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English Translated Japanese Visual Novel/ADV Thread

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Just played through and enjoyed Wanko to Kurasou. I will now proceed to hate myself more than I already do.

Ending did make me want to cry though.
 

Dresden

Member
cosmicblizzard said:
Just played through and enjoyed Wanko to Kurasou. I will now proceed to hate myself more than I already do.

Ending did make me want to cry though.
Isn't that the one with loli pet dog-girls?
 
Dresden said:
Isn't that the one with loli pet dog-girls?

Yep. A heartwarming story about a pet owner that needs to "relieve" his dogs when they go into heat. Mostly skipped through those scenes though. I'm mad at myself for thinking the story is cute.
 

Dresden

Member
cosmicblizzard said:
Yep. A heartwarming story about a pet owner that needs to "relieve" his dogs when they go into heat. Mostly skipped through those scenes though. I'm mad at myself for thinking the story is cute.
He should just get them spayed.
 

Lafiel

と呼ぶがよい
Been playing CHAOS;HEAD. It's intriguing so far, the main character is so pathetic that it amounts to the point of awesomeness instead of the other way around as it is with these kind of characters. Delusion system also gives it a nice feel from other VNs, although it feels like such a missed opportunity that the game isn't 18+.;_;

zoku88 said:
Just finished 999. What a good game.
By finished you mean getting all 5 endings?
 
cosmicblizzard said:
Yep. A heartwarming story about a pet owner that needs to "relieve" his dogs when they go into heat. Mostly skipped through those scenes though. I'm mad at myself for thinking the story is cute.
Which is why I will never read it.

"Aww look at how cute it is! Wait... wait.

You what?!"
 

InfiniteNine

Rolling Girl
Well apparently Demonbane has gone gold and is shipping in March!

http://www.nitroplususa.com/demonbane-goes-gold/
Deus Machina Demonbane, the first title produced in JAST USA’s collaboration with Nitroplus, is now complete and headed to the producers for replication! At this time the game is scheduled for shipping to customers in March.

We appreciate the patience shown by fans over the long wait for this highly anticipated game, and we think the end product will be a captivating and delightful gaming experience that lives up to the reputation both of Nitroplus and the Cthulhu Mythos-inspired Demonbane legacy.

We will be posting here shortly with detailed notes on the release, including the package contents, localization decisions, content and crediting, DRM, and more. Stay tuned for detailed information on what to expect with the deluxe first pressing edition of the game!
 

tiff

Banned
cosmicblizzard said:
Yep. A heartwarming story about a pet owner that needs to "relieve" his dogs when they go into heat. Mostly skipped through those scenes though. I'm mad at myself for thinking the story is cute.
That sounds cool.
 

Erigu

Member
Lafiel said:
Been playing CHAOS;HEAD. It's intriguing so far, the main character is so pathetic that it amounts to the point of awesomeness instead of the other way around as it is with these kind of characters. Delusion system also gives it a nice feel from other VNs, although it feels like such a missed opportunity that the game isn't 18+.;_;
Well, the Xbox 360 version of Chaos;Head Noah is... I don't know what they added/changed exactly, but they had to censor it back a bit for the PSP version, apparently (Sony Check and all that)...
 

InfiniteNine

Rolling Girl
Erigu said:
Well, the Xbox 360 version of Chaos;Head Noah is... I don't know what they added/changed exactly, but they had to censor it back a bit for the PSP version, apparently (Sony Check and all that)...
No, it isn't. I have no idea where you got that from, but the only additions are that the artwork is 720p, a few new scenes/CGs, and that there are some actual routes. There is no version of Chaos;Head currently with H-scenes, and there are no officially printed console CERO Z games with what I assume he is asking for.
 

InfiniteNine

Rolling Girl
Erigu said:
Who said anything about porn?
Well that's what he's referring to by wanting an R-18 rating. He wants H-scenes that take advantage of such a rating anyways.

Also this made me laugh quite a bit:
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Izayoi

Banned
InfiniteNine said:
Well that's what he's referring to by wanting an R-18 rating. He wants H-scenes that take advantage of such a rating anyways.

Also this made me laugh quite a bit:
http://i.imgur.com/fCZKQl.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]
When is that supposed to come out, anyway?
 

Izayoi

Banned
Hahaha. Ah.

I've halted my playthrough waiting for that. My backlog is huge so I'm not too concerned about it, though. It covers every episode, right?
 
I've decided to play Saya's Song after hearing all the praise of it not being a hentai game, so this will be my first visual novel. I reached the first sex scene and the writing is really good (outside of the sex scenes of course). I wish a story this good was made into an actual non-pornographic novel so it would get better recognition. A couple of thoughts so far:

1. Even with the English patch, I have to thank the developers for making the installation and menus easy to use for anyone regardless of their culture. It must take a lot of trial and error to find what works.
2. Picture this - It's midnight and I start a new game with my headphones on at high volume.
I have four choices that appear to change the brightness and other settings, like in some horror games. I choose the second option and BAM! The most fucked up noise is penetrating my ears and my face through the first conversation is like this

deadface.png


Welcome to Saya's Song.
 

InfiniteNine

Rolling Girl
radiantdreamer said:
I have no idea what's going on, as I'm pretty new to this kind of scene - am I to guess that they ripped the PS3 voice acted version and patched it onto the older, non-voice acted PC version, and translated it to English to boot?
Well they ripped the sprites and voices and shoved them into the older PC version of 1-4. Since the PC version's script is about 99% the same and 1-4 was already fan-translated all that really needs to be is fix some of the formatting and select the proper sprites in the English patch's script and some image editing for the new TIPS screen.

