Deltora Quest: The 7 Gems English translation
デルトラクエスト 7つの宝石 · Deltora Quest: Nanatsu no Houseki · Deltora Quest: 7-tsu no Houseki
A full English patch for the Japan-only DS action RPG based on Emily Rodda's books, which also lets the whole game be played with the D-pad and buttons instead of the stylus.
What's translated
The whole game is in English: the story, menus, item and card names, notes, help screens and the credits. Only the developers' leftover debug menus are still in Japanese. The translator started from a machine translation and then reworked every line by hand, and names follow the original novels. A new variable-width English font was drawn to match the game's style, and graphics with text in them, such as the title subtitle, chapter cards and special move titles, were redrawn.
What's new
The original was played almost entirely by touch. With this patch, walking, attacking, dash attacks, items and even the special move (which normally needs you to shout into the microphone) all have buttons, and the menus, shop, camp and world map work with the D-pad too. The stylus still works, and a few small minigames remain touch or microphone only.
There is also a long list of quality-of-life changes: an options page, faster saving, play time and completion on the file screen, guaranteed card drops after enough kills of an enemy, better odds on rare materials, a gentler Grand Farm, and several bug fixes. The changes page lists them all.
Playing it
The patch is applied to your own copy of the Japanese release, following the instructions on the creator's official page, and runs on real hardware or an emulator. Suggestions for awkward lines can be sent through the project's translation page.
The translation and patch are by Vortyne; the source is open on GitHub.
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