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DocDestiny
2006-01-13, 02:10
So, i'm new to this board and i want to start by sayin, hi, whats up? how're y'all doin? also, is it safe to give up all hope of there ever being an english translation of air? why has everyone dropped it like a hot potatoe? i know this seems stupid, but while im old hat to the dating sim genre, having been playing for a few years now, i am new to the fan translations, and have no clue as to what's going on with them. also does anyone know of any sites, offering the game? i've got the dc version already, but my dc was broken some time ago, when i moved(idiot siblings, dont know how to handle fragile things)and i found something called "air rpg" which i think is a doujin game, i got it at fanimecon2005, but i havent had the chance to play it yet(too much other stuff to deal with)
vampiresaru
2006-01-13, 02:42
Welcome to the board. From what my friend has told me AIR uses a lot of difficult Kanji at parts of the game that aren't necessarily used alot in modern Japanese so it's a bit difficult at times. (kanji is beyond me at this point so I am not sure about this)

As far as getting the game... http://www.himeya.com currently has a few different versions of it.
rodan
2006-01-13, 03:15
Don't hold your breath, but Aoyama of Hirameki International says he wants to translate AIR.
zalas
2006-01-13, 05:01
AIR RPG is just a doujin game someone made using RPG Maker I think.
DocDestiny
2006-01-13, 13:25
thanks! and Aoyama wants to translate it? is this something that'll be done professionally (as in being released to buy, in english) or just as a fun project? also- thank you for your responces!^_^
Haeleth
2006-01-13, 13:29
Hirameki International is a professional game localisation company that just released an official translation of Ever17 in the US. The company blog has recently been updated with an entry about the company which mentions, in passing, at the end, that it might be a nice idea if one day they might possibly be able to license AIR.

(I think we all agree, but like rodan says, don't hold your breath.)
l|ammamama
2006-01-13, 13:54
If you want a good overview of what has been/is being translated, check out Shii's site: http://www.shii.org/translate/
DocDestiny
2006-01-13, 13:55
wow i feel special...the boss replied in my topic thingy!!^_^ yeah, im not getting too exited, not yet, but at least i have a little hope!^_^ weee
Spiritsnare
2006-01-13, 18:24
Hirameki International is a professional game localisation company that just released an official translation of Ever17 in the US. The company blog has recently been updated with an entry about the company which mentions, in passing, at the end, that it might be a nice idea if one day they might possibly be able to license AIR.

(I think we all agree, but like rodan says, don't hold your breath.)

The first response you evoked from me was "WHEN WAS THIS?!" and I quickly logged on to Anime Damashii. Ahaha, I'm so late on this news...

Oh, and DocDestiny -- if it weren't for me contemplating picking up that same game at that same con, you wouldn't have had it now. XD

See you at Fanime '06.
2006-01-13, 18:27
lol! glad to hear it, im glad taht im not the only one who wanted taht game, if you saw someone dressed as kirk from star trek, yeah, me. and hopefully, i'll be there in the same costume, for this coming con...we'll see how much money vegas leaves me with^_^
DocDestiny
2006-01-13, 18:28
sorry, forgot that i needed to sign in...guest is me.