[Game] Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Translation Project

[Yirba]

AppLocale could probably solve that problem, though?

Anyway, one advantage of translating Higanbana is that there is very little to do on the technical level. ONScripter-EN should be able to play the game more-or-less perfectly. Plus, it is easy to get at the script and add the translation. Witch Hunt have experience with translating NScripter games so it should be quite simple.

With Rewrite however, I'm not even sure what engine they're using… it might be more difficult to translate (especially if the engine can't deal with English text well).

That said, I'm sure that if Witch Hunt really want to translate Rewrite, they'll find a way.

[Bluemail]

Originally Posted by Yirba

AppLocale could probably solve that problem, though?

Anyway, one advantage of translating Higanbana is that there is very little to do on the technical level. ONScripter-EN should be able to play the game more-or-less perfectly. Plus, it is easy to get at the script and add the translation. Witch Hunt have experience with translating NScripter games so it should be quite simple.

With Rewrite however, I'm not even sure what engine they're using… it might be more difficult to translate (especially if the engine can't deal with English text well).

That said, I'm sure that if Witch Hunt really want to translate Rewrite, they'll find a way.

Nope, it's not about the locale, but about Japanese version of Windows, as a different product like this. If you don't have that, a message pops up and says "This Game is Japan only" and some stuff about needing Japanese Windows and shuts the game. Of course, there's already ways to skip it, but it's not AppLocale. I agree waiting for Visual Arts to give a permission probably gets us nowhere.

Rewrite's engine is called Siglus Engine, which apparently is Key's own engine. So deciphering it would probably need some extra work. As you say, Higanbana is probably much more effortless, and apparently one collection is much shorter than an average Umineko episode actually. So it wouldn't need as much work as Umineko. Depending on how many installments there's going to be of course. But comparing Rewrite and Higanbana's First Night, there's visibly a huge difference in effort needed.

I'd love Witch Hunt to translate either of them, but I wouldn't blame them if they're going to take a break.

[UsagiTenpura]

Love for Rewrite among WH is not lacking. Does not make translation any more likely or possible tho.

I'm suggesting not to have too much hopes concerning that as thus.
Better to have an unexpected good news then an unexpected bad news anyway (or to simply remain hopeful for a long time to end up in deception).

[xBTAx]

Originally Posted by Bluemail

Nope, it's not about the locale, but about Japanese version of Windows, as a different product like this. If you don't have that, a message pops up and says "This Game is Japan only" and some stuff about needing Japanese Windows and shuts the game. Of course, there's already ways to skip it, but it's not AppLocale. I agree waiting for Visual Arts to give a permission probably gets us nowhere.

Rewrite's engine is called Siglus Engine, which apparently is Key's own engine. So deciphering it would probably need some extra work. As you say, Higanbana is probably much more effortless, and apparently one collection is much shorter than an average Umineko episode actually. So it wouldn't need as much work as Umineko. Depending on how many installments there's going to be of course. But comparing Rewrite and Higanbana's First Night, there's visibly a huge difference in effort needed.

I'd love Witch Hunt to translate either of them, but I wouldn't blame them if they're going to take a break.

Siglus is new, isn't it? Their previous releases used RealLive, so that only makes things that much more complicated...

[Madman6510]

There's a decent number of ninja programmers out there. If someone really wanted to translate it, you'd just have to find the right person with the right skillset.

Although it is funny how they "region lock" their games. What, they don't want extra sales?

[cronnoponno]

Originally Posted by Madman6510

There's a decent number of ninja programmers out there. If someone really wanted to translate it, you'd just have to find the right person with the right skillset.

Although it is funny how they "region lock" their games. What, they don't want extra sales?

I think it's because it's better to assume more piracy will occur if it is not locked regionally. Far more than they would get in sales, at least.

[Corfish1001]

Originally Posted by cronnoponno

I think it's because it's better to assume more piracy will occur if it is not locked regionally. Far more than they would get in sales, at least.

That line of reasoning completely baffles me if they truly believe that. "Yes, to prevent pirating, we'll make our game unplayable outside of Japan, THAT WILL STOP THEM!" XD I think I mildly understand how it would work if someone got the rights to bring it out of Japan, but even then that line of logic still seems really off base lol

[Madman6510]

Since when has DRM ever been logical?

In all seriousness, they're restricting a market that, even if 9/10 people pirate the game, there's still that 1/10 that will go to the trouble of importing the game because they respect the writers/just want the box. And those are sales they were never "supposed" to get in the first place.

[UsagiTenpura]

The problem with rewrite is a legal one, not one concerning the VN engine used in it. No amount of skills can compensate for that.

What personally baffles me is that microsoft still have region specific versions of it's OS. In any case, this conversation is drifting further and further away from what this thread is supposed to be about.

[blacktrance]

You know what I'd really like the Witch Hunt team to translate? Umineko Episode 8.

[Ukyo9]

Originally Posted by blacktrance

You know what I'd really like the Witch Hunt team to translate? Umineko Episode 8.

They ARE translating Episode 8. I too would love the complete patch now but keeping asking for it won't speed up the project. We should be grateful there even is a translation for Umineko (and a very good one too )

[Klashikari]

Originally Posted by blacktrance

You know what I'd really like the Witch Hunt team to translate? Umineko Episode 8.

And we never said we are going to translate something else in the meantime, didn't we?
I only expressed our "interest" in Rewrite, while Higanbana (manga) wasn't much to my liking. That doesn't even mean we are going to translate any of them, let alone forsaking Episode 8.

[Yirba]

If Witch Hunt actually does decide to translate Rewrite and gets permission to do so, then I guess Key might be able to provide an engine that doesn't have the restriction. Of course, this may require some effort on the part of Key, so they may be unwilling to do so. Worst case scenario… make the game from scratch.

[Jan-Poo]

That's extremely unlikely to happen. A company like Key would only go that far for an official distributor.
It's a lot more probable that someone will find out how to break the code and find a way to edit it.

[immblueversion]

Originally Posted by Klashikari

And we never said we are going to translate something else in the meantime, didn't we?
I only expressed our "interest" in Rewrite, while Higanbana (manga) wasn't much to my liking. That doesn't even mean we are going to translate any of them, let alone forsaking Episode 8.

I'm at least glad that the Higanbana VN does a decidedly more, erm, "subtle" take on the characters.

[xBTAx]

Originally Posted by Yirba

If Witch Hunt actually does decide to translate Rewrite and gets permission to do so, then I guess Key might be able to provide an engine that doesn't have the restriction. Of course, this may require some effort on the part of Key, so they may be unwilling to do so. Worst case scenario… make the game from scratch.

As I said earlier, that would never happen for Key. They want to force foreigners to play official localized versions of their VNs, but have such high standards that those version will never be made.

[Sterling01]

But someone is already translating Rewrite...

[cronnoponno]

Uh who? Plus, most translation projects I ever see, almost never see anything through to the end, WH was the first one I ever really saw, well there's a few like F/SN but those were already done before I even knew about them.

[AuraTwilight]

I'm pretty sure talking about unofficial translation groups like that is against forum rules.

[aiman24]

somebody has started translating higanbana (not sure if he/she will ever finish it)...

just search for it...

anyways, i can't wait for ep 8's full translation.. hopefully i won't be too busy when it's out