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Remember 11, I'm pretty sure it's underated. It's a lot more mature a work than ever17, college students.
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Thanks for the support everyone. I did not expect there to be people offering to help so quickly, thanks ^^.
5 hours ago, Deep Blue said:I can help with the image editor position if you need someone, seems like a good game so best of luck!
Awesome, I really appreciate it. In about a months time I'll have like 10-15 images for the partial release (total game has around 55, plus a few fun explanation cut-ins and credit screens).
The camp images are like this. Only potential gotcha is that they are 8-bit, 256-color bitmaps.
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11 minutes ago, XReaper said:
went through my special something list & managed to come up with few good, albeit (partly) unique ones.
well, here you go:
kyojin-tachi
norukasoruka
omega no shikai (every fukking single one of them)
hotel ergriffen
umi kara kuru monoWoah...I've only heard of two of these. Xreaper's got you covered for obscure unique-ish works.
On 2016/5/20 at 0:19 AM, Dergonu said:You might want to add some stuff to your VNDB, so we can check what you have and haven't read.
Anyways, if you are leaning a bit towards medium, then Kimi e okuru, sora no hana is great. I just finished it this week, and loved it.
The language used in it is not very difficult. It does get a little bit harder when they talk about ghosts, their origin and the way their powers work, but it's nothing major.
The routes aren't too long, and the game has just the right balance between humor and drama. Very good read overall, especially if you are looking for a charage / nakige that isn't too long.
Also the BGM is stellar.
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9 minutes ago, john 'mr. customer' smith said:
I'd like to volunteer for QC.
could we see some screenshots/art though? Just curious
You can find screenshots on the vndb page:
https://vndb.org/v19011
The game was released in 2012 (a year after madoka), but it was made on a really old engine. Personally I think the art's cute though.Sure awesome, I can put you up. Yeah, the game is pretty long, though shorter in line count compared to most visual novels because it's almost completely dialogue. It's about...15-20k lines in total? There's no irretractable commitment, so no need to worry.
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4 minutes ago, Dergonu said:
That's an interesting title to TL.
Best of luck on your project.
Thanks, you too. I really like your dedication to yuri :). There isn't really any here, but at least there are a ton of pairings to be had. Only, it's a bit hard fantasize about the characters because the story is pretty serious and down to earth.
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Mahou Shoujo (Mahosho) Translation Project
Progress
TL: 11/40 Chapters (updated 2/28/2016)
Editing: ~3/40 Chapters
QC: 1/40
You can always check the Live Progress Report on google docs. That page will always be up to date.Project Introduction
SpoilerMahou Shoujo's a freeware VN/SRPG hybrid with an exceptional focus on character detail and interactions. I stumbled upon this game while browsing on the Japanese VN-site Erogamescape and was completely struck by it. I don't think I've ever seen a serious plot story with much attention payed this to the characters. Things also become very serious and heart-wrenching in places.
Chiyoko, the girl on the left, is technically the main character, but the spotlight is spread across more than 25 characters. Mahou Shoujo has a huge cast. There are about 15 major characters, and about a dozen or so more that stand out somewhat less.
It's like Corpse Party in that you have a bunch of characters in a tense situation where story depends on what how they react and their personality, except this is on a different dimension. If you games which revolve around the characters reacting to things and deciding what to do, you'll like this.
Mahou Shoujo's a very unknown game outside the Japanese free-game community, which is why I really want to spread word of it and give a chance for those would appreciate this uncommon type of story the chance to experience it.
Description
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One day monsters appear in Kakyou City. The school Chiyoko and Haruka are in shakes like during an earthquake and the window panes shatter all at once. During the commotion, the two rush to the rooftop. What they see are bodies lying in the street and smoke in the distance.
There, a strange talking cat approaches them and asks them to become 'warriors' in order to fight against these 'Biomonsters'. Panicked, Chiyoko is first to agree. She receives a round gemstone-looking transformation device along with a rather painful needle to the spine. Now a 'warrior', she is able to travel faster than the speed of sound and put up a fight against the monsters. But it is no cakewalk. The first battles are panicked and teeth-gritting. Even with Haruka joining her, they barely are able to fend off the first wave.
