Localization Director/Consultant. Talking about loc, game dev, video games, translation, manga, anime and Japan! Speaking 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇫🇷🇩🇪 More in link in bio!
After 11 years, 2023/11/30 was my last official day at CyberConnect2.
It was great to work on so many titles and to interact with all of you!
I always strove to provide the best gaming and localization experience, as well as the best working environment and tools for everyone.
Put it into numbers, CyberConnect2 is like only one voice, so of course no matter how passionate we are if it’s only one voice it won’t have much impact, it won’t be heard. That’s why everyone’s voice would be needed to make it happen, to raise interest.
#dothack
(make it trend)
Some people are not aware that the .hack//G.U. trilogy (Rebirth, Reminisce, and Redemption) has been remastered with some additional content for PlayStation 4, Steam and Nintendo Switch!
If you haven't yet, don't miss it and go grab .hack//G.U. Last Recode!
#dothack
#dothackgu
Notes to myself:
-I'm not doing enough to raise awareness about the Fuga: Melodies of Steel series... can do more.
-Need help of everyone to let the world know about how good and beautiful these games are so we can make more!
Retweet, like and follow, let the Fuga sales explode!
During Anime Expo 2023, we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with
@cc2information
's Taichiro Miyazaki about the company's self-publishing journey over the last several years, following up on our discussion 4 years ago:
📢Thank you all! This wouldn't have possible without all of you!
300,000 downloads (sales + Game Pass) was an important milestone for us, and we hope to reach more and more people!
Thank you again for all of your support and hope you expect more Fuga: Melodies of Steel content!
Fuga: Melodies of Steel is available in 12 languages!
Text:
🇯🇵Japanese
🇺🇸🇬🇧English
🇫🇷French
🇮🇹Italian
🇩🇪German
🇪🇸Spanish
🇲🇽🇨🇱🇦🇷🇨🇴🇵🇪🇻🇪LATAM Spanish
🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese
🇷🇺Russian
🇨🇳Simplified Chinese
🇹🇼🇭🇰Traditional Chinese
🇰🇷Korean
Voices:
🇯🇵Japanese
🇫🇷French
🔊Don't tell anyone, but I heard there may be an announcement soon on when the remaining languages for Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 will be available!
🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese
🇷🇺Russian
🇰🇷Korean
🇮🇹Italian
🇲🇽🇨🇱🇦🇷🇨🇴🇵🇪🇻🇪LATAM Spanish
🇹🇼🇭🇰Traditional Chinese
🇨🇳Simplified Chinese
🇩🇪German
Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 now supports all 12 languages! Enjoy playing or replaying it in your language!
🇯🇵Japanese
🇺🇸🇬🇧English
🇫🇷French
🇮🇹Italian
🇩🇪German
🇪🇸Spanish
🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese
🇷🇺Russian
🇰🇷Korean
🇲🇽🇨🇱🇦🇷🇨🇴🇵🇪🇻🇪LATAM Spanish
🇨🇳Simplified Chinese
🇹🇼🇭🇰Traditional Chinese
As many of you know, the CyberConnect2 logo has changed since the original release.
For .hack//G.U. Last Recode, both the old one from the PS2 days and the new one are in there!
#dothack
#dothackgu
🇧🇷Sneak peek of Brazilian Portuguese🇧🇷
Localization is still WIP and text may be subject to change, but here a little sneak peek of the Brazilian Portuguese for Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 scheduled for Autumn😀
⛩️Don't forget .hack//G.U. Last Recode (4 volumes: Rebirth, Reminisce, Redemption, and Reconnection) is available for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Steam!
After a while, something happens to Haseo's silhouette on the Vol. 1 title menu... Check it out for yourself!
#dothack
Actually there a lot of staff members, who had a PS2 growing up, joined CyberConnect2 because of .hack!
Thanks to this, there was a lot of love going into the making of .hack//G.U. Last Recode.
#dothack
#dothackgu
.hack//G.U. info!
The early designs for Haseo had him wearing a short cape. After many changes the team ended up with the current design, but you can imagine the considerable number of drafts that were drawn before that.
#dothack
#dothackgu
Did you guys check out the English version of the Fuga: Melodies of Steel manga? It was one of the last things I worked on and aimed to finish during my venture at CyberConnect2. Put a lot of effort into it with the team, hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you thought about it!
The Exo-Taranis appeared at the Tokyo Studio!
What a behemoth! Had seen some picture before, but seeing it for real is something!
