Shin Megami Tensei question.

[GamerL]

Does there exist a translated rom of the Mega CD version of Shin Megami Tensei?

[ReyVGM]

No.

[GamerL]

Jun 14, 2015 21:03:41 GMT -5 ReyVGM said:

No.

How about the playstation versions of shin megami tensei 1 and 2?

[kaoru]

The SNES ones are the only that have a translation (plus the official iOS release of the first, of course)

[GamerL]

That's too bad, but oh well, I was just curious.

[Deleted]

Definitely sucks, yeah. The iOS version appears to be based on the PS1 release, but it's only the first game, and it's damn near impossible to play with a virtual controller.

[Ike]

I think it plays pretty well with the touch screen. It's an RPG with movement locked to to the four cardinal directions, so it's not like you have to make quick button presses anyway. I've only played on a 5S though, so YMMV if you have a 6(+).

[Neo Rasa]

I wish there was a Sega CD translation since it's the best version of the game.

The iOS version though, I had no problems playing through, I just hate that they didn't bother translating/releasing 2 and If... also.

[Deleted]

Isn't Gideon Zhi working on ...if now or something? He seemed to be hinting at it on Twitter recently, but maybe I misunderstood.

[kaoru]

Well, Gideon Zhi always has a billion projects that might or might nor progress. SMTif is certainly on there, and certainly on there for a while. Like... the translation was done in 2012, last hacking update in 2014, hinting at him at least trying to get it done for the anniversary (SMTif is 20 years old by last october). So like all his projects, it's a mystery to everyone when it's gonna be done. Might be out tomorrow, but might not be for another year or more. Though it seems to be in testint atm.

[goodlymike]

Jun 22, 2015 11:09:42 GMT -5 Neo Rasa said:

I wish there was a Sega CD translation since it's the best version of the game.

The iOS version though, I had no problems playing through, I just hate that they didn't bother translating/releasing 2 and If... also.

Aside from the new opening, it's essentially the same as the PS1 version isn't it?

[Neo Rasa]

Actually it has a totally different set of graphics for the backgrounds compared to any other version of the game, though the scrolling isn't as smooth as it is on the PSX (way better than on other versions though). It also actually shows more than one enemy sprite in battles instead of just a single one with the stick figures at the top of the screen which is something weirdly unique to it. The PSX version recycles the NPC/etc. sprites from the SNES game as well while they're redrawn from scratch for the Sega CD. Some look like they're traced from photos though, weird mix).

Here's some comparisons, PSX on the left, Sega CD on the right:

[Discoalucard]

The iOS version is based on the GBA version, which in turn was based on the PS1 version. (Though with redrawn dungeon tiles and no smooth scrolling.)

Gideon's been working on SMT If... for a number of years now, it's just taken that long to get everything working. A lot of these SFC RPGs were buggy as shit.

[Neo Rasa]

Yeah Dark Half was another example, the translation isn't actually that recent, but it took Gideon a lot of work to get everything to function and be readable. The results are great though. Forget years, I would NEVER get anything like that done while holding a day job at the same time.