The Gare and Elin Translate It Out: keikaku means plan

[Gare]

Are they still releasing PSP games in Japan?

Yup. The game I linked to is from 2010, but putting that aside, there are still new games being released for PSP in Japan, and not just shovelware. A sequel to Fate/Extra called Fate/Extra CCC came out a few months ago, in fact. Then there's also the upcoming God Eater 2, another semi-big title. Summon Night 5 also just came out recently.

[Elin]

(´・ω・｀)

[gezegond]

Why is it that there are people who just don't care about animals?

No one cares enough about animals to care about people who just don't care about animals.

What do you mean though? I hope you're not referring to me!!!

[Elin]

Even if you're joking that would still be dreamy. ^__^

Not entirely kidding. If you'd be game, I would too~ I don't know what we'd translate, but it'd be lots of fun working on a project with someone I actually got along with. :'D

[Shane]

No one cares enough about animals to care about people who just don't care about animals.

What do you mean though? I hope you're not referring to me!!!

Nope.
I'm referring to the neighbors' kids. They decided to throw my mother's cats with stones.

[gezegond]

Yup. The game I linked to is from 2010, but putting that aside, there are still new games being released for PSP in Japan, and not just shovelware. A sequel to Fate/Extra called Fate/Extra CCC came out a few months ago, in fact. Then there's also the upcoming God Eater 2, another semi-big title. Summon Night 5 also just came out recently.

Goddammit why can't I read Japanese?

elitism

No need to say more Elin, no need to say more.

[Shane]

Not entirely kidding. If you'd be game, I would too~ I don't know what we'd translate, but it'd be lots of fun working on a project with someone I actually got along with. :'D

I can think of one video game that has no English translation. (It has one, but it's only the main menu.)
I guess.

Anyway, got to go now for about 35 minutes.

[gezegond]

I'm referring to the neighbors' kids. They decided to throw my mother's cats with stones.

Teach the cat to throw the stones back at them.

[gezegond]

I can think of one video game that has no English translation. (It has one, but it's only the main menu.)
I guess.

Anyway, got to go now for about 35 minutes.

Game translations are bottle-necked in hacking afaik. The game is released ages after the actual translation is done.

[Gare]

Not entirely kidding. If you'd be game, I would too~ I don't know what we'd translate, but it'd be lots of fun working on a project with someone I actually got along with. :'D

I'd be game. Honestly my only request when it comes to such things is having a very loose schedule, aka just translating stuff when we feel like it. I'm sure you're busy IRL, and I have my own personal life as well. And I dunno what we could translate. There are always VNs, of course, which are easier to do due to ITH text extraction and such. I've no idea how to extract a script from, say, a PSP title.

[Gare]

No, my problem is more with the amount of sheer elitism in the fansubbing community.

This this this this this.

[Elin]

No need to say more Elin, no need to say more.

It's a serious problem. The group I worked with liked doing retranslations of things already released with very competent translations on DVD in the US, and would often put me to work on them. It's like... seriously, what makes you think I'm better than the person who translated this already? What makes you think any of us are? :'D If we were that good at translating, we'd be getting paid to do it for a living.

Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with being an amateur and nothing wrong with making mistakes. But so many people in the anime fansubbing community are just completely delusional, and seem convinced that they're the authority on all things Japanese despite barely even understanding a lot of what they claim to be translating. It's nice that they provide translations for free, but that's seriously about the only good thing I can say about fansubbers, having been one myself.

/rant over. :'D

[gezegond]

I've no idea how to extract a script from, say, a PSP title.

PSP games are the most difficult to hack afaik. You need a very talented hacker for that.

Though the difficulty of game translation in general depends on the game not the platform.

[gezegond]

It's a serious problem. The group I worked with liked doing retranslations of things already released with very competent translations on DVD in the US, and would often put me to work on them. It's like... seriously, what makes you think I'm better than the person who translated this already? What makes you think any of us are? :'D If we were that good at translating, we'd be getting paid to do it for a living.

Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with being an amateur and nothing wrong with making mistakes. But so many people in the anime fansubbing community are just completely delusional, and seem convinced that they're the authority on all things Japanese despite barely even understanding a lot of what they claim to be translating. It's nice that they provide translations for free, but that's seriously about the only good thing I can say about fansubbers, having been one myself.

/rant over. :'D

I guess if it gets them to work harder, let em think what they like.

[Gare]

Btw there *is* a very short 10 minute Muramasa special that we could tackle for shits and giggles... I tried doing it myself, but some of the ye olde Japanese is fairly hard to hear over music and effects. I, however, have knowledge of Muramasa lore that could come in handy.