Visual Novel translation status
Amagami - 1st day patch Released for PS2/PSP, "1637/2308 original edition scenario scripts translated (70.9%)"
>Angel Beats 1st Beat - 181061/434217 (41.70%) lines translated
>AstralAir - prologue patch released, 48677/64880 (75.03%) lines translated
Ayakashi Gohan - 49% complete
Black Wolves Saga: All scripts translated and edited 59/65 through TLC
Clover Day's - Common + 2 routes done, other routes + 348/711 KB, 92/764, and 74/722 KB translated
Haruka Na Sora - Sora 11.29% translated, Kozue 23.73% translated
Harumade Kururu - 100% of the initial harem route + 25% common route translated
>Hoka no Onna - 84.88% translated
Irotoridori no Sekai - 4301/50663 (8%) lines translated
>Junketsu Megami-Sama - prologue patch released
Ken ga Kimi: 116/122 scripts translated, 108/122 scripts edited
Kiminozo - Common route translation complete, Haruka route 1st pass complete
Koiken Otome - 100% translated, 88.90% edited, 86.39% QC, prologue patch released
>Koiseyo Imouto Banchou - 7% (3087/42627) lines translated
Kurukuru Fanatic - 87.5% translated
Lovely Cation- 31.6% of lines completed
>Majikoi A-1 - 81%
Mahou Tsukai no Yoru - Commie project actively in editing
Mahou Tsukai no Yoru - 2nd project with 2.2 scripts translated
Mahou Tsukai no Yoru - 3rd project released ch 1-5
Monster girl quest paradox - Being translated, new partial patch released
Muv Luv Total Eclipse - 25% translated
Nursery Rhyme - 12032/32977 lines translated
>Oreimo Tsuzuku - All scripts translated, 212/268 through TLC+Editing, 154/268 scripts finalized
Rewrite Harvest Festa - 22583/30040 (75.18%) lines translated
SakuSaku - 100% translated and edited, 82% through TLC
Sanarara - Project resuming
Sukimazakura to Uso no Machi - 9,507 / 30,513 Lines (31.2%) translated, partial patch released
Tokyo Necro - 1010/39657 lines translated
Witch's Garden - 47555/67201 (70.77%) lines translated, 2496/67201 (3.71%) edited, prologue patch released
Yosuga no Sora - Translation status is Common route 100%, Sora route 100%, Nao 100%, Kazuha 100%, Akira 89.73%, Motoka 32.17%, Common and Kazuha fully edited
Official work
MangaGamer
OZMAFIA - 4/29 release
House in Fata Morgana - 5/13 release
Higurashi Hou -Tatarigoroshi: 100% TL+ED
Bokuten - 87% translated, 70% edited
Da Capo 3 - 87.5% translated, 80.8% edited
Myth - 100% translated, 81% edited
My Boss Wife is My Ex - In testing
Kuroinu - Being released as 3 seperate chapters, CH1 43% TL 18.13% edited
Supipara - Ch 1 in testing
Himawari - TL and editing finished, in scripting
Umineko - Picked up
Negai no Kakera - 73% translated
Princess Evangile W Happiness - 38% translated, 17.3% edited
Imouto Paradise 2 - 41.5% translated, 14.4% edited
JAST
>Seinarukana- released
>Flowers - Re-write/editing 25%
Sumeragi Ryoko - Beta, in preorder
>Sonicomi - debugging
>Sweet Home - 100% translated, debugging script
Sumaga- Fully translated, in editing
Trample on Schatten- Translation 86%
Django - Waiting on translation.
Sekai/Denpa
Root Double - Delayed, April release planned
Fault Milestone 2 - Side Above released, GE still to come
Grisaia trilogy - 2nd title 100% translated, 3rd 20% translated
Narcissu 3rd - TL+Editing done
Narcissu 0 - in TLC
>WEE 3 - 61.65% translated
Nenokami - 45.48% translated
Mayoi Hitsuji no Kajuen - 100% translated
>Darekoi - 52.17% translated
>Maitetsu - 10.54% translated
>Memory's Dogma - 8.54% translated
Kokonoe Kokoro - picked up
Chrono Clock - 10%
Tenshin Ranman - 16%
Wagamama High Spec - 2016 release
Hoshizora no Memoria - picked up
Ley Line - picked up
Frontwing
Corona Blossom - English release planned
Sharin no Kuni - Kickstarter planned
Other
Zero Time Dilemma - Jun 28th release
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness - 9/13 release
Harmonia - Through Steam GL
Tomoyo After - On Steam Greenlight
Little Busters - Picked up
Muv Luv Trilogy - Extra+Unlimited this Summer
Schwarzesmarken - on Greenlight
SubaHibi - Official release planned
Lucky Dog - Possible iOS released based on the ongoing text only fanTL
Work being done on a fanTL of Shin Koihime with hopes of getting it licensed
>Wish Tale of the Sixteenth Night - 8981/10293 (87.25%) lines translated
Kyuuketsu Hime no Libra - Kickstarter succeeded
Sora wo Aogite Kumo Takaku - Through Greenlight
>ChuSinGura 46+1 - 2nd Kickstarter up
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>Stuff like this has been either added or updated since the last thread
>>15119724
>JAST
>Seinarukana- released
And it only took em 1784 days. What a company
>>15119722
>http://www.zapinterlations.com/2016/04/ikusa-megami-zero-complete-english.html
This came out of literally nowhere. I suspect MTL.
