English localisation needs a ton of proofreading

[Trombone]

Some of the translation is fine, but half of the text reads like it was put through a bad machine translator. This will leave such a bad impression for new players especially for people learning the game for the first time if it doesn't see major improvement by launch.

[slugger]

'no lose intended'

[ColorfullOreo]

kinda agree lol, i remember the mc said "Damage CheckOh, it's draw trigger"

[Q.T. Brewer]

I was already immensely skeptical of things given the $70 price on the Nintendo eShop, but I'm floored going through the demo tutorial over just how shoddy the presentation is. There's no way I'd ever put money towards this. Bushiroad, Furyu, and Lancarse are all way better than this, and I genuinely can't comprehend what happened to have the game reach players in this state in any form.

[cry_wolf]

This is critial

[Trombone]

To be fair, most of the dialogue is perfectly readable with a few exceptions. The tutorial fight, however, was a complete mess and definitely needs to be addressed first. I also have no intention to pay $70 for the base game considering its price in other regions. That being said I have no idea why we don't know the pricing for the steam version yet.

[Shan]

For some odd reason it's only the tutorial fight that's so obviously not proofread. The story bits we do get to see are all fine.

Really odd how it passed QC, the tutorial is critical for people new to the franchise and shoddy translations/text formatting there can be very off-putting.

[Just end trashbag.]

you should know this is the first time they do the port. all vanguard games always be jp exclusive. probably the producer trying to test it out after ask by me during stream about future vanguard (yes i did ask last year or 2 years ago i think) about will vanguard game get steam port and he said they have a lot of project and here it is. as far as i know only producer know how tto speak english ngl. like it or not if they couldnt modders will be needed in this one.its a baby step for them. they not konami so you know.

[Trombone]

Originally posted by I Hate This PC:

you should know this is the first time they do the port. all vanguard games always be jp exclusive. probably the producer trying to test it out after ask by me during stream about future vanguard (yes i did ask last year or 2 years ago i think) about will vanguard game get steam port and he said they have a lot of project and here it is. as far as i know only producer know how tto speak english ngl. like it or not if they couldnt modders will be needed in this one.its a baby step for them. they not konami so you know.

First impressions are important. Just because this is the first game to be officially translated doesn't mean it should be bad or inconsistent.

[Just end trashbag.]

Originally posted by Trombone:

Originally posted by I Hate This PC:

you should know this is the first time they do the port. all vanguard games always be jp exclusive. probably the producer trying to test it out after ask by me during stream about future vanguard (yes i did ask last year or 2 years ago i think) about will vanguard game get steam port and he said they have a lot of project and here it is. as far as i know only producer know how tto speak english ngl. like it or not if they couldnt modders will be needed in this one.its a baby step for them. they not konami so you know.

First impressions are important. Just because this is the first game to be officially translated doesn't mean it should be bad or inconsistent.

well im not someone brain though. this company is like a rookie and you want them to join pro scene. like i said. their first time. lucky enough they not like NIS that launch jp only kiseki game then 2 years later the translated version. Cannot be bad or inconsistent cannot be force onto someone who are new on digital foreign market. Before you even tried the demo the title was in japanese few month ago. its like they not sure on doing it then change to english back. Only time will tell when will they making it better. I mean the card translated pretty well. Im a overdress new player. former g player.

[AnimeVsReligion]

English translations are based on Singapore English which is why it may feel off to some people.

[Phantom the Kitsune]

I agree, it needs an American proofreader. I'll do it for free, seriously. I'm a published author, I can do this. In a week, maybe even a day. So could other people here I bet.

[Trombone]

Originally posted by Fluffy Pillow:

I agree, it needs an American proofreader. I'll do it for free, seriously. I'm a published author, I can do this. In a week, maybe even a day. So could other people here I bet.

The whole game? I mean I can sort of believe it but that's a stretch.

[Tim]

Yeah, the translation is a big pain point for me. I enjoyed the old Vanguard anime and what I saw of OverDress, and those got competent subs and subs. I didn't expect dialogue to be so spotty here.

This is a tangent but even the text on the cards is suspicious. Rules text uses "less" instead of "fewer" where the numbers are small, and flavor text includes insane lines like "Dialogue through horns. The initiative remains firmly in their hands." I understand what they mean cuz I'm a weaboo, and Vanguard flavor text seems goof-ass poetic nonsense in Japanese as well, but if they expended just a bit more effort to make that line equivalently poetic in English, it'd make the game more fun!

I know all the vets just want a card sim. But I'm new to this era of Vanguard and want to get comfortable with the single player before heading online. Even if you can understand the dialogue in the story segments, is it enjoyable to read? Only for the hilarious typos. I don't see this bringing in new players.