Playing through DQ8 properly after putting it off for so long and i cant believe howfunit is
also Dragon Quest Thread
>>343148637
Yeah it was pretty damn good, I played the 3DS version last year. One of the best in the series I think, but I quite like most of them, so that's not saying much.
Also, I mentioned working on this a couple days ago, so I figured I'd make a post about it in a DQ thread when it was done.
http://g.e-hentai.org/g/949664/97bf25cad8/
>>343149105
why not on panda?
>>343149207
It is on Panda. Or are you asking why I linked to EH? That's just so no one who happens across it in this thread has issues accessing it, I always see complaints about not being able to get into Ex these days.
>>343149356
>I always see complaints about not being able to get into Ex these days.
tell them to lurk for 2 years before posting because they are cancerous redditors.
Holy shit was it just me or is this fucker one of the hardest bosses in the series?
>has explodent
>breathes fire doing the same thing, using stopspell barely helps you
>attacks twice randomly, has no true pattern
I've only played a handful of DQ but not even final bosses gave me this much trouble. I won with the skin of my teeth. Makes me scared for zoma.
>>343149987
Yeah he kicked my ass six ways from Sunday. I was doing pretty good up until him. Zoma was hard too, but much more manageable.
>>343149987
He looks like Piano, but is basically the opposite of him in every way.
Can't wait 'til DQ VII comes out and livens these threads up.
You planning on getting that, OP?
>>343149105How long does it take to do all of the translating and typesetting per page? (seems like most people commission on a price per page basis from what I have read)
>>343153270
The answers depend on a lot of things. Skill level, how much work the translator/editor puts into it, how much work needs to be done, how difficult the text is, etc. That particular doujin didn't take me much time at all, nor did it take the editor long either.
Most people do have a price per page system, yes. I do too, but it seems I do it differently than most people, as my price depends on the amount of work I have to do. I have a base price, but I'm not charging $1.10 if the only thing on a page I have to translate is ああああ. Of course, if the author forgets he's writing a porn comic and not a novel, the price for that page will go up.
Can't wait for this and 7 on 3DS. I work some boring night shifts and these will be perfect. Also I just want an adventure.
>>343153987
VII certainly feels like an adventure. A very long adventure, but an adventure, definitely. I didn't get the impression it was padded out as much as I thought I would, it just seemed like a naturally long game.
>>343153817
I can understand the time requirement in translating large chunks of text versus small snippets. But, in regards to 'difficulty' - do you mean how idioms/puns are difficult to translate from native languages? At that point, we're talking about 'localization', correct?
Do you have to commission editors in the same way people might commission translators, by the way? Or do people generally have a go-to person for that sort of work?Do you mind these questions by the way? I am rather curious.
>>343153987
You can read Dungeon Meshi, it's a good manga about adventurers going down into a dungeon to kill and eat monsters.
>>343155046
Well, it's usually not something that happens, but sometimes things are just difficult to understand. Hentai usually isn't too bad because the focus is almost always on the fucking. Fortunately, no one's ever asked me to translate anything on the level of Masamune Shirow. I don't really take how difficult it is to translate puns and idioms into the equation. Actually, puns are pretty much impossible to translate anyway, you've just got to try to make something up in the same vein there.
There are editors for commission out there, yeah. Oftentimes when someone commissions a translation from me, they'll also commission an edit of it from the editor who worked on that DQ doujin for me. Sometimes people have particular editors in mind though, or will edit it themselves.Nah, I don't mind the questions.
STILL WAIITING FOR 7 TO COME OUT SO I CAN FINALLY PLAY ONE OF THESE FUCKING GAMESthe target mistake got me excited and to see i have to wait until september hurts
>>343155901
>SO I CAN FINALLY PLAY ONE OF THESE FUCKING GAMES
Why you don't play 5 or 6 on the DS? Both are great games.
Can't wait for DQ7.
>>343149105
Oh hey it's you.
Did you like translating it?
>>343155901
Why don't you play some before it comes out? You've got plenty of time to get through two or three at the very least, depending on which ones you play and how much time you have.
>>343156057
Naturally. it was a personal project, so enjoying it is the whole reason I did it.
>>343156160
>Naturally. it was a personal project, so enjoying it is the whole reason I did it.
That's good. It's nice to have fun with your work.Which DQ3 girl you like most?
>>343156160
>>343155989
I would but I don't wanna get burned out on these before playing 7. They all look the same gameplay wise. Plus my DS flashcart doesnt work with my 3DS anymore so I would have to hunt down physical copies
>>343156412
>Which DQ3 girl you like most?
Don't ask me such hard questions. Choosing a best DQ girl is hardunless Manya's in the list somewhere. Probably female warrior though, but they're all fantastic.
>>343156546
>>343155989
>>343156160
oh yeah speaking of that are the SNES versions with english translations fine to play or I should I just hunt down DS copies?
>>343156562
Ha good enough. Nice choice.
great I was gonna read War & Peace before bed after this spliff but now I might play DQV
thanks y'all. Just got the silk veil
>>343156661
Try to get the DS versions, they add enough content to prefer them over the SNES roms.
>>343156546
Could always play the Loto trilogy then. They're not the greatest games in the series (though III is one of my favorite), but they're very short. The first two anyway, the third is a bit longer, but still pretty short. Be warned though, DQ I is very grindy, DQ II is pretty much unanimously agreed to be the worst in the series because of some annoying conventions (still has its good points though, the worst Dragon Quest is not super shitty or anything), and is really grindy in the end. III is pretty well rounded though, it fixed every problem from the first two games.
>>343156661
There's a fan-translation of DQ V SFC, though I don't know what the quality is like. There's also one for DQ VI, but I think it's unfinished.
For DQ V I'd recommend the PS2 or DS versions though. I played the PS2 version and it was great. I know there's a fan-translation for that one. The DS version pretty much has everything the PS2 version has (minus 3D visuals) plus a few additions, the biggest of which is a third waifu.
>>343156871
Oh, but I could understand not wanting to chance burning yourself out though, DQ VII is damn long.
>>343148637
oh man I envy you, I wish I could play DQ8 for the first time all over again, no other game gave me that feeling of adventure.
>>343156740
Who'd ya pick?