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Dracandros
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I think this will end up being a weird question, and please feel free to PM me instead if you think a reply is better as I do not want to derail anything in the thread.
If I was someone who wanted to learn a bit of Japanese on the side at some point, are the localizations that the big VN companies provide good enough to use as a reference point, or are they good to really great localizations (possibly outside of Go Go Nippon and I wouldn't know how good that localization is of course) and just leave it at that?
Thank you very much.
If I was someone who wanted to learn a bit of Japanese on the side at some point, are the localizations that the big VN companies provide good enough to use as a reference point, or are they good to really great localizations (possibly outside of Go Go Nippon and I wouldn't know how good that localization is of course) and just leave it at that?
Thank you very much.
How good is your current level of Japanese? I think trying to read VNs won't work at all unless you know most basic kanji.
Trying to learn words by looking at the translations would also be a bad idea, since a good translation sometimes opts to rephrase things so that they work better in the new language, which would result in you picking up the wrong words.
If you really want to learn and have at least enough to get by, then you could try joining a fan translation team or something, like I have. It's definitely a good way to practice and pick up new words (as long as you aren't slow enough at TLing that you end up slowing the whole development down).
I'm actually having a hard time answering this in the realization it's been years since I played a localized game, wow w. From what I have played and read, if you're looking for the most literal translation, I would look in to KonoSora. That said, it has some more complex technical words that I had to look up when I was playing, so there is that.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
SERN will take care of that.
Yeah, no thanks.
So 5pb. is making a SNAFU 2 VN:
http://gematsu.com/2015/06/5pb-making-my-teen-romantic-comedy-snafu-too-game
Probably for Vita as most VNs are released on that platform.
http://gematsu.com/2015/06/5pb-making-my-teen-romantic-comedy-snafu-too-game
Probably for Vita as most VNs are released on that platform.
While there may be a lot of VNs on Vita, most are actually released on Windows.
Basileus777
Member
Licensed LN/anime adaptations are mostly on handhelds though.
Yeah but he specifically said VNs, which implies VNs in general.
Yeah, would be nice. I can read and write hiragana/katakana, but my kanji skills are terrible. I mean, I can recognize a few, and I know their pronunciation and meaning, but there's quite a few where I don't. I really need to put in some more time. I've also lost quite a bit of the grammar, so I should refresh myself.
Dracandros
Banned
I truly appreciate the feedback.
My understanding of Japanese and kanji is close to non-existent right now, but I am somewhat aware of how difficult it is based on a friend of mine who has extensively studied Chinese. If I did decide to take the full task on, it would not be for a few years at least. I will definitely consider the fan translation idea if I do take it on.
It sounds like VN translations are no different than some video game translations and that's fine (and completely expected), and I will make sure that I do not forget KonoSora as well since a literal translation is what I was looking for.
Again, it would be a few years and I'm confident that I could learn the language even when I'm 40, but only time will tell if that will be the right action or not.
Memory's Dogma has been greenlit!
Also, the physical stretch goal has been reached. Well, actually, they decided to add it early. Backers can choose it as an addon for $40, and backers who pledge $250 get it for free.
Also, the physical stretch goal has been reached. Well, actually, they decided to add it early. Backers can choose it as an addon for $40, and backers who pledge $250 get it for free.
Would I be able to just back the game for the $5 wallpaper and then add on $40, or would I need to actually get a reward tier with a game key? Everything else I've pledged to already had the physical game as a reward tier, so I'm not sure with this one!
Assuming it works the same way as all the rest of Sekai's kickstarters, (backerkit) then yes.
I'd consider doing the same if I wasn't dirt poor and currently unemployed for the summer, something I hope to rectify soon.
Perfect. Will do! Won't be long till they get the OST level too!
So I started playing Baldr Sky Dive1 today, and I'm liking it so far. I'm playing with VNR, but I've been able to understand what's going on well enough. Gameplay seems kind of fun. The music is really good, but I think most stuff from I've is usually pretty good. I haven't played that much--I'm only at the beginning of Chapter 2. Not much to say about characters yet, except for Kou and Rain, because those are the only characters I've seen so far. Kou seems like a cool guy. Rain seems like a nice person, and she's kind of cute too, despite her cold looking face. Definitely think I'll enjoy this game, and I'd like to say that GIGA made a fantastic game.
