by EmperorJeramyu » Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:17 pm
Well, it can't simply happen for no other reason than it's both legally and technically impossible. Because:
A) The English RPG Maker 2000, which with The Way was made is illegal (both the translation itself, and the fact that it's not free software).
B) Most of the resources and music are taken from copyrighted sources.
C) It was made in RPG Maker, which is inexorably separated from real programming languages like C# and the XNA .NET framework which are the main languages for XLA games.
So to avoid these issues, Lun would have to remake the entire thing from the ground up, which is impossibly daunting for one person (most XLA games are made by at least small teams with budgets). Not to mention the overhead involved in acquiring the IDEs and tool sets for developing XLA games (it's not free or cheap, I've talked with someone involved in the process before). It also has to pass Microsoft's rather strict quality checking people, and be downloaded enough and make enough money to not be delisted. A six-part Japanese console-style RPG isn't necessarily a fit for this whole process.
I can't speak for Lun, obviously, but there's something to be said for delivering an engrossing and powerful game for free as well.
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