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Fedule posted:I have an early post in the thread. Shall I catalog the Riveting Anecdotes? Yes please can we have these added to the OP, I mean I know it's the first day of the thread but this is already bigger than most LP threads get after about 8 hours.
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njsykora posted:Yes please can we have these added to the OP, I mean I know it's the first day of the thread but this is already bigger than most LP threads get after about 8 hours. For the time being I've put them in my first post, but maybe they can go in the OP later.
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 I have no idea who this motherfucker is, but goddamn if he isn't my favorite character already. Hace fucked around with this message at 01:45 on Dec 12, 2012 |
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Dec 11, 2012 23:06
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You know, in my eyes these characters look quite similar (although it's possible I'm being misled by the matching expressions). And the blonde reminds me of Junko, and the redhead reminds me of Mukuro. I sort of hope they turn out to be disguised as each other for completely unsinister reasons.
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Dec 11, 2012 23:07
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Hace posted:
Mondo + The Pillsbury Doughboy
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Dec 11, 2012 23:12
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Blondie gives me Maizono vibes. It's probably the expression and her hands clasped in front, since that was Maizono's default pose.
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Dec 11, 2012 23:12
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I should really be sleeping, but here's my idea - if Fedule gets his commentary series, I should too! Since this is, in fact, a looser translation, I thought I'll write up some details about the original prose for those who are interested, with comments about the difficult points of translating pop-culture Japanese, references we changed or removed, and why we made some of the choices we did. I'll work on the first entry when I wake up tomorrow, and add it and Fedule's commentaries to the OP TOC. One of the problems of working in LP form is that we translate serially and publish immediatlly. Like most such things, this translation will mature and improve in time, as we get a better handle on our take on the characters. So please let me know what you like or dislike about the text. I can't promise we'll follow everyone's suggestions, but I promise to listen.
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Dec 11, 2012 23:16
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Go for it! I never outright said it in the last thread, but I really missed the Japan dots near the end of the LP of the first game. Those sort of cultural references are interesting to me, and it would be nice to get some context on those.orenronen posted:One of the problems of working in LP form is that we translate serially and publish immediately. That's one of the things that I noticed in Fedule's writeup. Have you considered using something like Google Docs or another collaborative editor to aid in the translation?
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Dec 11, 2012 23:18
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orenronen posted:I should really be sleeping, but here's my idea - if Fedule gets his commentary series, I should too! Since this is, in fact, a looser translation, I thought I'll write up some details about the original prose for those who are interested, with comments about the difficult points of translating pop-culture Japanese, references we changed or removed, and why we made some of the choices we did. I'll work on the first entry when I wake up tomorrow, and add it and Fedule's commentaries to the OP TOC. I was just thinking - future notes would warrant contributions from you re: the Japanese, since that's, y'know, your thing, but yeah, this is basically just taking that a step further. Proceed! Suspicious Dish posted:That's one of the things that I noticed in Fedule's writeup. Have you considered using something like Google Docs or another collaborative editor to aid in the translation? Funfact: "Sends me" is figurative. 
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Dec 11, 2012 23:21
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EchoPrima posted:I'm thinking this is probably some weird computer simulation due to the weird glitches, plus everything seems too normal but isn't the Despair event supposed to be happening? I was thinking the same thing, truth be told. It seems different enough from the first game's blackout sequence, and for some reason this intro reminded me of the Kingdom Hearts 2 Intro.
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Dec 11, 2012 23:22
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 Is my favorite character so far. Maybe someone else will eclipse, but currently just seeing the designs, cheering for her to survive/be behind the inevitable murders/both.
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Dec 11, 2012 23:22
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Fedule posted:Funfact: "Sends me" is figurative.
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Dec 11, 2012 23:23
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Clearly, someone has entered
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Dec 11, 2012 23:24
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People in the DR1 thread were talking about a Dangan Ronpa avatar for Fedule since he will be taking part in this and...well: I think the monorabbit thing here would be a perfect fit.
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Okay, this is great. I discovered the DR1 thread a few months ago, but only lurked there. Now the time comes when I finally finish it and the very same day the DR2 thread is posted. Life is pretty cool sometimes.  I'll lay off speculation for now, but I will say it's pretty entertaining to see everyone's ideas of this new batch of characters based on character design and just a few lines of dialogue. I've got my own favorites and ideas whatnot, but given how many curveballs the last game threw at us I'm prepping myself for the unexpected. Also, this: Fedule posted:Fedule's Riveting Editorial Anecdotes orenronen posted:if Fedule gets his commentary series, I should too! As a Japanese major and overall language/translation geek, I eat this stuff up. I didn't think I needed any more reasons to keep up with this thread, but there you go.
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Dec 11, 2012 23:27
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Sounds like you really know your stuff, Fedule! I'm really interested to see you and Oren write these notes up.
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Dec 11, 2012 23:29
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I am rapt with attention to hear about both Fedule's and Oren's notes since I am both a fan of editing and also Japanese translation. I liked the first LP for all the Japanese notes and fairly constant adherence to a lot of the Japanese ways of speaking.
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Dec 11, 2012 23:34
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Hace posted:I have know idea who this motherfucker is, but goddamn if he isn't my favorite character already. I know! I can already tell he's going to have awesome character poses, and probably gonna kill someone. I am totally enthused about this.
