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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · 2d

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf, an Italo-British tribute to the world of Gamebooks

#rpg #wrpg #gamebook #lonewolf #JoeDever #rpghistory #videogamehistory #gaming #gamedev #switch #steam #ps4

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Joe Dever's Lone Wolf, an Italo-British tribute to the world of Gamebooks

Developer: Forge Reply

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · 6d

Found in translation: how the first Sword World JRPG adaptation got two English localizations after three decades

#rpg #jrpg #swordworld #retrogaming #gaming #videogamehistory #fantranslation #pc98 #superfamicom #supernintendo #gamedev

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Found in translation: how the JRPG adaptations of the Sword World system got two English localizations after three decades

While Western RPG fans are used to videogame RPGs adapting Dungeons & Dragons rulesets and settings, not to mention more esoteric takes like German RPGs retooling their own Das Schwarze Auge system, J...

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · 12d

To celebrate Fallout Day, I wrote a piece about this series' crosspollination with card games, from the Tragic the Garnering parody and New Vegas' Caravan to Magic the Gathering's own Fallout adaptation.

#rpg #wrpg #fallout #magicthegathering #gaming #gamedev

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From screen to tabletop: how Fallout met Magic the Gathering

While we already had a chance to discuss Shandalar, MicroProse’s attempt to bring Magic the Gathering to the videogame RPG space back in 1997 by mixing Richard Garfield’s magnum opus Trading Card Game...

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · 18d

That's awesome, I'm really happy you were able to progress past that roadblock! I really look forward to see the first dialogue translation screenshots, I have said it before but the speed at which you are working is nothing short of amazing.

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · 18d

That's a shame, maybe there could be other ways to contact them though? Aside from 46okumen, you could try the PC98 subreddit, or even teams focused on different home PCs like MSXTranslations since they may have some insight on Koei games that could also apply to other platforms.

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · 19d

Let's discover Tales of Rebirth, a tri-linear journey to acceptance

#rpg #jrpg #talesof #namco #namcotalesstudio #ps2 #fantranslation #videogamehistory #gaming #gamedev #psp #retrogaming #talesofrebirth

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Tales of Rebirth, a tri-linear journey to acceptance

Developer: Namco Tales Studio - Team Destiny

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · 19d

Have you tried contacting other home PC-focused fantranslator groups like 46okumen? Then again, your project has advanced incredibly fast so far, it's absolutely normal to hit some roadblocks along the way. I'm rooting for you!

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · 25d

Thirty years of Tactics Ogre: how the Valerian civil war forever changed tactical JRPGs

#jrpg #rpg #tacticalrpg #tacticsogre #tacticsogrereborn #yasumimatsuno #quest #videogamehistory #gaming #gamedev #superfamicom #ps1 #psp

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Thirty years of Tactics Ogre: how the Valerian civil war forever changed tactical JRPGs

Developer: Quest Corporation (Super Famicom), Artdink (PS1), Riverhill Soft (Saturn), Square Enix (PSP, Reborn version)

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · 26d

Awesome work, I just read your latest updates and it's incredible to see how fast things are going!

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Oct 6

Ecsaform, Bandai Visual's hymn to overreach

#jrpg #rpg #tacticalrpg #ps1 #retrogaming #videogamehistory #gaming #gamedev #bandai

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Ecsaform, Bandai Visual's PS1 sci-fantasy hymn to overreach

Developer: Bandai Visual

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Oct 5

Triangle Strategy, Asano and Artdink's 2D-HD tactical epic

#jrpg #rpg #tacticalrpg #artdink #asano #gaming #videogamehistory #gamedev

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Triangle Strategy, or how Asano and Artdink balanced lore and tactics

Developers: Square Enix - Team Asano, Artdink, Netchubiyori

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Oct 1

Carpe Fulgur, or how Dice and Light-Williams pioneered indie JRPGs to the Western PC audience and ended up changing the industry

#rpg #jrpg #carpefulgur #recettear #videogamehistory #gaming #indiegaming #indie #steam #gamedev

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Carpe Fulgur, or how Dice and Light-Williams pioneered indie JRPGs to the Western PC audience and ended up changing the industry

Nowadays, most people expect Japanese RPGs to have day and date PC releases alongside their console ones, with whole teams like Clouded Leopard or Peter “Durante” Thoman’s PH3 building their business ...

