the game was supposed to be released by end of summer 2010 which is tomorrow or Wednesday ???
so who thinks the game will go gold tomorrow and what are your thoughts on the delays for the game
i know the translation is done
I don't think we'll be seeing those titles soon. They are just going to sit there and wait for preorders to hit a certain number.
I've got the game on preorder since it was open. So far I didn't get any notification about the game at all, so I can't imagine it being shipped anytime soon.
The lack of information is strange anyway.
nothing new, jast take forever to release titles, expect delays ::)
i think this delay might be a nitro+ problem and not a jast problem
because they were having problems with putting steins gate out in time it affected demonbane getting finalized
well that sounds plausible as well, but either way the game will still end up being delayed :-\
Damn console VN's.
I'm looking forward to Demonbane more than any other VN being translated...except maybe G-Senjou no Maou (sp? too lazy to look it up). The lack of info is annoying as hell D:
so they just posted up an update, its pretty much been confirmed.....
Spoiler
theres going t be a delay :D
That was completely unexpected! :o
i figured it was something on the nitro+ side
this is one of the first games jast has done with an active company
my guess is the delay was caused by the office move and the steins gate fiasco
they could also have tried to used the same fucked engine for steins gate on the english version of demonbane
http://www.jastusa.com/demonbane-update (http://www.jastusa.com/demonbane-update)
Because JAST never delayed any release before they partnered with another company.
who knows, they might finally release demonbane around the same time as koihime ie. not gonna see them any time soon
never when their work was done
basically most of jast's work was done
Like that time they "threw Kazoku Keikaku's complete translation into the garbage bin", because they felt that it deserved a "superior translation" and then we got something full of OVER9000s. It really felt like they translated it 2/3 times and delayed it to deliver that so called superior translation.
but...i love internet meems... :'(
Like that time they "threw Kazoku Keikaku's complete translation into the garbage bin", because they felt that it deserved a "superior translation" and then we got something full of OVER9000s. It really felt like they translated it 2/3 times and delayed it to deliver that so called superior translation.
and after all that kazoku turned out to be pretty overrated :-\
I liked Kazoku Keikaku, the art was dated but it was enjoyable.
certainly was not a short game, so many decisions
I liked Kazoku Keikaku, the art was dated but it was enjoyable.
I enjoyed it too tbh but yeah I agree it was kind of overrated. Or maybe it really was great and ruined by a bad translation. Matsuri made me, just for one game, a lolicon though... :-X
matsuri's sex scenes were funny and cute :D
Like that time they "threw Kazoku Keikaku's complete translation into the garbage bin", because they felt that it deserved a "superior translation" and then we got something full of OVER9000s. It really felt like they translated it 2/3 times and delayed it to deliver that so called superior translation.
and after all that kazoku turned out to be pretty overrated :-\
Depends on what you were expecting. It's nice not expecting anything, then getting a whole novel-type experience. Same with YMK. Although Cross Channel....how the fuck boring do you want to make that introduction. I can't get past it.
well was not expecting much (hyped up stuff rarely delivers) but the overall experience was probably let down by dated graphics
i hope nitro+ gets off their asses and finishes the game
indeed the sooner it becomes available the sooner we can start downlo... playing the game :D
if anyone wants to see the anime it is being added to crunchyroll
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-10-09/crunchyroll-adds-milky-holmes-demonbane-macademi (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-10-09/crunchyroll-adds-milky-holmes-demonbane-macademi)
anime was pretty confusing
I've been wonder about this for awhile, VNDB has Demonbane tagged with "Unavoidable Heroine Rape" and I was wondering how much "rape" is there?
just checked and now its "attempted rape" :D
If you click the soil me, it'll show all the hidden tags. Unavoidable Heroine Rape is one of the hidden tags.
oh your right it does, well anyway the anime had some tentacle fun going on
tentacle fun :o *goes to watch anime*
just a word of warning, there does not seem to be quality rips anywhere, the available are just barely watchable
Really? That sucks. I hate watching LQ anime. >:(
well don't let that stop you from giving the series a try, you might end up liking it
True, but I'll do a little searching. Maybe I'll be able to find some HQ rips, or is that a little to much wishful thinking?
good luck with that
this is from one of the jast mods/translators
"On a tangent, we're working on a pretty big announcement for December that we think will bring some joy to the eroge world (holiday pun partially intended). More info on that as the pieces are pulled together!
