Mastiff CEO on Gurumin 3D localization, 3DS challenges
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in 3DS eShop | 0 comments
MonsterVine have recently interviewed Bill Schwartz and David Bruno, whom are the President and CEO of Mastiff respectively, about their upcoming title Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure. The interview mostly covers the many details and nuances of translating a game from Japanese to English and how Mastiff in specific takes on localization jobs.
When asked about what factors Mastiff keeps in mind when localizing a game, Schwartz had this to say:
It was a really big project, with issues that you constantly have to kind of deal with. There’s a character who’s always locked in a cage, and says nothing, while there’s another character that translates for him. We had to come up with our own mistranslations for him to reflect the poor translations the character does, whether it was phrases or weird sounds.
There’s a monster dancing near his boombox near the beginning, and as the hero takes off, he says “I’ll support you with my dancing”, while in Japanese it was more or less just “do your best”, in a kind of vanilla way that isn’t too enthusiastic or passionate. So we couldn’t just use “do your best”, since that was too excited and supportive. So since he could have meant it or not, and he was dancing, we used “I’ll support you with my dancing”, which is true to the original meaning, but different in literal terms.
Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure screenshots
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots | 0 comments
Mastiff sent out a new batch of Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure screenshots following the game’s appearance at PAX West. View the images below.
Gurumin 3D will have 3DS themes, one will be included with all purchases
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Mastiff is preparing various 3DS themes for Gurumin 3D. Buyers will receive one for free, though it’s not clear which one will be offered just yet. You can see the various theme designs above.
As for a release date, Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure could land on the eShop as early as the end of this month, though October is looking more likely. Just as we heard about before, the game will cost $15.
Gurumin 3D could offer Japanese audio DLC if the game does well
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 8 Comments
When Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure comes out later this summer, it will only be playable in English. But that could eventually change depending on how well the game does.
Mastiff said recently that a expansion pack could be made available for Gurumin 3D, which would add Japanese audio. It’s all dependent on performance/popularity/sales, according to the publisher. If Gurumin 3D takes off on the eShop, we’ll hopefully see Japanese voices at some point!
Gurumin 3D playable at PAX West 2016
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure will be playable at PAX West, Mastiff has announced. It will be making its debut at the show between September 2 and September 5. More details will be shared soon.
We published an interview with Mastiff about Gurumin 3D this weekend. A new trailer for the game also came in.
Source: Mastiff PR
New Gurumin 3D trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 2 Comments
GameSpot has a new preview trailer up for Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure. See the video below.
For those that missed it, we published an interview with Mastiff about Gurumin 3D a few hours ago. Read it in full here.
[Interview] Mastiff on Gurumin 3D – origins, what’s new, challenges implementing 3D, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Interviews | 10 Comments
Mastiff and Falcom’s action-adventure game Gurumin has been highly regarded over the years. The two sides are now teaming up once more to bring Nintendo fans the experience. Later this summer, Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure will be hitting the 3DS eShop.
We reached out to Mastiff to learn more about this new version of Gurumin. Bill Swartz, president and CEO, chatted with us about why the company is returning to the game on 3DS, the challenges of implementing stereoscopic 3D support, improvements, if a Wii U/NX version could actually happen, the possibility of a physical version, and more.
Head past the break to read our full interview.
Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure details
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment
The Gurumin Twitter account is currently hosting a fan Q&A session, and has shared some new details in the process. We’ve rounded up the information thus far below and will add in new tidbits assuming more are posted.
– Fully 3D
– “some redrawn help stuff”
– New lower screen
– Could come to Wii U or NX if the game does well
– Not using the same textures as the PC version since it’s technically impossible
– Moving a traditional 3D platforming game to true stereoscopic 3D has been the greatest challenge
– Can switch headgear on the lower screen
– Will support the C Stick on New 3DS
– 30 FPS
– Based mainly on PSP version (which has more costumes)
– 3DS theme is “very likely”
Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure teaser video
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 1 Comment
Over on Facebook, Mastiff published a new teaser video for Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure. Watch it below.
Note: Mastiff says the video is a bit stretched and mottled from the original capture. When playing on 3DS, the gameplay should be crisper.
First look at Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 4 Comments
A few weeks ago, Mastiff announced Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure. Falcom’s well-received action-adventure title will be coming to Nintendo’s portable as an eShop title later this summer.
We now have the first screenshots showing what Gurumin actually looks like on 3DS. Hit up the gallery below for the images as well as some other art and a fact sheet.
Source: Mastiff PR
