Also I don't think anyone was questioning that if the Japanese version used an existing concept and the original translators were too daft to realize the reference (instead outputting a nonsense name that doesn't convey anything), then it is naturally an improvement to fix it.
However, even here there is normally a balance to strike; Japanese people often choose foreign names only for the "cool" feeling they evoke, and directly translating that into something that sounds dull or just weird in English means the feeling is lost. This is often just as important as the literal meaning of the original word, and it is the translators job to try to strike a balance when there is no translation that is both literally, connotationally and emotionally accurate (i.e. most of the time).
In my opinion, a perfect example is the translation of Chrono Trigger's Schala and Janus -- the original Japanese had them as "Sarah" and "Jack". The names sounded cool to them and enhanced the foreign and out-of-place feel of the ancient Zeal kingdom, but had those names been used as-is in the English version, they would have accomplished the complete opposite and detracted from the experience. To us, Sarah and Jack are completely normal names and would have made Zeal feel less of an advanced magical kingdom and more of a kid's show on TV (aired after Barney the Dinosaur). Instead, the translator invented new names (though based the originals) that evoked roughly similar feelings in English audience as the original names did to Japanese people, and credit should go to him for that.
The other point to consider is that when Japanese people put in references to Japanese culture in their writing, it is meant to be easily recognizable (like references to English culture are to us). Retaining it as-is may be more accurate and can sometimes make the text more interesting (primarily to people interested in Japan though), but the translator should always be aware that by doing so, the nature and focus of the sentences shifts as well. For example, turning a trivial cultural reference (the Japanese reference as seen by Japanese people) to an intricate one (the Japanese reference as seen by non-Japanese people) can make the speaker sound more intellectual or alter the intended feel of the sentence altogether.
This retranslation project clearly aims for a very literal translation, and this should be kept in mind when viewing it. Since no changes are being made to accommodate the target audience, it thus remains Japanese. Playing it will not give you the original Japanese experience unless you are well-versed enough to play it in an fully Japanese mindset -- and if you can do that, you might just want to play the Japanese original in order to avoid any confusion.
However, even here there is normally a balance to strike; Japanese people often choose foreign names only for the "cool" feeling they evoke, and directly translating that into something that sounds dull or just weird in English means the feeling is lost.
This is often just as important as the literal meaning of the original word, and it is the translators job to try to strike a balance when there is no translation that is both literally, connotationally and emotionally accurate (i.e. most of the time).
Jumping back to the topic, I doubt anyone else was thinking that someone chose the word "Midgar Zolom" just because it "sounds cooler to dumb yanks". As has been mentioned, the original localization team probably had very little resources for (or interest in) researching cultural references, were probably dumbstruck by the massive amounts of strange katakana, and in the end just chose something randomly. What I was talking about earlier was about replacing cultural references that made no sense to foreign audiences (like Moguri), but Norse mythology is well-established in the Western world (it is Western culture), so there's no reason not to preserve the reference.
* FF7 contains a myriad of concepts and references from a wide range of religions and cultures. Building upon existing ideas instead of inventing everything yourself is a cornerstone of not only all literature, but of all civilizations. Referencing existing stories adds familiarity and depth to a new story without having to explain yourself, much like the concept of using idioms. (I wouldn't want to read any story that invents everything from scratch; in fact, I would assume it worse for the effort, and be surprised if it was even readable at all)
* Localization is a very difficult task, of which translation is but one piece of the puzzle. Languages and cultures do not match 1:1, so clearly some hard choices need to be made where you have to prioritize what's most important to convey. Sometimes this can mean it's warranted to change even names and other seemingly "constant" terms, if it means the overall feeling is better preserved. (I stand by my personal opinion that Schala and Janus were good examples of this)
* FF7 contains a myriad of concepts and references from a wide range of religions and cultures. Building upon existing ideas instead of inventing everything yourself is a cornerstone of not only all literature, but of all civilizations. Referencing existing stories adds familiarity and depth to a new story without having to explain yourself, much like the concept of using idioms. (I wouldn't want to read any story that invents everything from scratch; in fact, I would assume it worse for the effort, and be surprised if it was even readable at all)
Localization is a very difficult task, of which translation is but one piece of the puzzle. Languages and cultures do not match 1:1, so clearly some hard choices need to be made where you have to prioritize what's most important to convey. Sometimes this can mean it's warranted to change even names and other seemingly "constant" terms, if it means the overall feeling is better preserved. (I stand by my personal opinion that Schala and Janus were good examples of this)
Jumping back to the topic, I doubt anyone else was thinking that someone chose the word "Midgar Zolom" just because it "sounds cooler to dumb yanks". As has been mentioned, the original localization team probably had very little resources for (or interest in) researching cultural references, were probably dumbstruck by the massive amounts of strange katakana, and in the end just chose something randomly. What I was talking about earlier was about replacing cultural references that made no sense to foreign audiences (like Moguri), but Norse mythology is well-established in the Western world (it is Western culture), so there's no reason not to preserve the reference.
* Localization is a very difficult task, of which translation is but one piece of the puzzle. Languages and cultures do not match 1:1, so clearly some hard choices need to be made where you have to prioritize what's most important to convey. Sometimes this can mean it's warranted to change even names and other seemingly "constant" terms, if it means the overall feeling is better preserved. (I stand by my personal opinion that Schala and Janus were good examples of this)
* Regardless of being originally correct or not, canon does matter. Buster swords, spoony bards, sons of submariners, when a term "sticks" then that will be what triggers nostalgia later on, not a "corrected" translation.
So, to sum this up for everyone.
This translation is ignoring EVERYTHING past and present, and attempting to translate the game as if the original creators were perfectly fluent and knowledgeable in both Japanese and English.
If this is just a masturbatory post saying "Look what we did!" then I won't bother.
Is this intended simply as a direct transliteration of the Japanese? Or is the ultimate goal a relocalization?
- Items, spells, places, monsters and people for which we have good evidence as having been incorrectly translated, or modified for a western audience, will be restored.
- What this project isn't: A literal retranslation from the Japanese (aside from certain names and items etc as mentioned above).
Because I have some serious misgivings about a lot of your choices, but it'll take me some time to go over your enormous list of changes and form my opinion. That is, of course, if you're looking for criticism. If this is just a masturbatory post saying "Look what we did!" then I won't bother.
- Please keep any discussion on topic as much as possible, we will take any criticism or suggestions seriously as long as it is honest.
- If there's anything there you do not agree with, please copy pasta and give us your thoughts.
Going over this list (which is fantastic, btw), I had one idea. Could Cid's "Dragon Mod" limit break perhaps be "Dragon Mode"?
(http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/9/94/Funny_Statue_TrophyFF7.png)
This is チサのカメン originally translated as "Chisa's Mask" does anyone know what Chisa even is? I mean we have found a little bit about some ancient sect but no idea if it really is that which inspired this thing, which appears in Dio's show room.
great :D I wanted to pm you but it's not possible!
AVALANCHE Hideout
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{BARRET}
“Yo, {CLOUD}!
There's somethin' I wanna ask ya.”{NEW}
“Was there anyone from SOLDIER
fighting us today?”
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{CLOUD}
“None.
I'm positive.”
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{BARRET}
“You sound pretty sure.”
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{CLOUD}
“If there was anyone from SOLDIER
you wouldn't be standing here now.”
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{BARRET}
“Don't go thinkin' you so bad jus' cuz
you was in SOLDIER.”
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{CLOUD}
“…”
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{BARRET}
“Yeah, you're strong.”{NEW}
“Probably all them guys in SOLDIER are.”{NEW}
“But don't forget that
your skinny ass's workin'
for AVALANCHE now!”{NEW}
“Don't get no ideas
'bout hangin' on to Shinra.”
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{CLOUD}
“Stayin' with Shinra?”{NEW}
“You asked me a question
and I answered it…that's all.”
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{CLOUD}
“I'm going upstairs.
I want to talk about my money.”
