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Trigger Happy Havoc Dangan Ronpa: Early 2014 for US and Europe
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Or perhaps those indie games that I don't need vita to play.
Seriously, this is all great news. Need to save some money for 3 more games.
I still don't see how those Indie games are system sellers anyways. Sorry, but I have very little belief that a significant amount of people want to plop down 250$ plus an overpriced memory card for portable version of games like Spelunky and Terraria that are already available on six million other platforms.
Napalm_Frank
Member
I wonder if the fan translation for the second PSP game will halt since this means it will quite possibly have an official release if this does well.
Tizoc
Member
Heh well no biggy, will still get it~
BUT 2014 IS FAR AWAY! CHUNSOFT BETTER BE GETTING ZERO ESCAPE 3 READY FOR 2014 DAMNIT!
Femmeworth
Banned
So Aeana's comment in the other thread was a genuine hint...
Incendiary
Banned
DR is great. Sadly I just read the SA Let's Play of it, but I'm sure I'll pick this up as I'd like to see DR2 localized as well as hopefully more DRs in the future. It's an awesome game.
DeadRockstar
Member
It'll be interesting to see how it's translated what with the drama over the fan versions.
ochaworldorder
Banned
Is the end of the first game a cliffhanger at all or will this single release be satisfying from a story perspective? No spoilers needed, just curious since I've been avoiding a lot about this series as I figured I'd either play the fan translation or watch the anime.
SpaceDrake
Member
From a brief Twitterchat with (edit: one of the editors) on the fan-trans team, it seems this will be the case. They wanted to get the games published to start with, so it sounds like they don't want to get in the way of official releases.
DR1 is 100% self-contained and satisfying. They made it without any expectation that there might be a second game.
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
Everybody who pre-ordered Time and Eternity should probably switch now...
Stop, allot of people would also consider these games crap aswell, no reason to bring this nonsense into every thread. People whi want indies are getting them, people who want niche japanese games are getting what they want, everyone should be happy. Except people who want stuff like battlefield, or Skyrim on a handheld.
InsaneZero
Member
Fuck awesome news!
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Whoa. Do I continue with the fan translation or wait for this!?
The translation is going to be different from the fan translation, so I would continue. It's a great fan translation either way, on par with Mother 3's.
That's the problem, I think. The fan translation patch just released is so close to a fully produced professional job that it can't help but ding sales of the cut-in-half Vita version. I can't understand why they didn't just buy the fan translation of 1, translate the small amount of missing extras, complete part 2 and release Reloaded as it was released in Japan.
Still, it's their risk, not mine. Good that a bunch of English most-wanteds happened almost at once.
Sorry about that =P, I really hope it get a retail release, just like you, I'm one of the people who always prefer physical format, though if there are no other choice, guess I have to give in. Having a lot of retail game for Vita is good IMO, it's one of the best way to show ppl that Vita have games, lots of games, even if some are niche titles.
But then they couldn't hold Super Dangan Ronpa 2 hostage for more sales.
I'm surprised you thought otherwise.
SenatorBot
Member
I remember someone saying that companies don't buy fan translations because of legal issues or something. Do you have any insight into that?
Ingueferroque
Banned
What unfortunate timing that the game just received a fan translation.
Eh, it's happened before, and with smaller Japanese releases like this it's possible. It's what they did for the US release of Ys: Oath in Felghana.
Haha, just as I imported the first PSP game (and it didn't even arrive yet). Oh well, it's not like I didn't know about rumors.
Glad, it's coming, will buy for sure. And by next year, I will have finished the PSP game anyways.
Surprised this is a NISA game, thought for sure this would be the Aksys game.
Glad, it's coming, will buy for sure. And by next year, I will have finished the PSP game anyways.
Surprised this is a NISA game, thought for sure this would be the Aksys game.
Well, it's certainly happened. Most of the Ys releases from XSEED have been licensed fan translations.
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
XSEED was able to do it with two of the three Ys games they published for the PSP, why is this one so different?
The fan translation got released about... two weeks ago? I think the production of the official translation might very well be too advanced already as that licensing the fan translation makes a lot of sense right now. NIS has likely already put considerable effort and money into the translation of the first game, so that they can't just move on to the second one now. It boils down to bad timing, I think.
