Ys: The Oath in Felghana Uses Fan Translation As A Base

More companies should at least try doing it this way….list goes here; starts off with Mother 3. =P

I for one, congratulate this move. Less work, less cost and I hear the quality of the base translation is excellent.

Oath's translation is incredibly well done and professional, it's also extremely accurate. If it helps them get the game out here faster, which it very much will since the programming for the game is probably very similar to the PC one, then I'm all for it. Too bad Deuce is a gigantic asshole, but he did a good job.

Also thank God they're using his as a base for I&II, no offense to the Eternal translators, but they did a pretty awful job.

SOLD! I want those so much. Time for a little importing….

You would think so, but Deuce's work really is that good. The release window on those three Ys titles is really small too, so I'm sure taking “lazy”, simple routes with the production process is key to making any deadlines. In this case, while it may seem like XSeed is taking the easy way out, they are still maintaining a good level of quality and saving a ton of time in the process.

Essentially, they're killing 2 birds with one stone.

I miss Deuce's website; All that free Ys music… *Starts Drooling*

i love you world

yeah, mother 3 was done so well, i sometimes forget it was in japanese in the first place while playing it.

Somehow I can only see this ending in litigation.

Since we are ending up with an awesome translation who cares if XSeed's localization expenses are lower than normal?

Deuce's translation of Ys OiF is all but amateur, and it will probably cost XSeed less than what Ignition gives to Entalize for their awful “localization” jobs.

this article is really very relavant with the topic it is good work. http://www.translation.pk

this article is really very relavant with the topic it is good work. http://www.translation.pk

Why import when you can get the localized versions?

You can't be for real.

Just Like Spencer said, I was talking about importing the Xseed's versions:) Not everybody's from the US.

I have to agree with this. Quite frankly, there are tons of terrible fan translations or retranslations of already translated games, but there are plenty of excellent ones, as well.

Gemini's Innocent Sin translation is an example of a really good one: no stupidly excessive profanity that plagues some translations, a proper English translation with no leftover Japanese words or honorifics and proper spelling/grammar.

It's a shame the administration of RHDN is pretty facepalm worthy too. Driving off Kitsune Sniper, banning me for “bad help”, other decisions they've made.

Also, Mother 3's is simply fantastic.