It’s that time again, time for the post with the nitty gritty on the third big announcement we have for 2011: 0verflow’s School Days HQ.
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FAQ (postdump version)
This is TBA at the moment; we’re looking at options for extras we can include with the package version, of which there almost certainly will be some (the Sekai panties that come with an 0verflow online shop purchase of SDHQ are a possibility we’re looking into; we have the technology).
We’re in accord with Sekai Project on this (Kanna is the Sekai Project ringleader, for those who haven’t met him. Welcome to the boards Kanna!) We haven’t made definite plans yet, but a demo is a possibility we’re seriously considering.
This is correct! We’re still working on the logistics of how to release a download edition of School Days; the game size may be prohibitively massive for the direct downloads we host for other games. I can confirm that the package version will be focused on primarily through the course of development.
Update: We have reviewed this scene and determined that it falls entirely within a non-sexual cultural context, and no editing or obscuring of the image is called for. Uncensored it is!
Regarding potential changes required in the localization process, I’m going to be up front and say that this is the one scene we’re looking at. 0verflow brought it up themselves as a potential trouble spot. I’m not convinced that it is, but we’re going to review it in the context of the game; if it comes across more as a “Totoro moment” we plan to leave it exactly as it appears in the original (this is what we’re hoping for). If it seems like more obvious fanservice we may have to go with 0verflow’s suggestion and toss a few clouds in there to cover her up.
It’s going to be a tough judgment call to make, but we’re going to make it and announce it as soon as possible to make sure there aren’t any misconceptions floating around. All of the actual ero scenes in the game will be appearing uncensored, and we don’t see any particular issues with specifying character ages at this time.
Just to correct this misconception quickly: Sekai Project’s work on School Days is roughly 50% complete (of the original School Days game). The HQ version will require porting to an upgraded engine and translation/localization/QC of additional added scenes and endings, bringing the progress total well below the half way mark for the complete product we’ll be releasing. There’s still a considerable road ahead, and would have been even for the original School Days project. I’d look at it more as a “firm beginning” rather than “practically over.” ^^ That said, we think a 2011 release is well within the realm of practicality and that’s what we’re shooting for.
There are no plans at this time to add an English language voice track, and we won’t be replacing or altering the original Japanese audio of the game in any way. The localization is currently composed solely of English text and other visual representations of the Japanese elements of the game. The game will be ‘subbed’ in other words, not dubbed.
There are a lot of details on this release that we’re excited to talk about, many of which are still in the process of being nailed down. We’ll be filling out this FAQ as time and “known knowns” allow. In the mean time, fire away with the questions and we’ll answer what we can!
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