bids Farewell to English Dubbing
Following a trend among gacha games, ASTRA: Knights of Veda will be removing its English voiceovers after maintenance scheduled for January 23, 2025. This decision, announced by developer FLINT on January 20th, aims to enhance game stability and improve the quality of other language localizations.
The upcoming maintenance will remove support for German, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, and Italian. However, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, French, Thai, and Russian will remain. While English text will still be available, in-game voice acting will switch to Japanese for regions outside Korea. This change, according to FLINT, won't affect players' ability to chat in any of the removed languages.
FLINT assures players their commitment to providing a positive gaming experience remains unwavering.
A Growing Trend in Gacha Games
ASTRA: Knights of Veda isn't alone in this decision. Several other gacha titles have made similar moves, including:
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War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius: Square Enix removed English voiceovers for new content starting in May 2024, prioritizing Japanese for future updates. Existing content retains English dubbing.
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Aether Gazer: Yostar Games completely removed English voiceovers in February 2024, citing financial difficulties and a need to reallocate resources to other game aspects.
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Snowbreak: Containment Zone: Amazing Seasun Games dropped English voiceovers in December 2023, focusing on player preference and optimizing the overall gaming experience.
The Rationale Behind the Changes
These decisions highlight a common theme: resource management and player preference. Prioritizing the language preferred by the majority of players is a logical business decision. Furthermore, maintaining English voiceovers for long-running gacha games can become financially unsustainable. By reallocating resources, developers aim to ensure the game's long-term health and improvement in other key areas.