>>15119814
Why suspect when you can check out the relevant thread on VNDB and have it confirmed?
>>15119722
That feelio when none of the Mahou translations are green.
someone posted an ikusa megami translation on /v/ earlier today. I forget who the translator was, but it wasn't arudoc so I'm assuming it was fuwanovel-tier garbage. can anyone confirm this?
>>15119724
>Seinarukana released
>Sumaga still in editing
Why JAST?
>>15119868
It's nekohen dude. His translation has been going for a while and it's been talked about on vndb.
This time I think he said he had a real translator help with it, but I have no idea to what extent.
>>15119904
>Sumaga fan TL announced, still at highschool
>Graduate highschool heard rumor jast pick it up
>Graduate university still unfinished
>Now still unfinished
>>15119814
It is. They realized the Nekohen name was ruined so they rebranded themselves and threw a fit on VNDB when people marked their garbage as machine translations and got the mods to mark it as a real translation and then lock their entries.
Welcome to VNDB's bullshit.
>>15119931
I feel you anon. I can still remember the first time I got into VNs, I heard about this title when I was still a freshman in college. After I graduated and got a job, sumaga is still in editing.
Dovac went on a twitter rant earlier and during that he discussed that AX is looking to be "battle of the VNs this year", that they knew their model "would be copied" and that the the results of that will be apparent at AX.
>>15120013
The more competition the better.
Just hope SP doesn't shit up too many of their releases.
>>15120013
Not really a surprise, FrontwingINT is leading the way as a Sekai Project clone while Visual Arts is bringing over Key titles, and it's doubtful that they are alone in a struggling industry who sees a potentially large Western market from Kickstarter and Steam. Pretty much any title that is either cheap to localize (either short or has a fanTL), has name recognition, or is just a company's recent title is currently a candidate for localization.
>>15120021
>The more competition the better.
It depends on what we get, thankfully Moenovel's absolute butchering didn't take off and trying to do Kickstarters with absolutely no effort doesn't work in the current market as the ChuSinGura 46+1 failures demonstrate. On the other hand good efforts like Degica with Muv Luv and MiKandi Japan have been rewarded. One would hope that the Debonosu Works aren't taking off in a significant way as more of those would be quite a bad way to expand competition.
Sekai Project has their problems, but some of their biggest successes are titles like Nekopara and the Winged Cloud titles which should help avoid new efforts from thinking like Moenovel did, and MangaGamer is paving the way to minimize what needs to be done to release titles on Steam which hopefully others will follow.
>Just hope SP doesn't shit up too many of their releases.
It will be interesting to see what happens with titles such as Ley Line, Tenshin Ranman, and Wagamama High Spec. G-Senjou problems appears to be entirely on Akabei Soft2, considering the answers during the Q&A last week, and the Sharin no Kuni kickstarter having most of the same problems. Frontwing lists Purino Party as "Adults Only" for it's rating, so it's difficult to believe that they are responsible for Sharin no Kuni's being all ages only either. Maitetsu is tricky because of the content that in all likelihood neither Jast nor MG would touch either, but aside from that it remains to be see if uncut Denpasoft releases are the norm or not for their big titles.
>>15120004
What? No entries are locked and the one for the patch makes it clear that it's machine translation. One of the VNDB mods was even giving them shit over it.
>>15120039
Wonder whether they'll still be interested after their first kickstarter falls flat on its arse
>>15120173
They'd probably try to find something to blame, be it deciding to blame the title, their Western staff, or the bullshit from the developer they needed to include in the Kickstarter, as they already had success on Kickstarter with Grisaia. Sharin no Kuni is very well known though, and bullshit aside the expensive tiers are nice, so it is doubtful that it fails.
>>15119724
>Seinarukana- released
>Steam version has extensive additional content, routes and scenarios and even some new characters. It's so extensive I've been staying at work til 1 am every night translating it.
Does that mean the extra content isn't canon? I assume they didn't translate 90% of the game just to make the last 10% "extra" content.
>>15120438
The large majority of the content in any route-based VN isn't canon. So I'm guessing no.
Still Bundles. Something appears to be going on with mangagamer's site, however. At the current moment it isn't displaying a top 5 at all, and prior to that, yesterday it appeared to be showing a top 5 that didn't include bundle sales(the first spot being the new AJtilley game and the second being Haruka, and the rest I've already forgotten). I wonder if they're looking to exclude bundles from the top 5?
Top 5 Ranking: http://pastebin.com/p8kzfYr4
Popularity Sort: http://pastebin.com/ZXEL4QS4
Full Data Point List: http://pastebin.com/EB17NvQT
As always, this tracker is powered by anonymous like you, so post order numbers if you've got em'.
>>15119814
is it better than what aroduc did with kamidori?
>>15120489
The IMZ tl is several orders of magnitude worse than the kamidori tl. Make of that what you will.
http://www.zapinterlations.com/2016/04/ikusa-megami-zero-complete-english.html
Ikusa megami zero MTL is out.
>>15120539
read the thread first
>>15119814
>>15120462
Kiss for the Petals is very surprising.
>>15119814
I love how the most presentable thing, their release screenshot, is full of mistakes.
>>15120489
That IMZ patch is literally unedited google translate in some places.