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{TIFA}
“Wait, {CLOUD}!”
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{BARRET}
“{TIFA}!
Let him go!”{NEW}
“Looks like he still misses the Shinra!”
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{CLOUD}
“Shut up!”{NEW}
“I don't care about neither Shinra
nor SOLDIER!”
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“But don't get me wrong!”{NEW}
“I don't care about AVALANCHE or
the Planet for that matter!”
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Wedge
“You think I'm a little too uptight?”
{CHOICE}Yeah…
{CHOICE}No…
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“The next mission will be
to blow up the Sector 5 Reactor.”{NEW}
“{CLOUD}, you're great!
Don't you ever get nervous?”{NEW}
“Or are you like, impervious to feelings?
Naw, that couldn't be it.”
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“Well, that's OK. Don't worry about me.
I don't look like it,
but I'm a coward at heart.”
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Wedge
“…{CLOUD}.”{NEW}
“You say you don't care,
but you came to talk to me.”
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“{CLOUD}…
You just want friends.”{NEW}
“Isn't that right?”
{CHOICE}Blow off
{CHOICE}I really don't care
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“Yeah, well.
You look kind of lonely to me.”{NEW}
“If you ever got anything you want to
get off your chest,
you can always talk to me.”
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“You're terrible.
Real cold-blooded.”
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Jessie
“Oops…”{NEW}
“Hey, look at the news…
What a blast.”{NEW}
“Think it was all because of my bomb?
But all I really did was just make it
like the computer told me.”{NEW}
“Oh no!
I must've made a miscalculation somewhere.”
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Jessie
“Hey, that was my first bomb.
Makes me kinda proud.”
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Jessie
“Money…”{NEW}
“Oh my.
It must have been for a lot of it.”{NEW}
“Sure!
Well, what the hell? It's a verbal agreement.
Now let me figure this out.”
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“Oh stop it, {CLOUD}!
Did you hear me?”
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President Shinra
“…today the No.1 Reactor was bombed.
The terrorist group AVALANCHE has claimed
responsibility for the bombing.”
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“It is expected that AVALANCHE will
continue its reign of terror.”
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“But citizens of Midgar, there is no
need to fear.”{NEW}
“I have immediately mobilized SOLDIER to protect
our citizenry from this senseless violence.
Thank you and good night.”
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Marlene
“Papa,
you're so great!”
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{BARRET}
“Shucks!!
…money…”
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{TIFA}
“Straighten things up
with everyone for me.”
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Avalanche Hideout
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{BARRET}
“Hey,{CLOUD}.
There's somethin' I wanted to ask ya.”{NEW}
“Was there anyone from Soldier
fighting us today?”
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{CLOUD}
“Nope,none.
I'm absolutely sure.”
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{BARRET}
“Well,aren't you the confident one.”
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{CLOUD}
“If you lot had fought Soldier,
you wouldn't be alive right now.”
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{BARRET}
“Don't give me that crap,
just 'cause you were in Soldier!”
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{CLOUD}
“………”
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{BARRET}
“Yeah,you're strong.”{NEW}
“Maybe all them guys in Soldier are.”{NEW}
“But don't forget that you're meat
is hired by Avalanche now.”{NEW}
“Don't get no ideas
'bout sidin' with the Shin-Ra.”
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{CLOUD}
“Siding with Shin-Ra?”{NEW}
“You asked me a question
and I answered it… that's all.”
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{CLOUD}
“I'm going up.
I want to talk about my reward.”
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{TIFA}
“Wait,{CLOUD}!”
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{BARRET}
“{TIFA}!
Let him go!”{NEW}
“Looks like he still misses the Shin-Ra!”
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{CLOUD}
“Shut up!”{NEW}
“I don't feel a damn thing
for Shin-Ra OR Soldier!”
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“But don't get me wrong!”{NEW}
“I don't care about the Planet or
your Avalanche for that matter!”
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Wedge
“You think I'm maybe too uptight?”
{CHOICE}Yeah…
{CHOICE}Nah…
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“The next mission will be
to destroy Mako Reactor 5!!”{NEW}
“I'm so nervous my teeth are chattering,
and yet you're calm… like always,{CLOUD}.”{NEW}
“You never get nervous do you?
Or maybe you just can't feel anythin'?”{NEW}
“Heh,heh… nah,there's no way you're like that.”
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“Well,it's cool. Don't worry about me.
My body doesn't give the impression,
but I'm a coward at heart.”
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Wedge
“……{CLOUD}.”{NEW}
“You say you don't care,
but you're still listening to me.”
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“{CLOUD}……
What you really want is friends…”{NEW}
“Right?”
{CHOICE}If you say so
{CHOICE}I am really not interested
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“You just look kinda lonely…”{NEW}
“We're the same,
and I'm here if you need me,yeah?.”
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“Man,you're cruel.
Cold to the bone.”
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Jessie
“Oops…”{NEW}
“Here,look at the news…
What a blast.”{NEW}
“Was that really because of my bomb?
All I did was follow
instructions on the computer.”{NEW}
“No!
I wonder if I miscalculated something.”
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Jessie
“Still,that was a great bomb.
Makes me kinda proud.”
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Jessie
“Reward…”{NEW}
“Ah,I give up.
A lot of money was promised,I guess.”{NEW}
Yeah!
Well,why not? It was a verbal agreement too.
Now,I'd better figure this out.”
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“Oh no,{CLOUD}!
I think he heard me.”
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President Shinra
“…The organisation known as Avalanche
has claimed responsibility for the
explosion at Mako Reactor 1.”
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“According to their declaration,
Avalanche intends to continue its reign of terror.”
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“However,citizens of Midgar,there is no
need to fear.”{NEW}
“We at the Shin-Ra company have mobilised Soldier
to protect all of you from this senseless violence.
In doing so……”
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Marin
“Daddy,
you're so cool!”
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{BARRET}
“Shucks!!
…Your reward…”
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{TIFA}
“Please make up with everyone,okay?”
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People do not talk like that.
Don't like this either. It is not a reward, it is payment for a job.
Black thing again.
The line would make sense if it were something like "... you're meat hired by Avalanche ..."
You honestly believe people say that? Well ok...
“Damn man!!
Your face looks like a Chocobo's ass.
Are you tired,pops?”{NEW}
“Well you can rest on
the third floor if you like…”
Weapons:
Aerith:
Fairy Tale > フェアリーテイル > Feari- Teiru > Fairy Tail (テール is Tale, so I'm pretty sure it's an intentional pun like in the Fairy Tail anime)
Wizer Staff > ワイザーロッド > Waiza- Roddo > Weiser Rod or Wisdom Rod (weiser is german for wise)
Cloud:
Organics > オーガニクス > O-ganikusu > Ogre Snow > Snow Ogre (Nix was probably taken from Nix Olympica or Snow Olympics in Latin, most likely derives from "Frost Giant" which is part of the Norse creation myth)
Red XIII:
Hairpin > かんざし > Kanzashi > Kanzashi (it's a traditional Japanese hair ornament and hairpin by itself makes it lose meaning)
Tifa:
Work Glove > 軍手 > Gunte > Cotton Glove (Work Glove is better, since Gunte is a durable knitted work glove) (my stepfather used to own a pair for handling fresh aluminum casts since they're heat resistant)
Vincent:
Shortbarrel > ランダル > Randaru > Randall (third link is right, but it's probably directly from The Magnificent Seven)
Supershot ST/ High Blow ST > ハイブロウST > Haiburou ST > High Standard (another Steve McQueen gun, High Standard FLITE KING, it looks similar but the game's version has a custom grip, like a mossberg's)
And that is the point... he is educated.
Are we really saying that if you are black you automatically have to be dumb?
I don't understand it... I know Mr T is a great guy (and he is educated too btw), I love him... but Baskett made Barrett into Mr T and that isn't just wrong, it is unprofessional.
I have said from the beginning 1 of the MAJOR differences this localisation will have is that Barrett is not a stupid dumb black guy.
