Thursday 25 August 2016

Japanese video game English localisation news - 103

Featuring:

  • Disgaea 2 PC (PC)
  • Attack on Titan / A.O.T. Wings of Freedom (PC)
  • Dies Irae (PC)
  • Dangerous Relationship (PC)
  • Wish -tale of the sixteenth night of lunar month- (PC)
  • Astroboy - Edge of Time (PC, mobile)
  • Birthdays (PS4)

Disgaea 2 PC (PC)


Haha, it seems silly to put PC there, doesn't it?

Anyway. Disgaea 2 is coming to Steam on 30th January 2017.


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Attack on Titan / A.O.T. Wings of Freedom (PC)


Is out on Steam tomorrow:


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Dies Irae (PC)



The company who made this visual novel - Light - are going to do a kickstarter to localise the game into English and bring it out on Steam.


2016.08.22
"Dies irae World Emanation Project" Commences!!!
The game's text will be translated into English using "Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~" as a base.
This project will deliver "Dies irae" to players all over the world via Steam.
Stay tuned for further details!
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Dangerous Relationship (PC)


Dogenzaka Lab are really churning out these otome visual novels. And the titles are becoming more and more generic...!


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Wish -tale of the sixteenth night of lunar month- (PC)


A visual novel inspired by Type-Moon by doujin developer Migiha. 

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/305439676/change-localization-by-supporting-culture-select-w

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Astroboy - Edge of Time (PC, mobile)


It hasn't been made and seems to be English-language to begin with, but I thought this was worth a mention. It seems... mad. Like, it doesn't even look like Astroboy...

Kickstarter for a collectable card game, with a stunning list of creators.

http://www.playastroboy.com/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1732149603/astro-boy-edge-of-time?ref=card

Also: http://nichegamer.com/2016/08/22/astro-boy-edge-time-announced-headed-suda51-dream-team/

Artist – Hiroya Oku: Manga artist, creator of Gantz and Inuyashiki.
Composer – Akira Yamaoka: video game composer behind the music of Silent Hill series and working for Grasshopper Manufacture, Suda51 game dev studio.
Composer – Giovanni Giorgio Moroder: Italian DJ and songwriter that pioneered Italo disco and electronic dance music.
Artist – NekoshowguN: Illustrator that worked on Lollipop Chainsaw.
Artist – Satoshi Yoshioka: Industry Veteran.
Artist – Hiroshi Matsuyama: Anime director and president of CyberConnect2, video game dev studio behind .hack series and Naruto series. CyberConnect2 is also currently developing Final Fantasy VII Remake with Square Enix.
Artist – Hiroaki: Illustrator for SNK Playmore, who worked in projects such as King of Fighters series and as a freelancer for games like Advance Wars: Days of Ruin and GodHand.
Artist – Seiichiro Hosokawa: Character designer for .hack series.
Artist – Suda51: CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture and the director behind notable games such as The Silver Case, killer7, No More Heroes series, Shadows of the Damned, Lollipop Chainsaw and Killer Is Dead.
Project Supervisor – Macoto Tezuka: Film/Anime director and the son of the famous Osamu Tezuka.

If you give them $7500 you get to be named as executive producer. I know, right? :/

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Birthdays (PS4)


It's a new game by Yasuhiro Wada - the creator of Harvest Moon. Will come out in English through NIS America.

Source: http://nichegamer.com/2016/08/25/harvest-moon-creators-new-game-birthdays-gets-western-release/
-> http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/portal/post-2300/

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