Rumor Control: Front Mission 1st not entirely in English

Thanks for the tip IceAmp about Front Mission 1^st being packaged with an English language option, but it is only partially true. Yeah, Front Mission 1^st has English menus and status screens. However, the story is entirely in Japanese. (See the picture on the right?) I don’t want to burst anyone’s bubble, but I also wouldn’t want any of our readers to think that Front Mission 1^st has a full English option like Phoenix Wright. Is it Front Mission 1^st playable? Absolutely, if you don’t mind missing out on the story.

If you really want to get into Front Mission 1^st it looks like there is a possible English release coming out. The Front Mission Project Blog, which is linked to the official Front Mission Online site claims Front Mission 1^st is coming to North America under a truncated name, Front Mission. Square-Enix USA has not announced this yet, but considering the popularity of the Nintendo DS I don’t think this is too hard to believe. E3 is just around the corner so we should get official news relatively soon.