The Ninth Hour

Dead Phoenix and Daytona: a translation duo in parts unknown. Currently focused on Dragon Quest.

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Part 2 covers DoA 2, 3, and Xtreme; ending up on the 2004 Ninja Gaiden.

If you're still wondering why DoA2's first PS2 port was so bad: Team Ninja was *tricked* into sending an unfinished build for mass-production.

https://t.co/5dxtynSkg6

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The Ninth Hour is translating a 2021 retrospective of the late Tomonobu Itagaki's career, including the Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden (3D) series.

Part 1 covers DoA1, Itagaki's early Tecmo projects and the origin of his infamous anti-Tekken rants.

https://t.co/5dxtynSkg6

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@JefinhoMenes Que falta faz o Bastidores da Bola!

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@Figglewatts Relevant.

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In Game Hihyō Vol. 8 (April 1996), Dragon Quest designer Yuji Horii was interviewed on what he considered to be a "game"; specifically, a role-playing game.

In his words, if you're in direct control of the player character, it's a game, and it wouldn't be the same as a movie.

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Most of the interview was regarding Dragon Quest VI, which had released four months before.

The Ninth Hour translated the full interview here: https://t.co/mZeXZfVPuZ

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In Game Hihyō Vol. 8 (April 1996), Dragon Quest designer Yuji Horii was interviewed on what he considered to be a "game"; specifically, a role-playing game.

In his words, if you're in direct control of the player character, it's a game, and it wouldn't be the same as a movie.

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@CWC36218948 Thank you.

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@CWC36218948 Is this novel available online somewhere, or should I hunt down a physical copy?

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@numanuma_black はい。DMはいい？

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@numanuma_black 「未完成凱旋記」の翻訳者を探しているのですか？そんなに費用はかからないって思う。

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@deadhardware What type of game is it? Tell me in DMs.

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@severeerror52 See also:

- Daytona USA on Saturn
- Sonic Adventure's original Japanese release
- Xenogears
- Ninja Gaiden II

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@kunsypt Thank you.

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@Rodrigou22 Parabéns! 🏆

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@Shamaboy11 I'll do you one better: there would be a story about why everyone in Sonic Adventure 2 talked over each other.

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@CEOofTricell I vividly remember Japanese RPGs that are "classics to this day" getting late, limited, or NO releases outside of Japan.

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@PandaKingEX Dragon Quest does change a lot from game to game, but the differences lie 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 the battle system. It's not talked about often because XI was the series's first real non-cult success outside of Japan, and that was the "nostalgia-driven" anniversary game.

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@Jv_aqui Mesma coisa quando alguém posta aquela bosta de corte do Wizard lavando roupa e chama de "exemplo" de suit acting.