>>15120462
I'm sorry that I don't buy stuff from MG more often, ok?
Finally someone with the balls to stand up against this jewery.
dovac is in whiny mood today, lots of self-victimization and shrieking about ebil fanz.
>>15120013
As long as this doesn't mean censored VNs and terrible translations, I completely support more companies getting in the localization business.
Also, dovac is actually unironically expecting people to not give them shit even when he tries to be more transparent. How can he expect people who felt multiple times offended and ignored to place their faith in SP just by a statement that doesn't confirm or deny anything?
Personally speaking, I don't give anymore the benefit of doubt to SP. If they want me to believe something, I need to see it happen.
>>15120892
What's he referring to?
>Seinarukana- released
Must be dreaming. Time to wake up.
>>15120903
Bishoujo Mangekyou.
By the way,
>4/8 script files finished, 5th one 78% done
>>15120940
> dovac licensing nukige
Not ever happening.
>>15120139
Here's their first non-Nekohen translation.
https://vndb.org/r40217/hist
>>15120994
Its just nobody bothered to do tl review and other one guy was faggot engaging in edit wars instead arguing it out on forums.
You have to provide some proofs to get patches removed/marked at mtl, that's very sane policy.
>>15120940
>Licensing a low quality Japanese > Finnish > English translation by someone who can barely manage English
It would probably be Sekai's highest quality release in history
>>15121006
>You need proof to show that a group that has already released a half dozen machine translations and releases nothing but machine translations is releasing another machine translation
Yeah, and Cudder's next project will surely be a real translation too.
degica is releasing an arcade fighter based on Koihime Musou. Koihime Enbu is supposed to come out next month.
The first Kindred Spirits Drama CD comes out this Tuesday, and getting it on MG's site gets you some bonus items.
>>15120825
To be honest, data points during bundles/bundle aftermath aren't really as important due to all the obscrufication making estimates impossible. Still, more information is more information.
>>15120697
That's a bundle that caused that spike, actually(gigantic spikes like that all are). If you really want an idea what was popular or not, you can look at the top 5 snapshot pastebin, which goes back to july of last year. The numbers/snapshots are sort of meant to be used together. Because the bundles became pretty numerous I also started logging the popularity chart, but it doesn't go back quite as far.
Don't tell me there's no Seinarukana torrent up yet. I don't want to DDL, it's annoying as fuck.
>>15120462
AJ Tilley is now Dharker Studio? I recognize that ugly art. Seriously, who is buying that shit?
>>15120489
What did Aroduc do with Kamidori?
>>15121432
Made it great.
>>15121432
Removed honorifics.
>>15121432
The same thing as with Seinarukana.
>>15120900
>Also, dovac is actually unironically expecting people to not give them shit even when he tries to be more transparent. How can he expect people who felt multiple times offended and ignored to place their faith in SP just by a statement that doesn't confirm or deny anything?
The Q&A they did (in video form, not the partial transcript afterwords) was one of the best things they have done in a long time, and improved my opinion of them as a company at the very least. Dovac is foolish though if he thinks that will make everyone who doesn't like him suddenly like him, or make people forget his constant twitter rants.
>>15121545
Only the most hardcore VN translation enthusiasts will want to sit through a 1 hour Q&A session with SP
>>15121432
Showed everyone that even the shittiest of Eushully games are still better than 99% of other gameplay VN's.
> 24th of April.
> Still no news on Root Double.
How do you fuck up this bad?
>>15121612
For a shittiest Eushully game, it's their most popular and best rated on egs.
>>15121639
Look how long Himawari's been in scripting. Japanese companies take forever. I wouldn't expect Root Double for a few more months.
>>15121663
>months
years*
>Angel Beats 1st Beat - 181061/434217 (41.70%) lines translated
Is it a serious project or a machine tl ? I can't find the team.
>>15120101
> but aside from that it remains to be see if uncut Denpasoft releases are the norm or not for their big titles
You are a fool if you think that Dovac will sell a 18+ version of Maitetsu on Denpasoft. The second and third part of Grisaia will only be all-ages so you can be sure that Maitetsu will be the same.
>>15121981
It's on Fuwanovel, what do you think
>>15121423
I am buying that shit to promote patch companies. I could do the same to JAST and MG if they had balls.
>>15121612
Why is kamidori the worst eushully?
>>15122022
I would say selling an uncensored Maitetsu would clear their entire history of bad karma because it would be a giant leap for mankind.
But I don't think SP wants the industry to move forward, just backwards.
>>15120101
Whether or not a game gets an uncut 18+ version depends on the dev and what content the game contains.
>>15122152
They more than likely won't do an 18+ release due to fear of backlash from the casual audience and because someone would make a patch for the Steam release and Sekai would want to avoid that due to it tarnishing their all-ages reputation.
>>15122152
http://www.strawpoll.me/10037578
>>15122228
It's pointless to ask what-if on a scenario that would never happen.
>>15122228
>cannt
I want to pick that option but your bad spelling ruined it.
>>15122022
They already sold Grisaia uncut for the latter 2 titles in the backer kit, and Frontwing lists their upcoming title as an 18+ game. While there maybe bullshit delays, there is no reason to expect cancellation of Grisaia 18+.
Maitetsu most likely won't happen, and wouldn't happen with anyone in the market right now. Regardless though, the question is what happens with the 5 or 6 other 18+ titles Sekai Project has upcoming.
