Kanon

[Vatina]

A teaser translation patch for Kanon is finally out:
http://radicalr.pestermom.com/vn.html

Let's celebrate! xD

[Samu-kun]

Is this the full translation or just a part of it?

[EusthEnoptEron]

Seems like it's only until the arcs divide. From what I've read at gemot.

Even so I'm pretty excited - finally I'm able to play Kanon. ;]

[TMBpower]

Uguuuuuuuuu~!

Great news for those people wanting dating games in the US! I'm a girl, but I'd definitely like to play the legendary Kanon; I heart the anime so much.

[Kitouski]

Uguu~, I don't ever want to hear about this teaser again, I noticed it when it was out and played Kanon for like 18 hours a day with no food. Somewhere along the way I missed the "teaser" part of it and it flat-lined into Japanese... I wanted to cry... T.T

[EdenB]

I've tried playing some of this. It's okay, but I prefered the writing style of the old incomplete patch. I'm definetely looking forward to the full release though.

[IceD]

I've also can't wait for the full release . I'm a big fan of all of Key's works - their distingushing style and stories make their novels really worth to look at. Kanon is a classic example.

It's nice to see NDT almost finished their translation.

[EdenB]

The full translation is out!

....

Is what I'd like to say but it'd be a lie. They have however released a newer patch that while is doesn't translate everything, it does translate all of Shiori's path. It's better than just going to where the arcs divide and also adds in voice support.

[Vatina]

Aaaand it's done! The last path (Ayu) has just been released:

http://radicalr.pestermom.com/vn.html

They are working on a full patch with fixes to typos and such, and hope to release it on July 21!

Here's the release info:

06/21/09 - We are proud to announce the final path. You either love or love to hate her. Ayu - a true eat and run Taiyaki girl! With the Taiyaki Edition patch, Kanon is completely playable. Now stay tuned for an important public annoucement; listen up children, this stuff is important! We are in the process of creating a final patch. Some of you have already emailed me about typos in various paths and I thank you. However, in order to make an exceptional patch; we appeal to you, our audience, to proof our work. Email me typos, things that could use explaining, malformed sentences! We wish to release the final patch on July 21, on Key's 10th Anniversary. That is one month from today. The cutoff date will be July 19th. I do hope that you, my friends, will see this to be reasonable timeframe to improve our work. In other news, today is my birthday! Even if you don't have a typo, wish me a happy birthday! Thank you.

[Taleweaver]

In retrospect, releasing the translation to Ayu's arc last was pretty evil as Ayu's path is the only one where you learn the reason for the protagonist's amnesia. I sorta consider it the "true ending" of the story, and leaving that for last means you have a whole bunch of unsatisfied players desperately waiting...

[chikotsukino]

I downloaded the game but how do you open a .7z file?

[Samu-kun]

There's a free decompiler for the .7z format. Voila!

http://www.7-zip.org/

[chikotsukino]

I downloaded that
But have no idea how to use it
:\

[animagic4u]

Yeah, ditto, can anyone help me patch it? :S

[Vatina]

Aaand it's out - the final patch can be found here:

http://radicalr.pestermom.com/vn.html

Hurray