I'm not okay with it. NISA would have left the awful localization as-is if fans hadn't complained to Falcom directly.
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Ys VIII: Localization Update, PC release delayed to 2018
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Yes I'm aware of this. I'd rather get all of Falcom's output rather than only what XSEED can bring over. Obviously Ys VIII would've been in better hands with XSEED, and I would have preferred them to get it, but I doubt NISA would put out a shoddy localization for another Falcom title now that all this has happened.
I love XSEED for being the only ones willing to take a chance on Falcom's back catalog, and I do my best to play every Falcom release they bring over (playing Zweii right now). That said, I'll take whatever as long as it means more Falcom in english.
Yes, but people did complain, they are fixing it, and they can't really get away with this quality of work again on a Falcom title.
Hopefully they'll manage to turn the situation around because the game deserves to be constantly praised for being amazeballs, not being brought up to be criticized due to the shoddy localization we recieved.
Nisa dropped the ball so fucking hard with this game that it makes me angry. While the localization is consistently bad throughout, once the plot starts kicking in the last chapters the quality nosedives to borderline nonsense, so much so that I wonder if my opinion of the story is mostly due to the bad localization (I thought the story was pretty bad outside of the castaway aspect. Still adore the game though).
Nisa dropped the ball so fucking hard with this game that it makes me angry. While the localization is consistently bad throughout, once the plot starts kicking in the last chapters the quality nosedives to borderline nonsense, so much so that I wonder if my opinion of the story is mostly due to the bad localization (I thought the story was pretty bad outside of the castaway aspect. Still adore the game though).
If you haven't yet, please consider refunding the PC release via NISA's option on Steam.
Correct. I don't mind a dissenting opinion either, just
First, I applaud you for supporting Zwei: II! Please post some of your impressions in the OT when you're able.
Assuming the Ys VIII bid happened sometime in the latter part of 2016, XSEED could have gotten the game translated, edited, and QA'd by September just like NISA. They set aside a lot of space in their 2017 slate for this Ys, just like in previous busy years before they had this much experience with localizing Falcom titles. I don't think we would have gotten a day-and-date PC port (though NISA hasn't either after much drama), and I doubt they promised that to Falcom if XSEED ruled it out internally, so NISA had a big advantage just from that. XSEED's just as desperate to get projects in an increasingly cutthroat market, so not passing on future Falcom projects should matter a lot more now.
NISA might not have to worry about the quality of their Falcom localizations if they can't successfully bid for any after this.
Will do! Loving the game so far, it's really fantastic.
I have no doubt XSEED could have delivered a better product in the same timeframe. Honestly I would rather XSEED keep localizing Ys and the rest of Falcom's games, they do great work (though Aksys did a good job on Tokyo Xanadu despite some technical issues with the localization, the translation itself is good).
They rewrote the entire script.
Jesus Christ, I hope the voice actors get fair pay for this nonsense.
And man, that's going to be a bitch of an update on Vita, isn't it? It'd be big on PS4 anyway but at least then 1. the game's taking up quite a bit of space anyway and 2. it could plausibly replace files there. On Vita, if you're playing off a cart you'd probably have an update somewhere between several hundred megabytes to a full on gigabyte to look forward to. And even if playing a digital version that's probably going to be messy.
You already got what consists of the game's core loop. Go exploring new areas, battle new monsters, find new itens/abilities, come back to town, explore new areas.
While it does start a little slow because of the amount of tutorials, the core loop is very, very fun to the point I did 100% of the whole map and did all sidequests.
Give it a few hours. If it doesn't hook you after that, it might not be for you.
Also, don't grind. It doesn't pay off in Falcom games. If you are overlevel, the amount of exp you get from weak enemies is minimal. If you are underlevel, the common enemies give you a lot of exp that closes the level gap really quickly. If the enemy is too weak, just run past them.
Grinding in a Falcom game, specially the Ys series, for a few levels can literally make a boss go from impossible to a breeze. To say grinding doesn't pay off in a Falcom game is kind of silly.
What? The Ys series is known for literally having enemies that you do 0 damage to until you gain a single level. I honestly can't think of a series where a single level matters more.
I would imagine that they're patching in everything, otherwise it would be a nightmare beyond fixing.
Indeed. Well, except for Ys I, where you're capped at level 10 and stay at that for quite some time!
The translation is beyond borked. While the game is perfectly playable some of the dialogue and area names are beyond horrible
Also the translation team failed to translate Boss names properly even when said names were already in english in the JP version.
Also, for the lulz, the french on the back of the game's case is pure nonsense.
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That is correct. Since the other poster was fighting the same enemies many times, I suppose he was tring to grind in areas where the xp gained should be close to zero.
Since the game quickly puts you in a good level, grinding isn't a necessary thing (though useful).
Eh, I agree that grinding is generally pointless. But fighting normally as you progress through an area isn't really grinding, it's just playing the game, and that's almost always enough to be at the appropriate level.
I just noticed that NIS posted an update on the retranslation last week:
http://nisamerica.com/blog/ys-viii-revision-blog-arboreal-awakening
There's also a video of an early Dana scene - I compared with the original version, here's a sample:
Original:
Retranslation:
http://nisamerica.com/blog/ys-viii-revision-blog-arboreal-awakening
There's also a video of an early Dana scene - I compared with the original version, here's a sample:
Original:
Retranslation:
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I got this game for Christmas, was going to start it today and was unaware of the issues the game has. I saw all this and I guess I should just wait for the patch to fix it?
Sure! I compared with a random Let's Play of the game I found on Youtube, by Die Hard Gamer Bros. (there's no commentary or anything, just gameplay):
https://youtu.be/4FdVGTLQ5uM?t=9m59s
If the link doesn't take you there, jump to around 10 minutes in for the scene.
If the bad translation doesn't bother you then just go play it. It's perfectly playable from start to end.
Seems better. I put the game on hold while waiting for the retranslation, so I hope it ends up being worth it. I'm dying to play the game.
The translation isn't great but the game itself is. I didn't really have any big problems in my playthrough.
Thanks! I appreciate it.
The acting seems better as well, and the Dana's portrayal is a bit different (the voice is noticeably lower). I actually wouldn't have though it was the same person.
Awesome. Looking forward to replaying it with the better localization!