>>15122168
For trying to avoid controversy, it's funny that Sekai Project does what they can to avoid such problems, then goes out and picks up titles like Maitetsu and Yohjo Simulator.
>Root Double - Delayed, April release planned
Okay, they delayed it from last month.
BUT THIS TIME SEKAI WILL RELEASE IT FOR SURE, RIGHT?
>>15122446
Yeah, I think Grisaia sequels will be released with 18+ since they explicitly promised that in the KS and they've already done the first one. I think fearmongering about Grisaia 18+ is just diluting the actual complaints about SP.
>>15121639
>>15121663
>>15121675
>>15122459
https://twitter.com/DavidBruno/status/720055658758823936
Looks like they're doing another stealth release.
>>15122467
>April 12
Reminder that you won't ever see another Higashide VN officially translated.
What a terrible taste most of this community has.
>>15122535
Are you really surprised by this?
>>15122535
>All-ages chuuni
What the fuck were they expecting?
>>15122478
It's because it was sent at that point we'll get a stealth release.
>>15122557
Actually yes. I was expecting Tokyo Babel to reach Comyu levels of popularity because they have some similarities.
>>15122571
What does ero add to a chuuni VN? The notion of someone not playing a chuuni VN simply because it doesn't have ero is utterly ridiculous to me. I'd understand if the VN was censored but this simply isn't the case.
>>15122535
>dat big decrease in sales from Ch 1 to Ch 2
They made a big mistakes releasing it twice a year.
>>15122604
If it's worth any consolation, those that play Tokyo Babel usually seem to have a good opinion of it. Just look at the votes: https://vndb.org/v9205/votes
>>15122535
Himawari is going to be a failure too, isn't it?
>>15122639
Why would anyone want to play some no-name lolige?
How did Yumina sell? Is there any possibility of getting the fandisk as well?
>>15122659
>fandiscs
>ever
>>15122793
Osadai's fandisk got translated, as did Kira Kira's, Edelweiss's, School Days's and two Shuffle fandisks. Probably more I'm missing. It's not impossible.
>>15122619
the 1st one was in a 1$ bundle some time ago
>>15122535
It sold poorly, but Steamspy numbers are meaningless in that range.
>>15122446
People make a too big point about maitetsu content. We already have Shiny Days with loli rape and I've yet to read any news about this ruining the world.
So even if Sekai was scared shitless, they just need an unofficial patch. It has so far proven to add sales and be a zero risk.
>>15122803
Princess Evangile fandisc.
>>15122604
Agreed. If we ever see Dies Irae licenced it'll be Amantes Amentes unless light backports new content to 18+ edition.
>>15122961
Shiny Days wasn't put on Steam and isn't toddler-con tier.
>>15123062
Not sure what toddlers you hang around with, but I would say they look the same age as Shiny Days.
I also wonder who would feel like committing social suicide by patching it and showing the world. So far all 18+ patches on Steam has worked fine because people keep it to themselves.
>>15123030
Have to wonder who will end up picking up Dies Irae, with the upcoming anime it would be just about the biggest title up for license after Type Moon and Steins;Gate 0. Assuming of course Light doesn't decide to do it themselves.
I never actually read Aselia due to how only the all ages version got translated.
How is the translation though? Is it any good at the very least?
And how is Aselia itself overall? Is it any good?
But most of all. Is Aselia required and or recommended reading/playing for Seinarukana?
>>15123282
I'm sure Frontwing will be interested in partnering with light and kickstarting it.
>>15123282
It's gonna be a kickstarter, so it's either sekai or
>>15123346
Might even be what dovac is talking about when he's going on about "expecting more rage"
>>15123346
Sure pretty much everyone is interested in it, though if Light insists on a kickstarter, then it would be best to see Degica get it.
>>15120900
>As long as this doesn't mean censored VNs and terrible translations, I completely support more companies getting in the localization business.
5pb Games USA seems to be in a position to be the next major company to jump in after Frontwing, they've been taken steps towards it for a while now.
Those Fuwatards are so annoying, why cant they just give up and die ?
>>15123336
No. Takes places in a different multiverse in a multiverse of multiverses. One character cameos in it, but that's all.
>>15123488
uh... but that means censorship for sure since 5pb is all about consoles
>>15123336
Just play Seinarukana. The connections are fairly thin and Aselia is only really worth playing for its gameplay.
>>15123624
They're about to self publish Steins:Gate on Steam. And the Psycho-Pass VN is getting a Steam release. They seem to be opening up to more PC releases.
>>15123640
But uncensored is a lost cause unless they let someone else handle uncut releases.
>>15123660
I doubt 5pb will ever publish anything in English that wasn't all-ages to begin with.
Maybe they'll announce a translation for the YU-NO remake this year.
>>15123660
Who cares about uncensored when we're talking about 5pb. They only publish their own works which go straight to console. They have lots of good VNs.
There's signs that Steins;Gate 0 is being translated and released later this year.
Speaking of S;G 0
https://ask.fm/sciadv
Was this guy reputable or not?
>>15123640
I hope so. I'd like to see CH Noah backported to PC
>>15123709
>memory problems
>can't translate for shit
Sure.
>>15123694
I can't wait for a whole new generation of YU-NO readers to get butthurt by the epilogue
https://euphemictranslation.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/team-picked-recruitment-over/
Any of these names sound familiar?
