Visual Novel translation status
Amagami - 1st day patch Released for PS2/PSP, "1637/2308 original edition scenario scripts translated (74.8%)"
>AstralAir - prologue patch released, 51713/64880 (79.71%) lines translated
Ayakashi Gohan - 49% complete
Clover Day's - Common + 2 routes done, other routes + 348/711 KB, 390/764, 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
>Homeless Joshi Gakusei - Released
Irotoridori no Sekai - 4301/50663 (8%) lines translated
Junketsu Megami-Sama - prologue patch released
Kiminozo - Common route translation complete, Haruka route 1st pass complete
>Koiken Otome - 100% translated and edited, 87.51% QC, prologue patch released
>Koiseyo Imouto Banchou - 9% (3657/42627) lines translated
Kurukuru Fanatic - 100% translated
Lovely Cation- 31.6% of lines completed
>Majikoi A-1 - 86.6%
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
Oreimo Tsuzuku - All scripts translated, 212/268 through TLC+Editing, 154/268 scripts finalized
SakuSaku - 100% through TLC
Sanarara - Project resuming
>Sukimazakura to Uso no Machi - 9,926 / 30,513 Lines (32.5%) translated, partial patch released
Tokyo Necro - 1010/39657 lines translated
>Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahou - 9329/31248 (29%) 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
My Boss Wife is My Ex - 5/31 release
Higurashi Hou -Tatarigoroshi: 6/24 release
Umineko - Ch 1-4 July 8th release
Bokuten - 100% translated, 73.5% edited
>Da Capo 3 - 94.7% translated, 91.3% edited
Myth - in scripting
>Kuroinu - Being released as 3 seperate chapters, CH1 70% TL 18.13% edited
Supipara - Ch 1 in testing
Himawari - TL and editing finished, in scripting
>Negai no Kakera - 100% translated
Princess Evangile W Happiness - 50% translated, 22.2% edited
>Imouto Paradise 2 - 46% translated, 14.4% edited
>Kyonyuu Fantasy - 100% TL+Edited, in scripting
>Fata morgana fan disc - 10% translated
JAST
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
Fault Milestone 2 - Side Above released, GE still to come
Grisaia trilogy - 2nd title 100% translated, 3rd 35% translated
Narcissu 3rd - TL+Editing done
Narcissu 0 - in TLC
>WEE 3 - 87.02% translated
>Nenokami - 99.79% translated, Indiegogo started
Mayoi Hitsuji no Kajuen - 100% translated
>Darekoi - 78.75% translated
>Maitetsu - 15.68% translated
>Memory's Dogma - 42.15% translated
>2236 A.D. - 50.11% translated
>Koi to, Guitar to, Aoi Sora. - 47.08% translated
>Kokonoe Kokoro - 100% translated, engine work
>Creature to Koi Shiyo - 100% translated, engine work
Chrono Clock - 10%
Tenshin Ranman - 16%
Wagamama High Spec - 2016 release
Hoshizora no Memoria - picked up
Ley Line - picked up
Frontwing
>Corona Blossom - IGG project started
Sharin no Kuni - Kickstarter planned
Visual Arts
Tomoyo After - Through Steam GL
Little Busters - Picked up
Harmonia - Through Steam GL
Rewrite+ - Picked up
>Angel Beats - 50% translated
Other
Zero Time Dilemma - Jun 28th release
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness - 9/13 release
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 - Common + 25% of Mari route translated
Sora wo Aogite Kumo Takaku - Through Greenlight
ChuSinGura 46+1 - 2nd Kickstarter up
>Steins;Gate 0 - 2016 release
>Taisho Alice - Picked up
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>Stuff like this has been either added or updated since the last thread
So how fucked is Corona Blossom Indiegogo?
Mangagamer has 3 new partners.
Guess what they are.
It's obviously not kamige so don't say something stupid like Light or Giga or August or Makura.
>>15308796
Whirlpool, ASA Project, Saga Planets.
Or something similar.
After the relative success of Princess Evangile, these seem like possible choices. Of course the only reason why Princess Evangile succeeded as much as it did is because most English readers never played a prototypical moege/storyge mix eroge before, so it seemed fresh to them. Once Mangagamer floods the market with such titles, sales will be much lower.
>>15308696
It's a flexible funding project made to get some extra income in addition to what they get through their Japanese+Steam releases, so not at all.
>>15308833
Ah shit, I missed that. So yeah, then it's just some extra money to get from suckers faster.
>Homeless Joshi Gakusei - Released
Is this Disney shit or real deal? Don't want to waste my time with any disney shit.
>Homeless Joshi Gakusei - Released
>Fuwanovel
>Translator asking for help in their shitty Japanese help thread over and over
>Posted a guide about how to machine translate games back in November
>'I need some help with something I'm doing the problem is my english sucks'
>QC'd by the illiterate guy translating Bishoujo Mangekyou from Finnish to English
Great
>>15308819
sagaplanets is under visualarts.................................
so they'll likely release shit themselves but the west is so obsessed with key because of muh feels so only key is going to come out for a while.
japanese is so easy to learn and readwhat the fuck.
why is everybody saying its so hard?
you guys lied
>>15308895
Don't forget that he warned people not to bitch about it reading badly because that was a translation choice.
>>15308796
1. ChuableSoft's SukiSuki.
2. August's Eustia.
3. Leaf's White Album 2.
>>15309095
>2. August's Eustia.
I wonder how would people react to it. Because before I read it in Japanese, I saw some of the Western reviews and they crazily overhype it.
Don't get me wrong, I liked a lot about it, but at the same time it's flawed to the very core. For example the route structure ultimately leads to unsatisfying endings for pretty much every heroine, maybe except for Licia and debatably Eustia.
And English readers were likely memed by those English reviews and Reddit posts even more than me, so they backlash could be stronger.
>>15304573
Because the MangaGamer version came with both. It's good for me since it'll help me learn Japanese (in 10 years).
>>15304778
Thank you. The problem was actually the save folder. The files became screwed up somehow. The MangaGamer uninstaller left the folder intact so the error kept happening even if you reinstalled Fata. Who do I blame for this oversight? Doddler?
>>15308796
>>15308819
I reckon Softhouse Chara is plausible.
http://blog.fuwanovel.net/2016/05/interview-with-sekai-project/
Decay: An 18+ release of Maitetsu is something there seems to be a lot of demand for, is that something you’d be interested in providing?
Audi: Well there certainly is a loud crowd of people, don’t know about their numbers but I hear their voices even in my sleep. Again, it’s something we have to look into and figure out because the subject matter is not just controversial but can be detrimental to many of our partners. We work very closely with companies like Sony and such, and their cool with us working the Denpa 18+ stuff separate from them, but one false move and suddenly the VN market is gonna hurt from it. It’s one of those situations where we have to pick our battles and figure out the best course of action.
>>15308856
>A lone girl, wearing a tattered school uniform, lives on a dry river bed. She can't go to school, has no house, not even a tent... just a helpless, lonely girl. She searches garbage cans for food to survive every day. And whenever she is found by vagrants or delinquents, she becomes their plaything. Gang-raped, disgraced, forced to drink semen, dirtied, abused, scorned...
This is a visual poem about her everyday life.
Clearly its Disney as all heck.
>>15309344
I still remember this http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13372053120A68660100&page=8
>>15308796
After the recent MG releases my expectations are pretty low; I can see more nukiges and cheap doujins.
>>15309105
Was going just for Eustia and never bothered with others, so the ultimate ending was very sweet and well-rounded for me. Some cgs were pretty much doodled, but that's all.
>>15309372
Is this your first experience with MangaGamer's announcements? It's always cheap doujins and nukiges for every minor con in the first half of the year and the big stuff for AX and Otacon.
Personally expecting something from minori and Clock-Up in addition to the three, with the guests and all.
>>15309105
>August
Holy shit. Just realized that to this day there still has not been 1 finished August release.
The Yoake, Fortune Arterial, Eustia, and Daitoshokan translations all died out.