The cat tells Chiyoko and Haruka they have to search for more students with the potential to become 'warriors' like them. Over the next few weeks they continue searching for members, however, Chiyoko's reputation as a dangerous person and her slight lack of common sense don't do them any favours, as she ends up frequently misunderstood. But besides that, not everyone isn't so willing to risk their life. Why should they be? This isn't the army. No-one is there to force them to join, or to maintain order.
How does it feel like to be part of a group with other students risking your life to protect your city? What are you going to think of the other people there? You share a secret in common with these people, you're risking your life beside these people. But are you really all just going to become comrades?
Some reach out and interact with others. Some reach out to their friends anew. Others sit back and watch anxiously, or perhaps in disapproval. Even while the threat of annihilation grows, their personal worries all remain in the air.
The days ahead lay filled with turmoil, large and small.
Game info (and screenshots)
SpoilerGame creator: TS_tassan (Home page, twitter), solo developer of the circle Shinjita Ore Ga Baka Datta (信じた俺が馬鹿だった 'I was a fool to believe that')）
Game listing: (vndb, EGS, Free-game Mugen)
Aliases: Mahosho （まほしょ）Long (30-50 hours), non-voiced.
Game has a median score of 90 on EGS and is rated 4th highest overall on Free-game Mugen
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SpoilerTimeline
SpoilerI am planning to do a single partial release with about the first 16-17 chapters.
Timeline:
Partial release: Sept. 2017 (First 16-17 chapters)
Full game: 2019 Q1/Q2 EstimateEdit: first estimate was optimistic~
Looking for: None at the moment
SpoilerImage Editor - I'll need someone to do of the camp images which show up in between chapters. There textboxes of character introductions and of which units you can deploy for the next chapter. It shouldn't be too complicated.(good for now, thanks @Deep Blue)QC's - Looking for someone to proofread for typos, and lines where things are unclear (mainly about conveying the emotions of the character)Contact
SpoilerFuwanovel: @Chronopolis
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On 2016/5/17 at 5:38 PM, Decay said:Spoiler
I've been spending so much time editing in the last few weeks... this music is drilled into my skull by now.
Omg, that's such a chill track. And the instrument quality is really good. I can see why you were able to listen to it for weeks.
Take me away.
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32 minutes ago, Rooke said:
Hit shift + Enter
Instead of only
Enter
And your problems will be solved.
This piece advice will cost you 3 cookies.
The bill's in the mail.
Have a pleasant day
Worth it. Thanks!
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On 2016/5/15 at 8:19 PM, TastefulSardine said:
Hey, could anyone help me with this line?
「あっ、ほんとだ！ なに、親しみの表れってやつ？」
Context: Koharu is performing as a baton swinger, and she sees MC after she's done. They meet up, and she shows him Tama-sensei's face on the baton.
あ、ほら、見て見てっ。バトンにタマ先生の顔も描いちゃったよっ [Ah, here, look look~! Tama-sensei's face is drawn on the baton.] (Koharu)
「あっ、ほんとだ！ なに、親しみの表れってやつ？」 [Ah, it's true! Whatsit, the overly friendly teacher?] (MC) <- my best attempt at a TL
「このほうがおもしろいかなって。 [ I thought it would be interesting this way. ](Koharu)
More literally, (Ah, It's true! What, that intimately appearing guy?)
表れ is like a manifestation, a symptom in which a normally hidden property shows itself.
「あっ、ほんとだ！ なに、親しみの表れってやつ？」
Ah, you're right! Would you call that, a sign of their closeness?
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かみなんかない
This is like "There's no such thing as paper."/"There's no way there'd be something like paper."
