Comments on: The State of the Scene http://a0t.co/2010/02/26/the-state-of-the-scene/ Your Official Unofficial Tales Translation Source Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:47:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: V http://a0t.co/2010/02/26/the-state-of-the-scene/comment-page-4/#comment-7373 V Mon, 31 May 2010 15:02:13 +0000 http://www.absolutezerotranslations.com/?p=993#comment-7373 Your work on Tales has been excellent. I am currently playing the Tales of Phantasia translation and am blown away. Your work on Tales has been excellent. I am currently playing the Tales of Phantasia translation and am blown away.

]]> By: Lord http://a0t.co/2010/02/26/the-state-of-the-scene/comment-page-4/#comment-6344 Lord Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:39:42 +0000 http://www.absolutezerotranslations.com/?p=993#comment-6344 @Tidasa: To explain it better...Pokemon translations are miles easier. Most translations do menu/item/pokemon translating. Which is very easy for a bunch of japanese speaking pokefans to bust out in a short amount of time. Then they do weak story translations SOMETIMES (which by the way, is maybe 1% the size of the Tales story, and since no one cares about pokemons story it doesn't even have to be done well). Needless to say, the size of what needs to be translated as well as the amount of people helping (usually a lot) lead pokemon to have speedy translations. But for games that aren't bad, they take time to do perfectly. Which is what this translation strives to be. @Tidasa:

To explain it better…Pokemon translations are miles easier. Most translations do menu/item/pokemon translating. Which is very easy for a bunch of japanese speaking pokefans to bust out in a short amount of time. Then they do weak story translations SOMETIMES (which by the way, is maybe 1% the size of the Tales story, and since no one cares about pokemons story it doesn’t even have to be done well).

Needless to say, the size of what needs to be translated as well as the amount of people helping (usually a lot) lead pokemon to have speedy translations.

But for games that aren’t bad, they take time to do perfectly. Which is what this translation strives to be.

]]> By: Koin http://a0t.co/2010/02/26/the-state-of-the-scene/comment-page-4/#comment-6342 Koin Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:22:02 +0000 http://www.absolutezerotranslations.com/?p=993#comment-6342 Kysafen, amen. I mean, semi-amen, when HeartGold/SoulSilver was released in japan there was, what? 13+ ongoing translations @ gbatemp? That was just crazy. I won't even talk about 12year old guys asking for translations, patches, or wathever it is. Kysafen, amen.

I mean, semi-amen, when HeartGold/SoulSilver was released in japan there was, what? 13+ ongoing translations @ gbatemp? That was just crazy.

I won’t even talk about 12year old guys asking for translations, patches, or wathever it is.

]]> By: FreudianLemur http://a0t.co/2010/02/26/the-state-of-the-scene/comment-page-4/#comment-6341 FreudianLemur Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:27:09 +0000 http://www.absolutezerotranslations.com/?p=993#comment-6341 Wow... Sounds like you got some un-resolved poke-issues there... Wow…
Sounds like you got some un-resolved poke-issues there…

]]> By: Kysafen http://a0t.co/2010/02/26/the-state-of-the-scene/comment-page-4/#comment-6339 Kysafen Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:32:01 +0000 http://www.absolutezerotranslations.com/?p=993#comment-6339 @Tidasa: Pokefans are f*cking rabid whenever they hear of a new Pokemon game coming out in Japan and adhere to day 1 translations, even if the release date is 2 days before an English release. Plus, note that Pokemon has one hell of a fanbase- many times that of Tales fans- meaning a bigger chance that out of all those fans, at least one can translate, at least one can hack roms, etc. When I hear of Pokefans and their fast-as-f*ck translations, it pisses me off; they know they're going to get it in English but they're so goddamn impatient. @Tidasa:
Pokefans are f*cking rabid whenever they hear of a new Pokemon game coming out in Japan and adhere to day 1 translations, even if the release date is 2 days before an English release. Plus, note that Pokemon has one hell of a fanbase- many times that of Tales fans- meaning a bigger chance that out of all those fans, at least one can translate, at least one can hack roms, etc.

