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Comment on Wahfuu Rant! Romanesque Translation Situation by Wahfuu

Wahfuu — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:07:46 +0000

I’ve kind of stopped lurking around VN-Centric websites/circles and kept to just talking to a few people that seem reasonable. I used to go around /vg/ and other random forums now and again, though. I guess it is mostly toxic, sadly. I’m surprised to hear that the places you hang around are bad too though. I didn’t think the TL-Wiki/Commie circle would be all that dramatic.

Although looking at the article now, I really just wanted to tell everyone to shut up because Aroduc didn’t deserve it but I kind of ended up arguing for the kickstarter. Might have been a bit silly of me.

Comment on Wahfuu Review! Full Review of Rewrite. by Wahfuu

Wahfuu — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:37:17 +0000

I simply think that what Rewrite does well it does really, really well. I agree with most people when it comes to Rewrites flaws. You can’t really deny them. I simply loved the idea and really liked what Romeo did. Also it’s one of the best common routes I’ve ever done, so. That’s my explanation.

I can’t comment about KWS. I thought it was mneh. Fanfictiony. Seems like a lot of people that exploded over KWS were people just getting into VN’s.

Comment on Wahfuu Review! Full Review of Rewrite. by Kastel

Kastel — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:18:47 +0000

Don’t get me wrong: I think Rewrite’s a good visual novel. That’s why I rated it 7.2/10. Whether it deserves the crazy hype and love is another thing. Like how people rate Katawa Shoujo as a masterpiece against all the visual novels, Rewrite is overrated. I don’t get the popularity when it’s just a good VN, not a great VN. Same with most KEY works that isn’t Clannad. And Rewrite’s too long and I only liked two heroines out of five. There’s so much problems it pulls the VN down from the potential.

Comment on Wahfuu Rant! Romanesque Translation Situation by Kastel

Kastel — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:14:42 +0000

The VN community is mostly toxic. Even the cool places I lurk at are, by definition, horrible areas. Like fansubbing drama, it’s melodramatic and painful to read. And you wish everyone can just shut up.

But that’s how the world works. It revolves around drama. The existence of sensible people means we are required to be sensible. So at least be sensible about the drama popping up. And tell the drama queens, “God, you guys are really damn annoying. Shut up.”

Comment on Wahfuu Review! Full Review of Rewrite. by Wahfuu

Wahfuu — Mon, 06 May 2013 01:39:27 +0000

I actually didn’t know Lucia was added in after the common route. That makes sense looking on it now, though. Key really doesn’t do its own work justice with all this multiple writer shenanigans they continue to pull in every work.

Then again, almost everything positive I have to say about Rewrite comes from its message and Romeo, so.

Comment on Wahfuu Review! Full Review of Rewrite. by Kastel

Kastel — Mon, 06 May 2013 01:21:07 +0000

> Do Rewrites side-routes make sense within the context of the story? Yes.

Someday, I won’t be a lazy fuck so I can write about Rewrite because it’s such a flawed visual novel. For all the side-routes do make sense in the context but they don’t advance the plot. Lucia’s, for example, is a mystery-cum-diabetic-rom-com. Her character virtually does nothing in the game and this makes sense when you realize that she was added in after the common route was written. In Shitzuru’s route, she appears for a fraction of a second before disappearing. Great character.

I’m probably pissed that Rewrite could have been a better work. Like every KEY VN, there’s a huge deal of potential waiting to be tapped; its writers and guest writers though don’t use it. It’s such a terribly good waste it just makes me sad.

Comment on Wahfuu Rant! Romanesque Translation Situation by Wahfuu

Wahfuu — Mon, 06 May 2013 01:06:19 +0000

It’s especially obvious because you see a lot of anime-buisness logic being applied as to why this kickstarter is such a bad thing. Although I must say I might be contributing to the proportion explosion with this post. Hrm.

Comment on Wahfuu Rant! Romanesque Translation Situation by Wahfuu

Wahfuu — Mon, 06 May 2013 01:03:37 +0000

Admitedly I think I’ve hung around the more toxic portion of the VN community, which is why I said that in the post. It just seemed like nothing but placing work on a pedestal and throwing as much shit as you possibly can at it until it topples over. It just seemed like Aroduc was signing up for a ton of stress for a small reward. I’m glad to hear that the warm and fuzzies one gets overwrite can actually cancel out all the white noise one gets.