Mangagamer release bokuten will be huge succss, people always love dem feels. So utsuges will be popular again.
>>15309416
Isn't the one working on Yoake a MangaGamer staff now? Or is that some other really long and dead translation?
>>15309433
If you are talking about Edgar he got married and fucked off to god knows where
>>15309406
It's not but I can't see anything interesting for this year except maybe DC3 and most likely the new announcements for AX (except short nukiges) will be released in 2017.
>>15309435
What qualifies as "interesting" to you?
>>15309416
The Daitoshokan one was bad. Even the parts they supposedly edited.
>>15309438
Games like Kara no Shoujo, EF, Eden, Suika, Himawari... Something with story, romance, mystery, comedy and some action.
Euphoria was a bit to extreme for my and FM (besides the awful like3D art) wasn't my cup of tea.
>>15308587
I give you credit for not using Funbags, made it still sound like a good game nearing finish.
>>15308819
I think moege is just natural to sell. 99% of the manga out there is moege, and if you want to capture that crowd of readers to VNs all you need is moege games. What is weird is that they license so few of the obviously most popular genre.
>>15309344
Are Sekai still dumber than JAST and can't figure out the concept of unofficial patches? Oh wait, it is Sekai, they want to sell the patch and it would be money that upset their partners AND customers, and suddenly they care.
>>15309449
Not sure why you think this year looks so dire then. Himawari should be out this year. Didn't like Gahkthun?
Can we kill this retard yet?
>>15309465
how about learning to do proper screenshots? it's not a fucking rocket science
>>15309457
>Didn't like Gahkthun
No, I played half of it and wasn't any good, one of the worst Liar-Soft tittles.
I know that Himawary and DC3 "maybe" will be released this year, but still this a dire list.
>>15309477
Supipara, Bokuten? They also look poised to come out this year as well.
W Happiness looks more likely to be next year.
>>15309477
*is
Sorry, I was writing with swiftkey in automode...
>>15309493
Bokuten; it's a utsuge -> out of my list.
Supipara: it's a paid demo -> doesn't seems interesting.
W Happiness: I doubt that it will be released this year -> the main game wasn't that great but maybe I'll purchase it for the Ruriko route.
>>15309507
>utsuge
Picked up
>>15309477
DC3 will be out this year unless something horrible happens to Doddler or Kouryuu dies before finishing the last 5%.
The way things are going we should have all the older stuff and all or nearly all the 2015 stuff done this year (well, at least the first chapters of the multi-part releases), and some of the 2016 announcements too. Er, that's not some kind of official promise or anything, but if you've been keeping up with progress updates and stuff it should be pretty obvious.
>>15309548
Does that mean that MangaGamer's monthly release schedule will finally come to an end, or do you guys still have enough things in the pipeline to keep that going?
>>15309567
Not sure what you mean. We've been releasing more than one game nearly every month for the past half year or so.
>>15309095
>>15309105
Its likely not august. Moogy and makoto during their time on jast have tried to contact august before for a license but got straight out denied since they didn't have any interest in the west.
Chuablesoft is 100% at this point by someone, if not MG since one of the workers is a guest at AX guaranteed but the hints have pointed to MG.
WA2 is also unlikely because Aquaplus, not Leaf have released TTT before without going through MG.
>>15309372
>>15309406
I'm fine with cheap doujins as long as they have the quality of Fata Morgana desu
>>15309578
> Moogy and makoto during their time on jast have tried to contact august before for a license but got straight out denied since they didn't have any interest in the west.
That was before big kickstarters and nekopara.
>>15308796
1. Sprite.
2. Sumikko Soft.
3. Pulltop.
>>15309590
While Eustia was hyped enough to be an actual success on KS even nowadays, I don't think August needs it.
>>15309629
They should go after Eushully. They'll desperately need cash soon
Fata Morgana seems to be out of the top 5 for good. RIP.
Top 5 Ranking: http://pastebin.com/M4deTZP1
Popularity Sort: http://pastebin.com/tXeuw9mL
Full Data Point List: http://pastebin.com/DbCWavmw
As always, this tracker is powered by anonymous like you, so post order numbers if you've got em'.
>>15308796
https://vndb.org/v17376 arunaru's project
https://vndb.org/v7769 one of haro's projects
https://vndb.org/v16337 I originally thought conjueror would be doing it but now I'm not so sure
I don't think those 3 are the only announcements either. There's still a bunch of people unaccounted for.
>>15308796
ChuableSoft
Ensemble
Palette
>>15309698
This girl is so cute.
If you haven't read Fata Morgana, do it now.
>>15309733
What a ugly pseudo-3D art.
>>15309773
Consider suicide?!?!
>>15309776
No, but I you need to commit seppuku I can assist you.
>>15309698
>https://vndb.org/v17376 arunaru's project
Can confirm. Arunaru himself said something about the title he's translating using the word love a lot so it makes perfect sense.
>https://vndb.org/v7769 one of haro's projects
Haro some weeks ago said something about being excited to translate a sex scene in a long time so I'm unsure about that. That is, unless she was talking about other VN like a short nukige between large projects.
>https://vndb.org/v16337 I originally thought conjueror would be doing it but now I'm not so sure
Interesting. What makes you think that?
>>15309372
>After the recent MG releases my expectations are pretty low; I can see more nukiges and cheap doujins.
MG announcements on AX and Otakon are on a completely different level than other cons so don't use MG announcements so far in this year as representative of what they'll announce.
But be free to have very low expectations. That way you'll be happier with what MG announces.
>>15309896
>you'll be happier with what MG announces
He will make another rant that MG licenses no-name loliges while Sekai gets some BEST STUFF EVER like Chrono Clock.
>>15309908
>BEST STUFF EVER like Chrono Clock
:-)
>>15309896
To be fair, last year annoncments at AX and Otakon weren't precisely spectacular; all ages games, chuni and yuri.
>>15309877
Haro's got two projects.
http://progress.19.04se.cc/
My money would be on the other one being hamashima related
>Interesting. What makes you think that?
The title itself? Their hints
>a moderate preference for HD graphics (one of our unannounced projects might particularly enticing to this crowd, no joke)
Why it'd be conjueror? It just seems like his type of game, and he's read it. But given how much he's been complaining as of late, I'm starting to doubt it a bit.
>>15309944
>weren't precisely spectacular
>MG and Alicesoft
But yeah, it shoulded be Rance instead of Haruka.
>>15309877
Maybe MG's breaking into the ero-Otomege market.
>>15309931
I'm pretty worried about how SP will handle the translation and the honorific. Rood Double was pretty bad with all this Mr, Mrs, Bro, etc..
>>15309908
I think we've got a pretty good spread for AX and Ota, but someone will always complain if every single announcement isn't a game they personally want (there are other people out there, you know!).
>>15309980
If I bomb Frontwing will it make them hurry the fuck up with Himawari
>>15310045
I can safely say no it won't.
>>15310045
I imagine that would probably have a detrimental effect on release speed.
>>15309967
I believe it's fair to say that because it was Haruka instead of Rance, and because it killed the nearly complete Rance VI project, that announcement didn't exactly go over well last year, especially to the crowd who would be most interested in Alicesoft. The rest of their announcements were Yuri (though Kindred Spirits was a rather good pick up), good titles with somewhat limited appeal (Propeller titles, Himawari), or expected pickups. I thought their AX/Otakon lineup was strong enough, but one can certainty see how people might have been disappointed by their announcements last year, especially for people who saw Haruka as a negative.
>>15310058
>>15310064
That's a shame.
You forgot about Bishoujo Mangekyou, mate.
>>15308796
It just be 2 new partners, since both Propeller games were counted as "New Partner" last year.
>>15310078
This is list for JP->EN translations done by humans. Machine Finnish->EN translation is not appropriate for this thread.
>>15310090
>This is list for JP->EN translations done by humans
And CN->EN translations.