Also, I can confirm that Yumina will not be released before Demonbane. We're very eager to see this first Nitroplus project complete."
On December, they will just announce the next release date for Demonbane, and everyone will RAGE. It's like StarCraft II's release all over again.
well im prepared to be disappointed :D
On December, they will just announce the next release date for Demonbane, and everyone will RAGE. It's like StarCraft II's release all over again.
More like Gran Turismo 5 =P!
GT , thats like the only game franchise that releases a paid demo
And people fall for it every time.
On December, they will just announce the next release date for Demonbane, and everyone will RAGE. It's like StarCraft II's release all over again.
More like Gran Turismo 5 =P!
Because GT4 was released 12 years ago. Talking about that, I should have just used Duke Nukem Forever's release dates, again.
dukes released has been confirmed (again) will see if it eventuates this time or not
But how many times has it been delayed? That's what we were talking about.
countless times ,yes, too many to count
really only twice since jast doesn't do dates unless they are sure when it will be ready and even then they just do estimation windows
estimation windows...
they first said by summer con season then the said by end of summer
As if JAST hasn't made a habit of delaying releases several times. I don't have anything against delays, since they give them time to deliver something better. It's just like Shigeru Miyamoto says "A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad."
Not that there are still games, that are bad, even though they were delayed several times...
Well, still... a delay is better than a rushed job with nothing but faults...
Exactly, but a delayed game doesn't have any reasons to not be good, while a rushed one has plenty of them.
so quickly release a game , if its bad got the excuse that it was rushed, rather than delay and it turns out bad anyway, no excuse then ;D
so quickly release a game , if its bad got the excuse that it was rushed, rather than delay and it turns out bad anyway, no excuse then ;D
If you know it's going to be crap, just don't release it at all, instead of fabricating excuses.
Or work on it until it's at least decent.
but i still wish jast would give progress reports with twitter or something
Rush games until you're bankrupt. That seems to be a good strategy.
If you click the soil me, it'll show all the hidden tags. Unavoidable Heroine Rape is one of the hidden tags.
Spoiler
there is a near rape scene in episode 5
the game just goes all the way
is that so? hmmm
so jast posted another update...
blah blah blah,... its delayed (again)... blah blah blah
Well, at least they didn't bill my credit card yet.
Seeing how I preordered it somewhere in summer, I'd be angry if they kept my money all the time.
getting charged for a product you wont be seeing for a while would totally suck
there is an update saying jast doesn't know
http://www.nitroplususa.com/demonbane-update/ (http://www.nitroplususa.com/demonbane-update/)
(http://www.nitroplususa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/demonbane_status.jpg)
getting charged for a product you wont be seeing for a while would totally suck
you don't get charged till it is ready to ship
unless you pay by money order
sure it may be ready to ship, but until you see the product its still gonna suck
glad they got the manual done, in case there's anybody out there who is a bit confused on how to advance the text or select the choices
glad they got the manual done, in case there's anybody out there who is a bit confused on how to advance the text or select the choices
It's more of a small illustration booklet, which I gladly appreciate.
cool , a mini artbook
even if it goes gold tomorrow i bet no one will get it till next year
assuming it doesn't get delayed again on the meantime :D
Something tells me that, at least, one of those announcements is reserved just for that.
maybe its their "stellar" track record...
i hope it come out in a month or 2
there was a big update recently during the downtime
the new engine is almost done
there are even screenshots
http://www.nitroplususa.com/demonbanes-new-engine/ (http://www.nitroplususa.com/demonbanes-new-engine/)
so they released some screens just to distract people
It reminds me of a certain E3 2001 trailer.
Duke Nukem Forever 2001 Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHU3sq8Wfjs#)
"Forever" , how ironic
peter payne sent this email to all jlist subscribers
here is what it said about demonbane
"Finally, we can't go without apologizing for the long delays by Demonbane, the amazing Cthulhu-inspired visual novel you can see on the Nitroplus USA website. Unfortunately the game has run into delays as it was being ported to its new game engine (which looks great by the way). Things are looking quite good, though, and we hope to have the game for you within a couple more months. Pre-orders for this most epic of games are open!"
