Policenauts Social Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:22 pm
This is the place for everyone who inflates the project status thread with off-topic discussion to chat about whatever they want.
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Kojima Games: Snatcher, Policenauts, Metal Gear, ZOE and Boktai
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Like Gob, or the card game that was ported to XBLA yesterday?Anubis wrote:So how bout them Magic?
shidoni wrote:I am naked right now.
I've never played Castlevania : Symphony of the Night. Lords of Shadow got me interested in Castlevania. Symphony of the Night is reportedly one of the best entries in the series.Andrigaar wrote:If I prefer the original, it's only because I'm a crusty old gamer who holds onto his pixel art.The Spoony Hou wrote:But I said nothing about 3D .Andrigaar wrote:Blah blah. The only time the 3D is ever a problem is that 3D ledges and perspective make me jump early to my death every now and then. Besides, if you can finish the first '3 or '4 levels you can unlock SotN and the 2D Rondo.The Spoony Hou wrote:Also, I waited something like 13 years for Rondo of Blood to be released in the west, and that FUCKING IGARASHI does a remake for the PSP, of all systems. God, I hate that stupid fuck. Still waiting for the game .
Of course, I prefer the original version, and that's mostly because they fucked up the remake. They didn't rebalance the enemy positioning for the widescreen display... They didn't even adapt the backgrounds correctly for widescreen. They should've added borders if they are too dumb to properly remake the game.
The game was fine to me, but you've also got to remember that the PSP is a handheld. Advanced 3D hardware will murder the tiny LiON battery. I recall comments about Phantasy Star Portable likening it to a PSX game with texture filtering. Stil, it plays SotN flawlessly, so therefore I love that package. However, I'm not sure I'll ever have the patience and skill to finish level '5. Meaning I may never unlock the 4th game on the wee disc.
http://www.thespeedgamers.com/page/1 for the descriptionConfirmed games to be played (more games will be added, be sure to check back!)
In order (except Twin Snakes):
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Ghost Babel
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the <B>Patriots</B>
Metal Gear Solid: Twins Snakes
Here's the podcast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sx7yttJm0IArtemio wrote:Regarding the translation of SOTN, I don't believe the translation was bad. I rather think the voice acting was cheesy. BTW, did you know that it was Jeremy Blaustein (yes, Snatcher and Metal Gear Solid 1) who did that translation? I clearly remember him discussing that precisely in a podcast.
Well, I can say that line was translated well .Spike wrote:* By the way, do you know that Dracula's line "What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets!" is actually a quotation by André Malraux ("Qu'est-ce qu'un homme ? Un misérable petit tas de secrets...") ?
Well, I don't know Japanese, but look at this :Artemio wrote:Regarding the translation of SOTN, I don't believe the translation was bad.
Original Japanese, translated by duckroll from NeoGaf wrote:Richter: Be destroyed! This world has no place for you.
Dracula: I was not revived by my own strength. I was revived by humanity and their greed. The only justice here is power itself.
Richter: Those are just your selfish excuses! Humanity is brought together by common beliefs and needs, they gather together, and walk in those directions.
Dracula: Ah but currently, can it not be said that mankind having developed greed, is therefore driven by that belief?
Richter: Mankind cannot be driven by power alone. Respect and a loving heart can also drive a man.
Dracula: Hmmph. Whichever is righteous, shall be settled by death itself.
PS1 translation wrote:Richter: Die Monster, you don't belong in this world.
Dracula: It was not by my hand that I am once again given flesh. I was called here by... humans... who wish to pay me tribute.
Richter: Tribute? You steal men's souls, and make them your slaves!
Dracula: Perhaps the same can be said of all religion.
Richter: Your words are as empty as your soul. Mankind ill needs a savior such as you...
Dracula: What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk, have at you!
SourceDracula X Chronicles translation wrote:Richter: Dracula. Die now, and leave this world! You'll never belong here!
Dracula: Oh, but this world invited me. Your own kind called me forth with praise and tribute.
Richter: Tribute? Your're a thief. You steal men's souls, their freedom...
Dracula: Freedom is always sacrificed to faith, good hunter. Or Are you really here by choice.
Richter: All I'm here is for you. To hell with your heresy! You're nothing but a blight on mankind!
Dracula: Ha! Mankind, a cesspit of hatred and lies. Fight for them, then, and die for their sins!
Oh, right. He said it in the TUS podcast. I had completely forgotten about it. Well, you can say he dropped the ball here.Artemio wrote:BTW, did you know that it was Jeremy Blaustein (yes, Snatcher and Metal Gear Solid 1) who did that translation? I clearly remember him discussing that precisely in a podcast.
Yup. Except that it wasn't at all in the original Japanese version (as well as Dracula quoting the Bible). What would you say if I started adding random quotes in a translation ?The Spoony Hou wrote:Well, I can say that line was translated well .Spike wrote:* By the way, do you know that Dracula's line "What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets!" is actually a quotation by André Malraux ("Qu'est-ce qu'un homme ? Un misérable petit tas de secrets...") ?
It seemed to me like Blaustein seemed to have a bitter resentment for the people who worked for Kojima at that time (calling Scott Dolph a "Troll like figure" and saying that the Japanese developers, who are still a mystery, wanted to make more parts of the script more "sweet, more loving" when Snake and Meryl in the same scene together, those people seem to me like the ones who got Blaustein kept away from working on another Kojima game after that; so we can blame them that the games script and translation isn't as good anymore). He certainly has a resentment for Kojima too, but he could sort of tell that people were whispering things into his ear that weren't true, like him changing the translation so much that it wasn't what they were wanting to do with the story anymore. Bullshit like that.The Spoony Hou wrote:Well, I can say that line was translated well .Spike wrote:* By the way, do you know that Dracula's line "What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets!" is actually a quotation by André Malraux ("Qu'est-ce qu'un homme ? Un misérable petit tas de secrets...") ?
I'm too lazy to listen to that podcast. Is Kojima an ass?
Maybe I expect to much from Kojima, but he should learn English and see the translation himself. But yeah, it's a shame... Blaustein did a very good job with Snatcher, and maybe MGS (I don't know, maybe when I finally play MGS2 I'll see the difference).Henry Spencer wrote:It seemed to me like Blaustein seemed to have a bitter resentment for the people who worked for Kojima at that time (calling Scott Dolph a "Troll like figure" and saying that the Japanese developers, who are still a mystery, wanted to make more parts of the script more "sweet, more loving" when Snake and Meryl in the same scene together, those people seem to me like the ones who got Blaustein kept away from working on another Kojima game after that; so we can blame them that the games script and translation isn't as good anymore). He certainly has a resentment for Kojima too, but he could sort of tell that people were whispering things into his ear that weren't true, like him changing the translation so much that it wasn't what they were wanting to do with the story anymore. Bullshit like that.
So personally, I'm glad that he took the measures necessary (and certain liberties) to make it good for the English speaking audience. Has to be said, maybe he did go too far with SOTN's script, though.