Aerith:
Fairy Tale > フェアリーテイル > Feari- Teiru > Fairy Tail (テール is Tale, so I'm pretty sure it's an intentional pun like in the Fairy Tail anime)
Wizer Staff > ワイザーロッド > Waiza- Roddo > Weiser Rod or Wisdom Rod (weiser is german for wise)
Cloud:
Organics > オーガニクス > O-ganikusu > Ogre Snow > Snow Ogre (Nix was probably taken from Nix Olympica or Snow Olympics in Latin, most likely derives from "Frost Giant" which is part of the Norse creation myth)
Red XIII:
Hairpin > かんざし > Kanzashi > Kanzashi (it's a traditional Japanese hair ornament and hairpin by itself makes it lose meaning)
Tifa:
Work Glove > 軍手 > Gunte > Cotton Glove (Work Glove is better, since Gunte is a durable knitted work glove) (my stepfather used to own a pair for handling fresh aluminum casts since they're heat resistant)
Other Names:
Knowlespole > ノルズポル > Noruzuporu > Knowlespol (pretty sure it's Irish) (dweller/dwellers by the knoll is knowles, and pol is a magnetic pole, the crater was discovered there by the Cetra)
Armors:
Shinra Alpha > 神羅甲型防具改 > First Class Protector [lit. Shin-Ra First Class Protector Revised]
Shinra Beta> 神羅安式防具 > Common Protector [lit. Shin-Ra Common (Cheap-Official) Protector]
Items:
Antarctic Wind > 南極の風 > Southern Gale [lit. Antarctic Wind, but stands for a strong cold gale]
M-Tentacles > モルボルの触手 > Morbol Tentacles [derives from morbo in latin for disease]
Super Sweeper > 超合金スイーパー > Ultra Metallic Sweeper [Sweeper is probably based on the main character in the City Hunter series, I think superalloy is used for hype, like mega super metallic figure]
Chocobo Food:
Curiel/Kurie Greens > クリーエの野菜 > Kurie > Curly Greens [curly lettuce]
Krakka/Karaka Greens > カラッカの野菜 > Caraca Greens [a type of carrot]
Luchile/Ruchin Nut > ルチルの実 > Rutile Nut [in addition to Rutile, it could also be Ruchiru for a cutesy nut name based on the jewelry or a girl]
Mimett/Memmet/Memit/Mimmet/Samolen Greens > ミメットの野菜 > Minetto Greens [a type of lettuce]
Pahsana/Pasana Greens > パサーナの野菜 > Pashana Greens [pashanabheda, healing herb]
Pram/Param Nut > パラムの実 > Plum Nut [direct katakana transliteration of plum]
Reagan/Regan Greens > レイゲンの野菜 > 霊験の野菜 > Miracle Greens
Knowlespole > ノルズポル > Noruzuporu > Knowlespol (pretty sure it's Irish) (dweller/dwellers by the knoll is knowles, and pol is a magnetic pole, the crater was discovered there by the Cetra)
Armors:
Shinra Alpha > 神羅甲型防具改 > First Class Protector [lit. Shin-Ra First Class Protector Revised]
Shinra Beta> 神羅安式防具 > Common Protector [lit. Shin-Ra Common (Cheap-Official) Protector]
Items:
Antarctic Wind > 南極の風 > Southern Gale [lit. Antarctic Wind, but stands for a strong cold gale]
M-Tentacles > モルボルの触手 > Morbol Tentacles [derives from morbo in latin for disease]
Chocobo Food:
Curiel/Kurie Greens > クリーエの野菜 > Kurie > Curly Greens [curly lettuce]
Krakka/Karaka Greens > カラッカの野菜 > Caraca Greens [a type of carrot]
Mimett/Memmet/Memit/Mimmet/Samolen Greens > ミメットの野菜 > Minetto Greens [a type of lettuce]
Pahsana/Pasana Greens > パサーナの野菜 > Pashana Greens [pashanabheda, healing herb]
Pram/Param Nut > パラムの実 > Plum Nut [direct katakana transliteration of plum]
Reagan/Regan Greens > レイゲンの野菜 > 霊験の野菜 > Miracle Greens
Knowlespole > ノルズポル > Noruzuporu > Knowlespol (pretty sure it's Irish) (dweller/dwellers by the knoll is knowles, and pol is a magnetic pole, the crater was discovered there by the Cetra)
Antarctic Wind > 南極の風 > Southern Gale [lit. Antarctic Wind, but stands for a strong cold gale]Again the easiest explanation is 南極 Antartica 風 wind, there are plenty of more obvious ways to write "cold wind" 冷風, 寒風 etc.
M-Tentacles > モルボルの触手 > Morbol Tentacles [derives from morbo in latin for disease]Plausible, although the final ル is odd in that case, imho I think it's onomatopoeia, or possibly based on something like 漏る放る
Super Sweeper > 超合金スイーパー > Ultra Metallic Sweeper [Sweeper is probably based on the main character in the City Hunter series, I think superalloy is used for hype, like mega superIt's a nod to Chogokin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chogokin) figures.
Curiel/Kurie Greens > クリーエの野菜 > Kurie > Curly Greens [curly lettuce]I would have though curly would have just been カーリー
Mimett/Memmet/Memit/Mimmet/Samolen Greens > ミメットの野菜 > Minetto Greens [a type of lettuce]ルチル and ミメット are both minerals, I don't think it's a coincidence.
Pram/Param Nut > パラムの実 > Plum Nut [direct katakana transliteration of plum]プラム is plum, although I suppose it could be a deliberate change.
Reagan/Regan Greens > レイゲンの野菜 > 霊験の野菜 > Miracle Greensagree 100%
Middle English knol, from Old English cnoll; akin to Old Norse knollr mountaintop
First Known Use: before 12th century
"all that is left is to go north, the promised land waits for me over snowy fields"
“The outside is rich with Mako energy.
The inside is a
treasure trove of Materia.
This truly is the Promised Land.”
“At the end of their hard,
long journey,it was said
they would find the Promised Land
and supreme happiness.”
“The first ones to discover
the Planet's wound were the Cetra
at Knoll's Pol.”
“Knoll's Pol refers to this area.
Basilisk Gandhi, where Gandhi is this indian dish (the yellow/brown one):
- バジガンディ Bajighandi. Unlikely. Unknown. Ghandi seems fine?
I noticed that ボトムスウェル should be Bottom Swell. He's probably named after his main attack, since a swell is a wave that has no local origin. It's probably a variation on "ground swell".
フラワープラング is probably Flower Plunge. It usually ends in a ji, but it could be mistaken for sounding like "ung". It's pretty common
フォールランダ is Fall Rangda. The "Fall" part of the name could be a spelling of something else that looks like it has a similar pronunciation to "fall". "Foul", possibly, considering it's just four with an l added, on the surface. It's weird that it has four legs...
バジガンディ is probably Basilisk Gandhi
ギロフェルゴ could be Guillofell Ghost. Sometimes ゴ is used as shorthand for ghost...One for Luksy. Sounds unlikely?
マゴグランガラン is possibly Grand Garan. Garan is a temple, but it's a temple or temple complex usually made of smaller temples like a Matryoshka doll has several smaller dolls in it.
グラシュトライク is definitely Gura Strike. シュト is used to shorten Suto to St, giving you Strike. グラ could be short for グラグラ for unstable. Or it could be short for ground
ジェジュジェミ has to be Jeju Jaemi (제주 재미) or something close in Korean. It's a Korean-based phrase with all the j's (say that 3 times fast). Jeju is an island that's a top vacation spot in South Korea. Roughly translates as "Jeju Fun". Since it's found in Wutai, a vacation spot in FF7, it might be related.
ゲルシュメルゼ is probably right as Gel Schmelze. ;D, Yellow Melt
キュルビヌュ is strange. It sounds like an amalgation of Kill and Cube that rhymes with "killer bee". Nuu might be a sound effect... "Killuby ~Woo~"?
