Collection VN Others Rance Series [Ch. 1-2 Remastered, Ch. 1-7 + Kichikuou] [AliceSoft]

[lamba]

This may be extreme copium...but now that Rance 03 is done, surely the editing will go faster now, right....?

Theoretically.

It doesn't make sense to translate Rance 10 when you're still working on 3.

 

[lorddernan]

There's an updated version for Rance IV released in 2023 by TADA and already translated to English floating on the AliceSoft wiki that is, supposedly, better than the OG 1.01 fan-translation that can be found in this thread.

Might be better to update OP with that version?

 

[lamba]

Might be better to update OP with that version?

TADA specifically requested that his 2.05 patch update not be distributed outside his own channels, and it's not actually necessary to play Rance 4. It's just QOL updates (full keyboard support, increased drop rates for rare items, better XP and gold payouts, less aggressive RNG from random battles) and it makes the game a bit less a of dick flattening contest.

You can, however, go to the Rance 4 page on the Alicesoft wiki, scroll down to the bottom where it talks about patches, follow the link to the English translation for the 2.05 patch, and follow the instructions listed there.

better than the OG 1.01 fan-translation that can be found in this thread.

Not so much better as, 'different.' Rance 4 exists as a time capsule for the tail end of the Japanese PC98 engine and the kind of games they were making at the time. I imagine most people would actually prefer the new version but the old version exists for a reason.

 

[AfricanBob]

Is there a good title to start on? Or just from 1? Self contained stories like FF or is it one massive continuing franchise?

 

[Gicoo]

Is there a good title to start on? Or just from 1? Self contained stories like FF or is it one massive continuing franchise?

Its a series, but you can enjoy its title on its own. Though you miss out backstory and context.

You can start with 01, 02 and 03, but imo the really astonishing ones are 6 and 7 (Sengoku). 01 has clunky gameplay and a very shallow plot, 03 and 6 are the first games hinting at a greater overarching plot and a larger world.

 

[AfricanBob]

Its a series, but you can enjoy its title on its own. Though you miss out backstory and context.

You can start with 01, 02 and 03, but imo the really astonishing ones are 6 and 7 (Sengoku). 01 has clunky gameplay and a very shallow plot, 03 and 6 are the first games hinting at a greater overarching plot and a larger world.

Sounds like I'll skip straight to 6/7 then lol. I want a proper story and clunky gameplay. I've played too many clunky games lately. Thanks.

 

[Gicoo]

Sounds like I'll skip straight to 6/7 then lol. I want a proper story and clunky gameplay. I've played too many clunky games lately. Thanks.

You could also go for 03. Who knows, maybe you aren't turned off with 01 and 02, then you could go chronologial a bit as well.

Rance games are very weirdly designed and fairly unique, so its difficult to recommend them or the order. They barely explain the mechanics and throw you right in with you to figure anything out. Even the one with the best gameplay is unforgiving on a blind run.

 

[BooDoof]

Sounds like I'll skip straight to 6/7 then lol. I want a proper story and clunky gameplay. I've played too many clunky games lately. Thanks.

I would also say this is a good idea. 6 is probably my favorite in the series story-wise. It's really, really good. If it doesn't make you like Rance, nothing will. 03 is passable, but its story is kind of meh. It has cool moments, but there's not much in the way of interesting character dynamics like there are in later games. Urza from VI and Crook from Quest are head and shoulders above Sill or anyone else in 03. VI also has a TADA patch that I'd highly recommend, it makes the entire game waaaaaay less grindy.

 

[AfricanBob]

Just gave 6 a try and lmao. Dude just finds a random woman and rapes her. Not my cup of tea tbh. Thanks for the info regardless.

 

[BooDoof]

Just gave 6 a try and lmao. Dude just finds a random woman and rapes her. Not my cup of tea tbh. Thanks for the info regardless.

That's why VI is such a great starting point. It weeds out the weak immediately.

 

[AfricanBob]

That's why VI is such a great starting point. It weeds out the weak immediately.