Didn’t have the occasion to see the Taranis and Exo-Taranis side to side, but hope I will have the opportunity.
One of the 🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese translators (
@lopes_yvann
/
@BrazLocT
) who worked on Fuga: Melodies of Steel came by at the office.
It's always nice to meet in person the people we work with!
Had a little chat and made a quick tour of the Tokyo studio.
Thanks everyone for all the heartwarming messages! You're the best!
I may not be able to post as much, and obviously the content may change, but hope to continue interacting with all of you!
If you have questions about localization, Japan, gamedev, or anything let me know!
Our entrance in the Tokyo studio! We may have some missing... but reply and try to list all the games we have here!
On a side note, the first title I worked on was NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst, and from there on all the other games we made.
Time flies...!
📰Fuga 2 additional languages schedule!
-October 2023
🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese
🇮🇹Italian
🇰🇷Korean
🇷🇺Russian
-November 2023
🇩🇪German
🇲🇽🇨🇱🇦🇷🇨🇴🇵🇪🇻🇪LATAM Spanish
🇨🇳Simplified Chinese
🇹🇼🇭🇰Traditional Chinese
Will keep you posted with more info and screens!
Here you finally have all the info on how to light up the gears displayed on the right of the title screen of Fuga: Melodies of Steel!
What happens when all gears are lit up you may ask?
Well... you gain access to a secret menu... to a secret movie!
Commemoration for over 300,000 downloads for the
#FugaMelodiesOfSteel
series!
We're revealing our long-held secret on how to light up the gears on the title screen!
Be sure to take a look!
Here the people who worked on the localization (translation and LQA) of Fuga: Melodies of Steel, which was supported in 12 languages (11 + Japanese).
I'll post some stories and insight on how the localization went!
#TranslatorsInTheCredits
(it's not only translators though)
Did you know that for .hack//G.U. Last Recode The new character illustrations of Haseo's 5th form, Kusabira, and others were drawn with the PS2 style in mind?
#dothack
#dothackgu
The remastered movie scenes in .hack//G.U. Last Recode were compared frame-by-frame with the PS2 version in order not to spoil the original.
#dothack
#dothackgu
Little explanation of why today, August 9, is
#dothackday
!
In Japanese, the month comes before the date, so 8/9.
8 can be read as "hachi" from which the first syllabe is taken, so "ha", and 9 can be read as "ku", which gives us "haku"... making it the .hack day :)
#dothack
Hi dothackers! Today, August 9th is .hack day! Since the numbers 8 and 9 can be read as "ha" and "ku" in Japanese, it turned into ".hack" day! To celebrate, check out this awesome illustration from
@miyoshi_cc2
and show some ❤
#cc2
#dothack
#dothackday
😋
Atoli and Shino with the same character model.
Their hair and clothes are different, but actually their makeup too!
Atoli has a natural look, while Shino has modest lipstick and cool eyeshadow. Small details make the difference!
Who do you prefer? :)
#dothack
#dothackgu
In the PS2 days, level grinding was normal, but during test plays of .hack//G.U. Last Recode nobody took the time to do so!
Probably because games these days are so fast paced. That's why parameters have been adjusted to match everyone's modern pace.
#dothack
#dothackgu
The 1st costume pack for Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 is out, and it's a collaboration with Tail Concerto!
Yes, you heard right: Tail Concerto!
So many childhood memories...!
Let me know what your favorite costume is. Me of course it's Wappa^^
#TailConcerto
#FugaMelodiesOfSteel2
The package art for .hack//G.U. Last Recode was made in poster size.
It took two months to complete because of the large data size processing and CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama's meticulous feedback implementation.
#dothack
#dothackgu
A lot of the original PS2 movies couldn't be used in the remaster of .hack//G.U.
The same scenes had to be recreated from scratch for a lot of the data. This scene was one of them...
#dothack
#dothackgu
During the remastering of the movie scenes for .hack//G.U. Last Recode, things that weren't visible on PS2 became visible because of the change in resolution.
Things like the character's eyes or expressions for some scenes had to be fixed.
#dothack
#dothackgu
This is Gabi's throne, who is the guild master of the huge guild Kestrel. There's actually a cute drawing on the back!
Normally you can't see it, but during a certain event it's visible.
#dothack
#dothackgu
Hiroshi Matsuyama didn’t make any official announcement or comment about the future of the STORM series or other commissioned titles. Reminder that we cannot comment on commissioned titles, only the publisher can.
📢Up to 58% off on the CC2STORE from August 10 to August 20, 2023!