マグナード is probably マグナー奴 for Magna Slave. He's weak to gravity, so it's likely that.
リルフサック could be Lil 芙 Saccus for Lil Lotus Saccus. The first two symbols transcribe lil, lill, or rill. フ has to be an on-yomi spelling of a kanji symbol, and サック is based on sacc, a loanword that was taken from saccus in Latin.
ヴァギドポリス might be Vagido polis, Portuguese/Spanish for moans/wails and Latin for city (many). Those were the only two languages that vagido made sense.
ゼネネ is tough. ネネ could be short for ねるねる, for slimy. Possibly Zenenet, Egyptian goddess of beer, but probably not. It could be a name based on "gene".
church in the slums
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{GRAY}…You all right?{GRAY}
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{GRAY}…Can you hear me?{GRAY}
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{CLOUD}
“…Yeah…”
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{GRAY}Back then…
I only got
scraped knees…{GRAY}
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{CLOUD}
“…What do you mean by 'back then'?”
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{GRAY}What about now?
Can you get up?{GRAY}
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{CLOUD}
“…What do you mean by 'back then'?
…What about now?”
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{GRAY}…Don't worry about me.
Worry about yourself now.{GRAY}
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{CLOUD}
“…I'll try.”
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{GRAY}…How about that?{GRAY}
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{GRAY}Take it slow now.
Little by little……{GRAY}
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{CLOUD}
“…I know.”
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{CLOUD}
“Hey…who are you?”
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“Oh! It moved!”
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“Whew…
What relief.”
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“Hello, hello?”
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“Hello, hello!”
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“You okay?”
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“You just fell from above.
You really gave me a scare.”
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“This is a church in
the Sector 5 slums.”
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{CLOUD}
“…I came crashing down?”
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“The roof and the flower bed
must have broken your fall.
You're lucky.”
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{CLOUD}
“Flower bed…is this yours?”
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{CLOUD}
“Sorry about that.”
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“That's all right.
The flowers here are quite resilient
because this is a sacred place.”
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“They say grass and flowers
won't grow in Midgar.”{NEW}
“But for some reason, they
have no trouble blooming here.”
------------------------------
“I love it here.”
------------------------------
“So, we meet again.”
------------------------------
“Don't you remember me?”
{CHOICE}Yeah, I remember…
{CHOICE}Never saw you before
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Yeah, I remember…”
You were selling flowers
You're the slum drunk
------------------------------
“Oh! I'm so happy!”
------------------------------
“Excuse me, but you're really rude!”
------------------------------
“…I guess you don't remember.
You were walking in a daze.”
------------------------------
“Thanks for buying my flowers.”
------------------------------
“You didn't buy any flowers from me though.”
------------------------------
“But I forgive you,
because you bought flowers from me.”
------------------------------
“I don't remember a thing.”
------------------------------
“Well, that's okay.”
------------------------------
“Say, do you have any Materia?”
------------------------------
“Yes, some.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Nowadays you can find Materia anywhere.”
------------------------------
“But mine is special.
It's good for absolutely nothing.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…good for nothing?
You just don't know how to use it.”
------------------------------
“No, I do…
it just doesn't do anything.”{NEW}
“I feel safe just having it.
It was my mother's.”
------------------------------
“Say, I feel like talking.
Do you feel up to it?”{NEW}
“After all,
here we are meeting again.”
{CHOICE}I don't mind
{CHOICE}Got nothing to talk about
------------------------------
“Wait here.
I've got to check my flowers.
It'll just be a minute.”
------------------------------
“…Oh, I see.”
------------------------------
“Ahhh. I wonder whose fault that is.
It's not easy to grow them, you know.
Poor flowers.”
------------------------------
“Just a little longer.”
------------------------------
“Oh!”
------------------------------
“Now that you mention it…”
------------------------------
“We don't know each other's names, do we?”
------------------------------
“My name is…”
------------------------------
“I'm {AERIS}, the flower girl.
Nice to meet you.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“The name's {CLOUD}.”{NEW}
“Me?
I do a little bit of everything.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Oh…a jack of all trades.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Yeah, I do whatever's needed.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“What's so funny?
What are you laughing at?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Sorry, I just…”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“{CLOUD}!
Don't let it get to you!”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Sorry, bad timing on my part.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Say, {CLOUD}.
Have you ever been a bodyguard?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“You CAN do anything, right?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Yeah, that's right.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Then, get me out of here.
Take me home.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“OK…
but it'll cost you.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“OK then, let's see…”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“How about
if I go out with you once?”
------------------------------
“Don't mind me.”
------------------------------
“I'll give you a little more time.”
------------------------------
Reno
“They were…Mako eyes.”
------------------------------
Reno
“Yeah, all right.
C'mon, get to work.”
------------------------------
Reno
“Oh!”
------------------------------
Reno
“And don't step on the flowers…”
------------------------------
“You just stepped on them yourself!”
------------------------------
“They're ruined!”
------------------------------
“You're gonna catch holy hell!”
------------------------------
Church in the Slums
------------------------------
{GRAY}…You all right?{GRAY}
------------------------------
{GRAY}…Can you hear me?{GRAY}
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“……Yeah.”
------------------------------
{GRAY}Back then…
you got away with it.
Only scraped your knees…{GRAY}
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“……Back then?”
------------------------------
{GRAY}What about this time?
Do you think can you get up?{GRAY}
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“……Back then?
……This time?”
------------------------------
{GRAY}You should be thinking
about your body for now.{GRAY}
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“……Let's give it a shot.”
------------------------------
{GRAY}…How do you feel?{GRAY}
------------------------------
{GRAY}Slowly now.
Little by little……{GRAY}
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…All right,I get it.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Hey…… who are you?”
------------------------------
“Oh! He moved!”
------------------------------
“Whew…
Thank heavens.”
------------------------------
“Hello?”
------------------------------
“Hellooooo!”
------------------------------
“Are you okay?”
------------------------------
“You fell straight out of the sky.
It gave me quite a scare.”
------------------------------
“This is a church in the slums.
District 5.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“……I fell?”
------------------------------
“The roof and the flower bed
must have broken your fall.
You're lucky.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Flower bed… is this yours?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Sorry about that.”
------------------------------
“Oh,don't worry.
The flowers are quite resilient
and this place is special too.”
------------------------------
“In Midgar…
You know that grass and flowers hardly grow?”{NEW}
“Well here,they have no trouble blooming.”
------------------------------
“I like it here.”
------------------------------
“……We meet again.”
------------------------------
“…Don't you remember me?”
{CHOICE}(Yeah,I've met you before)
{CHOICE}(This is the first time we've met)
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Yeah,I remember.”
{CHOICE}You were selling flowers
{CHOICE}You're a slum drunk
------------------------------
“Oh! I'm so happy!”
------------------------------
“Well,you're rude!”
------------------------------
“…I guess you don't remember.
You did seem like you had
your head in the clouds.”
------------------------------
“Thanks for buying a flower back then.”
------------------------------
“But you didn't buy a flower did you?”
------------------------------
“Still,you bought a flower
from me so I'll forgive you.”
------------------------------
“I don't remember a thing.”
------------------------------
“Well,it's okay.”
------------------------------
“You have some Materia,don't you?”
------------------------------
“I have one too.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Materia isn't rare at all these days.”
------------------------------
“But mine is special.
It doesn't do anything.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…Doesn't do anythin'?
You sure you know how to use it?”
------------------------------
“It's not that…
I don't mind that it's useless.”{NEW}
“I feel safe when I wear it.
My mother left it to me……”
------------------------------
“Say,I feel like talking.
Do you feel up to it?”{NEW}
“After all,
we did meet again… right?”
{CHOICE}Sure,why not
{CHOICE}Got nothing to talk about
------------------------------
“Good,wait here.
I just have to tend to the flowers,
it won't take too long.”
------------------------------
“……I see.”
