No Name Losers has recently completed their English translation patch for Wind -a breath of heart-. Only people who could prove to NNL that they own the original DVD copy of the game could get the patch directly in their IRC channel. Those who own the CD version need not apply. In order to prove that you own the game, you had to do things like answering questions related to the game packaging and box contents within a set time limit and taking full-body pictures of you and the game box, along with a torn-up customer feedback form and a destroyed support disc (supposedly not needed by the game…). Needless to say, the reaction from 4chan, Hongfire and the other usual suspects was not one of joy. Of course, a lot of those people are just unhappy that they don’t get to play the game, but even so there are some very valid points made (I like to compare them to undigested pieces of corn in a pile of shit) that I would like to highlight here.
I am not interested in the game and I speak Japanese fine, thus it does not matter to me whether or not NNL decides to release the patch. That said, I do feel strongly about this because it affects the community as a whole. Now, the IRC anime community is quite small and I’ve already annoyed quite a few people by ranting about this topic in the SOS-dan channel today. I hope, whoever you are, that you understand that I am not being personal about this. Even if you are related to NNL in anyway at all, please read on. This is what I have to say and I hope you will at least read it. Continue reading