Get your favorite .hack, Solatorobo, Tail Concerto, Fuga: Melodies of Steel, Kemono Project, and LieN merch!
For every order during that period, you get this set of cards!
Check it out:
I'd really like to see a remaster, or sequel, of Parasite Eve. I enjoyed its turn-based action RPG system and story. How about you? This is the game that made me learn what mitochondria is for my biology classes :) And who didn't love the amazing music composed by Yoko Shimomura!
The CC2 staff drew the desktop backgrounds.
Once implemented, an art exhibition was held on the game screen with all the staff that drew them.
There were tons of artists outside of the dev team, and all were elated to see their art in their beloved game.
#dothack
#dothackgu
This Solatorobo: Red the Hunter button badge (don’t know if that’s the correct name for this type of badge) passed through the ages with some damage… I got this from WAKA, a few weeks after joining CyberConnect2 when I was in Fukuoka. I would have loved to work on that title!
Thinking about streaming (casually)...!
I would mainly be playing games and...
-Talk about localization
-Just play and interact
Would you be interested?
Plan to try out anyway to see how all this works!
Here are the different Fuga: Melodies of Steel title logos!
①戦場のフーガ (Japanese)
②Fuga: Melodies of Steel (English)
③전장의 푸가 (Korean)
④战场的赋格曲 (Simplified Chinese)
⑤戰場的賦格曲 (Traditional Chinese)
Which one do you like the most?
A little bit more before the new languages kick in for Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 in October 2023! Stay tuned for the exact date :)
🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese
🇮🇹Italian
🇷🇺Russian
🇰🇷Korean
Also here some screenshots for each language.
Guess which is which (answer in description)!
👋CyberConnect2 will have a booth at Comic Market this weekend at Tokyo Big Sight, 10:30~16:00!
Attached the merch line-up, .hack, Fuga: Melodies of Steel, Tail Concerto and Kemono for you!
Also a special present for those who purchase for more than 5000 yen!
Don't miss it!
👓Sneak Peek of 🇲🇽🇨🇱🇦🇷LATAM Spanish🇨🇴🇵🇪🇻🇪
LATAM Spanish will be added along German and Chinese (Simplified & Traditional) in November for Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2!
Here you have a screenshot of both Spain and LATAM Spanish. Can you tell which is which? I know but I can't... :)
👓Sneak Peek of 🇷🇺Russian🇷🇺
Russian will be added along Brazilian Portuguese, Italian and Korean for Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 in October 2023!
We have finished brushing up these languages! Hope you're looking forward to them!
When making the movie scenes, for some reasons visual issues were occurring only with Shino.
These were kind hard to fix, thus putting everyone in a state of "Shino fear."
#dothack
#dothackgu
Met with Kenei Nakasha
@Nakasha_Kenei
, who was a Game Director/Designer at CC2, and whom I worked with on several titles, first being JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle. He also worked on .hack games, and is now the Game Director on Ratatan, spiritual successor to Patapon!
For .hack//G.U. Last Recode, the size of hit effects and length of hit stops were adjusted and the tempo and impact of hits were improved!
These were changed and adjusted multiple times until being perfect. Imagine the number of enemies defeated in the process...
#dothack
You even have less excuses now that you can try out for free Fuga: Melodies of Steel AND Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2, and this on all different platforms!
If you haven’t played yet, what are you waiting for?
Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 supports 9 languages (12 soon)!
In what language do you play?
Available:
🇯🇵Japanese
🇺🇸🇬🇧English
🇫🇷French
🇮🇹Italian
🇩🇪German
🇪🇸Spanish
🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese
🇷🇺Russian
🇰🇷Korean
Soon:
🇲🇽🇨🇱🇦🇷🇨🇴🇵🇪🇻🇪LATAM Spanish
🇨🇳Simplified Chinese
🇹🇼🇭🇰Traditional Chinese
There was a somehow hilarious bug in .hack//G.U. Last Recode where during a demo scene Haseo's neck stretched out like crazy...
There were some worries how far Haseo would go... (Of course this has been fixed.)
#dothack
#dothackgu
📢CyberConnect2 is hiring a Localization Specialist! Come work with me :)
Work for a game dev? ✅
Like Japanese games? ✅
Proficient in Japanese and English? ✅
Permanent position in Japan? ✅
Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka? ✅
Details:
#CC2
#Localization
Check out the NPCs in Town!
A lot of their names are actually the usernames or nicknames of the CC2 staff!
