Thursday 21 January 2016

Japanese video game English localisation news - 50

Featuring:

  • Rabi-Ribi (PC)
  • Libra of the Vampire Princess
  • Blue*
  • Fire Emblem Fates
  • Gal*Gun: Double Peace (PS4 / Vita)



Rabi-Ribi (PC)


I've seen this described as a 2D exploration platfomer, shooter, bullet hell, RPG and metroidvania game. With cute chibi bunny girls.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOepPvwWv-I
Demo: http://rabiribi.kano-bi.com/demo
Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/400910/
Official website: http://rabiribi.kano-bi.com/

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Libra of the Vampire Princess


The crowdfunding for translation into English has ended successfully.

$183,105 pledged of $125,000 goal; 2,285 backers.

The stretch goals went as far as 2 of the 3 extra mini episodes, but not as far as getting the game onto portable devices (Vita / Android).

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Novelsphere are a company that let people read visual novels in a web browser, so it's portable across *any platform that can run a web browser*.

They've just released their first VN in English, it's a free one called Blue*.

See: http://novelsphere.jp/news/archives/824

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Normally I'm not a fan of censored versions being made for Western versions of Japanese games, but I'm honestly pretty ok with this one for Fire Emblem Fates:

http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/21/nintendo-removes-gay-conversion-scene-from-fire-emblem-fates-5636381/?

Pretty surprised the story made mainstream press!

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Gal*Gun: Double Peace (PS4 / Vita)


North America & Europe - 2016.

This is a massive surprise. I totally would not have expected anyone to go for it, especially not since the first game for PS3 / Xbox 360 was completely overlooked for Western release.

It's an on-rails shooter where you fire love hearts at pretty anime girls.

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