Why was Front Mission 5: Scars of the War never localized in English by Square Enix?
There are a number of reasons why Front Mission 5: Scars of the War was never localized to English by Square Enix. There is a general belief that the sales of Front Mission 4 in North America is the main cause of this situation. However, this is merely scapegoating rather than pinpointing the real causes behind the game’s lack of a localization. Those causes can be summarized into two main points: 1. Square Enix could not accurately gauge the overseas support for the series. With the first point, this is easy to identify as three installments have been released overseas. The first one, Front Mission 3, was not well known and received little advertising. Despite being a Square Soft (now Square Enix) IP, there was little to no fan support until the release of Front Mission 3. With this in mind, it is quite plausible to believe that the installment received a limited print run. Sales performance is hard to gauge, but many people had a difficult time finding the game a few months after its
