13-Year-Old Shin Megami Title (Eventually) Coming to the West

[Drakane]

]Yeah, that's Nocturne. If you can't get a feel for Nocturne, which is on the whole a fair bit more accessible than most of the earlier titles, Soul Hackers wouldn't be your thing.

You might wanna try Persona 3/4, Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha or the DS games though. They each provide a fairly different experience. And if Strange Journey tickles your fancy maybe Soul Hackers would be worth a try.

It wasn't so much accessible, I just had a major issue w/ the interactions between the survivors. The whole.. hey I just ran into one of the few remaining people of the appocalypse, it so happened to be an old hs mate of mine. Then a short little back and forth and... well see you around. I know I'm now a demi demon with minions getting my ass handed to me but your a 14 y/o w/ no powers, I'm sure you will be just fine.

It was so... disconnecting for me that I found it hard to continue playing. The game it self seemed solid, even if I sucked at combing my demon minions. But that major flaw in the story telling was to much for me to overcome.

 

[SaetonChapelle]

Ohhhhh excited. :3

I only JUST got the Devil Summoner games. If they're anything like Persona I know I'll love em.

 

[Allan Foe]

So when is Mother 3 coming to the West?

Never, unless you count the amateur translation that came out like a year ago.

Them's fightin' words, boy.
Have ye even seen their patch? They've done ol' Nintendo proud, nay, they've surpassed the master! It may not be commercial, but it is professional in every other sense of the word.

But if yer still be waitng for an OFFICIAL Mother 3 translation... *snort* HAW HAW! Keep on waitn'!

 

[Allan Foe]

It was done by people in their spare time, so it's not professional, it's amateur. I'd forgotten the negative connotation the word has, but that's the word for it.

Did you know that the root of "amateur" means "love"? The word describes someone who does something for the love of doing it. For instance, the world of team sports and the Olympics used to cherish that word and feared "professionalism" before the later prevailed and both now have commercialism rocketing out of their assholes.

In that spirit, Nintendo can eat me. I don't care what they see fit to throw this way, only that I can play the games.

Which I did in Mother 3's case. The translators turned out a very nice piece of work, demonstrating their love for the project.

I didn't really care for the game much, though.

It seems I've misconstrued the meaning behind your statement, I'm sorry.

As for the use of the term "professional", I used it merely to represent the translators attitude towards their work and the quality of the end product. I've heard the word used in this context before and Collins says it may mean "extremely competent in a job", among other things. Not arguing here, just wanted to explain my statement, as everything you've said about the term "amateur" is absolutely right.

P.S.
Oh yeah, stupid me. Happy New Year!

 

[Ethylene Glycol]

I can't wait! Though I don't remember what kind of game Soul Hackers was. Which SMT game was the SRPG?

 

[Sanglyon]

This + Xperia Play = Win

 

[Citizen Box]

It's been over ten years since Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers was released for the Dreamcast in Japan...

Soul Hackers was originally released for the Dreamcast in 1997 and then ported over to the PS1 in 1999.

It was released for the Saturn first, then for the Playstation. It was never released for the Dreamcast.

I'm sorry but that video just blew my mind.

OT: I do love my Shin Megami Tensei series and will be more than happy to give them my money for more of it.