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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:34 pm
by Turd Furgeson
The Prince II wrote:Good things take time.
Like Duke Nukem Forever or the female orgasm. This is one of those things.
I have much faith that this translation will be out before we even see a playable demo of duke nukem forever.... and i well cause many female orgasasms before that game comes out also...

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:52 pm
by MetalGearAlex
I'll never be a jerk again.
gatse_becker that is the most inspirational feel good stuff I've read in a while. I hope things go well for everyone!
I won't post unless something major is reported.

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:03 pm
by Marc
MetalGearAlex wrote:I won't post unless something major is reported.

This calls for a celebration! Time to crack out that MGS wine I've been saving. 1998... Mmm... A vintage year, that was.
Just kidding.
We would LOVE to be able to put our lives on hold to finish this project in one spurt, but we can't. Like Kris said, it just isn't possible. It has nothing to do with not wanting to or not caring enough, but finding time for it in between everything else.
We're going to update the main page of Policenauts.net to let people know about the delay so they don't need to email us to ask.
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:43 pm
by Solidé
Osiris wrote:MetalGearAlex wrote:I won't post unless something major is reported.

This calls for a celebration! Time to crack out that MGS wine I've been saving. 1998... Mmm... A vintage year, that was.
Just kidding.
hm... sorry about offtopic but...
Do you really got that item? If so, could you post pic or two of it?

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:26 pm
by shidoni
MetalGearAlex wrote:I won't post unless something major is reported.

Now that's not necessary...
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:21 am
by 87th
It's not Marc's bottle, but one was sold on eBay and posted on Kotaku.
http://kotaku.com/gaming/metal-gear/i-j ... 211221.php
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:04 pm
by Marc
Damn... You know, I was just kidding about the wine. I just needed a celebratory connection to Kojima warez.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:00 pm
by Jean-Gildas
One day, Jonathan Ingram will declaim some Shakespeare in OV, trust it

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:19 pm
by abhi
I have subscribed for ages here and I will make I think my forst post
how far are we into this fan translation, hell I would donate cash IF I knew it would help speed it up or at worst get it completed
Seeroiusly who would I talk to, to donate some cash to get it speeded up
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:46 pm
by Newtype
I would give away my virginity to help speed things up :shock:
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:29 pm
by Ghaleon
I've been waiting since 1996 to play this in English, and I'm sure a number of people here have too (or close to it). Everyone here would like to play it ASAP, but it's not that big a deal to wait a little more -- it's still in progress. It's not like it's been abandoned and they need to be convinced to continue work.
Hell, Lunar fans had to wait 10 years between new Lunar games, too. And NiGHTS = 11 years!
I was disappointed last year to learn it was ALMOST done at last but with no ETA, but meh. Just find something to keep you occupied

Adventure games have kind of made a comeback lately, you know. Until someone pays them to finish (like Konami hires them and pays them a real salary), it's pretty easy to understand real life "getting in the way" of finishing.
When it's done though, it's the first thing on my list to blast through. I hope it's not released around when MGS4 comes out though, that's all I ask. TOO MUCH CONFLICT.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:26 pm
by gatse_becker
Ghaleon wrote:I've been waiting since 1996 to play this in English, and I'm sure a number of people here have too (or close to it). Everyone here would like to play it ASAP, but it's not that big a deal to wait a little more -- it's still in progress. It's not like it's been abandoned and they need to be convinced to continue work.
Hell, Lunar fans had to wait 10 years between new Lunar games, too. And NiGHTS = 11 years!
I was disappointed last year to learn it was ALMOST done at last but with no ETA, but meh. Just find something to keep you occupied

