As has been stated before, there will be no release until the project is complete. I cannot give any estimates, but don't expect anything soon.
A little bit of fun stuff today. During the prologue, the principal gives an explanation of the game's mechanics. This is presented in the form of a movie that scrolls up the screen comically fast, not allowing any of the characters (except one) to read it. This scene can be viewed
here. Although actually translating this explanation is low on my priority list, I got a bit bored, so I decided to explore this for a while.
The explanation is a video stored in the file MOV_PR.pmf (Movie_Prologue probably). As some of you may know, pmf is Sony's proprietary video format, so I couldn't rip it directly. I recorded the scene in PPSSPP using fraps, and exported certain frames using Sony Vegas. I opened them up in GIMP, merged them together, and tada:
This is a legitimate, in-depth explanation, and is never fully explained anywhere else in the game. And, since I don't have a copy of the game's manual, I'm not sure if this text is simply copied from there. In any case, I'd love to eventually get this translated and inserted, but it'll be a
long time before I can do that. In the meantime, if anyone has the willpower and skill to translate this behemoth, I'd love for you to help us out.
I'll try to keep this thread updated with more screenshots and info as I progress, so keep an eye out!