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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 · 30/06/2026

Having read the PSP version first, I can confirm it doesn't. It does have the TIPS which are neat, but those unfortunately aren't translated in the current patch, so it doesn't really make a difference.

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Phantom @phantomsonzai.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This is the super secret BlueSky exclusive announcement of an announcement.

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Citan Uzuki @doccitanuzuki.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Some have complained that this famous line from 'Final Fantasy VII' was 'a little gratuitous,' yet although in the abstract I can appreciate their point, Sephiroth's 'name-drop' was undeniably one of the key reasons 'Xenogears' went on to sell 'eight million copies' in Japan alone.

'Sephiroth' explains that, because it is 1997, he will have to 'wait about a year' to play the 1998 game 'Xenogears.'

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Christina 🌹 | Play Twisted Wonderland! @dramata.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

The point of a fan TL is to give others access to media they wouldn't otherwise be able to appreciate. If it won't reach people, your efforts are better spent elsewhere. The existence of this MTPE slop translation is actively disincentivizing all potential serious translation efforts in the future.

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John Hooper @jhoopergace.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The Cartagra Switch release is now out! I was not involved in the localization for this one, but for those of you who have been waiting on the latest version of Cartagra to come out in English before playing the entire Kara no Shoujo/The Shell series, it's here now on the JP Nintendo eShop!

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Kiri Kiri Basara – SciADV News @kirikiribasara.com · 25/02/2025

REVIEW: Ever17 finally returns to Western shores! In a… very different form than you may remember. How does the 2025 remaster of Uchikoshi's sci-fi masterpiece hold up? Do its many changes sink it to the depths, or is it tenacious enough to reach the heavens? www.kirikiribasara.com/2025/02/25/e...

Thumbnail image for a review of Ever17 – The Out of Infinity for Steam and Nintendo Switch.

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spooky male fujoshi @ribbiwawa.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

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

Isn't it funny they're going the "written by Kotaro Uchikoshi" route when he had no involvement with this version of Ever17. Not that it really matters if it helps the game sell, I'd love for it to do as well as it can.

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

Pretty sure the Xbox release never had any TIPS so probably not

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

It's better this way, we don't have to suffer through what they're doing to the other two.

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

This thread is not meant to discourage people from buying these, but just say that MAGES. framing this as a simple remaster of Ever17 is not really the case. It's borderline a completely different game and people should be made aware of that. (7/7) Thank you for reading.

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

Infinity is the series that got me into VNs, so on one hand, it's great that these will be available in English... ...But on the other, it's very important people know that these releases are NOT ideal. If you're thinking of picking these up, please read this thread.🧵(1/7)

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Phantom @phantomsonzai.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

Just a heads up that we'll be putting out an update to the Tsui no Sora Remake patch to fix a few small issues before the end of the year. If you happen to be playing through it, I'd greatly appreciate if you could report any typos you come across in the Discord server!

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Phantom @phantomsonzai.bsky.social · 27/10/2024

Best of luck with it! I'm sure it'll turn out great.

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Phantom @phantomsonzai.bsky.social · 02/09/2024

This only adds to the experience

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