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Doukutsu Monogatari Translated into English

Posted by Zonk on from the story-in-a-cave dept.

Yosho writes "Doukutsu Monogatari, a freeware platformer for Windows by the Japanese Studio Pixel, has been translated into English. The game has been making a lot of waves in the freeware gaming circles recently, and for good reason; it's quite fun, and it's comparable to commercial games in length and depth."

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  1. Any luck with wine? by arose · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Anyone tried?

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  2. Re:Definately a good sign by Yosho · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I think the biggest problem with the state of OS gaming is that there are too many programmers and not enough of everybody else. Sure, you can develop a great game engine, but you still need graphics, map design, music, plot, writing, etc., and it seems as though the types of people who are proficient at that sort of work aren't really attracted to open source.

    Also, it should be noted that although Doukutsu was developed by "Studio" Pixel, it's a one-man show -- the guy who goes by Pixel developed the entire game by himself.

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  3. Try Ikachan by the same authors by xDCDx · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Try this game too: http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA022293/FreeSoft/I kachan.html

    It's similar to Doukutsu Monogatari, with a very fun gravity based gameplay, you can only rotate and propel yourself.

    It would be great if they translated this too.