[Game] Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Translation Project

[Yirba]

I'm in the UK and it seems to work fine for me. How long have you not been able to access the site for? If it's only been happening today, then hopefully it'll start working soon. If it's been going on for longer than that, that's quite a serious problem.

Also, can you confirm that it says "Country of origin: United Kingdom" on this page?:
http://www.mybrowserinfo.com/

If it does not say "United Kingdom", your connection may be going through another country, which can cause problems.

[miniaturebeing]

It's working now.

It hadn't worked for the last week.

thanks

[tyson123g]

I know it must have been asked again and again, but is there any possible way to play the game on Android and PSP with english patch (talking about the portable version that came out with the PS3)?

[GabrieliosP]

Considering that the PSP version is a port of the PS3 version and it works on an entirely different engine: the answer is no. If you don't know japanese then do it like everyone else: with the PC version running on a PC near you.

[battle22]

Considering that the PSP version is a port of the PS3 version and it works on an entirely different engine: the answer is no.

You will be surprised to know that PS3 game actually was made in onscripter at first, When I look at the script, there is the "ONS INFLUENCE" , Even more in Higurashis PS2 first port, that game is actually runing a PS2 Onscripter port (With some additional data of course) , Also this does not mean that it's possible to insert the English text, well it IS Possible of course but..Who in the right mind would do that, would take so much time.. (For a single person)

[Klashikari]

Whether it is possible to do or not isn't the question: in term of available legal options, there are none for either PS3 or the PSP version. That's all and as already explained before: these 2 versions are not meant to be used with anything other than their original respective plateform, and we aren't going to screw our relationship with 07th Expansion and Hobibox, especially for that kind of stuff.

[tantei okuoku]

is all of tsubasa translated, and if not what parts are not translated and should I read it and hane after I read episode 8? or would it be better to read it during?

[Yirba]

Only a partial patch is available. The parts that have not been translated are stories 5, 11, some of 13, 15 and the Postscript).

I would only read Tsubasa and Hane after finishing Episode 8.

[Auria]

Not sure if this question is right here, if it isn't, excuse me please.

I'm searching for physical copies (since it's a gift I don't really want to go the hobibox way) of Umineko 4 and 8 (so yes, the too DVDs) but they seem to be sold out no matter where I look except Amazon, and that has really horrendous shipping prices... If someone has a hint where to look for better offers, I'd really appreciate it! (Japanese sites that ship to Europe are okay too)

[st_nick5]

Originally Posted by Auria

Not sure if this question is right here, if it isn't, excuse me please.

I'm searching for physical copies (since it's a gift I don't really want to go the hobibox way) of Umineko 4 and 8 (so yes, the too DVDs) but they seem to be sold out no matter where I look except Amazon, and that has really horrendous shipping prices... If someone has a hint where to look for better offers, I'd really appreciate it! (Japanese sites that ship to Europe are okay too)

Same question here, but for Higurashi. Been searching for months without success.

[Yirba]

Originally Posted by Auria

physical copies of Umineko 4 and 8

If you're looking for websites that will ship internationally, your best bets are probably Mandarake or Rakuten Global Market. Otherwise, there's always Melonbooks and Toranoana…

Originally Posted by st_nick5

Same question here, but for Higurashi.

I'm going to assume you're looking for the Japanese versions, in which case you should know that it is not possible to play them in English, and the answer is the same as above.

For the record, anyone who is looking for English hardcopies of Higurashi will find that it's extremely widely available.

[st_nick5]

Originally Posted by Yirba

I'm going to assume you're looking for the Japanese versions, in which case you should know that it is not possible to play them in English, and the answer is the same as above.

For the record, anyone who is looking for English hardcopies of Higurashi will find that it's extremely widely available.

Yeah, I'm looking for the original Japanese copies. I did have them, but I moved house and they got lost in transit, along with a load of my other stuff. I know about the Mangagamer translation, but I've heard bad things about it and I'd much rather learn Japanese and read it in the original language than read a poor English translation.

[einhorn303]

Originally Posted by st_nick5

Yeah, I'm looking for the original Japanese copies. I did have them, but I moved house and they got lost in transit, along with a load of my other stuff. I know about the Mangagamer translation, but I've heard bad things about it and I'd much rather learn Japanese and read it in the original language than read a poor English translation.

For the Mangagamer translation, there's actually a patch to improve the grammar and stuff, as well as other patches to alter the fonts and add in some music which wasn't available under copyright.

[GabrieliosP]

Originally Posted by einhorn303

For the Mangagamer translation, there's actually a patch to improve the grammar and stuff, as well as other patches to alter the fonts and add in some music which wasn't available under copyright.

There's a grammer patch? AFAIK, there's only the font patch, image patch, sound patch and interface patch.

[st_nick5]

Originally Posted by einhorn303

For the Mangagamer translation, there's actually a patch to improve the grammar and stuff, as well as other patches to alter the fonts and add in some music which wasn't available under copyright.

Didn't know that. I'm not gonna go with Mangagamer though, I don't really want to support a company that releases such poor translations. I can understand a patch to add in the music they weren't able to include due to licensing issues, but requiring a fan-made patch to fix spelling and grammar errors shouldn't be necessary. I'd much rather learn Japanese and read the original PC games, but it looks like they're not in production anymore.

[GabrieliosP]

Originally Posted by st_nick5

Didn't know that. I'm not gonna go with Mangagamer though, I don't really want to support a company that releases such poor translations. I can understand a patch to add in the music they weren't able to include due to licensing issues, but requiring a fan-made patch to fix spelling and grammar errors shouldn't be necessary. I'd much rather learn Japanese and read the original PC games, but it looks like they're not in production anymore.

Mangagamer's translation is not THAT bad. They improved a lot in Kai, though the first four arcs left much to desire...

[Drifloon]

The whole thing kind of forces you to adjust to a bizarre warped form of Engrish before you can get properly immersed in it, though. I still ended up thoroughly enjoying the story, but I still wouldn't say that the translation was at all 'good'.

In particular, the way they kept saying "June of the 58th year of the Shouwa era" instead of just "June 1983" drove me nuts.

[GabrieliosP]

Originally Posted by Drifloon

The whole thing kind of forces you to adjust to a bizarre warped form of Engrish before you can get properly immersed in it, though. I still ended up thoroughly enjoying the story, but I still wouldn't say that the translation was at all 'good'.

In particular, the way they kept saying "June of the 58th year of the Shouwa era" instead of just "June 1983" drove me nuts.

That because the story does say "June of the 58th year of the Shouwa era" in japanese. R07 coud just have said the year like he does in Umineko, but used this format in Higurashi.

[st_nick5]

Originally Posted by GabrieliosP

That because the story does say "June of the 58th year of the Shouwa era" in japanese. R07 coud just have said the year like he does in Umineko, but used this format in Higurashi.

I imagine the line works when saying it in Japanese, but in English it's too much of a mouthful. They could have just said "June 1983", and it would have had the same meaning. More meaning in fact, as most English speakers won't know what year the 58th year of Shouwa was.