Policenauts, Finally In English

[FortNinety]

In about an hour, as of this writing...



... I've got my eye on the site and will be constantly refreshing till it pops up!

[FortNinety]

Actually, comes out at noon, EST, apparently.

[FortNinety]

And... it's finally out! Just scroll a bit down here...

http://forums.junkerhq.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=5977b6ddc8367d8bbf74535903427cdd&start=3550

... Haven't had a chance to check it out yet, but hopefully soon! Though I'm mostly hoping that someone at Black Cats does all the work for me.

[isfet]

my copy of Policenauts is at my parents' house and, since i won't be there until Tuesday, it means i'm currently trying to find an ISO of this game.

there's something relatively weird about this.  i got this game roughly 10 years ago (xmas of '99 i think) and at times it's sort of scary to think about how quickly that time has passed.  i mean, really, this game has been sitting in my old room for a decade now.  maybe i'm talking like this because it's technically my birthday right now (AND KOJIMA SAN'S!!!!!), but it's still odd to think that i've "waited" 10 years to play this game.

[isfet]

anyway, for anyone curious about what kind of game this is, it's basically the spiritual sequel to Snatcher.  and if that doesn't clarify things, it's basically a point and click adventure style game mixed in with detective work and sometimes shooting-gallery style fight sequences.  also, lots of dialogue and whatnot. 

really, if you think about it, this genre fit in with Kojima's style a lot more than the action/war games he's made as of late.  these kinds of games are more laid back and require patience and reading, so listening to or reading the dialogue of characters is a bit more seamless.

more seamless, at least, then killing a boss in an action game and then hearing about her life story for 20 minutes.

[FortNinety]

Yeah, I can't wait for that much talked about 90 minute cut-scene in MGS4. Seriously!

[The Drunken Samurai]

isfet i'll PM you the link of the game patched

[isfet]

thanks man. before i dl it though, is disc 1 less than 700 mb?  the copy I got before won't burn since it can't fit on the disc

[FortNinety]

Well, I'm on a Mac, so patching ISOs is automatically tricky, so if anyone would mind hooking a brotha up, I'd be super appreciative.

[The Drunken Samurai]

thanks man. before i dl it though, is disc 1 less than 700 mb?  the copy I got before won't burn since it can't fit on the disc

looks about 750 by my count

t's technically my birthday right now (AND KOJIMA SAN'S!!!!!)

also:kaki king, takashi miike, dave chappelle.

really! i looked it up!

[FortNinety]

Forget Shadow Complex, there's a new anti-gay game in town!



Here's the original screen btw...



... Apparently the translation is pretty close to the original. Various folks at NeoGAF are having a hissy fit over this, but they get upset over everything.

[isfet]

yeesh. I mean, I dunno, maybe it really says that in Japanese, but I kind of doubt it. "I
look like a fag" just sounds really juvenile (particularly american juveniles).  I could
see it saying something like "this picture makes me look gay."

I hope the rest of the translation isn't like this.

"This is Ed SHOOP DA WOOP LOL"

[ATOMU]

How tacky. But considering how much work is involved, and as a result how much you have to actually care about a game to make an entire working translation patch for it, it probably is accurate. I just feel bad for the patchers getting flack for it when it's just omg edgy writing

[FortNinety]

Again, according to the translator on NeoGAF, that's just the way it is originally, who seems to have adopted a semi "don't shoot the messenger" stance, due to what ATOMU has just stated.

Eh, I'm guilty of sometimes saying "well, that's just gay" in response to something that I find peculiar or dumb. Hey, it's a stupid little thing, and I've certainly learned to stop after a fairly power PSA about it I caught while watching Degrassi.

BTW, I just started playing this, and it's actually fairly compelling! Though I'm stopping myself fairly early since I want to finish Kojima-san's other masterpiece, MGS4. Which as noted in another thread, I'm taking my time with since it's the only PS3 game I'll be owning for some time now, unless I'm super drunk and "accidentally" buy LittleBigPlanet off of Amazon.

Like I almost just did ten minutes ago.

[isfet]

i understand the amount of time they put in, but honestly, thus far I've found their translation suffers like an old school VHS fansub. inserting words like "fuck" when "damn" would probably be more appropriate, etc. so it wouldn't surprise me that "fag" is something they inserted because "cursing = more mature!!"

also, they could really use a proofreader.


but yea, as the above suggests, I've got this working on my PS1 now. I'm only on act 1 but it's enjoyable. I forgot how pervy the game is, too. i also find it realllly interesting how much Kojima recycles or includes ideas between games. Aside from Policenauts having Meryl in it, there's also stuff like "white blood" which appears in MGS4 as well.