When I hear of Pokefans and their fast-as-f*ck translations, it pisses me off; they know they’re going to get it in English but they’re so goddamn impatient.

]]> By: default_ex http://a0t.co/2010/02/26/the-state-of-the-scene/comment-page-4/#comment-6322 default_ex Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:32:36 +0000 http://www.absolutezerotranslations.com/?p=993#comment-6322 Well I didn't realize until I read this posting that your facing the exact same problems I face in game development. The API I use is so easy to learn the highest level that any nutcase that picks it up can learn to do simple things with it. When it comes time to do more advance things that require understanding the hardware involved (or even just the language/library itself), they often try to pass off some copy/paste stuff as their own after only minor modifications. Finding a group to work with has been hell, often I get called variations of idiot because I am willing to put in that month to develop my own solution (even when I'm so confused that I can barely figure out where to start) that I understand and can guarantee it's quality. In the end though people like us that put in the large amount of work and time needed to get the job done right will still be around while the script kiddies have either given up or find themselves begging an abandoned inbox for new tools that'll solve the small problem which inflated into a game breaker. Well I didn’t realize until I read this posting that your facing the exact same problems I face in game development. The API I use is so easy to learn the highest level that any nutcase that picks it up can learn to do simple things with it. When it comes time to do more advance things that require understanding the hardware involved (or even just the language/library itself), they often try to pass off some copy/paste stuff as their own after only minor modifications. Finding a group to work with has been hell, often I get called variations of idiot because I am willing to put in that month to develop my own solution (even when I’m so confused that I can barely figure out where to start) that I understand and can guarantee it’s quality.

In the end though people like us that put in the large amount of work and time needed to get the job done right will still be around while the script kiddies have either given up or find themselves begging an abandoned inbox for new tools that’ll solve the small problem which inflated into a game breaker.

]]> By: Kuroko http://a0t.co/2010/02/26/the-state-of-the-scene/comment-page-4/#comment-6315 Kuroko Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:49:35 +0000 http://www.absolutezerotranslations.com/?p=993#comment-6315 If there is a closed beta, you should expect it about autumn already. If there is a closed beta, you should expect it about autumn already.

]]> By: monkat http://a0t.co/2010/02/26/the-state-of-the-scene/comment-page-4/#comment-6312 monkat Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:40:12 +0000 http://www.absolutezerotranslations.com/?p=993#comment-6312 Yeah, oldmilk, I really really do not think that it will be released next week. Given the recently updated percentages, I would estimate at least until May to finish everything up as much as possible before testing. Then, (as has been stated before) we will be notified when the (CLOSED) beta begins, and that will last for (at least) a month. I wouldn't expect the translation finished until about summer. Yeah, oldmilk, I really really do not think that it will be released next week.

Given the recently updated percentages, I would estimate at least until May to finish everything up as much as possible before testing. Then, (as has been stated before) we will be notified when the (CLOSED) beta begins, and that will last for (at least) a month. I wouldn’t expect the translation finished until about summer.

]]> By: Rei http://a0t.co/2010/02/26/the-state-of-the-scene/comment-page-4/#comment-6307 Rei Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:54:11 +0000 http://www.absolutezerotranslations.com/?p=993#comment-6307 Wait for it...Wait for it...In the meantime, play other games. It should be out eventually I think. Wait for it…Wait for it…In the meantime, play other games. It should be out eventually I think.

]]> By: oldmilk http://a0t.co/2010/02/26/the-state-of-the-scene/comment-page-4/#comment-6306 oldmilk Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:43:27 +0000 http://www.absolutezerotranslations.com/?p=993#comment-6306 I just saw that the %s have been recently updated. I bet my estimate is way off. I just saw that the %s have been recently updated. I bet my estimate is way off.

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