Translation
– Arcadeotic
Editing
– Ryechu
– Kimanor
QC
– Zenophilous
– ocdc
Proofreading
– Forgetful Frank
– ocdc
>>15123802
Their names sound like probiotics and illnesses.
>>15123709
Define reputable.
There's no lies there, but there's a lot of ancient drama he was involved in.
>>15123802
>Ryechu
Done some small time beta-testing for mangagamer. Fuwafag.
>>15123282
Maybe the anime will suck hard and nobody will give a fuck about it. I hope so at least.
>>15123566
>>15123709
Definitely not. He used to go by Ludo in the Rance thread, spent years lying about translating games and telling other people not to work on them because they were his projects. Things eventually came to a head when another translator who had pissed off most of that community when he stopped kissing the ring and started pointing out all the errors Ludo was making and demanded to see progress on a game Ludo had claimed. Ludo threw a gigantic temper tantrum, claimed to have severe mental illnesses that give him chronic long term amnesia and severe depression, and then ragequit.
A little later, when there was a big dicksucking festival for him on le Reddit under his alternate name, someone brought all that up so he went scorched earth on all his Rance shit, deleted every single video he had ever subbed, every wiki page he made, etc etc.
Reminder that S;G was re-translated by Makoto.
>>15124088
But his ask.fm account name is sciadv so he probably knows what he's talking about for those games right? I mean he does do all those translations of the drama CDs and supplementary material. Have people complained about the quality of those?
When the people who 'translated' Noble Works are saying that Dracu Riot's translation is full of errors, you have to start wondering.
Well, we don't since we know Insem is shit, but it's amazing that even shit is calling him shit.
>>15124088
Wasn't it Arunaru who destroyed his reputation ? That guy is based.
>>15124097
Has anybody seriously looked at them? He had an entire thread, plus multiple translators who now work for Mangagamer, sucking his dick and defending him for years, even right up to his meltdown.
Most people don't complain about terrible subs to begin with though, especially for half-assed little projects that can be done in an afternoon. Baka-tsuki is practically made of that kind of shit and the legions eagerly lap it up.
>>15124106
I have no idea.
>>15124088
>>15124106
>>15124118
Literally years later, this ride still doesn't end
>>15124132
>You guys want honesty from me? Fine, whatever. It doesn't even matter anymore.
I'm a nut suffering from severe disorganized schizophrenia, I have memory issues so bad I can barely remember last week and I don't know my name some days.
I've been suffering from depression for the good part of a year and I really fucking want to work, but I physically cannot bring myself to do it sometimes.
You can post old translation mistakes I made all you want but it doesn't mean shit to me because I legitimately cannot recall making them, I cannot justify strange old choices either because the logic I applied is long since lost. A lot of the translation choices I've made and stuck with even now don't make a lot of sense to me but the me of the past made them and now I'm with them.
https://foolz.fireden.net/vg/thread/86928642/#87218280
It's a shame he hasn't fucked off for good, but e-dick for pretending to be a translator is too good for him to pass up.
>>15124118
That's quite funny because now Aru is working officialy with Alicesoft while Ludo can't even finish a project for Jast and is dying all alone in his basement. /haniho/ drama is the best drama in the TLscene.
>>15124097
Nekohen does all those translations of every single Eushully game and some people claim its "perfect translation" (no, really, they do), so unless you review JP/EN versions side by side, you can't be sure what kind of stuff it is.
>>15124158
He answers like 20 questions a day on his ask.fm though. I think a lot of people believe he's the face of the SciAdv TL community
>>15124166
What's the JAST project?
>>15124158
>I've been suffering from depression for the good part of a year and I really fucking want to work, but I physically cannot bring myself to do it sometimes.
Er, isn't this everybody? Who actually WANTS to work for another? Working for yourself should be the goal.
>>15124175
Steins;Gate but Makoto had to clean up all his mess so in the end he didn't do anything.
>>15124166
Please don't be racist. All drama is equally good.
>>15124176
Procrastinating is okay. Claiming to not remember making mistakes which are signed off by you or not knowing your own name is certainly not "everybody".
>>15124189
I just assumed that was all hyperbole for dramatic effect or straight up lying.
>>15120906
A bullet usually does the trick. Snaps you out of any dream.
>>15123802
Nothing new, just usual fuwatrash with google translate: http://forums.fuwanovel.net/profile/17857-arcadeotic/
>>15124181
In all fairness, he didn't do much for Steins;Gate either. He started the project, but did his usual bullshitting about progress until someone else came in and took it over. It's mostly that other guy's fuckups that Makoto had to clean up. That guy's now part of Lemnisca.
The Aokana drama was pretty good too.
>>15124158
There's nothing but 4chan word that those two are the same person though.
>>15124238
He posted that it was him multiple times and had both sci;adv and Rance videos on the same Youtube account prior to his second temper tantrum.
>>15121981
The guy's a high school student providing updates weekly in the mirror of this thread on /r/visualnovels. He has no website and you have to follow that thread for updates.
In all seriousness, I checked out the prologue patch, and it seemed okay. I'm pretty confident it's not a blatant machine translation, but I can't promise you the guy's fluent and not "dictionary aided."