------------------------------
“Aaaah. I wonder whose fault this is?
They were growing so well too.
Poor flowers.”
------------------------------
“Just a little longer.”
------------------------------
“Oh!”
------------------------------
“Come to think of it…”
------------------------------
“We still don't know each other's names,do we?”
------------------------------
“I'm…”
------------------------------
“…the flower lady,{AERIS}.
Nice to meet you.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“The name's {CLOUD}.”{NEW}
“My job's...
Well,I do a bit of everythin'.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“So… a Jack of all trades.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I do what needs to be done.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“What's so funny!?
Why are you laughing?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“I'm sorry,it's just…”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“{CLOUD}!
Don't let it get to you!”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Sorry,this is bad timing.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Hey,{CLOUD}.
Does your job include
being a bodyguard?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“You're a Jack of all trades,right?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…I suppose.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Then,get me out of here.
Take me home.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“All right,I accept…
But it won't come cheap.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Let's see then……”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“A date!”
------------------------------
“Don't mind me,yeh.”
------------------------------
“I'll give you a little more time,heh.”
------------------------------
Leno
“Did you see that?
That guy's eyes.
……Mako eyes.”
------------------------------
Leno
“Ah well.
C'mon,get to work,
get to work,eh.”
------------------------------
Leno
“And!”
------------------------------
Leno
“Don't trample on the flowers… yeh?”
------------------------------
“Mister Leno,you've just stepped on them!”
------------------------------
“The flowers are all crushed!”
------------------------------
“She's gonna go crazy!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I don't know who you are, but…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“You don't know me…”
------------------------------
…I know you.
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Oh yeah…I know you.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“That uniform…”
------------------------------
“…Hey sis,
this one's a little weird.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Shut up! Shinra spy!”
------------------------------
“Reno!
Want him taken out?”
------------------------------
Reno
“I haven't decided yet.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Don't fight here!
You'll ruin the flowers!”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“The exit is back there.”
{CLOUD}
“I don't know who you are
or where you're from,but…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“You don't…?”
------------------------------
……I think you do.
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Oh yeah…I do know you.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“That uniform's……”
------------------------------
“…Hey little lady,
this guy's a little weird,eh?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Shut up! Shin-Ra lapdog!”
------------------------------
“Mister Leno!
Should we do 'im in?”
------------------------------
Leno
“I haven't decided,yo.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“{CLOUD},no. Stop!
I don't want you all fighting here,
ruining my flowers!”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“{CLOUD}!
The exit's back here.”
-
{CLOUD}Really? There's gotta be a better way to phrase this.
“……Let's give it a shot.”
A fun drive with your girlfriend.
...at least it WAS,until...
sudden engine trouble ruined your date!{NEW}
Has this ever happened to you?
Well,now there's no need to worry!{NEW}
With the new model
"Shin-Ra V-3000" engine,
you can enjoy your car to its fullest! {H 2}
And now the news
------------------------------
“Presenting the new tyre…
"Pizza 2000"”{NEW}
“That's right,with "Pizza 2000",
everyone can improve
their driving experience!!”
------------------------------
“From can openers to Mako Reactors,
we at the Shin-Ra company provide
you with a true life of comfort.”
------------------------------
“…Continuing our report on today's events…{NEW}
“In spite of the worst accident in Midgar's history,
no civilian casualties have been reported.
Shin-Ra's city management staff are being
credited for their prompt response.”{NEW}
“The cause of the accident is still unknown,
however there are reports that a statement
has been made by the terrorist group Avalanche,
claiming responsibility…”
------------------------------
“Citizens,unite!
Under the Mako light!”{NEW}
“Power is truth,
Shin-Ra is the future!”{NEW}
“Obedience to the company,
the key to your happiness!”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“What rank were you?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Rank?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“You know, in SOLDIER.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Oh, I was…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“First Class.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Just the same as him.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“The same as who?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“My first boyfriend.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Were you…serious?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“No. But I liked
him for a while.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I probably knew him.
What was his name?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“It doesn't
really matter.”
------------------------------
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“What class were you?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Class?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Soldier class.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Oh,I was…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Class…
First class.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Hmm. The same.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“The same as who?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“First person I was really fond of.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…were you together?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“It wasn't like that…
I just thought he was kinda nice.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I might know him.
What's the guy's name?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“It doesn't matter anymore.”
{CHOICE}You're a slum drunk
I am pleased how this part went, both translation and localisation. The thing to remember is that cloud's inner self is talking to him about the time he fell off the Nibl bridge.Hello there!
Compare the 2 scenes
Original:Code: [Select]church in the slums
------------------------------
{GRAY}What about now?
Can you get up?{GRAY}
Trans:Code: [Select]Church in the Slums
------------------------------
{GRAY}What about this time?
Do you think can you get up?{GRAY}
Barracks
------------------------------
Shinra Manager
“This is so embarassing!”{NEW}
“…and they told me I would be staying
at five star hotels on these trips…”
------------------------------
Shinra Manager
“How can you guys sleep
in a place like this?”
------------------------------
Shinra Manager
“I only came to help transport
the Sister Ray from Junon…”{NEW}
“But now the company says don't
bother coming back…”{NEW}
“Is this what happens to a loyal Shinra man?”
------------------------------
Shinra Manager
“Hee Haaaw…”{NEW}
“If Weapon killed all the upper management…
then I'll be President!!”
------------------------------
Received "1/35 Soldier"!
------------------------------
Barracks
------------------------------
Shin-Ra Manager
“This is inexcusable!”{NEW}
“And they told me I'd be
staying at luxury hotels…”
------------------------------
Shin-Ra Manager
“How can you guys sleep
in a place like this?”
------------------------------
Sidelined Shin-Ra Manager
“Being sent to handle the Junon
Sister Ray cannon was all right…”{NEW}
“But now the company says
don't bother coming back…”{NEW}
“What's a life-long Shin-Ra
employee like me to do now…?”
------------------------------
Burnt-out Shin-Ra Manager
“Hee,hee,heh,heh…”{NEW}
“If Weapon takes out the top brass…
I'll become President…!!”
------------------------------
Obtained "1:35 Soldier"!
------------------------------
Junon Dock
------------------------------
“Everyday there's no ship coming in,
I always come here
to watch the sun go down.”
------------------------------
“The sun disappears like it's
being swallowed up
by the big horizon.”{NEW}
“And somewhere out there is
a big unknown continent
with another port city.”{NEW}
“Twilight always gets me misty…”{NEW}
“I'm so glad I became a seaman.”
------------------------------
“I haven't had a girlfriend in 18 years.
And I'm a romantic! …geez.”
------------------------------
“Well…I wouldn't have time
for one now anyway
because of Weapon…”
------------------------------
Junon Harbour
------------------------------
“On days when there's no ships in port,
I always come here to watch the sunset.”
------------------------------
“The sun disappears like it's
being engulfed by the ocean.”{NEW}
“And somewhere beyond,
there's an unknown continent,
with a port town of its own.”{NEW}
“Such thoughts consume me
during twilight's like these…”{NEW}
“I'm so glad I became a seaman.”
------------------------------
“This year is my eighteenth without a partner…
To think… a romantic like me should suffer that.”
------------------------------
“Ahh,well!
What with the Weapon debacle,
it's not really the right time anyway.”
------------------------------
Inside Submarine
------------------------------
“You want the Sub?
Just try an' take it!”
------------------------------
“Um… sir!
Maybe we shouldn't piss them off…”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Come on,{CLOUD}!
Follow me!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Damn,man!!
…What the?”{NEW}
“Hey yo!
Remember I was the leader first,man!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Yo! We come a long ways
since we got on this train!”{NEW}
“Lotsa things changed!
This and that.”
------------------------------
[Save Point]
Access the menu and select
{PURPLE}[SAVE]{WHITE} to save your game.
------------------------------
Inside Submarine
------------------------------
“Want the sub?
You come and get it!”
------------------------------
“Umm… sir!