Their personalities are also based on the real person (with some slight differences of course).
#dothack
#dothackgu
The international PS2 version of .hack//G.U. only had English voices, but .hack//G.U. Last Recode has the option for Japanese voices, too.
After all, there are big fans of Japanese voice actors outside of Japan, too!
#dothack
#dothackgu
Some of you may already have seen it, but a new patch is out for Fuga: Melodies of Steel. And yes, the first one still keeps being updated.
Hope you enjoy the fixes and improvements. :)
#FugaMelodiesOfSteel
Version 1.52 Patch
As of July 18, we have released a new patch update!
We hope this patch helps improve your
#Fuga
gameplay experience!
I feel like I'm only posting about the Kite & Haseo plushies. Man do I love these!
Here's Kite walking at the entrance of the CyberConnect2 Fukuoka studio :)
And look at Haseo hiding behind our 25th anniversary banner!
CC2STORE:
#dothack
#FugaMelodiesOfSteel2
Version 1.11 Patch
As of August 17, we have released a new patch update!
We hope this patch helps improve your
#Fuga2
gameplay experience!
Look what I found… my PSP! It was one of my favorite handheld consoles. Lots of good memories! Did you have one? What games did you play on it?
I had a PSP-2000, and one of the games I played the most on it was Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker!
Seiichiro Hosokawa, CC2's character designer, had a unique style of drawing the character's ankles extremely thin during the PS2 days. Director Hiroshi Matsuyama even told him it was way too much!
#dothack
#dothackgu
During development of .hack//G.U. Last Recode, review sessions were held 5 times to check over parameters and adjustments.
The same time and effort has been put into it as it would have been done for a new game. It was not just about making it look better!
#dothack
#dothackgu
[.hack//G.U. Last Recode]
The voices, aside for the new content, are the same from the PS2 version but in high quality.
There were some files left out before due to space but are now implemented for the first time in this game.
Keep an eye out for them!
#dothack
#dothackgu
There was a dev member from a certain region who couldn't pronounce "Haseo" with the right intonation because of their accent.
Every meeting, Hiroshi Matsuyama gave an impromptu accent coaching lesson.
#dothack
#dothackgu
Today is the birthday of my little brother, Peter, who passed away on April 28, 2019 at the age of 35, from a rare cancer (extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma). Due to its rarity and lack of knowledge, treatments were limited, and its location made no surgery possible. (1/7)
CC2 booth is ready to go! We are near the Nintendo stand so you can’t miss us! Come see us at Hall 6 D675.
Le stand CC2 est prêt ! Nous sommes proches de celui de Nintendo, vous pouvez pas nous rater ! Rendez-vous au Hall 6 D675.
#JapanExpo
#JapanExpo2023
For those playing on Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S (I have the S by the way), Quick Resume is now supported for Fuga: Melodies of Steel!
I personally like that feature, it's so easy to stop and get back where you stopped!
Reminder that you also have Fuga: Comedies of Steel, a 81-chapter manga video series based on the world of, you may already have guessed, Fuga: Melodies of Steel. It's a nice spin-off😀
Here the whole playlist:
Also... more to come soon!
Had lunch with some of my former coworkers today, so took a picture of the building in which I worked for over 10 years... This is CyberConnect2's Tokyo office! Just in case, it's not the whole building, just one floor :)
This year, I was glad to finally start being active here. It permitted me to get in touch with more people, discover and also try out new things.
Thank you again for everything, and see you next year!
📢Don't forget guys: CC2 will be at
#AnimeExpo2023
and also have a panel!
Find them, take photos, ask for autographs, talk to them, don't be shy!😃
Would have loved to be at Anime Expo this year with everyone, but maybe next time!
Info:
#AnimeExpo
Haseo's movement speed was sped up in .hack//G.U. Last Recode to have an easier time moving around!
It's much better in the dungeons where you can't ride the steam bike. You can therefore breeze through the game!
#dothack
#dothackgu
Who watched Samurai Pizza Cats? I remember vaguely the anime, but the other day I came across a picture and remembered the title instantly, and what a title! Samurais? And Pizzas? And Cats? What do you want more! Such a crazy theme :)
👓Sneak Peek of 🇮🇹Italian🇮🇹
Ciao! Here a preview of the Italian language support for Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2.
A little more time left to check and brush up until October 2023 for you to enjoy the game in Italian!
People, let's goooooooooo!
This is a chance to let more people know about Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2, and the Fuga: Melodies of Steel series!!!!
