I’m just so thankful this game is finally getting a working translation. It kinda makes me sad when I think about people who’ve passed away before some of these translations came around, but at least they are happening.
FYI, there's some controversy behind the two guys who were originally working on the fan translation for the past 11 years. It's looking like they intentionally didn't release the hack due to some financial incentive involving Polymega. I'm still investigating this.
I put a blurb in the description. This release was based off the GPL code so it’s really a non-issue IMO. Haven’t heard anything about the Polymega thing?
I was waiting for you to make a Video about this!!! I'm so excited, I can't wait to see if it's playable on my RG-ARC. I hope we get the PSP version translated too!
I've wanted to play this game when I discovered it after flling in love with Dragon's crown. That was my intro to Vanillaware. I went and found every VWare game I could find and got them and I love them all, even if I don't like the gameplay in 1 or 2 of their games. Their art is worth the purchase alone. I hope the patch gets buttoned up and ironed out and then, eventually, the PSP release gets the translation as well. But that would be icing on the cake. If all we get is the Saturn version, that's great!
You know they will do an HD translated release soon. They have to. They've done every other Vanillaware game, and hopefully it gets some Leifthrasir-style quality of life improvements.
Thanks for reminding me to play this! I have no excuse for not so far since I can read enough Japanese to get through JRPGs like Dragon Quest Loto trilogy. Gonna have to go setup Mednafen in a few and play this in 国語.
A Saturn game that always gets completely overlooked (both for visuals and gameplay) is Golden Axe the Duel. It looks fantastic. And while it certainly isn’t the best 2D fighting game on the console, it’s still very playable and lots of fun. It doesn’t deserve its poor reputation imo.
It’s a fun game but in the end it’s prettier than it is a solid fighting game. It’s fun but it just doesn’t rise to the level of a classic (and this is coming from someone who likes it)
I'd prefer to play Golden Axe: The Duel over any Golden Axe sequel (including Revenge of Death Adder). And this is coming from a lifelong Sega maniac and someone who doesn't play fighting games anymore. To quote Ganksta NIP: "Golden Axe is dope, Alien Storm is dope, but say The Duel is wack? I'm cutting everybody's throat"
love that we get to play these games now! thanks for bringing this to my attention! i dont think id find all these gems without you! im 100% discovering saturn via your videos and MiSTer
I have mixed feels on AI; as an artist it takes jobs from working artists and will bankrupt a lot of creative industries. AI should NEVER replace working artists / translators / etc Now if you, as a fan, want to use AI to translate a game that has nobody working on it…totally fine. Nobody is being harmed. Nobody is losing work. It certainly won’t be as good as a manual translation from a skilled translator but it can be decent enough.
This translation is not "good", from what it seems, and practically restarted and the person who is translating or will translate is still studying for N4. But at least it seems he is studying japanese seriously taking all JLPT.
Or you can learn Japanese like any real video game fan, and not have to wait for a crappy translation 200 years after the actual release of the game. You are the equivalent of "I love cars and I have a Ferrari, but I don't have a driving license" LOL.
I’m just so thankful this game is finally getting a working translation. It kinda makes me sad when I think about people who’ve passed away before some of these translations came around, but at least they are happening.
This one has been one of those “maybe one day” forever things
FYI, there's some controversy behind the two guys who were originally working on the fan translation for the past 11 years. It's looking like they intentionally didn't release the hack due to some financial incentive involving Polymega. I'm still investigating this.
I put a blurb in the description. This release was based off the GPL code so it’s really a non-issue IMO. Haven’t heard anything about the Polymega thing?
@@VideoGameEsoterica I made a video talking about the whole controversy, it explains what happened, and why.
Can’t wait til this is flawless no freeze English, so I can finally take time to play it. Very pretty game.
You can beat it now with some extra work
Now all we need is for someone to take over the translation of Shadowrun for the MegaCD.
Would be fun to see too
I've been waiting at least a decade for this
It's on my Saitator now waiting to be played
Enjoy it. You’ll have to skip a few freezes with the Japanese version but otherwise you can beat it
Fucking finally! Truly good news! Thanks for covering this
You know I’ll always cover Saturn stuff
@@VideoGameEsoterica that’s why you muh dawg!
One of the holy grails of Saturn Japan only games!
Now if someone will to the tactical rpg Godzilla game!
This is great ! Though I think I’ll wait until it’s finished but I hope it won’t be much longer.
It’s a start and I bet work now speeds up
hope the psp version get's a english translation
Maybe one day!
I was waiting for you to make a Video about this!!! I'm so excited, I can't wait to see if it's playable on my RG-ARC. I hope we get the PSP version translated too!
Might be playable on the ARC. It’s not as high a test Saturn game as others that can drop frames
@@VideoGameEsoterica If not I'm recommending an RG-ARC with better specs.
