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Originally Posted by KanbeKotori
I only read a few of their VNs and without translations so I didn't know that. Okay then but you still don't see reputable companies doing it. I doubt Willplus is as reputable as Key/Favorite/ALcot/Yuzusoft just to name a few. I got to admit though now that some companies are disappointing.
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For the Western people, Willplus is known for making Yume Miru Kusuri.
Willplus is probably these days more known for their collaborations and their popular subsidiaries such as Pulltop, Ensemble or Propeller, rather than making noteworthy eroges themselves.
But that can also be said for Akabei Soft.
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Originally Posted by KanbeKotori
No I mean in terms of emotions and such. One notable failed translation besides EF is Hoshizora no Memoria. Yume's route was horribly translated which ended up losing lots of depths it had in terms of emotion level etc.... People who read the translated version were so confused and rage on the discussion threads in vndb.
I do know it's impossible to make it on par but at least keep the meaning like how translators did for Narcissu series.
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Originally Posted by KanbeKotori
Probably as a whole, more on the phrasing portion. I just don't get the same feeling of depth as the original when I read the translated version.
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While i haven't read the English translated version of HoshiMemo or EF myself, i know that those 2 were fan translated.
Things will get lost in translation , but i think the most important thing is that the translator wants the reader to get the general idea/impression what the original game was trying to say. This way the reader (who probably can't read japanese ) can still the enjoy the story.
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Originally Posted by KanbeKotori
Okay I generally hate nukige so I have no comments here. Perhaps there are indeed some that have good stories.
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The majority of nukiges still have poor stories though. But there are a few ones that have a decent story, so you can't exactly say "all nukiges have bad stories"
I also recalled Euphoria for having a good plot, hidden under all the torture porn.