About Geofront Crossbell

[hisv]

Why not just buy the fan translation and apply it to the remaster port after an editing pass?

Then you can focus on TOCS4 and Trails of Azure, since for Azure we didn't get that quality of a game as we did with Zero.

[Val the Moofia Boss]

We've been over this many times before.

In order to buy the fan translation, a publisher would have to sign an agreement with everyone who worked on the project. There are dozens of people who worked on the Zero project, many of whom are no longer able to be contacted and/or unwilling to sign any monetary agreement. We all know what happened the last time XSEED tried that.[i.imgur.com]

[Dragon]

Originally posted by Val the Moofia Boss:

We've been over this many times before.

In order to buy the fan translation, a publisher would have to sign an agreement with everyone who worked on the project. There are dozens of people who worked on the Zero project, many of whom are no longer able to be contacted and/or unwilling to sign any monetary agreement. We all know what happened the last time XSEED tried that.[i.imgur.com]

So the stuff you are talking about just goes to show that fan translators should always only ever work in small teams who are comprised 100% of totally mentally stable & professionally-minded individuals.

In that case, none of those things you cited would create any problems with a publisher buying a fan translation, and the OP's idea would be perfectly viable.

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Originally posted by Dragon:

In that case, none of those things you cited would create any problems with a publisher buying a fan translation, and the OP's idea would be perfectly viable.

There is nothing viable about it, especially in wake of the drama that has plagued the Geofront's Zero TL for the past few years.

[jclosed]

I still say, and keep saying, that Falcom should sell the Japanese version of Zero no Kiseki and Ao no Kiseki on platforms that are easy accessible for western costumers. For instance - The Steam or GOG platforms would be ideal. The big problem with the present platforms is that they are in the Japanese language only, and have no easy payment method (like PayPal or iDeal or something).

Just point out specifically that the game is the Japanese language only, and lots people would be more than happy to buy it, and apply the English patch themselves. It would earn Falcom some money, and it would keep the fans happy.

Sure - If XSEED is planning to translate the Crossbell arc and sell it on the western market it would be counterproductive, but I honestly see no translation coming in the sort term, or even one at alll.

[hisv]

Originally posted by jclosed:

I still say, and keep saying, that Falcom should sell the Japanese version of Zero no Kiseki and Ao no Kiseki on platforms that are easy accessible for western costumers. For instance - The Steam or GOG platforms would be ideal. The big problem with the present platforms is that they are in the Japanese language only, and have no easy payment method (like PayPal or iDeal or something).

Just point out specifically that the game is the Japanese language only, and lots people would be more than happy to buy it, and apply the English patch themselves. It would earn Falcom some money, and it would keep the fans happy.

Sure - If XSEED is planning to translate the Crossbell arc and sell it on the western market it would be counterproductive, but I honestly see no translation coming in the sort term, or even one at alll.

This.

After Lloyd having a participation at the end of ToCS2, it's really strange of them to expect us to play these games without having played ToZ and ToA first.

[Meredius]

As the newer Kai versions are being pushed on PS4 I think that send a possible signal. Come back ina ayear and we'll see where we are!

[Stormy Dawn]

Originally posted by Meredius:

As the newer Kai versions are being pushed on PS4 I think that send a possible signal. Come back ina ayear and we'll see where we are!

Especially considering Kondo himself stated the primary reason for releasing the Kai versions of the Crossbell games was to eventually expose western audiences to the duology. If that's not almost guaranteeing that NISA is going to license the Kai games, then I don't know what is.