>>15124188
But how can you top Maria's lie and Ludo memory issues anon ? Except these two i'm pretty sure that the only big liar i saw in the vn community is wav/kirby.
>>15124251
What'd he lie about? Subahibi?
>>15124251
What about dovac?
>>15124246
Is it even possible for a high school student to be fluent in japanese if he's not at least half-japanese ?
>>15124243
>>15124238
https://foolz.fireden.net/vg/thread/77476248/#77635464
In before
>he was lying about working on it
>>15124254
>Subahibi will be out in august 2015 i swear guys screencap this shit
>>15124246
Isn't he a high school freshman or something? He was talking about taking the exam to get into IB or something.
>>15124267
That was before they were contacted by KeroQ which obviously changed everything.
If you have to blame something, blame money, and blame KeroQ for taking forever on working on it.
>>15123916
He signs up for just about every Fuwanovel project out there. He's also the editor for the upcoming Irotoridori no Sekai project.
>>15124281
Got any proof that they made a deal with KeroQ ? Moogy is fucking doubtful so to me his tweet is like an excuse for wav who wasn't able to translate something as big as Subahibi.
>>15124291
If you wanted to abandon a project, you would just leave it dead forever with 0 progress updates or announce a cancellation. Why would anyone do something as problematic as faking a license announcement? There's also a 80% translated unedited patch leaked that proves that it was worked on to that extent.
>>15124269
I think he's a junior or sophomore.
>>15124262
That's the biggest thing making me doubt him, but I dunno. I'm the part of the minority here that judges by "innocent until proven guilty," obvious machine TLs aside.
Did the QA people who worked on Flowers also work on Seinarukana? Second place I've seen this.
>>15124411
6 years in development, and still littered with bugs, sasuga JAST.
>>15124411
She's cute. Does she have a route? It's not a boy is it? If so, does he have a route?
>>15119868
Not only is it Neko-hen, but Neko-hen are so terrible even Fuwanovel refuses to acknowledge those translations. Out and out machine Translations don't go on their list of fan 'projects'.
>>15124473
Lines have to end with a semicolon, like in Java. Makoto accidentally deleted some semicolons during his final edit. If a line doesn't end with a semicolon, it continues outputting text until the next one.
>>15124808
Sasuga.
Pretty sure root double is going to get cancelled. Rumor has it that Sekai can't afford to pay the licensing fees for the game.
>>15125027
Reviewers are already playing it.
>>15125060
BTFO
>>15124808
At least it's an easy fix, if they ever do it.
>>15125027
At least make up something remotely plausible.
Is Tokyo Babel better than Ayakashibito or FSN?
>>15122140
Because it's not kozukuri banchou.
If you don't care about Sekai level machine translation, Ikusa Megami Zero has been released with a heavily edited (readable) machine translation too.
>>15125371
No porn, so no.
>>15125385
>a heavily edited (readable) machine translation
You mean fanfiction right?
Because it'd be much better to just google translate the game yourself. You would get a much better result that way.
That thing is literally fanfiction. Can't believe people actually encourage others to play it.
>As for the divergences, if anything I am not fluent in Japanese, I know enough to play the game and enjoy it without help but to translate it I deciphered the game helping myself with machine translation rather than straightforwardly translating it. I actually was playing the game in original japanese while reading the corresponding lines in english machine translation and making the corrections like this.
>So there have been many moment when I actually doubted or couldnt understand a conversation. In these moment I gathered what little I could understand (mainly spoken dialogs, the issue being that older Eush games only have voice acting for female characters) and tried to complete in a way that made sense to me.
>>15125427
Jesus....no wonder.
>>15125379
Man that game was just silly
Nothing like getting out of poverty by teaming up with a fertility goddess and making everyone pregnant to get government grants
>>15125427
Why is that allowed ? It's sad because people will really play it with this patch.
>>15120462
Order Number - 197118
Order Date - 2016-04-25
>>15125371
Way better than Ayakashibito but not better than F/SN because it's pretty even.
Think https://vndb.org/v16377 could be put on Steam in they left in the mosaics? Most of the CG aren't very graphic anyway.
>>15126717
>Most of the CG aren't very graphic anyway.
https://hitomi.la/reader/782801.html#43
On another note, people are making threads on SP to get uncut versions:
https://forums.sekaiproject.com/forum/general-discussions
https://forums.sekaiproject.com/forum/main-forum
>>15126723
Like they give a shit. The decision for 18+ or not was already determined by the time they announced the license.
>>15126723
>On another note, people are making threads on SP to get uncut versions:
That is because in the Q&A they told people to make threads about uncut releases.
Think MG will ever resurrect their forum?
>>15124808
Sounds like classic work - test - work - test - work- test - work - release. Raise your hands if you work with software and never encountered this.
Looks like sekai is in a pickle with giving root double review copies to people who didn't even back the game and ignoring Kickstarter backers.
>>15126813
Why would you want them to? Literally nothing of value ever came out of there.
>>15126769
I particularly like this approach compared to just accepting that it is a standard request. (While nobody has ever requested the all-ages game, ever)
If anyone's curious about Corpse Party's Steam release.
http://www.pcinvasion.com/corpse-party-pc-version-impressions
>>15126903
You don't even make any sense. What do review copies have to do with Kickstarter backers?