Adventure games have kind of made a comeback lately, you know. Until someone pays them to finish (like Konami hires them and pays them a real salary), it's pretty easy to understand real life "getting in the way" of finishing.
When it's done though, it's the first thing on my list to blast through. I hope it's not released around when MGS4 comes out though, that's all I ask. TOO MUCH CONFLICT.
LOL... to true there. I keep hearing murmurs of a possible March/April release window for Metal Gear Solid 4... heck I would be happy with a May release. Its so hard to believe that it is almost ready for release, I believe they are in bug crunching mode as we speak. I think if I remember correctly I watched the very first MGS4 trailer around the time I first heard about the Policenauts translation... time flies I tell you, time flies.
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:19 am
by JimboKudo
I'm just happy to hear that they're still working on it. I was getting worried for a bit there. BTW, I just finished playing Snatcher, and I gotta play Policenauts in English now. I'm learning Japanese, but I'm not nearly far enough to read the text in a game (too much kanji). I'm really waiting for this one, I already bought the game and everything. Take your time translating guys, I'm happy knowing it's still being worked on.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:38 am
by abhi
no seriously, I would like to help out
I also wanted shining force 2 & 3 transalted and some website called shining force central is supposed to be doing it.
However they never came back to me when I offered money, hell I make decent cash and if I had enough cash, I would try to make all the sequels I ever wanted
Like Shenmue 3 for instance but thats another story
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:36 am
by gatse_becker
Shenmue 3... makes me sad every time I think about not ever getting that one...
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:26 am
by 87th
Never say never, especially when it comes to sequels to games with hardcore cult followings. I mean, who thought we'd ever get a sequel to Gunstar Heroes? (and who else was disappointed by it? I was so upset when I first played it, after waiting so long)
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:56 am
by Henry Spencer
87th wrote:Never say never, especially when it comes to sequels to games with hardcore cult followings. I mean, who thought we'd ever get a sequel to Gunstar Heroes? (and who else was disappointed by it? I was so upset when I first played it, after waiting so long)
You can't really compare Gunstar Heroes with Shenmue, no offence. GS did not have a cliffhanger ending, nor did it have a company at that moment in time in debt (from the losses from Saturn and Dreamcast).
Sega really like their current business strategy, according to a PR guy in the American department, so I really doubt SIII anytime soon, if ever. NiGHTS was a lovely exception from Sega, though. Maybe. But remember; Shenmue is supposedly the most expensive videogame ever created (according to the Guinness World Records). I'd also like to see a new Skies Of Arcadia too. Maybe I'm too demanding, but I'd like a new Sega game that isn't Sonic or a platformer...
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:21 pm
by abhi
Henry Spencer wrote:87th wrote:I'd also like to see a new Skies Of Arcadia too. Maybe I'm too demanding, but I'd like a new Sega game that isn't Sonic or a platformer...
how about Shinobi with Joe in it or a 2-D style game
also what about streets of rage, I mean if you completed 3 with the bad ending, mr BIG was still alive but in the good ending, he was a brain.
I swear he is still alive
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:38 pm
by shidoni
Wiki sez: "Upon its Japanese release in late 1999, it was projected that two million units of the game would need to be shipped in order for the project to break even. The ambitious sales target was almost double that of the number of Dreamcast owners at the time."
For a company to make those kinds of decisions, I wouldn't have put it past them back then. But Sega's third-party now... They aren't willing to jump off of a bridge with a rope around their neck anymore...
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:57 pm
by Henry Spencer
^And according to Yu Suzuki in this video; it cost 70 million US dollars to make:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mmXVco0Bkyk
Shame the guy has absolutely
no influence over Sega any more. The guy's a wizard.
abhi wrote:Henry Spencer wrote:87th wrote:I'd also like to see a new Skies Of Arcadia too. Maybe I'm too demanding, but I'd like a new Sega game that isn't Sonic or a platformer...
how about Shinobi with Joe in it or a 2-D style game
also what about streets of rage, I mean if you completed 3 with the bad ending, mr BIG was still alive but in the good ending, he was a brain.
I swear he is still alive
