Tengai Makyou: Fuun Kabuki Den English translation
天外魔境 風雲カブキ伝 · Far East of Eden: Fuun Kabuki Den
fabiof17's AI-assisted English patch for the Kabuki spin-off of Far East of Eden on PC Engine CD, covering the story, cutscenes, menus and bonus content.
What's translated
The whole story, from the opening in a Kyoto theatre to the London epilogue, plus the menus, shops, storehouse, battle menus and the names of items, equipment, spells and arts. Cutscene text keeps the original timing so it stays in step with the voice acting, which is left in Japanese. The Uzume bonus dungeon, the Nekodaruma house extras and the gambling mini-game are translated too. A compact 8x8 font and a new text engine make the English fit, and only the data track of the disc is changed.
Known limits
Cutscene lines had to fit the space of the Japanese ones, so some are terse, and ordinary dialogue no longer has the original pauses. A few Japanese fragments may remain, and some late scenes were not fully tested. The patch has been updated often, so check the page for the latest version.
How it was made
fabiof17 made the translation and patch with the help of Claude (Anthropic).
Playing it
Apply the patch to the data track of your own copy of the Japanese disc, following the instructions on the project page; you need an emulator with the Super System Card BIOS.