Lux-Pain
| Video game fandom | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lux-Pain |
| Developer(s) | Killaware |
| Release date | 2008 (Japan), 2009 (English localization) |
| External link(s) | English Wikipedia; official website; defunct since end of Flash support |
| Related articles on Fanlore. | |
Lux-Pain was a 2008 visual novel game for the Nintendo DS. It had no significant fandom following in Japan, but achieved some notoriety among English reviewers for a localization that has been described as "wonky"[1] and an "all-time disaster job"[2]. The game has minor dating sim elements and allows the player to receive messages after the game depending on how close they have become to certain characters. Only the messages from female characters will be explicitly romantic. However, M/M ships are popular on AO3 due to certain male characters becoming very close to the main character.
Fandom
The game was a critical failure in the US, and developer Killaware filed for bankruptcy in 2011, leaving the property adrift and English-speaking fans with only the poorly-translated official localization. Because of the scarcity of canon material like the artbook and soundtrack that came bundled with the now out-of-print game, current fan activity often centers around trying to preserve the canon itself. There have been several attempts to retranslate the game, but none have yet been completed. There are two ongoing text-only retranslation projects on Tumblr, at Redux-Pain and Lux Pain Project.
Fanworks
- Everything To Come, fanmix posted on 8tracks
- A series of Atsuki/Akira fics by vio55, written in 2009 for the 10_orders prompt table
- Several 2009 prompt fills by vio55, written for prompt_in_a_box
Official Content
- Archived version of official website, minus Flash content
- archive of images saved from the official website before the end of Flash support
- Short essay evaluating the localization and the circumstances of the game's creation
Links
- Lux-Pain LiveJournal community
- Lux-Pain works on Archive of Our Own.
- Lux-Pain works on FanFiction.Net
- Lux-Pain tag on Pixiv
References