Yes, we have bananas... but no PTW

[Alex]

Well, apparently the nice folks from Infogrames have forgotten us here in Brazil. There are no news about PTW, or when it might be released around here.

In mid-September, there was a quick note in a news site informing that Infogrames was expected to release PTW in Brazil by mid-October... And nothing more.

No news after that. So, mighty Infogrames, when will we see PTW in our store shelves?

[Adm.Naismith]

Re: Yes, we have bananas... but no PTW

Originally posted by Alexnm
Well, apparently the nice folks from Infogrames have forgotten us here in Brazil. There are no news about PTW, or when it might be released around here.

What's all this hurry? Just eat some banana (great fruit, BTW) while waiting for a more stable, patched, PTW.

The only doubt I have is because if I wait too much I'll miss the international english version, and I don't want a bad translated version that will force me to wait a month for a translated patch

[Adagio]

Well...there haven't been any news about the game here either...last week I asked in out local store, they barely was able to spell it, but they didn't know about it (About what it is)

[Alex]

The funny thing is that Civ3 was not released in Portuguese, so they cannot say that the delay is due to the translation work.

Unless they decide to translate the game now, which I think is not a possibility.

[Staszek]

There are no plans for PTW release in Poland either, probably as it would interfere with plans for Civ3 release in Polish in mid November (why to localise the game ONE year after release?)

Sad, as the same distributor offered Civ3 (English) for last year..... Now I have to buy PTW from Amazon.co.uk via my friend in England, because Amazon is not willing to send software outside the European Union. Complicated? No, just sad.

[SpencerH]

Why not buy an english version from amazon?

EDIT I was writing this while reading the last post and hit submit a little too fast.

[Adagio]

I certanly hope they're NOT going to release a localised version of it, here in Denmark...

One of the games, I was looking forward to play, I never got to play, because I never bought it...I didn't buy it, because I hate localised versions of games (or movies...or whatever can be localised...)

And no, I don't buy online (Don't have credit card)

[Firebird]

Originally posted by ADG
I certanly hope they're NOT going to release a localised version of it, here in Denmark...

One of the games, I was looking forward to play, I never got to play, because I never bought it...I didn't buy it, because I hate localised versions of games (or movies...or whatever can be localised...)

And no, I don't buy online (Don't have credit card)

I know, I know, most people in Denmark speak english.

But actually many people would prefer to have more software (primarily games) and more films translated to danish. To be able to talk your way through a holliday outside Denmark doesn't make it certain that you'll not miss aspects of a game or a movie in english. F.ex. some people either can't read fast enough to get the subtitles or they can't see clear enough to read them.

Since there aren't that many danes most films and games are not translated, so I wouldn't worry if I where you. And if they are translated most of the times you have the option with both films and games to view/play on either danish or english.

I support translations. And I am willing to support it by paying some extra money for a translated version, if thats what it takes.

Best regards

Firebird

[Adagio]

I don't mind having a translated version IF they also make it possible to play the game/movie in english...they didn't do that to The Settlers IV, it was ONLY avalible in danish in Denmark, and by asking the stores, they said they wasn't able to get the game in english...now, that S****

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Firebird
I support translations. And I am willing to support it by paying some extra money for a translated version, if thats what it takes.

And btw, I do not support translations...I barely support subtitles...well, I of course support it, but only because I know most people don't understand english, and they should have a possibility to still have fun watching the movies

I'd rather pay some extra money, for the Tv-stations to make it possible to turn off subtitles (Kinda like they had with cartoon network (AFAIR) some years ago (don't know if they still have it), back then you could actually change the language, so you could view the cartoons in the language you wanted)

Good thing, they invented the DVD, now I finally can turn those subtitles off too bad, it's only for movies

[Alex]

I don't mind if the game is translated, provided the company which translates it does a good job. Civ2 was translated to Portuguese and, despite some minor flaws, it was a good job. Same as Tropico and SimCity. But in the last years they tend to not translate games anymore, because it is not worth the time and investment made -- games do not sell that much, and those which sell are widely pirated, so why bother? I understand that point of view.

[Adagio]

That's one of the reasons I don't like translations...most translations are extremely badly done...

e.g. in The Settlers IV (from what I've heard), the blacksmith and weaponsmith is called exactly the same thing. When reading the story in the game, you feel like they're talking to a baby (It's not a childrens game, but the translation makes you feel like it is...)

[Firebird]

Originally posted by ADG
I don't mind having a translated version IF they also make it possible to play the game/movie in english...they didn't do that to The Settlers IV, it was ONLY avalible in danish in Denmark, and by asking the stores, they said they wasn't able to get the game in english...now, that S****

I agree with you on that. It shouldn't be a problem to get an english version.

In fact it shouldn't be a problem these days to get the choise between english and the localised version, when you install or even before starting a new game. I've seen that on a bunch of games (IIRC civ2 gave you a choice before installation between english, french and german).

[Alex]

Yes, it should be standard now. All FIFA soccer games offer this feature. But you have to consider that there is a lot more text to be translated in a game like civ; this would be cause for them to postpone the release, which is not in their best interest, of course.

[Adagio]

Would be better if they release the english version at the same time, all around the world, then later release the localised version...unless they of course include BOTH english and local language in the release...