Maybe tone it down a little…?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Let's go,{CLOUD}!
Follow me!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Damn,man!!
…what the?”{NEW}
“You remember me sayin' that?
I used to be the leader!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Ha! We've come a long way
since getting off that train!”{NEW}
“Lotsa things 'ave changed!
This,that an' everythin'.”
------------------------------
[Save Point]
Access the menu and select
{PURPLE}[SAVE]{WHITE} to save your game.
------------------------------
“That elevator back there is only
to transport Specimens.
You can't use it.
It would be a lot easier
if it led to the 68 Floor Research Lab.”
“That elevator back there is
used only to transport specimens.
It's out of bounds.” {NEW}
“A shame too,'cause it's connected to
the research room on floor 68.”
“Fluff, fluff, fluff…”{NEW}
“(Hmm!
I guess he doesn't realize his position.
I feel sorry for him.
Just ignore him, just ignore him.)”
------------------------------
“Pita, pita, pita…”{NEW}
“(God, what a pest!
All right, get out of here!
You dog…)”{NEW}
“(That's it, I'll name him 'pooch'.)”
------------------------------
“Mix, mix, mix……”{NEW}
“(What should I do?
Is he following me? Really?
What if he follows me home?)”{NEW}
“(Poochy'll do it, I'm sure of it…)”
------------------------------
“Shake, shake, shake…”{NEW}
“(You think he's after me? Really?
This guy makes me sick…
And his eyes are weird, too…)”{NEW}
“(Yeah, don't hurt these guys' feelings.
Let's at least say 'hi' to him.)”
------------------------------
“Uhh…
Hel…Hello.”{NEW}
“What a nice day, today.”
{CHOICE}Introduce yourself
{CHOICE}Say Goodbye
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“By the way, I haven't introduced
myself yet.”{NEW}
“I'm {CLOUD}, a jack of all trades.”
------------------------------
“Oh, yeah…?
Welcome, {CLOUD}.”{NEW}
“(Gross! Don't get carried away,
remember your name is 'Pooch!')”
------------------------------
“BYE!!
(Phew…I'm safe now…)”
------------------------------
“Take care…{CLOUD}.”
“Pad,pad,pad,pad…”{NEW}
“(Hmph!
He clearly doesn't know his place.
What a loser,gonna ignore him completely.)”
------------------------------
“Tap,tap,tap,tap…”{NEW}
“(Oh,what a pest!
All right,get lost!
You stray dog,you…)”{NEW}
“(That's right!
I'll name him Pooch!)”
------------------------------
“Scratch,scratch,
scratch,scratch…”{NEW}
“(What should I do…?
He's stalking me,isn't he?
What if he jumps on
me on the way home?)”{NEW}
“(He will won't he?
Being such a dog…)”
------------------------------
“Shake,shake,
shake,shake…”{NEW}
“(Think he's after me?
He makes me sick…
And his eyes are weird,too.)”{NEW}
“(Ah,but you shouldn't
hurt these kinda guys.
I can at least say hello?)”
------------------------------
“Pooch…
Hel… hello.”{NEW}
“Lovely weather today?”
{CHOICE}I'll introduce myself
{CHOICE}Goodbye
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“By the way,I haven't
introduced myself yet.”{NEW}
“I'm {CLOUD},
a jack of all trades.”
------------------------------
“Oh really….
Welcome,{CLOUD}.”{NEW}
“(What the hell! Gettin' all c*cky…
No wonder I named you Pooch!)”
------------------------------
“Bye bye!!
(Phew…{PURPLE}♥{WHITE}
Thank god for that…)”
------------------------------
“Farewell… {CLOUD}.”
------------------------------
…The wind's calm now…
------------------------------
It's the curse of the resurrected Satan…
Our beloved Queen does not awaken…
------------------------------
The time is ripe…
------------------------------
A legend has been passed on
through generations…
------------------------------
…they sought the Promised Land…
------------------------------
…one with blue eyes…
------------------------------
…and a great white sword on his back…
------------------------------
…will not lead us to the Promised Land…
------------------------------
“Psst…
(Hey, shouldn't we stop him soon?)”
------------------------------
“…whisper…whisper…
(We have a luncheon
with President Shinra…)”
------------------------------
“Psst…
(You tell him……)”
------------------------------
“Psst…
(I can't tell him…)”
------------------------------
“Psst…
(Come on!! Oh, well…)”
------------------------------
“Psst…
(I'm so disgusted with the President.)”
------------------------------
“Psst…
(This happens every time we
come to Midgar on business.)”{NEW}
“(We came all the way to Midgar,
just for this?)”
------------------------------
“Psst…
(What're you complaining about?
You're just holding the lights.
I've gotta wear this heavy armor!)”
------------------------------
“Psst…
(I know, I know…
but it's all part of the job.)”
------------------------------
“Psst…
(Oh yeah, did you hear?
The President's wife found out
about this little hobby of his.)”
------------------------------
“Psst…
(Ha, ha…no way,
I didn't know that.)”
------------------------------
“Psst…
(Oh, looks like he's done.
Man, I'm glad!!)”
------------------------------
“Geez!! Mr. President!!
I mean, Your Majesty.”
------------------------------
“Ohhh…I'm sorry.
Please remove the ancient curse!”
------------------------------
“Psst…
(Oh man, not again!?)”
------------------------------
“Psst…
(How many times IS this?)”
------------------------------
“Psst…
(I don't even know…
whew…the King sure gets into this…)”
------------------------------
------------------------------
…{OK}the wind{OK} has ceased…
------------------------------
Is this the curse of the resurrected Devil King…?
Our most beloved Queen does not awaken…
------------------------------
The time is ripe…
------------------------------
…a legend handed down since ancient times…
------------------------------
…our destination,the Promised Land…
------------------------------
…the one with blue eyes…
------------------------------
…and a great unsheathed sword on his back…
------------------------------
…cannot lead us to the Promised Land…
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(Hey,if we don't stop this soon
we're gonna be in trouble.)”
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(We have an appointment
for lunch and he's here
pretending to be a King…)”
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(You tell him……)”
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(No way,I can't do that…)”
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(Psh!! Whatever…)”
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(I can't believe our boss sometimes.)”
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(This happens every time
we come to Midgar on business.
And we dragged ourselves all the
way from the Gold Saucer…)”
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(What are you complaining about?
You just have to handle the lights.
I have to wear this freakin' armour
and it weighs a ton!)”
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(Yeah…
but it's all part of the job.)”
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(Oh and did you hear?
About the his wife
finding out about all this?)”
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(Ha,ha…
No way,first I've heard of it!)”
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(Ah,looks like he's done.
Phew,thank god!!)”
------------------------------
“Urk!! Mr. President!!
I mean,Your Majesty…”
------------------------------
“Waaah,sooorry!
Spare me the ancient curse!”
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(Oh man,not again!!)”
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(How many times is this now?)”
------------------------------
“Whisper…
(No idea….
Heh… 'His Majesty' sure does get into it.)”
------------------------------
-
{VINCENT}
“{CLOUD}…take the ship to
the Northern Cave.”{NEW}
“The time for flying is now past.”{NEW}
“Our battlefield is now
beneath the earth…”{NEW}
“The gate to tomorrow is not
the light of heaven,
but the darkness of the depths of the earth.”
{VINCENT}
“{CLOUD}…
take the ship to the Great Crater.”{NEW}
“The time for haste in the sky is well past.
Deep in the ground now lies our battlefield…”{NEW}
“It is not divine light,
but the darkness of the deep,
that will be our gateway to more tomorrows…”
{VINCENT}
“{CLOUD}…
take our ship to the Great Crater.”{NEW}
“The time for flight is well past.
Deep in the ground now lies our battlefield…”{NEW}
“It is not divine light,
but the darkness of the deep,
that will be our gateway to tomorrow…”
Code: [Select]during twilight's like these…”{NEW}
a. diffused light from the sky during the early evening or early morning when the sun is below the horizon and its light is refracted by the earth's atmosphere.
b. The time of the day when the sun is just below the horizon, especially the period between sunset and dark.
