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 Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 10:51 am
Well, of course there's not much here so I decided to make this small thread about Hirameki Inetrnational. A company that translates interactive visual novels. So, what is a visual novel? Visual Novels are Basically a type of RPG. It's not like there's usually an RPG level up system, but you do make choices throughout the game that drives the storyline. Although some games with this same system, plus the combat of a normal RPG. For example: Nippon Ichi's/Xuse's Eien no Aseria, and Xuse's Spirit's Expedition in the Phantasmagoria. Plus Hirameki is releasing Peace of wonder this summer, which also features a battle system. Anyway, visual novels are usually heavily romantic in storyline and a huge number of them are ero (hentai) games. So far everything Hirameki has translated has been non-ero or edited by a port company. Besides that though, they're not all necissarilly romantic and their genres spread across the board. They're not as cool looking as anime, but the art is generally better, and I like them. Besides, there's plenty of anime based off of them. Hirameki Games List (ones marked with a * I can give detailed information on): Phantom of Inferno* (has an OVA that has been liscensed) Hourglass of Summer* (Has an OVA) Ishika and Honori* Day of Love* Tea Society of a Witch* Ever17: Out of the Infinity* (part of the infinity series, the only of which has been translated, works well as a stand-alone) Amusement Park* Exodus Guilty* (3 part series) Dragonia* Ai Yori Aoshi (Based off the anime series) Animamundi: Dark Alchemist* (this one you CAN be gay if you want to be. Inthe beginning it asks you if you could be immortal and pick one person to stay with you forever, what gender would it be. You have three answers: A man, a woman, or either.)Peice of Wonder Yo-Jin-Bo Hirameki HP: http://www.hirameki-int.com/Hirameki has a survey on their online community you might want to take if you like visual novels: http://community.hirameki-int.com/modules/enqeute2/index.php?id=1By the way, some of their games are 17+ so watch out if you don't want to be surprised. Not adult, just a bit suggestive sometimes, I wouldn't worry about that rating too much. As far as 15+ games go... I have no idea of whay Hourglass of Summer is 15+ considering it's completely clean. Maybe it also deals with age group appeal? Trailers on You Tube: Phantom: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Vlbrq4r7o&search=phantom of infernoAnimamundi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPFB9dkJUN4&search=animamundiEver 17: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpG1s6zHyD0&search=ever17Tea Society of a Witch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gmDNmlE55s&search=tea society of a witchOkay so not much of an update, but Hirameki will be attending AX this year. To no surprise. You might want to check out their website they have a $5 off coupohn page. That nets for all the games you buy. So if you buy .... lets say... 12 then you'd be saving $60... Alkthough I dunno if they'll have Piece of Wonder out by then... or Yo-Jin-Bo so there might only be 11 total.
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 10:53 am
For games that have a pretty high probability of being translated you may want to check the Digiturbo site: http://www.digiturbo.co.jp/
You might want to use one you recognise in the survey in the first post.
Another site with "clean" games for PS2 would be Princess Soft (Hourglass of Summer, W-wish, Final Approach, Finalist): http://www.oaks-soft.co.jp/princess-soft/princess-soft.html
KID (Ever17, Memories Off series) is another source: http://www.kid-game.co.jp/index_1.html
Other companies that I will not give the HP due to 18+ are:
Project Navel (Shuffle!, Soul Link)
Age Soft (Kimi ga Nozomu Eien)
Alice Soft
ACTRESS (Day of Love)
Nitro+ (Phantom of Inferno)
GIGA (does a lot of non-visual novels too. Some well known ones are Variable Geo, and Baldr Force,)
Neko Neko Soft (Lamune, Mizuiro)
August Soft (Hani Hani Operation Sanctuary)
Groover
Circus (Da Capo series) http://circus.nandemo.gr.jp/common/game/index.html (this is Circus' non-ero branch. [!they have a Mai-Hime game!])
Xuse (Eien on Aseria)
Caramel Box (has one game being turned into an anime, but I can't say the name since I can't read kanji)
Type Moon (Tsukihime, Fate/Stay Night)
Orbit Soft
Moon Stone
Purple Software
Project Lime (Navel spinoff, still in progress on their first game)
Ivory
Key (Kanon, Air)
F&C (Canvas)
Leaf/Aqua Plus (two separte groups as far as I know, but they work together. More well known titles are To Heart, and Comic Party.)