>>15126943
I'm guessing backers are mad the reviewers are getting the game before they are
>>15126943
>>15126948
>Gotta say, emailing out review keys [1] without even updating Kickstarter backers leaves a pretty poor taste in my mouth. I get that games are delayed (with proper updates, that's fine), and that reviewers quite often get early access (though I had planned on writing a review myself), but failing to update customers who have already paid in a case like this is very poor.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/root-double-before-crime-after-days-xtend-edition/comments
>>15126975
It's a silly complaint beyond the communication issue that we all know SP is terrible at. The Root Double Kickstarter never promised beta access or anything like it. There should be no expectation of getting prerelease access.
>>15126813
Why would they need to when /jp/ can tell them what's wrong?
>>15127020
They aren't complaining about access. They want a status update, because the game is apparently ready, but backers haven't been told when it's releasing.
>>15127059
Reviewers getting codes doesn't mean that the game is ready.
>>15126975
https://steamdb.info/app/438130/graphs/
seems like a couple people max
>>15127044
>implying anyone but haro follows this shit anymore
>and also that she doesn't do it only because she's sales-cum-community manager
>>15126975
A handful of complaints hardly seems like a pickle. Especially when they're complaints of the "please stop shitting on us, if you don't I might maybe-possibly-kind of be disappointed, but not enough to stop giving you money." variety.
>>15127103
That is why we have piracy. So they can see 5000 downloads and think "Gee, why are we idiots and not doing what those 5000 customers asked us to?"
Looks like what the backers are really concerned about is damaged packages, since so many of the Clannad physicals came damaged.
>>15127123
More likely dovac'll think
"Boy, sure is a good thing I went with kickstarter to absolve myself of any risk. It would have suicide to publish anything without making people pay for it, as evidenced by the amount of people pirating it!"
>>15126929
I made a mistake and looked at its steam forums. Why are people so retarded?
>>15127369
I can't believe people are paying for the old PC remake which even xseed admits is not the definitive version (3DS). They are just encouraging this double dipping platform exclusive bullshit.
>>15127419
>the definitive version (3DS)
I wasn't that interested in it before and I doubt I would be now.
But what's "definitive" about the 3DS version? What's better?
>>15127436
Better voice acting, better art, has actual CGs, more music, extra side stories.
>>15127443
That does sound a lot better.
Then I ask. Why wouldn't they release any of that on PC? Are they afraid that it would cut into the sales of the 3DS version or something? Or is it that the port work itself is more than they'd like to bother with?
>>15127448
XSeed doesn't have the ability to port games themselves, they only have one overstretched programmer that tweaks existing PC games. And there could be licensing issues preventing them from mixing assets from the 3DS release into the PC one.
>Dangarnonpa 2 only has 13k sales on Steam
Well, even hugely (relatively) popular franchises don't sell all that much on PC. Grisaia and Clannad have more than that.
http://steamspy.com/app/413420
I wish they doubled down on the niche audience and released more Vita VNs despite the additional difficulties. At least there's a dedicated guaranteed audience there.
I wonder how much Himawari will sell on Steam and how much it would have sold if they did a Vita version.
>>15127597
>I wonder how much Himawari will sell on Steam and how much it would have sold if they did a Vita version.
Probably like dogshit. Mangagamer doesn't have anywhere near the visibility to make a handheld release worth the effort. "Audience" doesn't matter a wit if no one knows you released the game.
>>15127459
5pb is all about consoles
>>15127714
Yet they're letting NISA release a Psycho-Pass port on Steam and are self-publishing Steins;Gate on Steam.
PSP/3DS version is a remake and most likely separate licence.
>>15127747
What a miracle. I hope more 5pb stuff will get localized in the future.
S;G 0 localization is rumored to be coming out this year too.
>>15127747
Best to keep expectations low and be pleasantly surprised.
>>15127757
Like Corpse Party? That would be kind of funny if there suddenly was two versions available.
>>15127865
Well, XSEED did localize the 5pb version of Corpse Party... that's the PSP one
>>15127865
>It wasn't exclusive to the PSP, as there's already been an iOS port of it as well. This 3DS version represents the third version of the remake to be released in Japan.
>Porting the remake version to PC, too, is a bit beyond the capabilities of what we'd be able to do on our end, and is unlikely to be done on Japan's side either simply because sales of the remake version would inevitably cut into sales of the original indie PC version. And remember, the indie PC version was released by Team GrisGris exclusively, so Team GrisGris get 100% of the profits -- whereas the PSP, iOS and upcoming 3DS versions were/are being released by 5pb/Mages, so the profits are shared. It's unlikely from a business standpoint, I think, that GrisGris would allow 5pb to publish a remade version of their game on the same platform where the original is already available, as even if it were successful, GrisGris themselves would likely see fewer profits due to the cut 5pb would take from the deal.
>Besides which, the differences between the PC version and the remake are kind of fascinating! They're like two sides of a coin -- it's the same material, but presented in a very different way. I initially dismissed the PC version as being inferior when I saw footage comparing the two, but after playing both, I can honestly say that each one has its charms, and it's really hard to decide which I like better.
From XSEED forums.
>>15127874
I must have gotten that discussion backwards then. It sounded like 5pb made the PSP version and what we got was an older PC release.
>>15127902
That's exactly what happened. XSEED localized the 5pb PSP release a long time ago. Now they're also localizing the older PC version too.
>>15127874
And they're localizing 5pb's 3DS port this Summer.