>>15309344
Basically, don't hold your breath. They kept making excuses even in the answer on why it'd be a bad idea to do it. And the "we have to pick our battles" line just makes it sound like they won't bother.
>>15309428
It tanked in Japan, so that will keep alot of people away from it.
>>15310123
Like the English market or Steam has any awareness of that.
>>15309698
I doubt they got a Spray title since that's Visual Arts territory.
>>15309949
If it ends up being Iwaihime, don't be disappointed.
>>15310065
I think the people complaining the most about last year's announcements are the ones that wanted ero, and thought most of the announcements were a let down in that regard.
>>15310148
The English market outside of Steam, knows that the game basically killed OVERDRIVE, so they don't expect it to be good. It's also alot different than OVERDRIVE's other titles, so it might not even appeal to the usual OVERDRIVE fans.
>>15310196
Okay, but it's still a story title and even with ero those don't sell well.
>>15310152
Given that they haven't shown any interest in putting out BL, I don't think it's too farfetched that they'd let another company do it. Though I wouldn't be surprised if, after it possibly ends up a success, they suddenly start to take in interest themselves.
>>15310210
Part of the appeal of BL titles, or so I've heard, is the ero, so an all-ages only title doesn't seem likely. It would also most likely be a very expensive license, given that it's all ages and a well-known series.
>>15310226
>or so I've heard, is the ero
maybe for people with taste, most of the english audience is straight up underage though
>>15308819
I'd be so fucking hyped if they partnered with Saga Planets. They have so many good moege/plotge hybrids.
Hatsuyuki Sakura when?
>>15310240
Not Hanasaki Cuck Spring?
>>15310234
Didn't stop them from playing No, Thank You. Though it does raise the question of how many of the underage fans just pirated it, because they don't have credit cards to purchase it with, or the money to do so anyway. It is possible they bought it with paypal, because even kids have those nowadays, but I kind of doubt that.
On average, how many copies does a VN have to sell to break even? I mean in Japan, not western localizations.
>>15310288
Depends on the budget. Think thousands, since the industry follows the same trends as the anime industry in that everything is ridiculously expensive. Low volume high price.
Hundreds for doujin work at a far cheaper pricepoint like Seacats/Higurashi, just to pay for expenses rendered by one or two people over that period..
>https://twitter.com/Conjueror/status/736935373482250242
What did he mean by this?
>>15310476
It's the number "five". It comes after four and before six.
>>15310476
The secret project he's working on was actually Steins;Gate 0 by 5pb..
>>15310526
More likely Chaos;Child since anime + PC version are coming out soon. It couldn't get more publicity than that, making it an almost guaranteed hit
Is pm5 tl project dead? ;_;
You know what they should prioritize translating? Eroge with windowed (fullscreen) mode. Fuck all the recent TLs which force me to play on 1 monitor otherwise the whole thing shits itself.
>>15310832
What?
>>15310875
I think I was being pretty clear. I downloaded Homeless School Girl and I can't go to my second screen without the game minimalizing if it's in fullscreen.
>>15310173
My complaints is that it was too much rape/scat/all-ages. I don't know how it even sold with that content, but it seems like people want literal shit products.
>>15310929
Please stay on /vg/
>>15310929
People like euphoria because it has a decent story for a nukige and people see it as Saw with ero. Underrepresented fetishes can also be really popular because people interested are basically starved for content.
I'm feeling conflicted, because I'm not into guro, yet Maggot Baits is very intriguing to me.
>>15311067
It has a guro censor mode and most of the guro scenes are pretty skippable anyway.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-28/sekai-project-to-publish-creature-romances-~for-the-ladies~-otome-visual-novel/.102574
Where are you when sekai is saving visual novels?
>>15310476
Clearly it means he's working on https://vndb.org/v834 .
>>15309578
>Moogy and makoto during their time on jast have tried to contact august before for a license but got straight out denied since they didn't have any interest in the west.
JAST also tried to contact Steam to put Eien no Aselia on there, but got straight out denied since they didn't have any interest in VNs.
JAST also tried to contact Key for a license but got straight out denied since they didn't have any interest in the West.
When it's JAST asking, the result means nothing.
>>15311218
Can't be, not long enough and it's not widely known and wanted by the fanbase.
>>15309370
TV Tropes' policy on visual novels is weird as fuck, it seems to be "if there's story outside of the sex and no pedoshit it's k" but they have Harem Party still.
>pedoshit
One of these days I'll get around to make the pedotest project I have planned, and everyone who try it will find out they are closet pedos.
>>15311567
But do it, faggot. I wanna see how pedo can you be.
>>15311735
Oh janny.
>>15308996
shut the fuck up and go translate things for me for free
Will Princess Maker beyond Princess Maker 2 ever be seen in English?
>>15312294
I ask the same question about Tokimeki Memorial.
>>15312294
Littlewitch Romanesque is a better Princess Maker anyway.
>>15309877
Gakuen Heaven 2 is under Spray, Key/Visual Arts' BL branch, which I doubt would want to release through Mangagamer when they're independently releasing titles now. Not that Visual Arts would ever bring BL to the west any time soon.
Apparently Aroduc's translating Dies Irae.
>>15313591
One day, it will become a reality and you will be fucked.
I think Sekai Project is planning to do a kickstarter on an ever17 re-release, and give more information on it when Zero Time Dilemma gets released.
Also, Lemnisca will be heading the editing/re-translation.
Screenshot this
>>15314067
Ever17 was on Sekai's list of "probably impossible" to license before their forums got revamped.
>>15314117
Same with Key/Clannad
>>15314128
No, that wasn't. They had things like the Baldr games, Majikoi, and White Album 2 listed.
>>15312294
tea time is the worst part of pm5. its a great way to get rid of stress, but drinking tea over and over each weekend really ruins the experiance.
I know that due to technical difficulties and general disorder the project is stuck. I tried using google translate on the scripts myself, but it's more than just translation- it's about char space, it's about connection between stats and certain choices (like zodiac sign) and actions that are ingrained in the game code and not just script.
I think that I understand why pm5 got dropped, and im happy that pm6 (aka the evangelion princess maker) is translated but i want pm4 or 3 to see english iteration...
>>15312725
at least tokimeki have girl's side
>>15312794
it's more of a witch maker (acolyte) than a princess maker (daughter)
Umineko preorder doesn't seem to be doing well...
>>15314067
I'm pretty sure Lemnisca doesn't like the new Ever17 enough to translate it.
>Also, Lemnisca will be heading the editing/re-translation.
It's not 'editing' or 're-translation'. It's a brand new script, written by people entirely unrelated to the original Ever17. There is no choice but to translate it from scratch if you want it in English.
>>15314526
Holy shit. That's ugly as fug. Everything looks so flat.
>>15314526
Is that 3D?
>>15314572
Indeed it is. New Ever17's graphics were universally ridiculed, and they serve as a good example showing that you shouldn't do 3D without sufficient budget. (Reminder: This is on the Xbox 360, not the DS or anything like that.)
>>15314526
Do the people making it simply not realize it's ugly like a bad cooking childhood friend? Or do they simply not give a fuck?
>>15314526
And do you really think that the SP "quality re-translation" will be better than the original one?
Because i doubt it.
Most likely it will be a heavy edited version with a few extra memes and some "Bro" "Mr" "Sr" for honorifics.
>>15314386
It doesn't come out until July and most people will likely buy it on Steam anyway.
>>15314386
I'll get it when it comes out on steam, I guess most people are the same.
Does anyone know if the PS3 graphics patch will be available for the new Umineko release?
I love the PS3 sprites and backgrounds, the new ones look awful.
>>15315696
That will have to be fan made some point after release, because MG can't provide it for legal reasons. It happened a short time after Higurashi's rerelease, so I'd expect the same thing to happen here.
>>15309416
The guy who was editing yoake continues to promise he'll finish it every summer but never does
>>15315037
They think FF7 got away with batshit ugly 3D, so why not every other company.
>>15314386
For myself I'm hoping it sells enough to get a physical release. I don't really have any intention of re-reading Umineko any time soon so I don't really want to buy it just to get a digital release on Steam.
