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Best version of the game?
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:48 pm
by Henry Spencer
I am interested in the game and was wondering which version would you say is worth the money? Also, is there any English language translations on the net yet (in text, for me to print off I mean)? Thanks a lot for the help.
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:22 pm
by Artemio
Use the search function, or simply scroll through the Policenauts board themes so you can read detailed opinions on the subject.
Regarding thr translation: no tehre is no text on the net, just a guide, we are the only ones working on it.
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:27 pm
by Marc
If one can understand Japanese, the Saturn version would be the best overall version. My advice would be to hold off playing it for now, in the hope that an English version will appear somewhere sometime somehow. That version would automatically become the best version for English speakers, wouldn't you say?
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:31 pm
by Henry Spencer
No offence man, but Kojima has been asked about it on numerous occasions and has turned it down each and everytime (to translate it into English that is)! Okay, I will not play it then, especially since I won't understand any of it. And what exactly are you doing with the translation; is it a text file? Or are you going to use screenshots to show each scene? Or what? I am confused. Sorry for being such a pain in the ass, but I wanna know.
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:04 pm
by Marc
Are you familiar with the fan translation scene? A good place to start would be
http://www.romhacking.net/.
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:48 pm
by Henry Spencer
Not at all man, thanks for the link. I am really a n00b when it comes down to it all. All I am is an MGS fan wanting to see what other games Kojima has made; I have played the ZOE series, Snatcher, Boktai series and now i have turned my attention to Policenauts, so I haven't a clue about anything at all mate. Thanks for the help anyway everyone, at least I know what's what now.
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:08 pm
by Marc
No problem. What we plan to do is the same thing you see on that site, the same as others have been doing for a while (over a decade now).
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:56 pm
by Henry Spencer
My God...
If you actually 'hack' into Policenauts, you will have achieved what others have been trying for years on end and losing their will to live over. Good luck guys, I really do hope you crack it in the end.
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:48 am
by Charlie Johnson
I've just bought Policenauts, do you think the price is okay for this version?
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0061350300
Edit: Arrrrg! I've just seen that I could've gotten this version for just a few more euros/dollar.
http://cgi.ebay.de/PS-POLICENAUTS-2-
Damn...well, it's too late now.
But the cover on the cd case looks better. :sad:
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 2:55 pm
by Henry Spencer
Ugh, this topic bump brings back my embarassing n00b posts.
Oh dear...
And yeah, I had my eye on that item, was wondering who it went to, oh well, I know now, eh?
Also, I got the Pilot Disc for the 3DO for a total of £6.50! I immediately saw the same Pilot Disc version of the game go afterwards (different seller) for £30! So I got quite the bargain then.
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:41 am
by Charlie Johnson
Henry Spencer wrote:Ugh, this topic bump brings back my embarassing n00b posts.
Oh dear...
And yeah, I had my eye on that item, was wondering who it went to, oh well, I know now, eh?
At least you know that it's in best hands. :razz:
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:03 pm
by Henry Spencer
Yeah, you know your stuff.

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:00 pm
by DarkTetsuya
Osiris wrote:No problem. What we plan to do is the same thing you see on that site, the same as others have been doing for a while (over a decade now).
On the subject I did have a question... the game features FMVs like MGS, right? How are text overlays handled? is it the same way as the normal game, I'm guessing they're not pre-rendered into the FMVs.
DT
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:57 pm
by epitaph
DarkTetsuya wrote:Osiris wrote:No problem. What we plan to do is the same thing you see on that site, the same as others have been doing for a while (over a decade now).
On the subject I did have a question... the game features FMVs like MGS, right? How are text overlays handled? is it the same way as the normal game, I'm guessing they're not pre-rendered into the FMVs.
DT
From what I can tell, FMV subtitles are not encoded in the actual movie files but displayed by the game's engine in the same fashion as during regular gameplay.
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:12 pm
by DarkTetsuya
epitaph wrote:DarkTetsuya wrote:Osiris wrote:No problem. What we plan to do is the same thing you see on that site, the same as others have been doing for a while (over a decade now).
On the subject I did have a question... the game features FMVs like MGS, right? How are text overlays handled? is it the same way as the normal game, I'm guessing they're not pre-rendered into the FMVs.
DT
From what I can tell, FMV subtitles are not encoded in the actual movie files but displayed by the game's engine in the same fashion as during regular gameplay.
Ah ok. I'm guessing they used a similar method in ZOE and MGS? (Which would make translating the text during movie sequences easier.)
DT
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:50 pm
by Marc
Yes, the game's subtitles are just like MGS's.