Gearbox said the same thing about Duke Nukem Forever being released in 2011. Let's see which one is released first.
peter payne sent this email to all jlist subscribers
here is what it said about demonbane
"Finally, we can't go without apologizing for the long delays by Demonbane, the amazing Cthulhu-inspired visual novel you can see on the Nitroplus USA website. Unfortunately the game has run into delays as it was being ported to its new game engine (which looks great by the way). Things are looking quite good, though, and we hope to have the game for you within a couple more YEARS. Pre-orders for this most epic of games are open!"
*fixed*
i will just be happy if i get a game to play after koihime muso i don't care what it is just as long as i have one to play
thats not the real issue for me, the backlog just keeps growing and procrastination does not help
But still. it's funny how they have to wait for months just for minuscule changes when they always add '\n' to the script :|
they also have to add the uncensored cg's and do their own shit as well
Like burning music instead of games on the discs.
jast says hope fully this will be out by 2nd quarter 2011
http://www.jastusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=6886&p=104176#p104164 (http://www.jastusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=6886&p=104176#p104164)
Actually, they expect to have it during February:
http://www.jastusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=6697&start=300#p104166 (http://www.jastusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=6697&start=300#p104166)
Re: Demonbane summer 2010 release
Post by Shingo » Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:58 am
Just a quick note here that things are very much hopping on the Demonbane scene and there will be more news tomorrow - February is shaping up to be The Month of Demonbane and I'm pretty psyched about it. Not as psyched as I'll be when the thing is finally printed, but this is as close as it gets.
jast is on twitter http://twitter.com/# (http://twitter.com/#)!/jastusa
they have a new screen-shot
http://twitpic.com/3veznf (http://twitpic.com/3veznf)
http://twitpic.com/3veznf (http://twitpic.com/3veznf)
DAT Al Azif!
gonna be some tentacle love huh?
yes but not much 10 cg's at most
http://exhentai.org/g/29466/3cfd62ec24/?p=31 (http://exhentai.org/g/29466/3cfd62ec24/?p=31)
thats not too bad then
That's already too many tentacle CGs, but when we have the Necronomicon as a female character, it's inevitable.
ay, when compared to those that focus solely on tentacles its tolerable
next pic
http://twitpic.com/3vowtj (http://twitpic.com/3vowtj)
One pic per day huh ? At this rate they gonna run out of pics before they release the game in 2013.
they pretty much said the game should be out by june at the latest
right june.... next year?
no this june they clearly said 2nd quarter 2011
but are hinting it should be gold in a few weeks
No way really ? I thought they said summer 2010 at first ...
I got this game preordered since a year now ... not bad T_T
From what was posted about Aselia, it's supposed to be released on the 2nd quarter, after Demonbane and Osadai, so Demonbane will have to come first. In the meanwhile, I'm running out of gum.
Even Duke gets a concrete release date now lol
looks like jast wants to compete for title of "company that produces most delays" :D
new pics Winfield
http://twitpic.com/3w99im (http://twitpic.com/3w99im)
Screenshots are nice and all, but maybe they could release the damn game already, I think that would make fans/customers really happy ;p
jast seems to be hinting the game will be ready very soon my guess is at least by the end of the month
I hope it gets delayed until they eventually post the entire CG set for the game or just give up.
that is totally possible
When the game goes gold, we'll post with a list of all the localization decisions that have been made as well as further information about the special packaging of the first lot press and other details of the release. We're committed to providing full information so fans can make informed purchasing decisions, and in close cooperation with Nitroplus we're looking forward to finally being able to bring the first NITROPLUS USA game to completion!
It's always good to know that they will inform us of what they censored on the right moment that they charge for the preorders.
the event cg preview gallery is up
http://www.nitroplususa.com/demonbane/event.html (http://www.nitroplususa.com/demonbane/event.html)
and it is sounding like the game should go gold within a month or so looks like around march or april
http://www.nitroplususa.com/demonbane-site-updates-news/ (http://www.nitroplususa.com/demonbane-site-updates-news/)
Geez if march or april (or even later) becomes true that is incredibly sad.