If nothing comes I'll grab it near the end of the year or off of a sale down the line.
>>15309642
Order Number - 200811
Order Date - 2016-05-31
>>15314279
>pm6
Isn't that a mobile game?
3
>>15309428
I hope it bombed hard in the west too so Bamboo can post something funny again.
>>15314067
stupid dumb frogposter
>>15317081
i was talking about the nds game for raising rei
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2212/
was there apm6 for the ios or something?
>>15313649
How will I be fucked?
Test
I think I found a new job, people actually paying for mtl novels.
>>15309949
>The title itself?
Well spotted anon. I actually didn't make that connection. Now let's see if that was a ruse on MG part...
>>15312725
>>15312294
>Tokimeki Memorial
>Princess Maker
You guys have at least one game in the series in English.
Memories Off, on another hand...
>>15320591
>Memories Off
just play some other tragedy VN. Those are aplenty.
>>15320610
I'm already substituting Myself;Yourself with Memories Off, not sure if I want to make this suffering even more meta.
>>15320632
What makes this game so unique
>>15320666
Other than the fact that I like it, it's a combination of
>Takumi Nakazawa, the main scenario writer for the infinity series (Ever17, Remember11), is the principal writer for Myself ; Yourself. Character design for the game is provided by Mutsumi Sasaki, who also did the original character design for Memories Off, Happy Lesson, and Futakoi.
and the fact that MO, which is available on a PC, will simply never get translated while M;Y, being PS2 exclusive, will never ever get translated.
I should probably stop with the off topic already though.
Where does one go to discuss translated VN? the people in /vn/ are absolute garbage.
>>15320825
Such a place no longer exists, Fuwa and Reddit are also garbage and VNDB is full of retards.
The new JAST forum is dead so maybe we could use that and make it a proper place for discussing VNs, what do you think /jp/ ?
>>15320937
But sahathlig or whatever he is called is the mod there.
>>15320825
/a/ had the occasionally decent VN threads every so often back in the day. Sadly I don't think that's been the case for a long time.
>>15320718
>What i like about it are the people behind it
well, princess maker is a rare child raising simulator. I want princess maker because i want princess maker games. you are interested in takumi's games, and there are more than just one game around from his works. so THERE.
>'who's more miserable' contest
>>15320946
Ye but its just one retard so he can be ignored, its not like he can delete threads or ban people just because we ignore him.
>>15320953
New mods delete them on sight.
>>15320966
I think he can. Mods can delete threads, lock them, and ban people.
>>15320972
What about /vg/?
>>15320966
The guy hates Sekai Project forever because they didn't save him a special seat at last year's AX panel. Clearly you underestimate his narcissism.
>>15320978
I doubt JAST would let him do that for nor reason, I think it could work out but anyway if you guys got something better I'm all for it.
>>15320979
/vg/ is practically /b/. There's a million of stable threads so your thread will be lost and will fall off. Threads on /vg/ fall off really really quickly, I think an hour without bump means death. The only thing you can get on /vg/ is a circlejerk.
>>15321001
>>>/vg/143878893
try posting/lurking a bit and see if you have fun.
>>15321013
Trust me, I've been there before. I posted in /vn/ for a few months a couple years back. Several independent topics which only last a few minutes to hours bunched together in one thread is very bad.
>>15321025
than the problem is the broadness of the topic. there are hundreds of vns, if you want to discuss specifics ones you should have a thread just for that. on /jp/ is a safe bet, but depending on the game you might be able to shoehorn it into other boards, like /u/, /mu/ or even /his/.
>>15320972
>New mods delete them on sight.
Figures. Last time I was on /a/ I got hit with a ban for posting that lucky star x deer gif. It's lewd, yes, but there isn't any nudity in it. And to me that gif and the pasta response is a part, or at least was, a part of /a/ history and culture. So it's not too surprising for things to have gotten worse, at leas in my point of view.
>>15321047
if you post nsfw image in a sfw board you get banned, weather or not there are actual nipples involved. nudity isn't all there is to the adult world.
Speaking of JAST they seem to be really understaffed http://discuss.jastusa.com/discussion/254320/backlog-titles#latest
>>15320958
>What i like about it are the people behind it
I didn't say that and I didn't even mean that. The combination of the writer, illustrator and the platform makes the game unique regardless of what I like about it. It's not even that obscure of a series (an anime adaptation, drama CDs and LN exist) yet it will never get translated. Moreover, even way more well-known MO series is not translated at all, while Tokimemo barely is. Princess Maker doesn't look that bad in comparison to them.
Anyway, what I'm saying is that there's no point in complaining, because there's always someone somewhere who's in a worse situation.
>>15321107
>people in worse situations
sure there are. so instead of saying 'you think pm not getting translated is bad? mo should totally get english!' you could have said 'yeah man, i feel ya' or something, and post your own lementations in a different post
but its fun being misrable because self pity does wonders for the morals. your ilustrator and illustrator got animes and games in english aplenty. pm got pm2 and the anime 'petite princess yucie'. thats really not alot.
>>15321061
Not much difference between the Lucky Star gif and this SYD cap. But the point I was making was that the moderation would lean in differing ways on many grey issues. Obvious NSFW on a blue board is an obvious banhammer. But to use your own words, "nudity isn't all there is to the adult world." becomes a grey area and the resulting disciplinary response, if any, ends up coming down to whatever janny or mod is looking at it. I've even screen capped moderator posts on /a/ concerning the matter of VNs. The biggest problem I had overall was more that it seemed, from my perspective, that moderation was starting to lean more towards a "ban first, ask questions never" mentality.
Although I do miss the days of morning loli manga/doujin dumps.
>>15321122
I would summarize that as "Be glad that you got that much because others deserving better didn't" though. Maybe it's not much of a compassion, but it isn't a self pity for sure.
>>15321154
i don't get how vns fit into /a/ without an anime adaptation.
>>15321160
I'm happy; i'm still compalining because bad sitation is still bad even if others have it worse.
Anyone here know what I can use to extract the script for PS2 games ?
>>15321198
Notepad. You can emulate all PS2 games.
>>15321198
thank you for doing god work
does anything here helps?
http://www.romhacking.net/?page=utilities&category=&platform=18&game=&author=&os=&level=&perpage=20&title=&desc=&utilsearch=Go
>>15321168
If they had, have, or are confirmed for having one, it's supposed to be ok. Those that don't fall specifically into that criteria would presumably go here. But there's just as much argument for them to have a limited presence in /v/, since it's still technically a game, some with more traditional gaming elements than others. And there's just as much an argument for them having a limited presence on /a/ since it's not exactly a terrible leap of logic. Anime, manga, light novels, and visual novels, all are Japanese narratives that make use of Japanese art styles. The largest difference being the medium and I guess you could say a limited "choose your own adventure" type or progression.
So again it ends up falling to the moderator or janitor in questions views on the matter.
>>15321209
That is not really what I had in mind :)
>>15321211
Don't see anything that would work for this or other stuff. Also sorry for getting your hopes up but I'm not a translator, just wanted to take a look at the Galaxy Angel 2 script.
>>15321313
There's no "universal PS2 script extractor" but there's a good chance that unpacked/decrypted/compiled script can be found in the memory dump of the emulator. Save state in PCSX2, find the savestate file and extract it with 7-Zip. The biggest (32MB) extracted part will contain the text line currently shown in a VN's message box at the very least and the whole script of the scene if you're lucky.
>>15321350
I see, thanks for the info.
>>15321405
>biggest (32MB) extracted part
eeMemory.bin
I recommend 010 Editor for checking the memory dump; it supports Shift-JIS Japanese text encoding out of the box, the feature many other hex editors lack.
ArtMoney can be used as a proxy for hooking the text from a PS2 game, if you can find the memory address where the current text string is stored. Monitor that address in ArtMoney and then hook its window (not the emulator's) with AGTH or what have you.
