After 12 years, a seemingly abandoned fan translation for a lost Japanese action-RPG surfaced out of nowhere, but the original creators say it's "wildly obsolete"

Princess Crown.

Normally, the sudden release of a fan translation for a cult classic game would be a cause for celebration, but the launch of an English patch for Sega Saturn action-RPG Princess Crown has caused some ire in the community, as the original creators of the patch aren't pleased that somebody's taken up the torch in their apparent absence.

Princess Crown was originally released in 1997 by Atlus for Sega Saturn. It's a 2D, brawler-style action-RPG that stands out thanks to its gorgeous character sprites. Director George Kamitani would go on to found Vanillaware, which has carried the Princess Crown crown torch through the years in games like Odin Sphere and Dragon's Crown. Bits of its legacy even live on in the 2024 dark horse GOTY Unicorn Overlord.