Can agree with that lmao. It's pretty fucking hilarious that the first shit you learn about him is that he killed two old men and then rapes a young woman

 

[BooDoof]

Can agree with that lmao. It's pretty fucking hilarious that the first shit you learn about him is that he killed two old men and then rapes a young woman

I'd say that he gets his comeuppance pretty quick after that intro, I really do think that encounter is there specifically to establish his character early, so people know what they're in for.

 

[AfricanBob]

I'd say that he gets his comeuppance pretty quick after that intro, I really do think that encounter is there specifically to establish his character early, so people know what they're in for.

Fair enough, I'll give it another try one day. Just not today

 

[lorddernan]

TADA specifically requested that his 2.05 patch update not be distributed outside his own channels, and it's not actually necessary to play Rance 4.

Fair enough.

Is there a good title to start on? Or just from 1? Self contained stories like FF or is it one massive continuing franchise?

Its one massive continuous franchise that also works well as self-contained stories. Realistically, you can start at any point and have a reasonably good time. One of the main selling points of the series is how each game has its own unique combat mechanics so picking a tittle based on your prefered genre isn't a bad idea (02/IV are old-school dungeon crawlers; 01 and 03 I have no clue how to describe; 5D is a gambler's paradise; 6 is a 3D dungeon-crawler; 7 [sengoku] is flat out one of the most interesting Strategy tittles ever made; 8 (Quest) is a dungeon crawling Dark Souls; and IX is yet again another strategy tittle).

 

[riedvelt]

I saw rance 03 is on another site, is it available now? Honestly, I've been waiting for so long, I completely forgot which one I've played, all I remember is I stopped playing this series because 03 isn't out yet [en tl]

edit: never mind I found the game on another thread. LFG

 

[lamba]

Is there a good title to start on? Or just from 1? Self contained stories like FF or is it one massive continuing franchise?

Plots are all functionally self-contained but there's a fair number of recurring characters.

Ideally you'd start from the first game- the remakes, specifically- and play them in order but you also don't strictly have to. The problem is that when old characters show up again and the games are referencing older titles it wont make much effort to explain out the events and assume you already played those games.

The first three games introduce the bulk of the reoccuring characters- Maria, Shizune, Rance and Sill, Chaos, Kentou, Felis, Leila, Rick, Keith, Eleanor, Mill and Milli, etc etc- and Rance 4 is the first that really starts to flesh out the history of the setting.

But if you're just after hentai and gameplay, 6 and 7 are probably the place to start.

Will there ever be a Rance 4 remake?

I wouldn't say, 'never' since they do have the existing framework from the three previous remakes to crank out a fourth but the odds are low and it would probably involve getting TADA back in the saddle which I don't see happening.

That said it'd be great if 4 and Kichikou got- bare minimum- the remaster treatment where maybe they don't entirely remake the game but do things like offer support for anything resembling a modern resolution and proper mouse and keyboard support.

 

[deathfree]

TADA specifically requested that his 2.05 patch update not be distributed outside his own channels, and it's not actually necessary to play Rance 4. It's just QOL updates (full keyboard support, increased drop rates for rare items, better XP and gold payouts, less aggressive RNG from random battles) and it makes the game a bit less a of dick flattening contest.

You can, however, go to the Rance 4 page on the Alicesoft wiki, scroll down to the bottom where it talks about patches, follow the link to the English translation for the 2.05 patch, and follow the instructions listed there.


Not so much better as, 'different.' Rance 4 exists as a time capsule for the tail end of the Japanese PC98 engine and the kind of games they were making at the time. I imagine most people would actually prefer the new version but the old version exists for a reason.

Any download links for rance 4 patched?

 

[lorddernan]

Any download links for rance 4 patched?

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[Aniconomics]

It says on the wiki that Rance 2 Kai is v1.02 but after downloading the Kai installer from here and promptly installing it. I looked at the .txt file and it says v1.01???

The wiki says the last patch, KaiKai is not officially translated and I see no link here for a fan translation. Its a shame because I always like having the latest version of a game. KaiKai is v1.20

 

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