Always on my Blithe

A collection of who'zits and whatnots

[yakuzapatch]

(Updated post)

Hello there!

Been a while, hasn't it?

New fans have grown up, old fans have passed on (and away), and our project team has not only expanded in recent months - with the help of the Yakuza Modding Community (full credits will be included in the mod) - but has also undergone a change in management.

Today, we finally have something to show you.

Keep in mind that the translation is still undergoing proofreading and polish, and both the UI and fonts will be improved. If it currently looks like Google Translate to some, rest assured - it isn’t. A member of the previous team was not proficient in English, but this, along with the text’s style, is being addressed.

Our goal as a mostly new team is to ensure that the game is not only playable but also stylistically consistent with the series and its historical period. References to 1600s Japan are carefully preserved and adapted to maintain immersion. No offensive language has been used, no content has been cut, and there may even be a few optional mods included.

Kenzan is getting closer to release - right now, we are reworking the UI using proper techniques we’ve learned along the way.

Soon, we will publish gameplay footage of the translation from our tests and refine everything to ensure it looks and works as well as possible.

See you soon - this time for real.

Sincerely, The Kenzan Translation Team

P.S. You may ask what took us so long? Real life and troubles with the previous "team". Now things go as smooth as possible. Stay tuned!

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Very exciting

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The sequel to my last post with Valimar. Divine Knight Ordine from The Legend of Heroes series. Looking forward to having a set of all 7 some day.

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MODEROID Valimar, the Ashen Knight

My first plamo in a while, from one of my favourite series, The Legend of Heroes (Trails/Kiseki series). The fact the model exists is a dream come true, as I wished for a model of Valimar ever since I first saw him in the game.

Unfortunately he is a major pain to paint for accuracy. There is almost no colour/parts separation. Out of the box he is just grey and graphite grey/black. This involved a lot of time, masking, and even more patience.

I really hope that Goodsmile improves for their future Divine Knight releases.

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Update on the state of the project

Finally restored access to this account, apologies for a very long absence.

No, it’s not dead, we’ve just had a lot of IRL problems to deal with, mostly this year, but right now it’s safe to say - this project will be finished before the official release of Kenzan Kiwami!

Issues with game text appearance are pretty much sorted at this point, most of the text is undergoing proofreading and additional translations and we’re establishing a new pipeline that will allow more flexibility while editing game text.

Both hackers and translators are doing their best to deliver the best version of Kenzan despite all of outside issues.

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I'm still looking forward to this 🏯

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My Char normal suit helmet finally came in and I like it very much. Here it is next to Char's Stahlhelm /helmet from a year or two ago. My only gripe is that it doesn't come with a stand.

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My custom Commander Shepard from Mass Effect Legendary Edition. If you would like to use or adapt her model, the ME1 face code is: 753.Q2G.M47.F8A.JDQ.64Q.BD7.112.966.14C.EGC.134.6

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When watching Aura Battler Dunbine for the first time:

It's really good at its core, but it's got a bit of a steep learning curve with the names. And the clunky subtitles don't help.

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I'm so incredibly sad to hear of the death of Kentaro Miura earlier this month. His work has long had a special place in my heart and mind; he truly showed what a master of the art form is capable of. The brightest candles burn twice as fast, and he has indeed gone too soon and will be missed by millions.

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*crack*

Aw hell naw, you don't mess with my Haruka

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Gundam playing card collection. Angles are a bit weird. The sleeves I have them in are very reflective.

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Honestly Kuririn …

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Gundam Animation Cels

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Four Murasame cosplay

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This is a valentine i made last year. It went okay. maybe it will go okay for you too.

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Another #gundam #valentinesday

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Come on, Kiryu-chan.

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I got a PSP and Gundamized it. It may not be 3 times faster, but it can perform an Axis Shock.

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What