He's called Mr. X (you're probably getting mixed up with another classic Sega title's boss character; Mr. Big from Michael Jackson's Moonwalker), but I agree, Streets Of Rage is up there on the top of my list alongside new games for Shenmue, Shinobi, Ristar (the least likely to ever happen again), Jet Set/Grind Radio and Skies Of Arcadia. Just making me think of what Sega
are actually capable of makes me rather upset.
Has to be said though, BioWare are working on that new Sonic game...and it actually doesn't look half bad, I'm keeping my eye on that one.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:13 pm
by shidoni
^Now you know
why he has no influence over Sega anymore, lol...
Mr. Big is also the main antagonist of Art of Fighting... Who is also a pimp.
Ohh, and also from NARC.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:38 pm
by gatse_becker
Henry Spencer wrote:^And according to Yu Suzuki in this video; it cost 70 million US dollars to make:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mmXVco0Bkyk
Shame the guy has absolutely
no influence over Sega any more. The guy's a wizard.
abhi wrote:Henry Spencer wrote:87th wrote:I'd also like to see a new Skies Of Arcadia too. Maybe I'm too demanding, but I'd like a new Sega game that isn't Sonic or a platformer...
how about Shinobi with Joe in it or a 2-D style game
also what about streets of rage, I mean if you completed 3 with the bad ending, mr BIG was still alive but in the good ending, he was a brain.
I swear he is still alive
He's called Mr. X (you're probably getting mixed up with another classic Sega title's boss character; Mr. Big from Michael Jackson's Moonwalker), but I agree, Streets Of Rage is up there on the top of my list alongside new games for Shenmue, Shinobi, Ristar (the least likely to ever happen again), Jet Set/Grind Radio and Skies Of Arcadia. Just making me think of what Sega
are actually capable of makes me rather upset.
Has to be said though, BioWare are working on that new Sonic game...and it actually doesn't look half bad, I'm keeping my eye on that one.
Boy reading that list sure does bring back memories... I miss what Sega used to put out a couple of years ago... they where on fire during the Dreamcast era... recently to me it seems as though they are just not turning out software at the same quality I have come to expect from them.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:01 pm
by snatcher1988
gatse_becker wrote:Henry Spencer wrote:^And according to Yu Suzuki in this video; it cost 70 million US dollars to make:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mmXVco0Bkyk
Shame the guy has absolutely
no influence over Sega any more. The guy's a wizard.
abhi wrote:Henry Spencer wrote:87th wrote:I'd also like to see a new Skies Of Arcadia too. Maybe I'm too demanding, but I'd like a new Sega game that isn't Sonic or a platformer...
how about Shinobi with Joe in it or a 2-D style game
also what about streets of rage, I mean if you completed 3 with the bad ending, mr BIG was still alive but in the good ending, he was a brain.
I swear he is still alive
He's called Mr. X (you're probably getting mixed up with another classic Sega title's boss character; Mr. Big from Michael Jackson's Moonwalker), but I agree, Streets Of Rage is up there on the top of my list alongside new games for Shenmue, Shinobi, Ristar (the least likely to ever happen again), Jet Set/Grind Radio and Skies Of Arcadia. Just making me think of what Sega
are actually capable of makes me rather upset.
Has to be said though, BioWare are working on that new Sonic game...and it actually doesn't look half bad, I'm keeping my eye on that one.
Boy reading that list sure does bring back memories... I miss what Sega used to put out a couple of years ago... they where on fire during the Dreamcast era... recently to me it seems as though they are just not turning out software at the same quality I have come to expect from them.
It's all Sammy's fault that Sega is what it is today.
Ever since they came into the picture, every game that Sega has cranked out has been nothing but a piece of shit, each one stinking it up more than the last.
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:15 am
by shidoni
snatcher1988 wrote:
It's all Sammy's fault that Sega is what it is today.
Ever since they came into the picture, every game that Sega has cranked out has been nothing but a piece of shit, each one stinking it up more than the last.
I would think that it's bad luck, bad marketing, and bad decisions on Sega's own part that they were bought out by Sammy.
Then blame Sammy for ignoring their original fanbase and
then bad luck, bad marketing, and bad decisions lol...
... Which brings me to an interesting question... Do you think gaming companies have the duty to "grow up" with their initial projected audience?
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:27 am
by 87th
snatcher1988 wrote:
It's all Sammy's fault that Sega is what it is today.
Ever since they came into the picture, every game that Sega has cranked out has been nothing but a piece of shit, each one stinking it up more than the last.
*cough*

*cough*