Comment on Wahfuu Rant! Romanesque Translation Situation by Kastel

Kastel — Mon, 06 May 2013 00:39:08 +0000

I’m pretty sure the whole situation is exaggerated from people who haven’t played a single porn game.

Comment on Wahfuu Rant! Romanesque Translation Situation by Ixrec

Ixrec — Mon, 06 May 2013 00:32:25 +0000

>Look, I love fan translators, especially since my japanese hangs very close to the absurdly shitty end of things, but I’ve always wondered why they do it. The visual novel community are incredible ungrateful and when they aren’t infighting over intellectual superiority when it comes to taste they look to instead shit on translators for being inaccurate/bad/drama-filled and whatever.

Because there are a lot more sensible people like you that appreciate what we do than there are lunatics yelling at us. For me, the thing that makes me keep doing this long-term are the download counts. Back when I did MOON I was honestly shocked to see more than a hundred. Now my MLA and Rewrite patches each have over 13000 downloads (just from our site!), and when you look at how those people voted on vndb, it’s obvious that the silent majority is enjoying my work immensely.

Plus, the vehemently ungrateful people tend to gather in very specific groups/sites/chatrooms which I have learned to avoid like the plague, so the worst of it I just never hear anymore.

Comment on Hiatus manga series are the bane of me by christine

christine — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:18:51 +0000

ahh finally i found someone who have the same opinion as me. i also angry with Sugisaki sensei. i just think she is unprofessional and VERY disappointing. i like many her manga, especially dnangel n megami kouhousei/ candidate for goddess. i think i will not read her manga again. i just feel enough with this hiatus torture.

Comment on Wahfuu Review! Dra+Koi by Wahfuu

Wahfuu — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:45:43 +0000

I think I should be thanking you for translating it. It was quite fun.

I totally forgot to mention the soundtrack. That’s pretty great and slightly insane in its own way.

Comment on Wahfuu Review! Dra+Koi by Moogy

Moogy — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:57:23 +0000

Thanks for the review, it’s nice to see that my translation managed to speak to people in the same way the original game did to me.

Comment on Rewrite: Shizuru (Ripe for the picking!) by Wahfuu

Wahfuu — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 04:07:05 +0000

Oh dear god, I was forum surfing at the same time and totally switched the tags. That’s slightly embarassing.

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Comment on Rewrite: Shizuru (Ripe for the picking!) by jaxter0987

jaxter0987 — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:26:31 +0000

Messed up the spoiler tags there…

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Comment on Rewrite: Shizuru (Ripe for the picking!) by Wahfuu

Wahfuu — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:18:56 +0000

Hmmm.. I’m trying to think of a way to explain without spoiler tags, but I think I’ll have to.

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Comment on Rewrite: Shizuru (Ripe for the picking!) by jaxter0987

jaxter0987 — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:04:30 +0000

I’d also like to quote Shikon here before you write your response.

“Yeah I completely agree, I rarely ever say anything negative about a favorite series but with that being said I still acknowledge the negative aspects(which sometimes I may not realize until its brought to my attention).”

Comment on Rewrite: Shizuru (Ripe for the picking!) by jaxter0987

jaxter0987 — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:57:19 +0000

I simply don’t understand all the hate for the ending… I just don’t…

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Perhaps I just need you to explain specifically why you called the ending pointless symbolism…

Really, be quite honest, since I enjoyed the ending so much, I’m having trouble keeping my fanboyism in check after reading your review.

Comment on Etrian Odyssey IV: An Overview by Mr. Lex

Mr. Lex — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:32:39 +0000

A week later and instead of beating Etrian Odyssey IV, I’ve put over 65 hours into Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate…maybe I should repent by making a post for it since this EO IV review isn’t going to happen anytime soon at this rate.

Comment on Etrian Odyssey IV: An Overview by chaos_aurelius

chaos_aurelius — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:10:44 +0000

oh right,
i didn’t even get that 2 pages manual,
F*** you nintendooooo~~~ not that i’m going to read it though, probably just that 3D for 7+ only etc etc

and that loli,WYNNE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i like her too

and seeing as you already have ~lv39 characters, i don’t think it’s very far away from end game, people starts beating the game around lv55, (~lv60 if you do all quests)