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Phantom

@phantomsonzai.bsky.social

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He/They || Visual Novels are my life. Translator extraordinaire!

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Phantom @phantomsonzai.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Excited to announce that I was a translator for the official English release of HimaNatsu! Easily one of my favourite titles Makura have ever put out. I can't wait for all of you to be able to spend one final summer in Oboshiro Village.

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Phantom @phantomsonzai.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

The remake is not a BAD game, but it's upsetting that this will be the only version widely available to an English audience. If you can, I highly encourage you to play the original before looking into the new remaster, you will have a far better experience. (6/7)

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Phantom @phantomsonzai.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

The remake saps a lot of what makes Ever17 unique in the first place. A lot of the changes are trying to make it more in line with the games it later inspired, but that just makes Ever17 feel like a cheap copycat and not the massively influential title it is. (5/7)

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Phantom @phantomsonzai.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

The script is entirely rewritten by new writers with some absolutely insane (negative) story changes, not to mention so much blatant foreshadowing has been added to a lot of the twists that they're hardly surprises anymore. (4/7)

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Phantom @phantomsonzai.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Ever17, though, is not a simple upscale of the original game. Instead, it's a port of the 2011 Xbox 360 remake, just with the 3D models replaced by the sprites from the original. If you're wondering why this is a bad thing, the 360 remake is infamous for a good reason. (3/7)

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Phantom @phantomsonzai.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

The problems mostly concern Ever17. Never7 looks to be no more than a simple AI upscaled port, which despite the waxy look is honestly fine and about what I was expecting. (2/7)

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