[Game] Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Translation Project

[Roseweave]

Originally Posted by AuraTwilight

Final Fantasy did it back when it was Final Fantasy 1 and Final Fantasy 2. It has to start somewhere.

Yeah, but they were fully intending to make a Final Fantasy 3, and also Final Fantasy 1 and 2 are so similar visually and conceptually anyway, it's a bad comparison. That's why I used 7 as it has the kind of cyberpunk, steampunky element, which only makes sense as being "Final Fantasy" when you add 6 and 8 as well to the overall series.

[Corfish1001]

There's no way it would take 20 hours, that's way extreme. 10 hours at worst I would say for the average reader.

Yeah, but they were fully intending to make a Final Fantasy 3, and also Final Fantasy 1 and 2 are so similar visually and conceptually anyway, it's a bad comparison. That's why I used 7 as it has the kind of cyberpunk, steampunky element, which only makes sense as being "Final Fantasy" when you add 6 and 8 as well to the overall series.

While what you say is true, AuraTwilight's point still stands I think. Umineko and Higurashi are very clearly held in the same universe, following similar rules, and they're actually more closely connected than the Final Fantasy series, so I'm not 100% sure why it bothers you honestly. As Aura said, it has to start somewhere =/ Besides, there are a few other games that have only 2 entries. Dark Cloud and Magna Carta are the two I can name off the top of my head.

Anyways, would also just like to thank Witch Hunt for translating this fantastic series, and can't wait to see how Higanbana is going to play out as well.

[Leo_Otaku]

Depends on how you play the games too. Me and my friend read out the voices as we play so it takes much longer. But it is twice as fun XD

I would also like to thank Witch Hunt as well!

[Ozimul]

I'm having some trouble with the BGM folders... I know I need folders BGM, BGM0, and BGM2, but what songs should be in which folder??

[AlexiaCarcera]

@Roseweave and @Corfish1001

Well, that's why I said 10~20. As in, 10 to 20 hours. So say, 10 hours 1 episode, and then 13 another. And then for episode 4 maybe 15. Depends on the reader. Guess I'm the slowest reader out there then ;_;.

So I guess it's more like 7~12 for the average reader then? My bad, I guess. I over generalize :V

[UsagiTenpura]

Originally Posted by Roseweave

Yeah, but they were fully intending to make a Final Fantasy 3, and also Final Fantasy 1 and 2 are so similar visually and conceptually anyway, it's a bad comparison. That's why I used 7 as it has the kind of cyberpunk, steampunky element, which only makes sense as being "Final Fantasy" when you add 6 and 8 as well to the overall series.

Then if you're into videogames, I would say the link between "when the cry" is more similar to the one between Xenogears and Xenosaga.

BTW, originally final fantasy was supposed to the their last game before going bankrupt. Not a serie of long games. FF2 is very similar visually with FF1, but that's pretty much where it ends.

And...

When they cry has four installments so far, each of them including 4 games. In that logic, 16 games already in the when they cry serie.

Expecting more then 16 games to constitute a serie is asking a bit too much.

[RedKey]

Just a heads up: preorders for Higanbana are up, at least on Amiami. Already got mine secured I was at a loss about where to post this, so I guess I'll leave it here, since Higanbana discussion was up one or two pages ago. Sorry if I posted in the wrong section.

[Solachinx]

I have a question: will an EP 7 translation patch work with the EPs 5, 6, and 7 bundled in EP 8?

[Roseweave]

Originally Posted by Solachinx

I have a question: will an EP 7 translation patch work with the EPs 5, 6, and 7 bundled in EP 8?

Usually WH put out an Episode n compatible patch for Episode n-1

[Solachinx]

Originally Posted by Roseweave

Usually WH put out an Episode n compatible patch for Episode n-1

So, would that be the patch for the first part of episode n?

In other words, for this example, the translation patch for the first part of EP 8?

[Klashikari]

Anything we release has a retrocompatibility with previous content of the same work, so long you apply that patch with the corresponding game.
Therefore, applying our current Chiru patch will translate 5, 6, 7, first half of 8 with a Chiru episode 8 game.

[Solachinx]

Ah, I see, thank you, both of you!

[cereal_killerxx]

UHHH WTF!

Spoiler for Umineko Episode 1:

They just found everybody dead and mutilated in the Rose shed!!! :O I felt so bad for George. He loved Shannon so much and then some douchebag rips her away from him.

[Yirba]

>>Updated my translated Higanbana introduction page to use LyricalAura's translation.

Originally Posted by UsagiTenpura

Then if you're into videogames, I would say the link between "when the cry" is more similar to the one between Xenogears and Xenosaga.

The When They Cry series is episodic, so there are actually four games in the series with four episodes each. To put this into perspective, Tales of Monkey Island is made up of five episodes and is a game in the Monkey Island series.

Of course, When They Cry works differently to a lot of episodic games because each release contains all the episodes for that game that have been developed so far.

Originally Posted by cereal_killerxx

UHHH WTF!

I see parallels with Shion and Satoshi…

[Madman6510]

Originally Posted by cereal_killerxx

UHHH WTF!

Spoiler for Umineko Episode 1:

They just found everybody dead and mutilated in the Rose shed!!! :O I felt so bad for George. He loved Shannon so much and then some douchebag rips her away from him.

Get used to it. That happens, a lot.

Also, enjoy being trolled by quite a few characters.

[cereal_killerxx]

Originally Posted by Madman6510

Get used to it. That happens, a lot.

Also, enjoy being trolled by quite a few characters.

Well yeah, it's made by the same people who did Higurashi so I kinda figured it would be. So far, the episode has had a very nice buildup towards the gorey events that followed and am very pleased.

[Yirba]

Originally Posted by cereal_killerxx

Well yeah, it's made by the same people who did Higurashi so I kinda figured it would be. So far, the episode has had a very nice buildup towards the gorey events that followed and am very pleased.

Spoiler for Not really a spoiler, but Umineko ep1:

Actually, I don't remember Higurashi having any moments where a large proportion of the main characters are killed all at the same time right in the middle of the story. Umineko does things slightly differently in that sense.

[rogerpepitone]

Yirba:

Spoiler for Higurashi:

Ending of Minagoroshi

[Oblivion]

Not sure if this is the right place but what is the song name at the end of Ep 5?








Edit: Also a random thought but I wondered about that horrible fragment Bern said she'd put Erika into if she lost. Since she decided to die anyways, it was never revealed. Does anyone have an idea of what it would've been like?

[Bluemail]

Originally Posted by rogerpepitone

Yirba:

Spoiler for Higurashi:

Ending of Minagoroshi

That's not in the middle of the story, but in the final parts of the episode, so it doesn't count against what Yirba said.
I'm envious of cereal killer, I'd like to experience it all again like that.

Originally Posted by Oblivion0101

Not sure if this is the right place but what is the song name at the end of Ep 5?

If you mean the ending song, it is called TSUBASA ~Hope~.