Kinda makes me lol at this though:
7/17/09
* Official statements on gemot and /jp/. --TinFoil 15:43, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Here's your official statement regarding our Nitro+ translations.
We are currently trying out a bit of a partnership with JAST USA in order to do a few different things:
1) Increase the speed at which the finished products are released. This is probably the item of most interest.
2) Ensure that Nitro+ fans are working on the projects, in order to provide the highest localization quality possible.
3) Simply get more Nitro+ titles translated in general and help support the companies involved. The fact that we can do this with Nitro+'s blessing is even better.
As for details of the partnership... Basically, we'll just let them have our current work and continue to work with them to finish anything we're not done with. We're also interested in working with them on games that haven't seen any sort of translation attempt as of yet.
Obviously, since we'll be working with JAST to have our translations released officially, we've taken the script files and patches offline. This was done in order to both support future official releases and to provide incentive for others to actually buy the damn games.
If you have any questions about this, or are someone who has translated or is interested in translating Nitro+ games, please don't hesitate to contact me or LoSs about the matter.
By the way, we will continue to work on the Noah translation project.
If this is any indication of how long it'll take to get an official Muv luv alternative out, we may be seeing a leaked patch from Ixrec.
more like "Decrease the speed at which finished products are released" ::)
I have to admit it, this was a good one. (http://twitpic.com/40nzsq) But if they keep going, there won't be anything else for us to read or see.
Their plan is show the entire game through screen shots, after which they will announce that the release of the game has been canceled.
most likely explanation
more pics the complete page one of other cg's http://twitpic.com/42i690 (http://twitpic.com/42i690)
Somebody should leave a comment linking to the entire CG gallery on ehentai:
http://exhentai.org/g/29466/3cfd62ec24/ (http://exhentai.org/g/29466/3cfd62ec24/)
Too lazy to register myself
i don;t want to be banned from twitter and it isn't uncensored and exhentai can't be viewed on most browsers by normal means
Normal means like having your account's cookie from e-hentai?
it just went gold
http://www.nitroplususa.com/demonbane-goes-gold/ (http://www.nitroplususa.com/demonbane-goes-gold/)
They still need to go through the "avoid to burn audio CDs instead of games" step.
We will be posting here shortly with detailed notes on the release, including the package contents, localization decisions, content and crediting, DRM, and more.
Look forward to the changes made to Azif due to localization issues. E.g. Azif being changed into a 40 year old milf with a G-cup.
JAST has announced all the changes that were made. (http://www.nitroplususa.com/demonbane-release-notes/)
Localization Notes
Graphics
In the process of coordinating the graphic localization of the game with Nitroplus, they expressed concern over releasing the game with the erotic content uncensored given potential issues with the domestic industry in Japan. We reached a compromise that allowed the images to be present uncensored in our localized version, complete with a revision pass to the artwork to ensure consistent quality of the uncensored images. In return, Nitroplus required that the following disclaimer be present on the sexually explicit CG within the game:
(http://www.nitroplususa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/demonbane_ero_large.png)
Click on the image for a better representation of the proportional effect it has on a typical in-game shot. Other than this watermark, no images have been changed or removed from the original Japanese release of the game.
Text
The majority of the English translation was produced by the TLwiki Demonbane team (fully credited as part of the game's credit roll), with supplementary translation of some scenes provided by various JAST USA and other staff. The TLwiki translation was fully vetted by Nitroplus, and has not been altered from the content of the original Japanese. Note that the original game contains a few references to censorship made for humorous purposes; these are not edits or removals made by us, for example:
(http://www.nitroplususa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/demonbanenotcensored_s-300x55.png)
Minor edits for quality and consistency have been made throughout the game, and a patch to further correct minor text errors and bring a few passages in line with the quality of the rest of the game may be forthcoming synchronized with the game's release.
It's nice to see a change of pace in their PR department after the backlash that they had to deal with after Kazokei's release, with them showing what has been changed, avoiding censorship, talking about the translation and DRM, and even admitting that it will eventually need to be patched. Let's hope that it becomes the norm.