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Sep 27

Pentiment, Sawyer's Holy Roman Adventure

#rpg #wrpg #obsidian #videogamehistory #gaming #gamedev

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Pentiment, Sawyer's Holy Roman Adventure

Developer: Obsidian

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Sep 27

Then there's the fact it was a PC98 exclusive, which means that it shares the same obscurity as most home PC JRPGs without even having MSX2 or Sharp ports to make it a bit more notable. This also makes your translation effort even more courageous and important, and your progress so far are awesome.

Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Sep 27

Considering how often Western fans of import JRPGs tend to hype up unlocalized titles after reading Japanese reviews or retrospectives, it isn't surprising that a game that had basically no presence among Japanese fans ended up being ignored by Western fans, too.

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Sep 27

Indeed, it's basically Uncharted Waters\Daikoukai Jidai set in space, with plenty of additional systems, a stronger narrative and more nuanced explorations. While researching it for my writeup I had exactly the same reaction, even if the real issue here is that the game was also overlooked in Japan.

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Sep 25

I'm awestruck by how quick you're progressing, your work looks gorgeous so far.

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Sep 25

After this event, the English patch for Micro Cabin's sci-fi horror JRPG, Illusion City, has been released by the awesome team at MSX Translations, including a ROM version that will hopefully help those who never dabbled in home PC emulation give a chance to this game.

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Sep 25

How a Dutch MSX2 celebration could end up as a landmark for home PC JRPG fantranslations

#jrpg #rpg #msx2 #gaming #gamedev #videogamehistory

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How an upcoming Dutch MSX celebration could end up as a landmark for home PC JRPG fantranslations

From the mid ‘80s to the early ‘90s, Japanese home PCs like NEC’s PC88 and PC98, Sharp’s X68000, Fujitsu’s FM Towns or the MSX line, born out of the partnership between Microsoft and Kazuhiko Nishi’s ...

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Sep 25

I will try looking for the Japanese pages I found back then and get back to you, but unfortunately they were just a walkthrough of sorts and some very succinct reviews, since the game hasn't really had a large following even in its home country.

Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Sep 25

Found in translation: Growlanser VI, a localized, if precarious, world

#jrpg #rpg #growlanser #ps2 #gaming #gamedev #fantranslation

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Found in translation: Growlanser VI, a localized, if precarious, world

Since the first time I had a chance to tackle Career Soft’s Growlanser franchise thanks to Working Designs’ PS2 Generations collection, I always found this series uniquely fascinating due to its stori...

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BNK (ボノコ) @bonoko.dev · Sep 23

Opening cinematic done, on to the actual game now... #Progenitor #PC98

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Sep 24

Thanks, your work on Progenitor looks stellar so far! When I wrote its retrospective back in February I hoped someone could pick it up for a fantranslation effort later on, but I never imagined to see it happen so soon given how poorly documented it is outside of Japanese sources.

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Sep 24

To celebrate the first anniversary of my Substack, it's time for some musings about discussing videogame RPG history from an holistic perspective and the state of Substack for videogame publications.

#rpg #jrpg #wrpg #videogamehistory #gaming #gamedev #substack

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A Substack in a bottle: my experience on this platform after one year and sixty-four pieces

Today marks the first anniversary of my Substack, which I finally started last September after procrastinating for a few years.

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Magnvs' RPG Journey @magnvsrpgjourney.bsky.social · Jul 12

Before Clair Obscur: the history of French RPGs - Part III: the rise of Franco-Japanese RPGs

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#rpg #frenchrpg #jrpg #France #videogamehistory #rpghistory #retrogaming #clairobscur #expedition33 #gaming #gamedev #sandfall #lizardcube #fuga #edgeofeternity

Before Clair Obscur: the history of French RPGs - Part III: the rise of Franco-Japanese RPGs

In the first two parts of this retrospective about the history of French videogame RPGs, we had a chance to discover the first pioneeristic effort of the mid ‘80s, the lull of the ‘90s, the disruption...

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