Clannad Game Translation Project

[Stifler]

Sweet! Keep up the good work!

[Raykun]

sweet I can't wait keep up the good work ^^

[2H-Dragon]

Keep it up. It's all up to you guys when I play my first eroge.

[Ascaloth]

Originally Posted by 2H-Dragon

Keep it up. It's all up to you guys when I play my first eroge.

[HARUHI MODE]CLANNAD IS NOT AN EROGE!!!!![/HARUHI MODE]

[2H-Dragon]

Originally Posted by Ascaloth

[HARUHI MODE]CLANNAD IS NOT AN EROGE!!!!![/HARUHI MODE]

I knew I should have called it a Visual Novel, but eroge sounds so much cooler. What's the difference btw?

[Mizuno]

eroge is 18+, clannad is for all ages.

[Ascaloth]

Originally Posted by 2H-Dragon

I knew I should have called it a Visual Novel, but eroge sounds so much cooler. What's the difference btw?

Well, there's a reason for the term eroge...

In that respect, CLANNAD does not have any ero scenes, so it can hardly be called an eroge.

[Itadakimasu!]

Eroge just makes you sound that much more otaku :P btw good work on getting to 86 or so %... can't wait!

[2H-Dragon]

Originally Posted by Ascaloth

Well, there's a reason for the term eroge...

In that respect, CLANNAD does not have any ero scenes, so it can hardly be called an eroge.

Oh awesome. I was thinking it had ero scene's since I air had them. This just makes it so much better. Since one of the reason for me for not stepping in the Visual Novel world was, because of that.

[Klashikari]

Originally Posted by 2H-Dragon

Oh awesome. I was thinking it had ero scene's since I air had them. This just makes it so much better. Since one of the reason for me for not stepping in the Visual Novel world was, because of that.

Most of the times, eroge VN (since eroge is a general mention for any game with +18 material, not only VN) are solely based on the plot, and the ero scenes are "rewards".
Seriously, these are not even part of importance of a VN story (some exception though), thus It shouldn't really change anything for the plot itself.

The fact there are ero scenes in a said VN doesn't lower its quality at all. It is ridiculous to think that if you remove them, the thing would be better. that's a mistake.
More likely, you can simply skip by using CTRL for most VN anyway. (That said, many people are missing gems like Tsukihime, just because of the mere mention of ero... *sigh* )

[Kaioshin Sama]

Yes, for some reason people assume that an ero scene in a VN cheapens it somehow and makes it an overall weaker game. I personally think if it becomes intrusive to the main plot it might, but then again if that were the case it probably isn't a game worth playing for the plot anyway. Sex is a natural part of life, and I don't think people really need to be afraid of it.

I still love how people get so upset when somebody calls Clannad an eroge though. I doubt anybody means it as an insult, nor should it be considered as such really.

[2H-Dragon]

Originally Posted by Kaioshin_Sama

Yes, for some reason people assume that an ero scene in a VN cheapens it somehow and makes it an overall weaker game. I personally think if it becomes intrusive to the main plot it might, but then again if that were the case it probably isn't a game worth playing for the plot anyway. Sex is a natural part of life, and I don't think people really need to be afraid of it.

Yeah, but it's more like with which characters say with Air or even with Kanon. I really can't see any of those character doing it anytime soon. >.>

The real reason I am not playing Visual Novels is probably because the games I want to play have no translations out. Though only 2 games I want to play are Kanon and Clannad. xD

OT:Just wondering if I get Kanon with the patch(was like 50% completed). Are there actual rootes that are completed? If yes which ones?

[dgreater1]

Originally Posted by Kaioshin_Sama

I still love how people get so upset when somebody calls Clannad an eroge though. I doubt anybody means it as an insult, nor should it be considered as such really.

At least it's much better to tell them that it's not an Erotic game than letting them have an idea for a long time that it's an Erotic game. And I am not upset at all if some peeps call them erogame since people thought that KEY games are erotic, they just don't have an idea, that's what I always kept in mind.

[Kaioshin Sama]

Originally Posted by dgreater1

It least it's much better to tell them that it's not an Erotic game than letting them have an idea for a long time that it's an Erotic game. And I am not upset at all if some peeps call them erogame since people thought that KEY games are erotic, they just don't have an idea, that's what I always kept in mind.

That's true as well, if that's what's somebody's looking for, Clannad isn't going to be up their alley. Excellent point.

[rg4619]

OT:Just wondering if I get Kanon with the patch(was like 50% completed). Are there actual rootes that are completed?

No. Roughly the first half of the game was translated (all character routes partially complete), some routes a bit more complete than others.

I personally think if it becomes intrusive to the main plot it might, but then again if that were the case it probably isn't a game worth playing for the plot anyway.

The problem is that

a) with the "pure love" genre, ero scenes are often tacked on, with little to no buildup. In some cases, the romantic element isn't developed enough (if at all) to justify sexual situations

b) often, these scenes are horribly written, with the scenarist (clearly not an erotica writer) hastily throwing them together to satisfy a market expectation

[Divini]

Originally Posted by rg4619

The problem is that

a) with the "pure love" genre, ero scenes are often tacked on, with little to no buildup. In some cases, the romantic element isn't developed enough (if at all) to justify sexual situations

b) often, these scenes are horribly written, with the scenarist (clearly not an erotica writer) hastily throwing them together to satisfy a market expectation

This is mostly true but...

Spoiler:

I have to say Crescendo blew that stereotype out of the water... the ero scenes in that game flowed in with the story near flawlessly, and the scenes were extremely well portrayed.

However many of the games with really really good plots, like Key's Kanon and Air, I definitely agree with you on those points.

[Master Anime]

I found CLANNAD English Translation Patch compiled from transalation in Baka-Tsuki
You can found in here
And if you find any bug you can report in here too
And I almost forgot to mention this patch only work with CLANNAD + Voice Patch
To use this patch only overwrite file Seen.txt in CLANNAD installation folder

[velocity7]

I'm not sure if that patch works, as there are a lot of hacks we introduced into the code that may cause issues. Not to mention, the wiki changes on a daily basis, so a lot of the changes come in may not make it into that particular patch. That said, I haven't tried that patch, but I would advise against using it for the time being.

EDIT: Not to mention registering for that forum is horrendous. Requiring introduction and everything? =/

[Master Anime]

ha ha sorry for the strict registration in the forum
because if the forum registration is not strict like that the spambot will attacked forum again

[GyroidFanatic]

Originally Posted by velocity7

I'm not sure if that patch works, as there are a lot of hacks we introduced into the code that may cause issues. Not to mention, the wiki changes on a daily basis, so a lot of the changes come in may not make it into that particular patch. That said, I haven't tried that patch, but I would advise against using it for the time being.

EDIT: Not to mention registering for that forum is horrendous. Requiring introduction and everything? =/

As long as it works just a wee bit, it'll be good enough for me