Definitely unfortunate in any case. The way things have turned out right now is pretty bad for both NISA and the fan translation group.
Great news! A bit bummed that NISA isn't using Project Zetsubou's translation, I thought it was an effort on par or better than official localizations (barring Alexander O. Smith's works).
This would have been the most logical choice, focusing their efforts on translating SDR2 would have been ideal and it's not like the fan-translation hasn't been announced for a while so that they couldn't possibly not know of its existence. I cannot see how NISA can top PZ's translation anyway.
This would have been the most logical choice, focusing their efforts on translating SDR2 would have been ideal and it's not like the fan-translation hasn't been announced for a while so that they couldn't possibly not know of its existence. I cannot see how NISA can top PZ's translation anyway.
It is not unfortunate at all.
A user have a choice. Either
1) Buy official translation version later.
2) buy PSP JP and get the translation.
3) hell, do both. (which is unlikely, no matter what people proclaim 'I will do it!' here. let's be honest for once folks.)
4) pirate. free. (oh. this will be the most popular option, trust me.)
I will choose 1. and hope for the DR 2nd one coming here as well.
A user have a choice. Either
1) Buy official translation version later.
2) buy PSP JP and get the translation.
3) hell, do both. (which is unlikely, no matter what people proclaim 'I will do it!' here. let's be honest for once folks.)
4) pirate. free. (oh. this will be the most popular option, trust me.)
I will choose 1. and hope for the DR 2nd one coming here as well.
Femmeworth
Banned
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_/¯ I don't follow you enough to know exactly when you are making a comment as an insider rather than as a fan.SpaceDrake
Member
It's not impossible (notice that JAST is doing it for Stein's as well), but there are a lot of variables that can make it tricky. If the team includes members outside of the U.S., for example, that can make U.S. publication a little more complicated. And oftentimes, because a fan translation is a hack, a lot of their work has to be converted to a format that more easily integrates with an actual ROM, as opposed to a messy, reverse-engineered hack that might not pass cert if it's a console release (and even on the PC, "proper" code manipulation is always preferable to a hack).
Using a fan-trans isn't a be-all solution in every case. There are places where it totally works, but it doesn't always fly.
I wonder how much option 2 and 4 hurts the translation of super dangan ronpa 2 on both fronts.
If the fan translation didn't exist, the official vita translation would be the only way to play the game, bolstering sales for an official sdr2 localization. But since it does exist, many people who were interested most likely bought or pirated the psp version recently and have less incentive to rebuy on vita, especially if they don't own one.
Furthermore, now that the chance of a sdr2 localization is possible, fan translations efforts have probably stopped or been suspended (possibly for years until they're sure sdr2 vita won't be happening).
It's pretty ironic overall
dakkumauji
Member
If Time&Eternity bombs too much, that could kill NISA. ~_~
Surely they didn't spend THAT much on it, did they? Besides, they have a new Disgaea game on the way this year; I'm sure that'll help them recoup any money lost on that, assuming it flops.
PSP's region free, you just need the game.
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Deleted member 20920
Unconfirmed Member
I wonder whether their president will come out to apologise again like they did for Last Rebellion lol
Does it seem like they minimalise marketing on this title like they did for Last Rebellion?
UltraGunner
Banned
So they are going to translate the game that everyone who cares about the series has either already played via fan translation, has read the Let's Play, or has watched the anime. And not only that, but they're holding the translation to the second game hostage in order to try and sell copies to a game they and everyone else knows will flop otherwise. Its not like this is a game that hinges on its gameplay; it a purely a story driven affair. So when the sales to the first game flop as expected because everyone who would have bought the game already experienced it, what do you all think will happen to the translation to the second game; the one people actually want? God damn you NISA, it would have been better if you hadn't done anything.
I'm... kind of shocked that it's being brought over. I never thought it possible considering all the localization work that would have to go down in it compared to most other games of it's ilk.
But holy fuck am I ever so happy. Dangan Ronpa is one of my favorite new series, like a fresh take on Ace Attorney with Battle Royale mixed into it.
But holy fuck am I ever so happy. Dangan Ronpa is one of my favorite new series, like a fresh take on Ace Attorney with Battle Royale mixed into it.