even if they do dlsite prices lets say $10 x 5000dls <this is a low number too. = $50,000 i think that more then covers the cost of translation.

as for cd protection its a waste of money (paying these 3rd rate companys for something that wont even work is useless, put more quality into the game instead, cd protection might work for casual users who loan the game to someone else but i dont think many people do that with these types of games. and even a generic self thought of protection can stop that).

i know one thing i wont but anything that limits my use, wether it be online activiation (i think is the worst what if in the future the server goes down game is useless), calling someone for activation, things that install potentially harmful drivers., only 3 installs …etc

But the only thing we’d ask in return is to provide us with a good translation of the script and not an “OVER” edited script like some of the localizations. Keep the wording as it is even if it sounds a little “off” in English. It was written that way and it should be read that way, all those winers about having a localization with a “perfect English” should grow up a little and understand how art works.

I know that it doesn’t make you feel any better, but there is a reason behind it.

Prices for downloaded content shouldn’t break the bank. As someone was saying earlier, newer titles that sell for $40.00 in Japan would be alright being sold at higher prices for the translations. However we got to remember this is not a hard boxed copy. Maybe you could offer something where people could buy the hard copy of the game in Japanese and buy your translations as a patch for it?

I know you have your DRM issues to worry about also. As someone else was saying though, it’s very unfair to people who obtain the game legitimately. People want their games to last forever. Not have to worry about what # installation they’re on or not being able to play it because of computer screw ups.

As far as the quality of your translations. Playing Edelweisse at the moment, I have to say that I was a bit surprised to see many typos and grammar mistakes. It’s not a lot, mind you. But still it couldn’t hurt to do some typos and grammar checks. Or at the least you could offer a place for people to report these typo/grammar errors and fix them with future patches to your products.

All in all. I’m anxious to see more. You’ve got things you need to work on, but I have to say I’m still hyped for what this could mean to the entire scene itself.

–No DRM, again. It accomplishes nothing but hurting the people who legitimately buy the game. I think you’ll find that the community is supportive enough to buy your game even without DRM provided it’s not too expensive and the quality isn’t bad.

–Also, for God’s sake keep the japanese honorifics! It’s not lazy, it’s extremely important to understanding the relationships between the characters in the culture they live in. Keep them, and if you’re in doubt as to a good english translation to any particular terms, just keep them too and add a translators note or something. But make sure you have the script gone over by some native english speaking editors, to smooth out any rough spots in the translation.

i do not want to pay 40 dollar for an old game that costs $9,99 in a japanese gameschop.
but for a game that cost 40 dollar in that same shop and is 50 dollar translated seems acceptable, of course 20 dollar for that older game would be acceptable.

sell 10.000 copies and that comes down to $100.000.
i estimate that one person with the right skills can release 3 quality games a year.
im not into the market, but i doubt start up costs, wages and buying rights would costs more then $300k, not to mention that the store-prices already have a margin of profit.

if a company can translate the games, they can get the rights off, from the previous year top 10 best sellers, i think you will have a good selection of quality games people are willing to pay for.

as for myself personal as consumer, i prefer games shipped and no download versions.
i never buy games that are finished quickly, and that are a lot of repetition.
if a game is good quality and as long as for example a game like never winter nights 2, i would buy 2-3 a year for 50 dollar.

that is until i have learned japanese good enough to play original games ;)
if a translated game could also have the option to show original text instead of the translated text or both at the same time, that would be a great function too.
dont underestimate the number of h-games fans that are learning japanese.

First I think an activation DRM would stop a lot of people, including me from buying such games. I know that companies are trying to protect them selves by implementing them, but me as a legit buyer should not be subjected to such things. Also note that they do not work. If people are able to crack mega budget games like Bioshock, anything made by a smaller Japanese company would serve no purpose.

As far as online download, it’s very important for me to have a hard copy of the game, with a nice box and art book/guide.

And finally about the translation. Being someone who watches a lot of anime, I have to say that I always found fansubs to be vastly superior to professional subs you find in dubbed versions of anime. Same goes for fan translated games. I would really suggest that these companies think hard about sitting down with a good fansub group and having a nice discussion about what they think constitutes a good sub.

I’d buy a plot-driven game over a sex-only one anyday

I wish you good luck