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General Discussion / localization: Gunslinger Girl PS2games
« on: January 13, 2011, 08:03:25 PM »
The Gunslinger Girl games (based on the manga and anime of same name) were released in three volumes, each packaged with a DVD of the anime, for the PS2, and only in Japan. I'm not sure if Marvelous Entertainment still has the rights to gaming or not.
Possible Things going for:
-Solid fan-base that would love to see the games brought over as a single volume, minus the DVD.
-Resurgence in popularity as the English translation of the manga is resumed in February by Seven Seas Press after a three year hiatus by ADV.
-House of the Dead style play. Simple controls.
-Low graphic requirements.
Possible Things Against:
-cell-shaded graphics.
-HOTD gameplay on rails with limited path selection
-Lots of full dialogue in-game with many mixed cut scenes.
-Content: violence involving little cybernetic girls killing bad guys.
-PS2. Not sure whether PS2 to PC or other platforms is easy to do or not.
I suggest this as perhaps a small project option for CF. Most fans would love to simply see the text translated (all subs for dialogue), so a full voice over isn't necessary, and would likely detract. While I'm sure there will be some new fans with the Seven Seas releases of GSG, no way to tell how such a game would sell. I know how much flak CF is taking from people about the lack of English in Recettear, so this obviously wouldn't make any fans with those people.
Just a thought, though. Keep up the good work.
Possible Things going for:
-Solid fan-base that would love to see the games brought over as a single volume, minus the DVD.
-Resurgence in popularity as the English translation of the manga is resumed in February by Seven Seas Press after a three year hiatus by ADV.
-House of the Dead style play. Simple controls.
-Low graphic requirements.
Possible Things Against:
-cell-shaded graphics.
-HOTD gameplay on rails with limited path selection
-Lots of full dialogue in-game with many mixed cut scenes.
-Content: violence involving little cybernetic girls killing bad guys.
-PS2. Not sure whether PS2 to PC or other platforms is easy to do or not.
I suggest this as perhaps a small project option for CF. Most fans would love to simply see the text translated (all subs for dialogue), so a full voice over isn't necessary, and would likely detract. While I'm sure there will be some new fans with the Seven Seas releases of GSG, no way to tell how such a game would sell. I know how much flak CF is taking from people about the lack of English in Recettear, so this obviously wouldn't make any fans with those people.
Just a thought, though. Keep up the good work.