>>15321473
This series is amazing, I wonder why no one ever bothered to official localize it. It would very likely sell well especially on Steam, the gameplay alone is fun enough to make even people who are not into VNs play it.
Anyway got the 010 Editor and it works, thanks for all the info. Seems like starting a real fan translation project for this would be a major pain, no wonder that Aroduc never bothered with it.
>>15321678
It is fun, but I get a bit bored at playing the missions too many times to see all character endings.
>>15321685
I don't know about Galaxy Angel 2, but you could skip the battles in Eternal Lovers. Not sure about Moonlit Lovers.
Only one month left until AX.
>>15320972
I thought they just move them to /jp/ now (I remember that happening to a couple of threads).
>>15321880
Will Kouryuu bring his piss jug?
>>15321097
>Django is dead
I'm sad because i don't give a fuck about Sumaga and Sonico.
>>15320825
>Where does one go to discuss translated VN?
Just use /jp/.
Though it is kind of a dead topic, so invite your (non-retarded) friends and maybe you can get something going.
>>15320999
Sanahtlig "I wrote up a lengthy About Me on my blog. I've become familiar with business aspects of the market that often elude other fans." I m taking it back, no way it could work.
>>15321097
>Django
So in short, they picked up a title with a 0.54MB script in 2011, and yet it's in hiatus in 2016 because they are unable to get the translation done
>>15322383
Aroduc could've been JAST's savior. A shame really.
>>15322392
What actually happened with them ?
>>15322392
>Aroduc could've been JAST's savior.
Going by all the blog posts of him going on how incompetent they were with Seinarukana I am not sure he really could.
>>15322445
>Django - Waiting on translation.
Of course they need editors and beta testers but you can't do shit without a translator first.
>>15322442
Makoto stopped be THE guy and JAST went to shit as a result. Aroduc went to a sausage party and never left.
>>15322475
Though even with Makoto Jast had it's problems, in particular their pipeline got bottled up because everything had to go through him before release.
>>15322482
>it's
its
>>15322482
But at least, when it came out the translation and editing were good. I mean would you rather they release something shitty like that Flowers demo? Of course JAST's main problem is that they have no concept of project management. They need more people for everything and they need QC people to check in inbetween.
>>15322501
Makoto spend almost a year editing Seinarukana and this is the result (aside the no honorifics issue)...
>>15320937
VNDB is actually good for discussing untranslated VNs, the language barrier filters out the morons.
OP said translated VNs though so that's not much help, /jp/ is your best bet.
>>15322557
Aselia had removed ero and terrible art, but had honorifics.
This has ero, but no honorifics.
JAST is shit, basically.
>>15322612
> VNDB is actually good for discussing untranslated VNs
If "good" means "getting 3 replies in the course of 5 years" then yes, its good.
>>15322557
That's Makoto edition for you.
>>15322743
Makoto is gud is silly meme forced by mugi brigades. There's no evidence of him being as good as they claim.
>>15322704
>honorifics
Man, right before the credits in Satsuki's route, she complains about Nozomu never using her name. I was pretty confused for a second since he's not voiced and in the translated text he always calls her Satsuki.
>>15322793
The translators who leave them out don't give a fuck about any scenes where they discuss honorifics. Or they rewrite one scene and ignore any changes which might happen in how characters call each other.
>>15322807
Removing honorifics is stupid, people play and read Japanese games and VNs because they want Japanese stuff and not westernised crap.
>>15322807
SP with Rood Double was similar; without honorifics but when Subject N was talking to Natsuhiko they added "Bro" from nowhere.
>>15322878
*Root
>>15322878
Bro Double.
>>15322954
At least isn't "brosky" like in Akiba's Trip.
Hey Haro, about this E2gaming fiasco did you guys look at their claim to have the rights to Magic Marriage Lunatics and Angel Ring?
>>15322878
Subject N's speech was supposed to be a very radical version of the way each character speaks, and I think it was done quite well.
Is Dies Irae verse as strong as EDG?
>>15320953
Mods are complete fags and delete most VN and LN threads unless there's an anime adaptation. Between that and /vg/ killing most of /jp/'s discussion, there's no good place to talk about such things anymore.
>>15324541
>Between that and /vg/ killing most of /jp/'s discussion
Via shitposting?
Article summarizing the E2Gaming mess.
https://figurativelyspeaking.me/2016/05/31/taisho-x-alice-to-be-localized/
>>15325023
I'm curious about this.
>>15325023
This has to be some of the most baffling drama I've seen in a while. If they somehow manage to be legit they've even surpassed SP in inadequacy.
>>15325175
SP is a real company, which puts it ahead of most of these fucked up publishers trying to get into otome localization this year.
Moonstone going the way of Frontwing and Visual Arts?
https://twitter.com/moonstone_twitt/status/737856072094908416
>>15325023
Why there are so many dovacs among VN startupers?
>>15325192
If they do, I hope they found a decent translator.
This is what happens when vn devs can get direct access to Steam. They might be planning to still use MG as a storefront though. It could also end up on denpa and Nutaku.
>>15325221
dovac is actually more on the level than this group. He's never stolen translations before.
People see VN translations as easy money, so many people looking to make big bux quick are trying to get in on it. Of course, kickstarters are a matter of trust, so I doubt this group could succeed unless their goal is extremely low. And Steam doesn't mean guaranteed thousands of sales anymore either.
>>15325023
Lets hope it will meet fate of ChuSinGura.
>>15325255
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>>15325228
>Nutaku
Have anyone involved given any indication of how well that new store front is doing? Paying for virtual currency will always be stupid and they still have some payment processor issues, but if the Japanese companies are going to regularly self publish their titles, having another 18+ storefront is a good thing to help avoid Steam only releases.
>>15325397
Dunno how well its doing, but pricing is back to non-discounted, so its 45$ for Princess Evangile and Dengeki Stryker, while its 44.95$ on MG (+ ability to pay exact sum instead 50$). I fail to understand why would anyone use nutaku store to buy anything.
>>15325739
The thing they have going for them is large visibility to the sort of idiot willing to shell out money for virtual currency for "free" to play H-games. If that crowd can be used to help keep 18+ releases coming (along side all ages steam releases) as Japanese companies with no Western storefront enter the market, along with helping Denpasoft, then everyone wins. However it's an open question though how receptive that crowd will be to these VNs though, I wouldn't be surprised if a bunch of people were disappointed because they brought Princess Evangile based on the H promo image they are using, and then ended up with something that wasn't a nukige.
Rate Nutaku's current storefront design.
>>15327114
1/5, its even worse than MangaGamer, no character descriptions, no trials, no demo movies.
>>15327145
At least Nutaku's site looks modern and has a better color scheme.
I hate the shitty side banners for the Sakura games though. I've always thought those looked really tacky.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/57909428/chusingura46-1-a-visual-novel-with-moe-samurai-gir-0
Almost funded guys!
>>15327204
I love how they just abandoned KS and disappeared completely midway, no updates, no comments anywhere, nothing. Completely trustworthy company.
>>15327204
Only just under $150,000 to go! I'm sure they can make it!
>>15325023
Confirmed to be legit, welp.
https://twitter.com/taishoalice/status/737948800355028992
Seven Seas picked up the Kindred Spirits manga.
https://www.amazon.com/Kindred-Spirits-Roof-Complete-Collection/dp/1626924686?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
The 2 volumes are only 140 pages each though, so where are those other 200 pages coming from?
>>15327243
They still have terrible PR and stole translations, which they thought they were justified in doing. They also plan to use crowdfunding and have shown to be incompetent.
>>15327204
Why would it possibly take $160,000 to localise a VN? Are they just scamming?
>>15327809
It could be possible. If it's a long game, the loc team is being paid well and there are VA licensing costs it could plausibly get that high (well I'd assume a good third or more of that in a well planned campaign would be going to rewards, shipping, KS costs, etc).
But I don't really buy it with these guys.