>>15121981>>15124246
I'm one of the people doing QC on Angel Beats, and I can assure you it's legit and not a machine translation. That was kinda the whole point of releasing the demo video.
>>15123743
Why would they get butthurt about that?
>>15127448
5pb owns the rights to the assets, and it wasn't possible for GrisGris to license them for the PC release.
>>15127597
I'm sure most people interested in this already played it. If this was released while the anime was airing then I'd expect better sales, but anyone who cared and has a Vita certainly played it already, everyone else probably forgot.
I don't those sales are too bad considering that there's probably not much of an audience, even if you consider anime watchers.
Is Makoto the best TL on the scene?
>>15128471
Nekohen is
>>15128471
Him, Conjuror + Garejei, and Koestl are all good, but like anon said above, Nekohen is easily the best going around.
>>15128428
It's less than one week of sales. It'll have decent legs especially as the first game sold better and many of those who bought it probably haven't finished it yet.
MangaGamer need to hire the people at Nekohen to translate Dies Irae.
>>15128500
I dunno, people are kind of upset at Conjueror and Gare putting Miley Cyrus reference in Tokyo Babel and using phrases like Grinnity-grin-grin and Yummers!
>>15128511
It's not Type Moon levels, but MG isn't going to be able to outbid the others who would be interested in a Dies Irae license.
>>15128517
Good translators make people upset.
>>15127901
>>15128377
Personally, I would have bought a PC remake, but I won't buy the original PC version, nor will I buy the 3DS version since I don't have one. There are no "lost sales" at least where I am concerned.
As for "charming", of course xseed would say that.
Now that Nekohen has finished work on Flowers, JAST need to re-hire them for Muramasa.
>>15128218
Did you like the epilogue?
>>15128526
I can see the argument for localizing pop culture references, but having Japanese teens in modern Tokyo casually talk about Miley Cyrus brings you out of the experience. (yes I know they're not really teens and it's not really Tokyo but the comedy scenes are supposed to reflect that it is)
>>15128551
I didn't dislike it
>>15128517
>putting Miley Cyrus reference
Nothing quite like adding references that are already dated by the time of release
>>15120462
Order Number - 197177
Order Date - 2016-04-26
Fata Morgana, Kindred Spirits drama CD full set
>>15128517
Man, I missed this drama. Have any links?
Anyway, I actually smiled at those references. On this note, the excellent comedy is one of Tokyo Babel strong points.
>>15128629
Just people on /vn/ complaining, but in general some people there have a really big hate boner for Tokyo Babel over there.
Yeah I liked its comedy a lot too.
>>15128644
>in general some people there have a really big hate boner for Tokyo Babel over there
It appears to me that most people in the VN community have the wrong idea about what Tokyo Babel is about (I suppose they think the VN simply has battles after battles) and refuse to even give it a try. It's really a shame since the VN has great writing, characters and a well explored setting.
>>15128644
>Just people on /vn/ complaining
Since when did people start taking /vn/ seriously?
Did Gahkthun bomb?
>>15128698
Not enough moe and sex, probably.
>>15128722
Yes.
>>15128730
Not enough moe and sex, probably.
>>15128722
Now that it's on Steam, it has over 1,000 sales and has a good chance of getting another surge during the summer sale in about 2 months.
Looks like Tokyo Babel passed the 1,000 sales line as well. It didn't give Steam keys, so there may be a few hundred unaccounted for from MG's site.
>>15128730
That makes me sad.
>>15128722
It sold better than TB on steam alone, and it was also selling some copies on MG site before, so current total is about 2500 copies sold, which is quite good for niche MG title.
>>15128698
>well explored setting
I want to disagree. One of the most basics things which I never could stop wondering about after it first came to my mind was never answered.
Why Tokyo?
The story takes its setting from Christian mythology and then throws in Tokyo which doesn't come to my mind when trying to come up with important places from Christian mythology. Why not Jerusalem or something similar important? Atleast give me some bullshit reason why Tokyo is so important but don't just throw it at my face pretending that it's the obvious choice.
>>15128520
nobody can afford to pay the translation fee for dies irae so its never going to come out ever
>>15128777
Why?
>>15128774
Welcome to Japanese media where the world revolves around them. You might as well ask why Lilith and Raziel are wearing schoolgirl outfits and are acting like teenagers.
>>15128767
Your 2500 total is completely off.
The Steamspy numbers count keys given for free to people who own it from MG. And itssales before that were less than 1,000, probably closer to 750.
~1,500 would probably a better estimate and Steam takes 30% of all sales.
>>15128790
Its expensive.
Translate a moege of same amount of text: less than a year.
Translate DI: 3+ years if you want it to be good.
Translation is paid by per moji, not time.
So unless someone wants to get paid like 50,000 for 3 years of work, nobody's going to want to translate it
>>15128558
The only character who is probably Japanese in that game is Kugutsu Sorami (and that's only because of her name).
Besides, if I recall correctly, the JP version of the game referenced some obscure Japanese idol who had a similar reputation to Miley Cyrus there.
>>15128757
You're using Steamspy wrong. The sales on both of these games are too low for us to know anything about where their sales are.
>>15128644
I haven't seen any hate boner for the game in /vn/. Apart from a few people comparing "yummers" and "grinnity-grin-grin" to a NISA translation, most people there like it.