Baldur is supposed to be rather good and it's up there on my list of things to play on VNDB, but right now　ｂａｃｋｌｏｇ　ｉｓ　ｄｅａｔｈ. It also has gameplay which means it's a bit of extra tedium, I'll usually only end up caring about the story.
Instead, I'm getting some replays of things I finally own real copies of done during finals week as not to get to invested in what I was playing before this week. It's strange to come back to something after a few years and in it's original language.
Instead, I'm getting some replays of things I finally own real copies of done during finals week as not to get to invested in what I was playing before this week. It's strange to come back to something after a few years and in it's original language.
Dexthepleb
Banned
I'm reading Grisaia no Kajitsu its pretty okay the common route was funny but the girls routes are incredibly underwhelming.
The common is just a slice of life / comedy route and does not reflect the awesome heroine routes.
Basileus777
Member
The common route is by far the strongest part of the VN. Grisaia is best when it's a slice of life comedy.
Funyarinpa
Member
I'd like to play some moege, but I don't know what's good. Well, I have some idea of what's good, but I'd like to get an answer from people with experience. Anyone have any recommendations? Translated or untranslated is fine. Thanks.
Edit: The Moege Awards looks like it has some good choices. Strangely they classify the Grisaia series as moege.
Edit: The Moege Awards looks like it has some good choices. Strangely they classify the Grisaia series as moege.
Vaguest question I've ever heard, it's like half of all games released. Do you have a VNDB I can look at to help narrow it down?
VNDB
Just a warning that I have a huge wishlist, I pretty much add anything that even remotely interests me.
Yeah, no kidding. Damn
I tried to shrink it, but it just ended up getting bigger again.
My wishlist is 3 games over a page and it holds everything I would consider playing for now, holy hell.
Looking at that list of what you have, KonoSora is probably the go to if you don't want to buy anything. I can't really comment on the translation or the patch, What I've played of it is from the original. Otherwise without votes it's a bit of a guessing game for me, I can tell you liked F/SN and that's it.
Looking at that list of what you have, KonoSora is probably the go to if you don't want to buy anything. I can't really comment on the translation or the patch, What I've played of it is from the original. Otherwise without votes it's a bit of a guessing game for me, I can tell you liked F/SN and that's it.
Thanks. I asked the question on reddit as well and they suggested some others:
Dracu-riot!
Princess Evangile
Clover Day's
Lovepotion Sixtynine
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The moege awards have nothing to do with moege.
And since nobody can look into your brain and know what kind of heroines and character-interactions will resonate with you, asking what's good doesn't make much sense. You'll need to read trials and/or stick with games from companies you like.
Things that I read and liked from this year were Sanoba Witch, Hanasaki Work Spring and Pure x Connect. PxC is goddamn hilarious, has an unusual protag, interesting heroines and a university setting for the special kind of people who get tired of high-school.
Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai is pretty grand. Where other games give you the credits, Hoshiyume starts PART II after a timeskip, which is about the couple as grown-ups, with the protag having (or working towards depending on the route) a job as an architect. It's great and one of my favorite games in general.
Koiiro Sora Moyou if you want a somewhat older classic. But really, you'll have to find things for yourself for the most part.
Like, maybe you're a weirdo who's totally into Augment-chan, what do I know.
I managed to get my wishlist down to 21 pages or about 25% of before. Still a lot, but much better than before. It was hard to do, mainly because I think I have some kind of addiction for adding VNs. It's also easy to lose hours browsing VNDB. For me at least, VNDB is basically the TVTropes of VNs.
Crash Station
Member
Finished ep 3 of Umineko a few days ago. First one where I felt glad I played it instead of just rewatching that part in the anime. Good stuff, even after having seen its anime counterpart (which was when I dropped it, so 4 and up is all new to me).
Unfortunately, ep 4 has been a chore so far. There's been some interesting stuff here and there, but I REALLY don't care about Ange's relationship with those 7 purgatory fucks, nor do I think her life in general needs to be shown for 5 hours, ESPECIALLY when it interrupted an actually interesting part in the world of 1986.
