In November, fan translation group Hilltop Works launched an English patch for Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 (aka My Summer season Trip 2), a beloved journey/life sim that followers have been desperate to play in English for greater than 20 years. After that launch Hilltop wasted no time leaping into its subsequent undertaking, which was introduced in the present day with an amusing trailer. Hilltop wasn’t kidding when teasing it as a “hidden gem”—I certain hadn’t heard of it myself.
“Rowdy Princess is a sport by honored sport creator Shoji Masuda, the author and director of cult darling Linda Cubed, all-time traditional Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru, and the beloved Oreshika collection,” Hilltop tweeted alongside the announcement. Hilltop went on to elaborate that translator Cargodin “has been championing this sport for over 10 years,” whereas graphics modifying work is being dealt with by the identical contributor who did a incredible job with the legions of texture edits required for Boku no Natsuyasumi 2.
In an interview I did with Hilltop Works again in November, Hilltop mentioned that he needs each sport he does “to fully shock individuals and present them one thing they did not even know they needed, however right here it’s.” He would solely trace at Rowdy Princess on the time, however mentioned that it is “one of many least common, probably the most secret, underground video games” they’ve performed, and that it is a “tragedy” how unknown it’s.
“It’s the most fun sport that I’ve ever labored on,” Hilltop added.
In case you’re a sure type of JRPG fan, chances are you’ll be excited to listen to that Rowdy Princess’s character designs are by Kohime Ohse, who additionally designed the characters in some early entries of the beloved Atelier collection. Others could also be excited to listen to that it has a fairly unconventional battle system, by which your relationships together with your occasion members apparently have an effect on their efficiency in battle in lieu of leveling up. Have a look, y’all.
There is not any phrase from Hilltop Works on when the interpretation might be accomplished, however you possibly can comply with the group on Patreon for month-to-month updates as they progress by way of Rowdy Princess’s localization.