Tama Soft
Minori (Wind - A Breath of heart - [They have Makoto Shinkai as their movie direct for their games! O.O])
Candy Soft (Tsuyo Kiss)
INTERHEART
CROWD
KLEIN
130cm
By the way... There's a lot more I'm not listing.
This list may change and expand with time.
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 10:57 am
Holy hell that's one LLLOOONNNGGG post~
I didn't bother to read it I just clicked on the links that you providede yourself.
I'll be sure to read it when I have time, I is too busy working on my gig at school. gonk
EDIT: That's all good, one complaint though...
ENGRISH PREASE! scream
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 6:49 pm
.//Im addicted to Dating Sims/Visual Novel games <3
Hirameki International pwns my soul for translating and releasing these.
Most people that I try to talk about these games to freak out because they think all of them are Hentai-related (hm, well, a lot of mine are.. but still) and think thats just weird. I dont see the problem with it, personally, but I suppose a lot of people prefer real people compaired to these.
(Off those lists)
That have been translated I own:
Phantom of Inferno
Hourglass of Summer
Day of Love
Tea Society of a Witch
Amusement Park
Exodus Guilty (first one)
Animatmundi: Dark Alchemist (Only in japanese neutral Im getting the english one soon though)
Not translated, but Ive played:
(I hope they get translated soon.. Ive read though guides that translate them though)
Project Navel (I want to get Lime though)
Fate Stay/Night <3
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 7:15 pm
thats a really really long post! whee
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:41 pm
Ero-novels aren't bad. Well, most of them. I've played about ten or so by now. Although I don't think legally. I heard Jast is a translator of ero-games. I know they did a couple of the one's I've played. I think there the ones that translated X-Change... Maybe no though... Tokimeki Check In was MADE by the same group. Another pretty good one is Brave Soul, which is an RPG, with a good portion of humor. The AI's not bad either. Another one I've played is Let's Meow Meow, but that one's easy as hell. It basically asks you which character you want to end with. xp Hm... I'll definately need to buy Jast's stuff when I'm older. Oh and I can give a site that's making a English Patch for Shuffle! so you can buy the game and then play it in English. My brother also knows of a British Kanon patch. When I say British,I mean, British... You know... with some terms I wouldn't get if i didn't know what the hell they were talking about. Damn... I need to learn Japanese...
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:45 pm
Yup... I'm goiung to be attached to Jast when I get older... Although their games aren't very long... Too bad... I like the 20 hour ones opposed to the 5 hour ones. Yeah I doubt they'll ever take KgNE, Air, or something on... too bad.
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:53 pm
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:56 pm
.//Haha, Im attatched to Jast products now xD
Ive played some games illegally too, I think everyone does that, lawlz.
X-change is the spiff, I love sims like that. X-Change and X-Change Ying-Yang are the spiff, I think they would have to be two of my favorites at the moment (that arent way too H).
Its not as good as pure Yuri (they need more yuri games), but at some points the storys are spiff.
Ive heard of Brave Soul, but havnt looked into it too much, but it sounds like a pretty good rpg from what I have heard.
I havent played Lets Meow Meow, but it sounds interesting xD
And easy isnt neccisarily bad, Ive had some games (usually not H though) that I couldnt get the endings I wanted until I read the help book.
=D Shuffle! <3
Id love a link to that ^^
Im gonna be cosplaying one of their characters this summer.
Im not old enough to buy Jast stuff myself, but I get others to buy it for me - so it all works out.
Long story plots are good, when they are done right. Some uber long ones get a little boring after a couple of hours, expecially when you dont get to a special event x_x;;
Hm, did they make a more h-rated version of Ishika & Honori or am I thinking of another game that looks like it?
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:59 pm
I don't know about the Ishika and Honori since I haven't looked into that lately, but uh... The Shuffe! traslation is in she Shii website link. It's in editing stage, but uh... it hasn't nearly been fully coded, so they only have the first two days.