Share and vote!!!!!!!!!!!
📢The Steam Awards 2023 nominations has started!
We would appreciate it if you could vote for
#Fuga2
as "Outstanding Story-Rich Game Award." Thank you for your support!
📅Voting ends 3AM (PT), 11/28.
#SteamAwards
#FugaMelodiesofSteel2
Look what I found when I sorted out my place, the French DVDs of .hack//Roots!
Somehow forgot I had these in my collection😀
Dubs were in Japanese, English and French.
Subs were in English and French.
Brings back some memories!
#dothack
Sometimes I'm wondering why I do or try to do so much for localization, when in the end the priority goes to other stuff, thus meaning that not many people care about localization, be it the publisher, developer, or players. I have the feeling I'm only going on for myself...
In the PS2 version, the texture quality gets better for some characters from volume to volume.
In .hack//G.U. Last Recode, the quality has been standardized through all volumes, so character's faces are a little different from the originals!
#dothack
#dothackgu
Reminder that CC2STORE has sales going on until August 20th! Only a few days left!
Grab this chance to get some nice merch at a lower price, and get a special set of cards as a bonus!
Check out the different products available:
📢Up to 58% off on the CC2STORE from August 10 to August 20, 2023!
Get your favorite .hack, Solatorobo, Tail Concerto, Fuga: Melodies of Steel, Kemono Project, and LieN merch!
For every order during that period, you get this set of cards!
Check it out:
People are amazing! Actually back then we had a card game published in one of our Solotorabo fan books, and here someone translated it into Russian, colored it, printed it out, and played it! So beautiful!
On a side note, I recommend you our fan books, so many stuff in there!
👓Some behind-the-scenes (& 🇩🇪Sneak Peek of German🇩🇪 for Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2)
So what happens when there is no translation yet? Well you have a placeholder saying there is no translation😀 Once the localization is ready, these will be replaced!
The package illustration is the face of the game!
A lot lot lot of sketches were drawn before the composition was decided upon, and the characters' placement, poses and expressions were meticulously checked.
#dothack
#dothackgu
明日8/5(土)秋葉原に「アキバ大好き!祭り2023」でCC2がブース出展するので是非きてください!
この「エキゾ・タラニス」も生で見れますよ!
Tomorrow (Saturday) we will have a booth at an event in Akihabara (Tokyo). You will have the chance to see the Exo-Taranis with your own eyes!
📢You have some .hack (and other) products available on CC2STORE!
Worldwide shipping may be a little bit expensive, but check it out! Even if it's only for window shopping^^
Here some of my recommendations!
Some merch on sale till the 20th!
#dothack
Each entrance of our studios has a notebook where you can leave a message. Here's the one from the Tokyo studio.
What was my surprise when I saw a message in French!
We also have a commemorative stamp for each studio to get (see down right on the pic).
Be sure to come over!
Are you guys enjoying the second costume pack for Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2? I’m sure you do!
Already looking forward to the 3rd one? I hope you do, but enjoy this and the Tail Concerto one!
Also who’s your favorite costume in the steampunk pack? Wappa’s!
Man... Dragon Ball is one of the anime I watched and enjoyed the most during my childhood. So many epic fights and memories. I believe many people will continue to enjoy the series for hundred of thousands years to come. Rest in Peace.
Here the official patch notes! Enjoy the new languages!
Share and let the people out there know!
🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese
🇷🇺Russian
🇰🇷Korean
🇮🇹Italian
The remaining languages will come in November!
#FugaMelodiesOfSteel2
Version 1.21 Patch
As of October 12, we have released a new patch update!
We hope this patch helps improve your
#Fuga2
gameplay experience!
For those who played .hack//G.U. Last Recode, is there anyone out there who was encountered this pink guy in Tartarga? :)
If you haven't try to find!
#dothack
#dothackgu
The Animal Costume Pack (DLC 3) for Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 is out! Which costume do you like the most?
Also what is your favorite costume pack?
Let me know!
What's your favorite .hack merch? It can be anything, but you have to pick one, and only one!
Reply to this post, or quote it, with your favorite one!
Here's mine, I don't know why but I always liked this towel. It's just simple and beautiful. Also like the colors!
#dothack
So so so so many memories popping up when listening to the anime songs! The anime is one of my all-time favorites!
I hope you will enjoy these in NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS as much as I will do!
For .hack//G.U. Last Recode, there were also quality of life improvements like this new function to use a same item multiple times.
#dothack
#dothackgu