jungl
my translation of wizardry empire 1 for PC, as well as elminage 2 for PSP, are on permanent-indefinite hiatus until i can find someone who's willing to translate the NPC dialog.
i've already done everything else and once i have the dialogs translated i am more than ready to spend endless hours/weeks/months doing the work.
sure, i could pay for a translation, but... I won't.
what I *am* doing is, after so much frustration at having 2 blobbers (ones i just mentioned) basically 50% translated and unable to finish them due to lack of being fluent in jap is the following:
- i've been learning kanji and katakana.
So, now, my goals are no longer to translate these games. My goal is to learn to read japanese kanji and katakana and hiragana.
Er, to bring this back around to your original post: yes, you are correct, NOBODY, i repeat, NOBODY GIVES A SHIT ABOUT BLOBBERS.
we are truly a niche and minority within RPGers.
it is further compounded when said blobbers are
japanese, as not only is the language very difficult to learn (usually takes 1-2 years of courses to learn to read kanji), but our "bros", our "peers", our fellow RPGers automatically dismiss the games because they're not Western-made.
it is depressing. oh, and btw, Busin 0 is one of those I would devote years of my life into translating as soon as i get competent at reading jap, however there's a big problem:
- busin 0 features text compression and encryption, which means, aside from learning the language I would have to learn at least basic assembly language.
(i have busin 0 downloaded and all of its files extracted).
now, what does this all mean? that to translate a game like Busin 0, I would need a team. And once again going back to your original point: it is IMPOSSIBLE to recruit a team for blobbers. I tried.
I think it would probably be a better use of my life to just devote myself to snagging a better job, save money, and just fucking pay a professional translator and pay a professional programmer, heh, just so you and me can play Busin 0. because, trust me, NO ONE ELSE will.