>>15327809
The Muv Luv team has been quite open with what they need, and they still needed $250k. Granted they also had a ton of expensive physical products, but still. The Libra team has also been quite open about their funding and they had above a 6 figure goal even after they lowered it. If you believe Dovac, the Clannad Kickstarter itself didn't exactly make much either once the costs for all the physical products was factored in (though Steam would have far made up for any shortcomings)
I am assuming the Japan Content's Kickstarter, being by a group looking for quick cash, probably had a goal a good deal higher then their projected costs. Though at the same time, looking at the incompetence of the team involved, they probably underestimated the projected costs that would have been involved in the event they were successfully funded.
>>15327944
I think they mentioned something about voice licensing issues, so maybe E2gaming is planning to kickstart the game without voices to lower their costs.
>>15327944
Well you also have to remember that in addition to the actual costs, the developers took a huge cut of SP's kickstarters.
Seems like SP is going to give out a demosaiced Sacrament of the zodiac. I hope it means more effort put into mosaic free games in the future.
Shame I wasted money on buying it discounted at nutaku prior. Oh well, that just means all my interaction with nutaku has been terrible. Just as expected.
>>15328333
> I wasted money on buying it discounted at nutaku
Oh god, someone actually gave them money. /jp/ never ceases to amaze me.
>>15329409
Worse is that they got a few days exclusivity of the new Sakura game, and apparently it is their current best seller.
One can only hope they won't sell ten thousands of copies, because then Nutaku will just go mainstream.
>>15327204
Wonder how much money they lost on that quick cash grab scheme. Guessing they'll be back under another new name with another title though.
>>15330264
That won't matter unless their behavior changes. If they can't bother putting in the effort like Mikandi Japan, then they should just give up.
http://nisamerica.com/blog/CG2
Feel the cancer
>If you knew this game was going to get censored, why did you bring it over in the first place?
>There is still a demand for the game and its content. Although some players might not be happy about the changes, we expect many will still appreciate the product for what it is and localizing it allows them the chance to enjoy the game's unique story, gameplay, and characters without needing to speak Japanese or deal with the pains of importing.
Fucking ridiculous.
>>15330310
The game is not a VN btw
>>15329487
Nutaku was already big before they set up their store front for VNs, because apparently there are a large number of people playing their free to play crap.
>>15330310
What's the point of buying the title with those changes? It's like they are missing the entire point of the game
>>15330411
Jesus christ why? There's even a fucking constant general Nutaku thread on /jp/. Absolute cancer there's literally zero defense for them.
>>15330310
Jesus christ please gas them.
> Redrawn art.
> Terminology changes.
> “Punishment” will be framed as “Motivation,” (!?)
> No Motivation scene dialogue.
> Some of this could cause an issue with power distance, or perceived consent of the activities of the game.
WHY WHY WHY WHY!? I'M A FUCKING GIRL AND I HATE WHAT THESE SJWS ARE DOING TO MY TRADITIONALLY UNMARRED AND UNMOLESTED VNS.
FUCK, TIME TO LEARN MOON. I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS ANGRY IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>15330765
Kill yourself.
>>15330765
>I'M A FUCKING GIRL AND I HATE WHAT THESE SJWS ARE DOING TO MY TRADITIONALLY UNMARRED AND UNMOLESTED VNS.
Hey. Wanna be my girlfriend?
>>15330310
Given how half of /jp/ lives for nothing more than shitting on poor translations, you'd think most of nisa's relevance would already be gone here.
>>15330793
Anonymous, your lack of self-respect is making me ill.
>>15330765
I absolutely hate Nutaku. But you should probably cut the player base some slack and try to be understanding. The games are cruelly designed to be addictive as fuck. Those people are victims. So pity them, don't shun them.
I just finished My Boss' Wife Is My Ex. Overall good for such a short game, but the H scenes felt a bit short most of the time. I'm also disappointed that none of the bad endings felt extremely bad to me, I thought he was gonna get murdered or something and that didn't happen.
>>15330886
He's debasing himself in order to subtly shame someone engaging in attention whoring behavior, this kind of selfless self-abasement is deserving of a medal.
>>15330986
That's too meta for me.
This is what they deserve for that obnoxious countdown shit.
>>15331652
He should spend that time translating WA2.
>>15331652
Explain the context of this please. It seems like I've been out of the loop.
>>15331783
Different translators on Twitter were counting down to an announcement.
So they delayed the "2", or someone found it?
>>15332726
The announcement has been delayed ending the countdown.
Ozmafia devs want the western players feedback on the game. Remember to tell them you want proper consent and a female protagonist that's not just an airhead there to be saved. You could also ask for a dominatrix heroine who runs a brothel, either way's fine.
https://customform.jp/form/input/8769/?key=4772c932
>>15333322
> Remember to tell them you want proper consent
Fuck that. Otome pseudo-rape is a trope for a good reason, the target audience tends to like it if it's done by an hot guy.
A non-airhead female protagonist would be great though.
>>15333322
>a dominatrix heroine who runs a brothel
That's already a route in Ozmafia
>>15333357
Really, I thought she was a retard in all the routes and ended up as a sex slave in that one.
>>15333373
That's the bad end. You get the good end by picking the sadistic options and then you take over the brothel at the end and make the previous owner your bitch.
>>15333409
That sounds like it's the best route in the game.
>>15333409
Why do otome games have the most interesting endings?
>>15333501
Because being an alpha bitch is most womens secret dream.
This is how sekai repays early adopters
>>15333793
Don't worry, I'm sure they'll give you the difference in denpasoft credit if you make a big deal about it. It's what they did with Grisaia.
>>15333793
Dumb faggots btfo
>>15333322
>Remember to tell them you want proper consent and a female protagonist that's not just an airhead there to be saved
But I don't want that
I want a reverse game. Where I get to play as one girl out of 5 who all crush on the same dumb main guy. And it will be all about the backstabbing necessary to win his heart and dispose of the competition.
>>15333960
Yandere simulator.
>>15333960
That would be fun as fuck. No killing though, just underhanded tactics and betraying/cooperating with the other heroines to best win his affection. Don't cooperate enough? He'll see you as a frigid bitch and you won't be able to hang out with him and his group, and/or he might come to dislike you, meaning it's that much harder to win his heart. Cooperate too much? You'll get cucked.
Easy mode would be the 'mysterious girl who falls from the sky and lands on him'. Medium mode would be imouto. Hard mode would be osananajimi. Dante-must-die mode would be sensei. Impossibru mode would be the trap.
>>15333409
When will MangaGamer translate Oiran Rouge?
>>15334127
Have to wonder how many more Liarsoft titles we will get through them. Kindred Spirits obviously was a bit hit in the West but they don't really have another potential hit like that. Gahkthun probably did decent enough that we can probably get another title or two, especially since other titles should be able to go onto Steam uncut as well, but it is hard to see the sales of any of them doing great.
>>15334540
We'll get Sona-Nyl in Otakon, in case you're wondering.
The purple hint from a while ago made it pretty explicit.
>>15334648
Yup, I'd expect that based on their blatant hint. If the sales do well enough the Gahkthun fandisc and Hikari no Valusia would probably make sense as well, but the rest of their catalogue is probably not worth bringing over from an economic perspective, especially if they are avoiding the titles Ixrec did.
>>15334648
Would rather they partnered with Purple.
http://forums.fuwanovel.net/topic/14449-localisation-project/
this is pretty hilarious but also pretty sad for the translator.
>>15335479
That's really really sad. Is that E3gaming?
Also:
> Recruiting on 'machine translation'novel.
> We hired a translation company to translate up until now, and looking at their report, they used 15 different translators to translate 7 story branches.
Jesus christ, why?
Also:
> 7 routes.
> The deadline to release this project is next month.
Jesus christ.
>>15335547
>That's really really sad. Is that E3gaming?
Doubt it, as they seem to have the authority to have stuff announced, and they want to be a localization company themselves, rather than helping someone else self publish. This is probably a Japanese effort to self publish and hired people within Japan, like the Debonosu Works releases, but one half decent person got involved and noticed they had shit and were running behind schedule, and are now trying to salvage something before the contract deadline.
