Kojima games owned: Metal Gear Snatcher - PS/JP Policenauts - PS/JP Metal Gear Solid - PS Metal Gear Solid 2: Subsitence - XB/PC Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsitience - PS2
shidoni wrote:
He didn't do a bad job, though did he? I'm replaying FFVI, with the hopes of finally finishing it... I've been picking it up and putting it down for about 10 years now.
Compared to Skyrender's super-literal translation? Nah, his wasn't bad at all. Hell, except for a few things here and there, most of it wasn't changed. Sure the fan-hack had some missing elements (sans the awesome self-help book crack), but he was such a terrible writer in English (his native language) that it really didn't matter much.
The GBA re-translation is still (for the 3rd time!) the same story, only with more room for the flow of dialogue, feeling, etc. that had to be trimmed for space.
The GBA FFVI translation creates its own problems and saps some of the previous story and charm, though. It's pick your poison. Locke/Celes dynamic seems much more interesting and is less explicit in the original, for instance
krelian wrote:I really don't understand this impatience from some people
I mean hell, we've been waiting for so long, does it really make a difference waiting some more?
some of you guys forget that Artemio, Marc and anybody else involved in the project are "probably" busy with a small little thing called real life. I don't think that Translating Policenauts is the first thing that pop up in their mind when they wake up in the morning, and why the hell would that be?
just give the guys a break for fuck's sake
It's also pretty awesome to be able to look forward to something that's so cool like this. I've also been waiting for this, and I have no problem waiting longer. In some ways, the waiting is kind of fun, because there's this whole community waiting for the same thing.
I recommend people just try to forget about it until it's done. That way you don't spend unnecessary time thinking about it, and it's a nice surprise in the end.
It'll be ready when it's done. I believe it was Oscar Wilde who said, "Patience is a virtue".
Do we really have to be so mean to the kid? He's excited, is all.
Also, I know you guys aren't ASKING for donations, but is there a group paypal that we can put some spare change in from time to time? I frequently have balances of $.76 in my paypal from ebay sales that I have nothing to do with, so I like to donate it to things I support. Even just to help cover the bandwith? As I know from my site, TheFAMAS.org it can cost a little bit.
No need to be modest, c'mon, lemme drop ya a couple quarters once in a while.
SNATCHER SERIES Snatcher (Mega CD) [European] Snatcher (Saturn) [Japanese]
POLICENAUTS SERIES Policenauts Pilot Disk (3DO) [Japanese] Policenauts (3DO) [Japanese] Policenauts (PlayStation) [Japanese] Policenauts (Saturn) [Japanese] Policenauts (Saturn) [Japanese]
ZONE OF THE ENDERS SERIES Zone Of the Enders (PlayStation 2) [European] Zone Of the Enders: The Second Runner - Special Edition (PlayStation 2) [European]
BOKTAI SERIES boktai: The Sun Is In Your Hand! (Gameboy Advance) [European] boktai 2: Solar Boy Django (Gameboy Advance) [European]
OTHER SERIES Penguin Adventure (MSX) [European] Kabushiki Baibai Trainer Kabutore (DS) [Japanese]
KOJIMA-RELATED GAMES Konami Krazy Racers (Gameboy Advance) [European] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) [American]
I don't think they're avoiding donations just for modesty's sake. I'm sure the team wants to keep this translation as legal as possible. Konami may see it as the wrong people getting money for their work.
X_Lupin wrote:Do we really have to be so mean to the kid? He's excited, is all.
Also, I know you guys aren't ASKING for donations, but is there a group paypal that we can put some spare change in from time to time? I frequently have balances of $.76 in my paypal from ebay sales that I have nothing to do with, so I like to donate it to things I support. Even just to help cover the bandwith? As I know from my site, TheFAMAS.org it can cost a little bit.
No need to be modest, c'mon, lemme drop ya a couple quarters once in a while.
Hello, I'm new to the boards and just wanted to say hey.
I finished Snatcher not to long ago and am greatly anticipating playing Policenauts next.
Just figured I'd introduce myself to the board.
Anubis wrote:Hello, I'm new to the boards and just wanted to say hey.
I finished Snatcher not to long ago and am greatly anticipating playing Policenauts next.
Just figured I'd introduce myself to the board.
Welcome to the forums. On this thread we like to talk about things that have nothing to do with project status. The previous sentence is an example.