Welcome to Saya's Song.
Welcome brother.
 
ChoklitReign said:
I wish a story this good was made into an actual non-pornographic novel so it would get better recognition.


2. Picture this - It's midnight and I start a new game with my headphones on at high volume.
I have four choices that appear to change the brightness and other settings, like in some horror games. I choose the second option and BAM! The most fucked up noise is penetrating my ears and my face through the first conversation is like this

deadface.png


Welcome to Saya's Song.
Agreed on the first point, but you'll realize WHY it had to have sex scenes when you're done.

And haha, I loved your reaction. If I were you, I'd restart and change the gore settings to maximum for the full experience!

Welcome to the fold my man.
 

InfiniteNine

Rolling Girl
Demonbane Release Notes from JastUSA:

http://www.nitroplususa.com/demonbane-release-notes/
With Deus Machina Demonbane on its way to replication, it’s time to consolidate all the information on the release in one place for handy reference. The more you know!

Price and Release Date

Demonbane will be released in mid- to late March in the following formats:

* $39.95 MSRP limited package edition
* $34.95 download edition

Preorders for the package version are open now and will be until the game ships, and all preorders placed at JAST USA and J-List receive free shipping within the United States and discounted shipping to other parts of the world. The download edition will be available for order shortly after the package version ships.

Package Contents
demonbane_package.png


The first lot pressing of Demonbane includes the following items:

* The game disc in a standard DVD case, featuring the original game release cover illustration
* A cardboard slipcase featuring the DVD release cover illustration
* A 16 page full color artbook/manual with gallery of Demonbane promotional art

We’ll update again with photos of the actual box and insert when printing is complete. Once the stock of the limited edition is exhausted, future printings will consist of the game DVD and case without the box and artbook-style manual. The download edition includes the manual in .pdf format.

Localization Notes

Graphics

In the process of coordinating the graphic localization of the game with Nitroplus, they expressed concern over releasing the game with the erotic content uncensored given potential issues with the domestic industry in Japan. We reached a compromise that allowed the images to be present uncensored in our localized version, complete with a revision pass to the artwork to ensure consistent quality of the uncensored images. In return, Nitroplus required that the following disclaimer be present on the sexually explicit CG within the game:


Click on the image for a better representation of the proportional effect it has on a typical in-game shot. Other than this watermark, no images have been changed or removed from the original Japanese release of the game.

Text

The majority of the English translation was produced by the TLwiki Demonbane team (fully credited as part of the game’s credit roll), with supplementary translation of some scenes provided by various JAST USA and other staff. The TLwiki translation was fully vetted by Nitroplus, and has not been altered from the content of the original Japanese. Note that the original game contains a few references to censorship made for humorous purposes; these are not edits or removals made by us, for example:

demonbanenotcensored_s-300x55.png


Minor edits for quality and consistency have been made throughout the game, and a patch to further correct minor text errors and bring a few passages in line with the quality of the rest of the game may be forthcoming synchronized with the game’s release.

Content Management

Both the package and download editions of Demonbane will be protected at launch by the Software Defender content management system. This comes with a sunset clause for the package edition, where after the game’s initial period of sale has passed the DRM requirement for the game will be removed via patch. Princess Waltz is an example of a game that began with the Software Defender DRM and has since had it removed. The download version will retain the DRM through the life of the product (unless the DRM system is obsoleted by the provider, in which case we will remove the requirement there as well).

I'll prepare an official thread for it once it gets a proper release date or when it ships!
 
How does using an unofficial translation for an official translation work? Wouldn't the team want compensation for making the publisher's job a lot easier?
 

InfiniteNine

Rolling Girl
cosmicblizzard said:
How does using an unofficial translation for an official translation work? Wouldn't the team want compensation for making the publisher's job a lot easier?
The team that was doing the fan-translation is getting compensated for their work. Since this deal happened a lot of public Nitro+ translation projects in progress have been taken offline in hopes of getting JastUSA to buy it off them. I WANT SUMAGA ALREADY DAMMIT.

Here's the original project page: http://tlwiki.tsukuru.info/index.php?title=Zanmataisei_Demonbane
 
I'd almost say someone should make a Saya no Uta thread. Lot of people trying out the genre seem to be diving right into that after 999.
 
InfiniteNine said:
Well if you think the discussion for it warrants a thread I can whip one up.

Go for it. I'll definitely contribute. Maybe be prepared for a few "lol, ur not icecream" posts, but whatever.
 

InfiniteNine

Rolling Girl
Preparations begun!

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Just need to write up some info, make a few breaks for different sections, gather some screens, and then post.
 

One Ok Rock

Neo Member
Are we allowed to talk about ero VNs in this thread? I'm not posting any links so..should be ok. >_>

So recently I went to Japan and picked up a bunch of Oyari Ashito (littlewitch) games, and when I got home I was pleasantly surprised to find that a translation patch for Quartett had just been released.

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So far it's been a cute fairly run of the mill story, love the art style to bits though. If anyone wants a link to the patch hit me up. :)

Interested in Wanko to Kurasou now. >_>
 

InfiniteNine

Rolling Girl
I heard good things about the little witch series! I'll add it to the OP whenever I get around to updating it again, but these experimental drugs make it hard for me to concentrate at the moment.
 

Izayoi

Banned
One Ok Rock said:
Are we allowed to talk about ero VNs in this thread? I'm not posting any links so..should be ok. >_>
Seeing as InfiniteNine is making an OT for an ero VN as we speak, I don't really see why it would be a problem.

One Ok Rock said:
Interested in Wanko to Kurasou now. >_>
Play it.
 
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