The なんか is strengthening the statement compared to かみがない
Same here
Quote世の中なんかのために
自分を売ったりしないWhile grammatically the たりする does mean "do things like this and that", when people use it in the negative, especially with just a single action, it's main function is as a strengthener:
"I won't do something like sell myself" (note the strong, emotional tone)
For the pun maybe you could go:
"Paper, it doesn't exist." (God, he doesn't exist.)
Nowhere.Basically like a TL note without actually saying "TL note"
Not really related, but man what's with the forums having huge spacing between lines?
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9 hours ago, Roencia said:
I wish I could show more character art, but I don't want to spoil anything. I did however add two more screens of the gameplay.
If I could ask anything about the art, it's that you make the sprites match the emotions, and the sprite expressions strong enough. I imagine it could be hard with more complex art, but a VN that has epic art and suitable facial expressions is such an experience.
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No. English. No......... If I had no choice, I'd pick...Japanese (even though I know it decently, being able to speak and write fully would save so much time). Then Chinese (vital), and then Korean I guess...? It'd be such a shock adjusting.
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Well, try thinking of another setting and premise where you are surrounding by mostly school-aged bishoujo's? It's harder.
QuoteThis wasn't always the case as it has taken 3 decades for Japanese 2D art forms to slowly gravitate towards that one time in life. Nowadays the bulk of anime, manga, light novels, and of course visual novels start with a protagonist who's 16 years old and in 2nd year high school (year 11).
Hmm, that kinda sounds true. It really might be the idea of infinite possibilities and much freedom.
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On 2016/4/16 at 1:51 AM, Clephas said:
I'd double down on Baldr Sky... both of the duologies.
Silverio Vendetta comes to mind, for instance... though it is more Masada-esque than Eustia.
Muramasa (obviously)
Tenshi no Hane wo Fumanaide (this is the closest one, in my mind).
I don't think Muramasa fits the bill. I guess if you like the internal struggle of Caim played out over something way more mature. But I think a lot of the people who like Eustia I think would be bored to tears playing Muramasa.
Tenshi no Hane wo Fumanaide
I'm playing the game right now and only on the first route...but I'd like to expand on this VN.
Hane has the plus side of having https://vndb.org/c31357 a wonderful sweet character who's voiced by the same voice actor as Eustia. Since the author's Shumon you the game's going to be gentle with character friendship and relationships carefully described. Otherwise it's a game with a very deep (alternate?) Christian setting. What singlehandedly makes it similar to Eustia is that it has quite a nice atmosphere and it's a very different world that can draw you in.
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13 hours ago, sanahtlig said:
Yeah, maybe I'm too hung up on making my own deck. I just thought it'd be too time consuming.
I tried the suggested OCR tool for VNR and never got it to work. Tyrosyn suggested using the Microsoft IME tool or some such (I think).
Here's my format. For words where an English word is more helpful, I add the English meaning at the front. For colors and things that are hard to imagine, I sometimes add pictures. I also have a few, but not very many kanji definitions, which are based off of goo's kanji entries. I only use those when I want to explicitly see the meanings of the kanji, usually words alone will do.
I get my definitions from http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/ . Sometimes I supplement with goo's thesaurus differentiation and examples. When the result's not in goo, by searching google + 意味, you'll get a http://www.weblio.jp/ , or a yahoo or goo Q&A page.
I feel like maybe 1/4 of my deck is of wierd/random stuff I almost never see. Not sure what I think about that. Probably no need to go overboard with rare words to start.
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Wow, that's a really nice track. I hope you can find the VN...and the rest of the soundtrack!
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I'd reckon there's a kanji deck with related words attached to it, I sorta doubt there's one with input though, even though that's possible.
You can do it the vanilla way and add words to anki as you go, ones which that have a kanji you want to be able to produce, or a on-yomi reading you want to learn. I ran into the same annoyance as you, after one or two hundred words added in that fashion the kanji input problem comes up a lot less often.
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You'll have to specify which part of Eustia you liked. Fantasy, animated characters with moe?
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6 hours ago, Dergonu said:
You make a good point. I agree, cold and overly blunt responses are unnecessary, especially when it's clear that the user is new to the site and that he hasn't seen too many of these threads get constantly shut down by the same answer over and over.