>>15335571
We've seen the final product of low price Japanese translation companies before, take the early MG releases, or I'd assume Kagura Douchuuki. The Japanese company in this case hired one, and got shit as you would expect. The Japanese companies though need to get burned once before they figure out that the quality of those efforts suck badly enough they will hinder sales in the Western market.
>>15335603
Probably Visual Arts or Frontwing.
Come to think of it, Rewrite has precisely 7 routes - Kotori, Lucia, Shizuru, Chihaya, Akane, Terra, and Moon. This is also Visual Arts' first foray into translations, so they have no connections at all in that area, so, they just went with a random local translation company that was sufficiently cheap. Expect quality to be worse than Ixrec's translation.
Also, remember that not many notable VNs have a full 7 story branches without being a nukige. The deadline also makes sense, since Anime Expo is in exactly a month and they probably want to have it within a month or two of release so the hype doesn't die off. That, or they plan to announce it at Otakon and release it within weeks post-announcement while the hype is still riding high, and the additional time is for bugchecking and any issues.
It's the only VN and company that makes any degree of sense. We all know that shit will sell as long as it has English text though - a damn shame.
>>15335686
It's not Rewrite, they made it clear it is an 18+ title
/jp/ should form a VN localization consulting company that charges minimal fees to review the plans of Japanese in-house localization efforts and ensure that they're not shit.
>>15335696
The Japanese in-house localization efforts wouldn't care for the advice even if it were free.
>>15335479
18+ title
Long
A company that either hasn't worked with the English market before, or at the very least hasn't worked closely enough to figure out the potential pitfalls.
7 or more routes (depends on if 7 was complete, or just what the TL company got through)
Appears they have no problems releasing 18+ content, outside of making sure they don't run into legal issues.
They also feel it has potential to do well in the English market, but that statement may need to be taken with a grain of salt.
Probably not too many titles that it could be.
>>15335479
I'd laugh, then cry if it's Oretsuba because Navel thought they could get a better deal with someone else making big promises.
>>15335686
Rewrite is using Ixrec's scripts, so that would not fit this at all.
>>15335696
/jp/ is fucking insane though, the /pol/ of chinese porn game communities. 90% of everything it comes up with is inane conspiracies and crazy ideas, except the 10% that turns out to be right.
I don't see anyone willing to pay for that kind of expertise.
>>15335479
At least they know that sekai project is cancer. The more companies that know that the better.
>>15335706
They also revealed their approximate location which really narrows it down.
>>15336174
Not necessarily, because they aren't the original publisher, as they say they have the international rights from the original publisher.
>>15335479
>large part of the job will be English checking. It may be that we will use the engine programmer to do that since he speaks English
>proof reader, if unable to translate on his own
> half of game translated, deadline is next month
This is just some satire. R-r-right?
>>15336197
It's the logical outcome of a new startup localization company promising big things (probably high percent of sales and a tight deadline) to secure a big title, then hiring a Japanese based translation company that works by throwing a ton of non-native speakers at the script, and are now desperately trying to get out of the hole they dug themselves.
>>15335686
Rewrite is not ero, it has no material that would "break the law," and they're probably going to use the fan TL if that hasn't been confirmed yet, which I'm sure it has.
No way it's Rewrite.
>>15336273
2 months (which it sounds like) for a translation of any size with any amount of people is an impossible feat.
Generally speaking, you only want 1-2 translators for any work. You don't see more than 2 for books, for instance, no matter the length for consistency of language, quality, and flow.
Having 14 people working on one game is just going to make a huge mess, even IF they all somehow have impeccable English and Japanese.
Thank god MG has the sense to stick with (usually) 1 translator/project like fanlations.
>>15334743
I Could see them doing some of Liarsoft's newer titles, like Hiragumo-chan -Sengoku Gekokujou Monogatari-, Teito Hiten Daisakusen, Fairytale Requiem and its sequel, or Tokeidai no Jeanne ~Jeanne a la tour d'horloge~.
>>15309416
>Fortune Arterial
This is surprising. It seems a few routes even got a full translation.
So now we have seen Japan Contents, E2, and whoever these new people are since Winter. It's nice the Japanese companies noticed the West, but now it's a question of how long it takes for them to understand the Western market, and translating in general, isn't trivial, as all of these probably made great "offers", but none of these efforts look like they are going to take off.
>>15336535
E2 is Japan Content though? Also, I bet the new company is E2/Japan Content yet again, this time cloaking their name so they don't have their reputation bulldozed yet again before they even had PR.
>>15336531
It's just a bunch of people thinking the western market is a goldmine after seeing dovac and the muvluv kickstarter hit it big. After a few failures the news will get out and people will realize there isn't really money to be made.
>>15336540
Fun conspiracy theory that is, there's no proof it's true. Given japan content copy-pasted their website and e2 had it's own website up before that set up completely differently, there's doubts there too.
>>15336540
E2 existed, in some form, since at least the beginning of the year, so it's probably not Japan Contents.
>>15336541
I think it's more that whenever it's the Japanese company doing the localization, not only is the translation quality dubious because you have no fucking clue who's doing it (unlike most of SPs recent, somewhat successful Kickstarters), but also they have no reputation in terms of translation and little ability to market or put the game on a platform.
Frontwing seems to be using a shitty translation service if that Leisure of Grisaia is any indication. If we got Island or something that was borderline tricky to translate we'd probably have an abomination in our hands. Visual Arts is probably going to be just as bad. SP's inhouse translators are awful but at least they're outsourcing to the good fanlators more and more, even if I hate the whole 'can't have 18+'. schtick and dovac.
>>15336541
There is at least some money to be made though, it's just not as easy as putting out a Kickstarter with no effort.
>>15336554
dovac, pls. Leisure of Grisaia has much better translation than anything you ever made.
The other problem is that, in this market it seems like percentage of revenue is popular, and these fuck ups can net themselves a big license by offering a higher percentage by making ridiculous assumptions about how to cheaply do everything, and then get screwed when the too good to be true projections fall apart. Sekai Project has handled themselves decently enough, especially recently, and Frontwing should be good expectation wise since they have been involved with the Western market, but these other get cash quick efforts are all setting themselves up for failure.
>>15336554
Island is just a matter of time, especially considering the upcoming anime.
>>15336565
I already said that I hated Dovac.
I just don't think Island is going to get the translation it deserves. Yeah, it's probably not kamige-tier like EGS has been saying, but it's definitely quality.
>>15336591
Saying something about hate doesn't magically give you free pass at spreading bullshit.
I've checked Yuukan and noticed nothing that I could call "shitty translation service" or any indication that their current approach wouldn't work with ISLAND.
>>15336554
>Leisure of Grisaia
Had a surprisingly decent localization.
Eww why is Arunaru a fuwa member ?
>>15336774
Fuwanovel is now most prominent and elite VN-related community. Everyone including vndb moderators, industry representatives and acclaimed translators is registered there.
>>15336774
To shill haruka back in the day.
Elitism is fun, but ultimately doesn't bring in the sales.
>>15336784
>prominent and elite
>chinese porn games
>community
pick two
>>15335479
>unlike Sekai Project, we want to do this properly
You know what. I wish somebody would help them out just for this sentence alone.
>>15336936
I am guessing this one in house translator is the only person who has any idea at all about dealing with the Western market, and even that is probably not with regards to localization considering that it appears that he didn't see anything wrong with presumably the initial timeline, the company didn't object to hiring a random TL company in Japan despite that never working, has no idea what is allowed in the West considering that they are asking the new translator to be responsible for figuring that out, and the company as a whole ended up in this mess. They even plan to have pretty much any English speaker in the area take the shit the TL company gave them for the first half and make it look like English, saying they would be fine even with having the programmer go through it since he speaks English if they don't find a proofreader here, which doesn't exactly sound encouraging for the quality of the final product. I take it that if that is the standard they are looking for to fix the first half, it's current state must be abysmally horrible to the point where it would destroy any reputation before they got off the ground.