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 9:01 pm
Kagaitsuki I don't know about the Ishika and Honori since I haven't looked into that lately, but uh... The Shuffe! traslation is in she Shii website link. It's in editing stage, but uh... it hasn't nearly been fully coded, so they only have the first two days. .//Yeah, I posted my last message after I saw your post before it..
Ill go check it out though.
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 9:05 pm
[.MH.] Kagaitsuki I don't know about the Ishika and Honori since I haven't looked into that lately, but uh... The Shuffe! traslation is in she Shii website link. It's in editing stage, but uh... it hasn't nearly been fully coded, so they only have the first two days. .//Yeah, I posted my last message after I saw your post before it..
Ill go check it out though. Took me a while to find that site... I was pretty desprate to find a Shuffle! Patch but the KgNE and Da Capo ones would be nice. And I already knew about Fate/Stay Night and Tsukihime being translated by Mirror Moon.
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 9:10 pm
Kagaitsuki [.MH.] Kagaitsuki I don't know about the Ishika and Honori since I haven't looked into that lately, but uh... The Shuffe! traslation is in she Shii website link. It's in editing stage, but uh... it hasn't nearly been fully coded, so they only have the first two days. .//Yeah, I posted my last message after I saw your post before it..
Ill go check it out though. Took me a while to find that site... I was pretty desprate to find a Shuffle! Patch but the KgNE and Da Capo ones would be nice. And I already knew about Fate/Stay Night and Tsukihime being translated by Mirror Moon. .//Well, its a good thing you did find it, because I never would have <3
I knew about Fate/Stay Night, but thats only because I try to keep up on infomation about that title often *is a little obsessed* Ive been watching the anime - but I havnt decided if I like it or not..
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 9:12 pm
[.MH.] Kagaitsuki [.MH.] Kagaitsuki I don't know about the Ishika and Honori since I haven't looked into that lately, but uh... The Shuffe! traslation is in she Shii website link. It's in editing stage, but uh... it hasn't nearly been fully coded, so they only have the first two days. .//Yeah, I posted my last message after I saw your post before it..
Ill go check it out though. Took me a while to find that site... I was pretty desprate to find a Shuffle! Patch but the KgNE and Da Capo ones would be nice. And I already knew about Fate/Stay Night and Tsukihime being translated by Mirror Moon. .//Well, its a good thing you did find it, because I never would have <3
I knew about Fate/Stay Night, but thats only because I try to keep up on infomation about that title often *is a little obsessed* Ive been watching the anime - but I havnt decided if I like it or not.. Haha... I just knew because I known about Mirror Moon for like two years... As far as obsession goes... Lets just say I bought a limited edition 1/8 scale PVC Kaede Fuyou figure for 53 dollars.
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 9:17 pm
Kagaitsuki [.MH.] Kagaitsuki [.MH.] Kagaitsuki I don't know about the Ishika and Honori since I haven't looked into that lately, but uh... The Shuffe! traslation is in she Shii website link. It's in editing stage, but uh... it hasn't nearly been fully coded, so they only have the first two days. .//Yeah, I posted my last message after I saw your post before it..
Ill go check it out though. Took me a while to find that site... I was pretty desprate to find a Shuffle! Patch but the KgNE and Da Capo ones would be nice. And I already knew about Fate/Stay Night and Tsukihime being translated by Mirror Moon. .//Well, its a good thing you did find it, because I never would have <3
I knew about Fate/Stay Night, but thats only because I try to keep up on infomation about that title often *is a little obsessed* Ive been watching the anime - but I havnt decided if I like it or not.. Haha... I just knew because I known about Mirror Moon for like two years... As far as obsession goes... Lets just say I bought a limited edition 1/8 scale PVC Kaede Fuyou figure for 53 dollars. .//o_o *is so jelous*
Your so lucky.. *pouts*
I bought a Rin TÅsaka figure at a con, where shes in a bathing suit, it was too cute to pass up xD
Ive seen pic.s of it on the net before - Ill have to go find one to show you, since I dont know the model name neutral *needs to learn japanese also*
It was around 40 something.
Im planing on buying a Rider figure also <3
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