“Hmph!!「フン……!!
Listen,not that you care,
but you sure are annoying.
“True,I'm a beautiful maid,「あたしゃ美人のメイドだけどね
but I also buy and sell
accessories on the side.”{NEW}
“You'll never be ashamed wearing these…
only goods of the finest quality here.
So,how about buying somethin'?”
“What the hell!!?「あんだよ!! てめー!!
Hey,you!! This ain't no show!!
I'm a little busy right now!!”{NEW}
“I feel it comin' on hard.
I reckon there's gonna be a fight!!”
“Urrgh… this ain't gonna happen…「くっ~~ どうしてもダメ……
I can't go any further.”{NEW}
“Not with my rank and salary.
There's definitely a mismatch there.”
“Heh,you're a fast one.「おっ、あなた、聞き耳はやいねえ。
{TIFA}'s our latest sexy face.”{NEW}
Elminaエルミナ
“…during the war.
My husband was sent to the front.
Some far away place called Wutai.”
{BARRET}{BARRET}
“Son of a…!
Bastards have us
completely surrounded.”{NEW}
“If it were just me…
but I gotta reputation to keep.”
onna_2
「フン……!! あなた、どうでもいいけど、人を怒らせる才能あるかもよ」
"Hmph!! Listen, not that you care, but you sure are annoying."
itmin1
「あたしゃ美人のメイドだけどね
ないしょくで、アクセサリーの売り買いもしてるのさ」{NEW}
「どこ出したってはずかしくない極上の品ばっかだよ。どうだい、ひとつ?」
“True, I'm a beautiful maid, but I also buy and sell
accessories on the side.”{NEW}
“You'll never be ashamed wearing these… only goods of the finest quality here. So, how about buying somethin'?”
mrkt3
Multiple passages, problem.
「あんだよ!! てめー!!
みせもんじゃねえぞ!!
オレは、いまいそがしいんだよ!!」{NEW}
「ビンビンに感じてんだよ!!
戦いの予感ってやつをよ!!」
“What the hell!!?
Hey,you!! This ain't no show!!
I'm a little busy right now!!”{NEW}
“I feel it comin' on hard.
I reckon there's gonna be a fight!!”
Definite innuendo to erection but he doesn't seem to be doing anything, is he just telling you to mind your own business?... and there are no signs of a fight? Passage makes no sense as is.
These scenes are outside Honeybee Manor.
「くっ~~ どうしてもダメ……
ここから先に進めないです」{NEW}
「ボクのレベルと給料じゃたりんです。
身分がちがいすぎるです」
“Urrgh… this ain't gonna happen…
I can't go any further.”{NEW}
“Not with my rank and salary.
There's definitely a mismatch there.”
Soldier outside Manor.. He seems to have some issue entering, probably financial but it has been suggested that he may want to have affair and that is what is stopping him? Seems to me that it is just purely financial and that he is saying his salary should be better considering his rank?
「おっ、あなた、聞き耳はやいねえ。
{TIFA}ちゃんはムチムチの新人さんだよ」{NEW}
“Heh,you're a fast one.
{TIFA}'s our latest sexy face.”{NEW}
I said sexy face because I couldn't think of anything better with localisation. Any ideas?
ealin_12エルミナ
「……戦争中でね。
わたしの夫は戦地に行ってた。
ウータイという遠い国さ」
Elmina
“…during the war.
My husband was sent to the front.
Some far away place called Wutai.”
Japanese says country? I thought Wutai was just a village or?
blin1{BARRET}
「チッ……!
すっかりかこまれてやがる」{NEW}
「オレひとりならともかく
このメンツじゃ……」
{BARRET}
“Son of a…!
Bastards have us
completely surrounded.”{NEW}
“If it were just me…
but I gotta reputation to keep.”
"reputation to keep" originally something like "If it were just me, then...", what does he mean? That on his own he would just kill everyone? I don't quite get what he has in mind? I will localise this better when I know what he means.
That's helped a lot, I can localise this properly now. On Wutai, a license may be needed... although you can "go" to the front, a westerner would always say they were sent. If you are in an army it is automatically sent, you can't be a soldier and opt out...
The soldier outside the manor would reasonably be localised as "Spoiling for a rumble?" or similar.
Elmina
“…during the war.”{NEW}
“My husband was sent to the front.
Some far away country called Wutai.”
------------------------------
“Yo,chump!
What's the idea!!?
This ain't a god damn show!!
I'm busy,so scram!!”{NEW}
“It's gettin' hard now y'know.
You're just askin' for a punch!!”
“Heh,you're a fast one.
{TIFA}'s our sexy newcomer.”{NEW}
“Puh!!
Listen,I couldn't care less,
but you sure have a talent
for annoying people.”
{BARRET}
“Son of a…!
Bastards have us
completely surrounded.”{NEW}
“If I were alone,I know what I'd do…
but there's a reputation to keep.”
“True,I'm a fair maid,
but don't let that fool ya.
I buy and sell accessories on the side.”{NEW}
“You'll never be ashamed wearing these!
Only goods of the finest quality here.
So,how about it? Wanna buy somethin'?”
“Urrgh… this ain't gonna work…
I'll never get anywhere like this.”{NEW}
“Not with my rank and salary.
Heh… I'm not in her league.”
but there's a reputation to keep.”I think “keep up (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/keep_up#Verb)” rather than just “keep” would be more accurate.
I really cannot fathom why anyone would go into a retranslation mod and want to keep inaccurate things from the earlier release, but then I also cannot understand why Square saw fit to build its canon around mistakes made by 1 lone localiser.
(Oh and did you hear?
About the his wife
finding out about all this?)”
“True,I'm a fair maid,
but don't let that fool ya.
I buy and sell accessories on the side.”{NEW}
“You'll never be ashamed wearing these!
Only goods of the finest quality here.
So,how about it? Wanna buy somethin'?”
blin1{BARRET}
「チッ……!
すっかりかこまれてやがる」{NEW}
「オレひとりならともかく
このメンツじゃ……」
actually "mentsu/メンツ" usually just means "group" but it CAN mean "face" but i doubt thats what Barrett is talking about here.
i think hes either talking about his group as in barrett, aeris, etc. or hes talking about the group outside(shinra soldiers).
i believe hes talking about his group which would be along the lines of
"if it was just myself, i could get by, but with the members of this group, i wont be able to protect all of you"
as for the other translations, i think its fine and it gets the point across. of course if u want a REALLY DIRECT translation that would be something else... like for the maid
“I'm a beautiful maid,
but I buy and sell
accessories on the side.”{NEW}
“You wont be ashamed wearing any of these anywhere…
only goods of the finest quality here.
So, how about it? would you like one?"
Source:Im Japanese
Possibly, I'll look into it :)
In other news.... Gust is goin back to Gusto. Gusto is very very likely to be correct. For anyone not in the know, Gast Faremis is named after 2 restaurants / food places. Faremis comes from an anagram of Famires (Family Restaurant), and Gusto from
http://www.thefoodpursuit.com/cafe-restaurant-gusto-tokyo-japan/
Gast is a mistranslation.
Plus people have an option in installer to use the original incorrect names if it really bothers them. As for Barrett, I think the consensus is he is referring to running away.
ニッコリすれば面子を保てますよ。 You can save face with a happy smile
That is the usual interpretation. To save face. :) It seems likely to me at least, that this is simply barrett saving face because he is a tough guy and doesnt want to be seen running.
メンツ (面子)
http://zokugo-dict.com/34me/ments.htm
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/218236/m0u/
oh, i am SO sorry for trying to help! :]
pfft a dictionary reference. a word's definition is not what a damn book says, its what the people use it as.
of course you can learn a language through textbooks and dictionaries but when you communicate with actual native speakers, you should find that certain words, phrases, etc. are interpreted differently. this should be VERY obvious for any language.