Everything in that post makes it look like they have no idea what they are doing, but their one in house translator (probably hired for social media, etc, rather than direct translating considering they hired a translation company) with a questionable attitude was smart enough to figure out they have a disaster on their hands when he looked at the scripts. With that in mind they are trying to polish the turd they got from the TL company and desperately look for someone to do the second half as quickly as possible. Just because their probable PR person is someone who doesn't like something Dovac did doesn't make them good when everything else about them looks horrible.
>>15337033
Well, of course this situation is going to be shit. I didn't say otherwise but that doesn't mean I want fairly large (well-known?) VN to have a horrible English version. That might be the only version we're going to have. Yes, it's "polishing a turd" as it were but you can also think of it as making lemonade out of lemons by having "something" instead of unreadable English. Is it ideal? Hell, no. Is it acceptable? Perhaps.
>>15337076
> Is it acceptable? Perhaps.
I don't see how intentionally shit quality """translation""" is acceptable just because some monkeys fucked up their stuff.
Customers should not be subjected to bad quality products, no matter what problems producers of said products encountered. If they cannot provide proper quality, they should bankrupt and fuck off from market.
>>15337094
If Winged Cloud and Steam is any indication, people enjoy all sort of low quality offerings.
>>15337076
The company has no idea how the Western market works, this translator included, going to put out shit quality (even if it is a level above the worse they could put out), and appears to have been started as a quick cash grab with quick deadline. I fail to see anything positive coming from this effort, even if they manage to partially turn this situation around
>>15333804
wait how did this turn out for grisaia?
Demonbane or Tokyo babel?
Help me decide jaypea.
>>15337533
I've never read Demonbane, but Tokyo Babel was good
>>15337533
I've never read Tokyo Babel, but I loved Demonbane. Read that.
>>15337533
I've never read either, but Nekopara was good.
>>15337533
Fata Morgana.
>>15337533
Demonbane if you love Justice
>>15337533
Just read Fate/Stay Night
>>15337125
Don't worry, if these morons are planning to use crowdfunding, then it won't succeed.
Looks like Love Sweets is getting both an 18+ and an all ages release. It looks like the 18+ version will still have mosaics. IIRC, MG had to do some image editing on those games to make what was under the mosaics to be presentable. Looks like Moonstone doesn't plan to bother with that.
>>15337725
There are too many looks likes in your post.
>>15337927
He should have just linked to Moonstone's tweet.
https://twitter.com/moonstone_twitt/status/738674427315916801
>>15337725
I hope that this isn't related to >>15335479
>14449
>>15337990
It doesn't fit in terms of length or number of routes.
Mac and Linux users rejoice!
https://twitter.com/MangaGamer/status/738734213969633281
>>15337725
> It looks like the 18+ version will still have mosaics
So? Almost all Nipponese games have whatever is under the mosaics drawn to look good with a mosaic, rather than actually be seen.
Removing mosaics arguably decreases the quality of the product, and they don't impact my enjoyment of it since it's the same experience the Eleven's got...
>>15338193
Go back tho you cave.
>>15337725
Encouraging to see, have to wonder how they plan to distribute it though.
>>15338278
My guess is Steam for all-ages and MG and possibly other sites for the 18+ version.
>>15338284
MG would still make sense, as with self publishing distributing on MG would still give MG a cut of the 18+ release, but they would cut MG out of the Steam sales.
If Princess Evangile is moving a meaningful amount of copies on Nutaku, that is also always open as an option for distribution as well.
>>15337725
Though even if they were planning to remove mosaics, I doubt they could post a sample image of that through their Japanese business twitter account.
>>15337533
Tokyo Babel. Demonbane has very ugly art and BGs.
>>15338641
Dunno, the choice is pretty hard...
Chuni all ages VS robots & gigantic deformed wieners.
>>15338667
It looks like an easy choice to me.
Demonbane has Doctor West and a pretty cool OST.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F5-rxKUOLU
>>15337533
Demonbane has epic soundtrack and ultra badass action and endings along with fucking excellent writing.
Tokyo Babel has cool writing and some pretty cool moments but they won't feel as epic as Demonbane.
Read both at the same time.
>>15338829
>Read both at the same time.
Does anyone realy do this?
>>15338888I was joking
>>15337533
Depends what you like. I'd hate to describe it like this, but Demonbane is a lot like TTGL mixed with Lovecraft and a bit of rape. The biggest downside is that the content of the routes is 90% the same, so it gets very boring to get a 100% on the game since the plot changes very little.
Tokyo Babel is way more subdued in its content, and I felt many of the fights were quite boring until the end, while Demonbane continually ramps up the scale. That said, the pure narrative of Babel is better than Demonbane's and at least Tokyo Babel has routes with varied content. If you are going to buy them I'd say Babel just so it gets more sales, but if you aren't then you may as well try both a bit and stick with whichever you like.
Demonbane is definitely worth the read and I really enjoyed it, but reading the other two routes afterwards was boring and I basically had to force myself to do it.
Do you thinks S;G 0 will get a steam release?
>>15335479
I'd almost swear this was about ChuSinGura. It's unfortunate I don't know japanese to look for some companies offices.
>>15339679
It's doubtful unless the original publisher managed to find the 2 worse companies they could and split the all ages and 18+ rights between the two.
>>15339400
Considering that it's being ported to PC in Japan, an English PC release seems likely (the same is probably true for Chaos;Child). As to Steam, it's still a surprise that there is no Steam version of the original yet, but I have to think it's coming.
>>15339679
There are no routes in ChuSinGura and only 5 chapters.
>>15339725
The Steam version is coming.
>>15335479
>people took this seriously
trolling is truly a art
>>15340177
E2Gaming wasn't thought to be legit either, but tragically they are.
>>15340177
Even if this is trolling, the scenario is believable enough because we have seen multiple start ups by people with no clue about what they are doing ever since Clannad/Grisaia/Muv Luv, so what's one more. There are surely more horrible start ups which haven't been made public yet that we will have the misfortune to see during the next year.
Just what I've always wanted.
https://twitter.com/Good_Haro/status/738660771677261825
Hey Haro, what's the the title of this VN?
>>15341293
That sounds totally heterosexual and not gay at all.
Just like the Greeks always said - it's not gay if you aren't on the receiving end.
>>15341293
>i cant believe the marketing of this
>MG
>marketing
Let's not get carried away here.
>>15341293
彼女を寝取ったヤリチン男を雌堕ちさせるまで
>>15341293
It's a pretty ballsy and unique revenge, I have to admit.
Agree or disagree /jp/?
>>15342206
I prefer good old dismemberment. Whole "punish with dick" stuff is too homo.
>>15342206
I can't say it'd be the first thing to enter my mind, but I can see the logic behind it
http://steamcommunity.com/app/458380/discussions/0/350532536101578008/
Lol people mad at Haro because she locked Gahkthun thread on Steam complaining about the price and then saying MG doesn't care about support.
>>15343320
>Lol
Fuck off
>>15343340
[Spoiler]I'm trying to fit in :([/spoiler]
>>15327204
8 hours left, only $149k to go. I imagine this is the last we will hear from Japan Contents, as they'll likely be under a new name for whatever they try next. Wonder what will happen to the ChuSinGura license afterwords though.
Why does the art change slightly in Fata Morgana? It gets better after a while.
>>15343972
It can't be helped. The west doesn't want visual novels as shown by the kickstarter.
>>15343347
>:(
Fuck off.
>>15343972
Sharin should beat its total by at least 20 times.
Sekai put up something noting they have announcements for E3. Guessing they'll split any big announcements they have between that, AX, and Otakon.
>>15344821
It doesn't, you just get used to it.
Though Nellie's and Mell's child sprites always look weird.
Baldr Sky's out.
>>15345632
If they announce anything at E3 I'm betting it won't be VNs. Sekai does publish more traditional games like RaidersSphere4th Rabi-Ribi.
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