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Dec 11, 2012 23:36
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drat that's anime
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Dec 11, 2012 23:38
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Hace posted:
His hair is shaped like a shrimp (because he is a chef). It isn't really all that similar to Mondo's pompadour.
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Dec 11, 2012 23:43
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Since Togami is not a SHSL heir anymore, he decided to be SHSL Master of Disguise. Turtle, turtle, turtle. Also I bet this game will pull a Kojima, and that Super Dangan Ronpa 2 is a simulation to reenact the events of the first game to create new SHSL LateToTheParty fucked around with this message at 01:43 on Dec 12, 2012 |
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Dec 11, 2012 23:44
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 You. I like your design! But why do you always have sparks coming from your head? It'd be pretty funny if you were a SHSL Esper or something unexpected like that.  Also I wonder who the guy third from the right in this picture is. He hasn't said anything but that hairstyle is pretty amazing! Also he's got some neat gauntlet thing on.
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Dec 11, 2012 23:44
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 Anyone who's already spoiled that can find a larger size of this? Or anything else that can work as a DR2 background?
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Dec 11, 2012 23:46
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Anyway, assuming that Fat Togami isn't Togami's relative, maybe he is someone who tries to imitate the real thing?
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Dec 11, 2012 23:54
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Nine pages in under 10 hours. Sheesh. Wow, this school's characters look a lot stranger. I don't like them. A lot are kinda creepy. There's Fatgami, SHSL Chef, SHSL Mechanic, SHSL Girl-who-buys-too-small-shirts. FEDIT: If they were worried about being locked in, why weren't people waiting to try and get out through the door the second it opened? The broken universe glitch of the first few scenes was really interesting, though. Xander77 posted:~Yaaaaaaaaaaaay!~ True, but it's not unusual for LP'ers to add extra dialogue that wasn't from the source into the game.
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Dec 11, 2012 23:56
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This thread was posted literally the second I had to leave for work this morning so I had to wait until now to read it. Good show on the despair right from the get go, orenronen. 
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I'm pretty sure this is a record. We've had 1, arguably 2 updates (depending on how you count the DR0 and commentary updates) and already we've got 9 pages of posts. Nine. From the first update. Looks like it's going to be a good game, though. Keep up the good work, Oren and Fedule.
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:If they were worried about being locked in, why weren't people waiting to try and get out through the door the second it opened? You're right, that is weird. I think they all sorta woke up inside, and Fatgami seems to confirm it... except he previously says "Why don't you come into the room?" which would mean, yeah, our hero was already outside when he said that?
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slowbeef posted:You're right, that is weird. I think they all sorta woke up inside, and Fatgami seems to confirm it... except he previously says "Why don't you come into the room?" which would mean, yeah, our hero was already outside when he said that? Fatgami is Monobear wearing Togami's skin like a suit, which both explains why he's so fat and why he beckons our new protagonist inside. 
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slowbeef posted:You're right, that is weird. I think they all sorta woke up inside, and Fatgami seems to confirm it... except he previously says "Why don't you come into the room?" which would mean, yeah, our hero was already outside when he said that?
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Well i'll be following this just like DR1, but I have a feeling i'll be sticking to Oren's posts only seeing as how many posts there are after one update... Will be a shame to miss out on the murder mystery discussion but drat that's a lot of pages.
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Dragonatrix posted:Well, Togami did make it clear in DR1 that he's part of the DR-Illuminati and all, so I'm thinking he might just be a clone that was made before the Most Despairing Event.
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Ohhhh my god I'm so excited. I already like these character designs so much! Every single one of them looks interesting and I can't wait to find out more, although my brain is still reeling because holy poo poo Fat Togami
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Am I still in time for the ground floor? Looking forward to this game, the character artwork has changed style a little bit and that's the first thing I noticed so. Hopefully the punk characters will last a little longer this game. Maybe the delicate heroine will last longer, since she died first in Dangan Ronpa. Maybe it's too soon to be speculating so i'll sit back and relax now.
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Ah, seeing the posts about the translation liberties and stuff with the character speech patterns makes things make a little more sense now! A few people were a little surprised because in this translation so far it seems like Hinata speaks very formally, compared to the upfront/bordering on impolite way he apparantly speaks in Japanese. Although I guess we do only have one update to go on. Either way you choose to do it, I'm sure the translation will adhere to his/the other characters' spirit! I like it a lot so far, anyway.
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Dec 12, 2012 00:30
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Maybe it's just a design choice that I'm missing because it is Japanese but most of the characters have a design or crest on their clothing. Is that a fashion thing, perhaps?
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slowbeef posted:You're right, that is weird. I think they all sorta woke up inside, and Fatgami seems to confirm it... except he previously says "Why don't you come into the room?" which would mean, yeah, our hero was already outside when he said that? Hey wait... that is kinda weird. I was thinking something is up about Hinata and it's more than just him being outside the classroom. Though why didn't the SHSL Bancho bum rush the open door if he'd tried prior to leave?
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The pink hair guy with the shark teeth is giving me some serious Leon vibes, which I imagine to be intentional on the part of the designers. There's an insignia on his chest that's colored exactly the way blood is in Dangan Ronpa. If this game is out to subvert our expectations, I suspect he will be instead one of the most developed and interesting characters who lasts through the entire game, despite appearances.
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Apple Cider posted:Maybe it's just a design choice that I'm missing because it is Japanese but most of the characters have a design or crest on their clothing. Is that a fashion thing, perhaps?
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