Jeez, now I've really got a full plate for March what with Koihime, Demonbane, and Guilty coming out, all of which I intend to pick up.
Nice to see the changes to demonbane are reasonable and we get to know about it before hand.
Jeez, now I've really got a full plate for March what with Koihime, Demonbane, and Guilty coming out, all of which I intend to pick up.
If you play normal games as well. March is a bloody crazy month.
KM and Guilty, MG are releasing two titles for March?
If you play normal games as well. March is a bloody crazy month.
And it seems that Modern Warfare 3 will be officially announced next week. (http://findmakarov.com/) I know that it has a lot of haters due to the multiplayer, but I only play FPS in single player modes, and it'll be fun to hunt down Makarov.
KM and Guilty, MG are releasing two titles for March?
Well, technically KM is Feb 28 but who cares.
Also seeing Shogun: Total War coming out March 15 is so agonizing because I need to upgrade my computer to play it..
If you play normal games as well. March is a bloody crazy month.
And it seems that Modern Warfare 3 will be officially announced next week. (http://findmakarov.com/) I know that it has a lot of haters due to the multiplayer, but I only play FPS in single player modes, and it'll be fun to hunt down Makarov.
Yeh same, only play the single player stuff. Good thing is I can just borrow it from a friend too and don't have to fork out the ridiculous price activision prices it at. Also have a Jtagged xbox so that's pretty useful heh.
I gave up on Call of Duty after 4. It didn't get bad or anything, it just feels like the series hasn't really evolved since the first Call of Duty - like the same exact game just with different skins. Oh and they added regenerating health at some point. And I like the single player too but it's so short it isn't worth new game prices.
I've only played both Modern Warfare games, so I didn't notice that much of a difference. As for the health regeneration, blame the new wave of FPS gamers who are too used to Halo holding their hands to be able to play entire levels without running out of health.
I still prefer the classic FPS anyway which don't require the whole 'iron sight' targeting. Looking forward to Duke Nukem Forever and Deus Ex. Which will have completely different play styles. Classic FPS and stat-based/tactical.
I'm also waiting for Duke Nukem Forever, but I've never played any of the Deus Ex. Are they worth it?
Deus Ex first game was pure awesomeness. Somewhat dated graphics now, but great game. Pretty much the first RPG/FPS game around and fantastic branching story. Only problem is the shooting is level based, therefore you're gonna suck ass aiming with all weapons until you get some points into them. Other than that though, definitely worth playing if you can get over how old it is now. As for Deus Ex invisible war I enjoyed it, but it paled in comparison to the original, simply b/c it was turned into a generic FPS.
Deus Ex first game was pure awesomeness. Somewhat dated graphics now, but great game. Pretty much the first RPG/FPS game around and fantastic branching story. Only problem is the shooting is level based, therefore you're gonna suck ass aiming with all weapons until you get some points into them. Other than that though, definitely worth playing if you can get over how old it is now. As for Deus Ex invisible war I enjoyed it, but it paled in comparison to the original, simply b/c it was turned into a generic FPS.
Yeah. It's good, but for some reason i can't run it anymore. Cbf fixing it.
As long as it doesn't cause me motion sickness, like everything else that was released before 2000, I'm fine with it. It's the reason why I can't play Half-Life 2 for more than 15 minutes.
Don't know you'll have to try it. It shouldn't though, it's not super old school like wolfenstein 3d and it's not overly fast paced like HL.
It doesn't get faster any than UT2004 or UT3 and I can handle them for hours without any problems, but, for some reason, I still have problems with HL2. As for Wolfenstein 3D, I managed to beat the game through sheer willpower, and then I spent the rest of the day sick. After that, I gave up on FPS until 2004/2005, when I found some that I could actually play without feeling sick.
Not even close to UT. You can even play stealthily so you should be fine.
this is releasing next week
http://www.jastusa.com/demonbane-to-ship-the-week-of-may-2nd (http://www.jastusa.com/demonbane-to-ship-the-week-of-may-2nd) and my girlfriend is president should be soon after http://twitter.com/jastusa (http://twitter.com/jastusa)