Always been obsessed with dragons crown so sick to be able to play the first one without having to use a guide
Def way more understandable now
I've wanted to play this game when I discovered it after flling in love with Dragon's crown. That was my intro to Vanillaware. I went and found every VWare game I could find and got them and I love them all, even if I don't like the gameplay in 1 or 2 of their games. Their art is worth the purchase alone. I hope the patch gets buttoned up and ironed out and then, eventually, the PSP release gets the translation as well. But that would be icing on the cake. If all we get is the Saturn version, that's great!
The art is second to none when it comes to 2D
I've been invited to the project to do the new Translation 😊
Nice!
You know they will do an HD translated release soon. They have to. They've done every other Vanillaware game, and hopefully it gets some Leifthrasir-style quality of life improvements.
I’d love to see it happen
There's too many graphical issues in this patch for it to be playable for me on the Mister Pi, but it's a start and I can't wait to see it :)
At least the text glitches don’t end up obscuring the next bit of text
I can’t wait to FINALLY play this!
It’s a bit rough in spots but it works
Thanks for reminding me to play this! I have no excuse for not so far since I can read enough Japanese to get through JRPGs like Dragon Quest Loto trilogy. Gonna have to go setup Mednafen in a few and play this in 国語.
Haha then yeah you DEF should have played it by now
A Saturn game that always gets completely overlooked (both for visuals and gameplay) is Golden Axe the Duel. It looks fantastic. And while it certainly isn’t the best 2D fighting game on the console, it’s still very playable and lots of fun. It doesn’t deserve its poor reputation imo.
It’s a fun game but in the end it’s prettier than it is a solid fighting game. It’s fun but it just doesn’t rise to the level of a classic (and this is coming from someone who likes it)
I'd prefer to play Golden Axe: The Duel over any Golden Axe sequel (including Revenge of Death Adder). And this is coming from a lifelong Sega maniac and someone who doesn't play fighting games anymore. To quote Ganksta NIP: "Golden Axe is dope, Alien Storm is dope, but say The Duel is wack? I'm cutting everybody's throat"
love that we get to play these games now! thanks for bringing this to my attention! i dont think id find all these gems without you!
im 100% discovering saturn via your videos and MiSTer
Letting people know about games they may enjoy is one of my fav parts of doing the videos
We need on translation patch for Wachenröder for the Sega Saturn!
That would be a fun one
i just heard about this game the other day... sick
The game itself is one of the best on Saturn IMO
Anyone else get stuck at the dragons? I loaded the Japanese version and saved it. It worked 😊
Yes you will need to bypass certain areas it seems with the Japanese version since it’s WIP
@@VideoGameEsoterica I'm running a Terraonion mode with 2tb ssd. So it's not hard to do. The combat is so fun.
Same with Saroo and MiSTer
@@VideoGameEsoterica I'm thankful it's more stable than Wachenroder and Grandia.
@johnmccain1460 a few freezes to bypass with the OG image but it’s pretty easy
Played this translation today 😊 the game is beautiful and now understandeble 😅
Yes finally you know WHY you are doing something
@@VideoGameEsoterica Exactly, no more stumbling and fighting for no reason only to see its beautiful artwork :)
Why did they not make an english translation to the PSP version aswell?
Just a whole diff process but having a script is half the battle
been waiting for this one
So many people have. Such a good game
Awesome news i hope soon someday we get legend of xanadu 1&2 on pc engine cd English patched
So many games could still use translations
What do you think of AI translations?
I have mixed feels on AI; as an artist it takes jobs from working artists and will bankrupt a lot of creative industries. AI should NEVER replace working artists / translators / etc
Now if you, as a fan, want to use AI to translate a game that has nobody working on it…totally fine. Nobody is being harmed. Nobody is losing work. It certainly won’t be as good as a manual translation from a skilled translator but it can be decent enough.
I need someone to finish Capcom's Last Ranker for the PSP! 😢
That’s one I’ve never checked out
Finally!!!
Wait WHAT
Yep! WIP but in English
🎉🎉🎉
A fun bit of news indeed
Not "pefect"? 🤣🤣🤣😝😝😝
It’s just still WIP
@@VideoGameEsoterica I wanted to joke about how you misspelled it, and I put the correct spelling in my joke. 🤣🤣🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
lol oops
@Myako fixed 🤣
This translation is not "good", from what it seems, and practically restarted and the person who is translating or will translate is still studying for N4. But at least it seems he is studying japanese seriously taking all JLPT.
It provides the context of the events occurring in the game so at this point in time it suffices. I’m sure it will improve in the future
Or you can learn Japanese like any real video game fan, and not have to wait for a crappy translation 200 years after the actual release of the game. You are the equivalent of "I love cars and I have a Ferrari, but I don't have a driving license" LOL.
Ahh yes. All the real video game fans out there can read Japanese. How could I forget? Just like you can read a room 🤣