Like seriously, 90% of this could be trimmed down to 1/5 of what it was and the point would still get across well. Everything over ep1-3 could have been told in 10-15 hours, and ep 4 isn't shaping up to be any better paced.
Ep 5 better be worth it like you guys said.
Unfortunately, ep 4 has been a chore so far. There's been some interesting stuff here and there, but I REALLY don't care about Ange's relationship with those 7 purgatory fucks, nor do I think her life in general needs to be shown for 5 hours, ESPECIALLY when it interrupted an actually interesting part in the world of 1986.
Like seriously, 90% of this could be trimmed down to 1/5 of what it was and the point would still get across well. Everything over ep1-3 could have been told in 10-15 hours, and ep 4 isn't shaping up to be any better paced.
Ep 5 better be worth it like you guys said.
グッド！
By mere virtue of
Furudo Erika
デス
I'd say Chiru's where the story finally gets to spread its wing after all the world-building in the previous episodes, so hopefuly you can bear with goat-kun and Ange for now.
Good god, if you find a streaming solution that works, I'm all ears. Last week I tried Teamviewer, Splashtop and KinoConsole, and neither was up to snuff on my tests. I even entered Moonlight (formerly known as Limelight) beta and on top of not working every time, the thing makes a mess of my desktop resolution. I won't say with certainty that they are all abysmal, as I'm not really experimented in streaming, but...
So I'm still looking for a solution to my "don't really play VN but maybe it's because of the desktop" dilemma. A Surface would certainly be neat but absolutely out of my price range. I guess there still remains the budget Win tablet route.
Amusingly enough I just received an ad from my bank, subscribe to our magazine service and you get a free android tablet. But well, the thing looks weak.
Mmh... ah, there it is : Dual core / Memory 4go / 1024x768
Funyarinpa
Member
There is a program called VNDS Interpreter for Android (IIRC) which lets some VN's run on Android devices. I don't know if it can run most VN or if they require a game-by-game patch.
You got me all excited since apparently it can run Umineko too, maybe I'd finally manage to finish the rest of the episodes too
But no, I can't buy it! Google play just says "payment method has been declined" when I try to purchase it. Fucking what? I've JUST used the same exact card on the same exact account to buy shit on Play a couple of days ago. Fix your shit, Google.
It even declines paypal! It's like the store isn't even trying for fuck's sake
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Also it's weird to not see anything added to that bundle since most of the ones I get from there do.
Maybe they're saving a few for the visual novel bundle #2.
calc84maniac
Member
Not to stir anything up again, but Reading Steiner (one of the Steins;Gate translators) posted another teasing image on /a/:
A few days earlier he posted on Vitagen regarding the Steins;Gate release and the future of the Science Adv series:
In addition, some people have emailed PQube regarding future localizations, and received responses along the lines of
Of course, this is all 4chan-sourced, but it certainly couldn't hurt to take Steiner's advice.
A few days earlier he posted on Vitagen regarding the Steins;Gate release and the future of the Science Adv series:
In addition, some people have emailed PQube regarding future localizations, and received responses along the lines of
Of course, this is all 4chan-sourced, but it certainly couldn't hurt to take Steiner's advice.
AND ALSO MAINTAIN HYPE
ThatChairMan
Member
I've been following that, and am fairly hopeful for it. With C;H being one of my favorite VNs, I'd be incredibly hyped if Noah or C;C were announced.
I'm one of those few people who liked C;H more than S;G.
Maybe more Science ADV games?
This would be awesome
Still waiting here in NA to double dip on a console copy of S;G though!Oh, and it looks like Memory's Dogma reached it's 50k stretch goal which means physical OSTs! Time to wait for the update to see how much I need to drop down for that and the game.
Twin Tails
Member
Every single game there looks terrible but got $1 tier just to have on Steam and never play.
Aselia the Eternal is supposed to be really good.
At the very least, I've really enjoyed it. Without spoiling too much, the plot points themselves are fairly predictable and generic, but the world and characters are usually engaging enough that it's easy to look past that. The gameplay is also very unique and a pleasant challenge.