It hardly takes much effort to explain the situation in an orderly fashion. It's really just a few lines:
Ah that's true...
I was personally fine with just sternly telling people off (without going as far as to attack them ofc), and people not taking it personally and learning. But I guess this works as long as you can be broad-minded enough. The person's in fact new each time.
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I don't think people buy amateur books. If I lived in a village of a few hundred people with you, then I might buy a novel from you perhaps enjoy it. But nowadays there's the internet. There's plenty of original stories out for free... Heck even TL'd light novels if you consider the gray area. You'd need something that would make people want to read your stuff especially, like an existing novel which people find interesting enough. Even then, there's the challenge of you finding your market, without boiling yourself down to the lowest denominator.
I do think it's great that you're writing (I want to write stories too), but I think you'll find that selling books is very difficult, just like getting published.
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Objective? No. Reasonable, and traceable back towards what standards they are judging the game by? Sure. If you want something that's more grounded, look at what they say, not the score they produce at the end.
When you give a review in/outside of a fandom you probably don't have the forsight to anticipate the rating other parties would give. You're job isn't to do that. A good review imo alludes to what standards and measure you are measuring, and a non-biased (balanced, to be more precise) reviewer is open to other standards.
The reason why reviews are useful is that many people use a piece of the same measuring-stick. I might react differently to Euphoria then Decay's review on it, but when I read his review I can be like "huh, indeed this was a good part", or "no, I don't think that really matters", or "no, I don't think that's even the case." It gives you hints for were you could judge them. It's a expression of interpretation/opinion/assessment that allows the reader to compare their standards for goodness and preference. "Euphoria was GREAT/SHIT" is fun, but it's not useful.
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15 hours ago, Decay said:
Sharin no Kuni was extremely popular several years ago, but recently you barely ever see anyone talk about it, I guess it's not too surprising if someone could participate in the modern VN community for awhile without ever really hearing about it.
Yeah, to contrast that in even G-Senjou, Grisia was a game that used to dominate the /visaulnovels/ frontpage until the subreddit organized up. Perhaps the large potential for in-group jokes and quotes from the VN helped contribute to its community presence. G-senjou's just like the game everyone plays once and that's it.
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All I did was open up 9gag, youtube and facebook over and over again like a crazy person and I don't know why
Don't worry, I do that all the time too.
I think there's a part of human psychology that see's something and says "Oh, I know what to do! Let's do that!"
See website, browse.
Not sure what to do, play familiar game.
It's a familiar comforting task, there's little reason (in one's mind) not to, and occasionally you get some real satisfaction/excitement/endorphins.I think it's also important not to stress over getting to EVERYTHING. Just because something sounds interesting doesn't mean you should be flipping your mind out because you haven't gotten to it. Anime, and especially games take a long time. More selection should be a good thing, not a burden you impose on yourself.
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But in the end, I did not change from my childhood self.
Probably better in present tense ("I'm still the same")
QuoteThis song that has always brought smile to your face,
I have regained it.君が笑う世界 の 歌.
A melody of a world where you're smiling. (I'm leaning towards this, though it could be the other in an odd case)
I shall reclaim it. (Future tense)QuoteTheir cogs misaligned like us,
Through gaps made of words.Literally:
We're always
Like misaligned cogs, whose words never meet....
Ahh, songs are short, but aren't that easy.
Mahou Shoujo Translation Project
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LOL, you had me at bla bla bla loli bla. It looks good, really similar the original. I kinda need more text to fit in though.
Here's how much text we're talking about. I could shorten this a bit, but there are profiles that have even more stuffed into that box.
Haruka Hinata 13y.o. 3rd year Middle School Type-O
Her study and athletic ability are above average, she is also well-connected socially. At times she can be overly indecisive ― she also is has a mild fixation on cleanliness ― but she manages these well and fits in. Her personality is such that she rarely voices her inner thoughts.
Like this, maybe? This is Tahoma, size 7.4.