Progress was promising. By early 2010, they released screenshots of the title screen in English and a proof-of-concept patch that translated the main menu and character select screen. The community rejoiced.
Critics who played the Japanese version noted that Draglade 2 fixed nearly every complaint about the original: Draglade 2 English Patch
The project was officially declared dead in June 2011. The only remaining artifact was a 15% complete patch that translated the menus but left the story and item system entirely in Japanese. Progress was promising