このメンツじゃ……」
its really mindboggling to me how farfetched it is to interpret this as saving face. hes literally saying "but with this face..." LOL WHAT?! WHO SAYS THAT?!
"If I were on my own, this'd be no prob! But with these guys!"
Damn, we seem to be surrounded by the enemies. I alone could possibly handle the situation, but what can I do with these members?
Looks like we have to bow to the majority, Hian :P The large consensus is we are wrong. I do think this needs looking at a bit more maybe, since all the dictionaries I use, mention the meaning to be "honour" and not group.
"Bro! We're surrounded! {NEW}
Without you niggaz, i'd waste these suckers!
Super quick test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9j6egqeCQU
I like it.
I like the subtitles to be honest. Also, I understood Asa.
21 A
22 B
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24 D
25 E
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2A J
2B K
2C L
2D M
2E N
2F O
30 P
31 Q
32 R
33 S
34 T
35 U
36 V
37 W
38 X
39 Y
3A Z
60 Ä
66 Ü
6A ä
7A ö
7F ü
87 ß
01 !
05 %
06 &
07 '
0B +
0C ,
0D -
0E .
0F /
1F ?
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Shinra Bldg. 62f.
------------------------------
Shinra, Inc.
Urban Dev. Research Library
------------------------------
Shinra, Inc.
Space Dev. Research Library
------------------------------
Shinra, Inc.
Peace Preservation/
Weapon Dev. Research Library
------------------------------
Shinra, Inc.
Scientific Research Library
------------------------------
Hart
“How do you do?”{NEW}
“This is the Midgar Mayor's Office.
Mayor Domino is in his office.”{NEW}
“I am the Deputy Mayor.
If you should have any questions
feel free to ask me…”
------------------------------
Domino
“Hmm?
Oh, and who might you be?”{NEW}
“You all must be those…ahem…
Me? I'm Domino, the Mayor of Midgar.”{NEW}
“Actually, I'm Mayor in name only.
The city and everything in it is really
run by Shinra, Inc.”{NEW}
“My only real job is watching over
Shinra's documents…”{NEW}
“Me! The Mayor!
A librarian!
Ohh…”{NEW}
“You want to get upstairs?
I tell you what, if you can guess the
password, I'll give you my keycard.”
------------------------------
“Yes, that's it.
Guess the password
and I'll give you my keycard!”{NEW}
“Get it on the first try
and I'll even throw in
a special item!”
------------------------------
Domino
“Got it?”{NEW}
“Then tell me.”
------------------------------
“So, what's the password?”
{CHOICE}BEST
{CHOICE}KING
{CHOICE}ORBS
{CHOICE}BOMB
{CHOICE}MAKO
{CHOICE}HOJO
{CHOICE}Wait a second
------------------------------
Domino
“Nope! You're ALL wrong!
It's a much better word than that!
Try again!”
------------------------------
Domino
“BEST!!”
------------------------------
“God, I love the sound of that!
BEST!! I AM the best…ME!!
No matter what anyone else says,
you'd better believe it.”{NEW}
“…hmm. Well, OK.
Here, take it.”
------------------------------
Domino
“KING!!”
------------------------------
“God, I love the sound of that!
KING!! President Shinra sucks!
I should be King of Midgar!”{NEW}
“…hmm. Well, OK.
Here, take it.”
------------------------------
Domino
“BOMB!!”
------------------------------
“God, I love the sound of that!
BOMB!! I'm so angry, I'm like
a walking time bomb waiting to explode!”{NEW}
“…hmm. Well, OK.
Here, take it.”
------------------------------
Domino
“MAKO!!”
------------------------------
“God, I love the sound of that!
MAKO! If I had a lot more of it,
I would be a real Mayor!”{NEW}
“…hmm. Well, OK.
Here, take it.”
------------------------------
Received "Keycard 65"!
------------------------------
Domino
“Why would I do something
like this, you ask?”{NEW}
“Revenge, of course!
Shinra's been torturing me forever.”{NEW}
“That's why I was a little rough
on you all just now.
Now go up there and really
make them suffer.”{NEW}
“This ought to teach them!
Heh heh heh…”
------------------------------
Domino
“But my card will only get you
to the 65th floor.”{NEW}
“Can you believe how they treat me?
…ME! Like some common employee…”
------------------------------
Hart
“Did you speak with the Mayor?”{NEW}
“What?
A password?
Oh, I get it…”{NEW}
“He's got way too much time on his hands.
But you can't really blame him,
Everything in Midgar is controlled
by President Shinra.”{NEW}
“Maybe I can help you.”
------------------------------
Hart
“…I see.
Then, I guess that's that.”{NEW}
“Good luck
finding it on your own.”{NEW}
“If you decide you want help.
I'll just be right over here.
Ready to tell you anytime…”
------------------------------
“What can I do for you?”
{CHOICE}Give me the hint again
{CHOICE}Give me the next hint
{CHOICE}Uh, nothing
------------------------------
Hart
“Sure, sure.
All right.”{NEW}
“As a public servant,
it's my job to serve
the needs of the people.”{NEW}
“So here's a hint…”
------------------------------
“…for 500 gil.”
{CHOICE}Give him the money
{CHOICE}Forget it!
------------------------------
“…for 1000 gil.”
{CHOICE}Give him the money
{CHOICE}Forget it!
------------------------------
“…for 2000 gil.”
{CHOICE}Give him the money
{CHOICE}Forget it!
------------------------------
Hart
“What do you want to know?”
{CHOICE}HELP
{CHOICE}Forget it
------------------------------
Hart
“Hey now!
You're a bit short.”{NEW}
“No one works on credit nowadays…
not even stores in the slums.”
------------------------------
Hart
“Oh, my…well,
Thank you very much.”
------------------------------
“Now listen.
On this floor are four research libraries
for four different sections of Shinra, Inc….”{NEW}
“Parts of the password are hidden
in each of the libraries.”{NEW}
“Pay careful attention to the files
in each room.”{NEW}
“The name of each library is written
on the plaque outside the door.”
------------------------------
“Now, in each library will be one file
mixed in from another library.”{NEW}
“Look carefully at the numbers
on each file.”
------------------------------
“There is a number at the beginning
of each file name.”{NEW}
“Look at the number on
the files that don't belong
in that library.”{NEW}
“Match the number with the letters
in the title of the file.”{NEW}
“If the file starts with a 4,
then check the fourth letter and…
well, you get the idea.”
------------------------------
Hart
“If you run into President Shinra,
please don't tell him about this.”{NEW}
“I can't be a partner to
anymore trouble for Shinra.”
------------------------------
“I never thought you'd
get it on the first try…”{NEW}
“Just goes to show you can't
judge a book by its cover.
Oh well, a promise is a promise.
Take this, too.”
------------------------------
Received "Elemental" Materia!
------------------------------
Domino
“What…full already?
Come back again when it's empty.”
------------------------------
Received "Elixir"!
------------------------------
Received "Ether"!
------------------------------
Received "Potion"!
------------------------------
Domino
“Hmm.
It appears you're not completely stupid.”{NEW}
“Fine then, take this.”
------------------------------
Domino
“I see…
For you…this might be best.”{NEW}
“Then,
this is for all of you.”
------------------------------
Domino
“Hoo boy! You finally got it?”{NEW}
“You all really don't use
your heads much, do you?”{NEW}
“……What the hey.
Here, just take it anyway.”
------------------------------
Shin-Ra Bldg. 62F
------------------------------
Shin-Ra Company Archives
Urban Development
------------------------------
Shin-Ra Company Archives
Space Program
------------------------------
Shin-Ra Company Archives
Public Order and Weapons Department
------------------------------
Shin-Ra Company Archives
Science Department
------------------------------
Hut
“Oh,how do you do?”{NEW}
“This is the Office of
the mayor of Midgar.
Mayor Domino is inside.”{NEW}
“Incidentally,
I am the mayor's assistant.
Should you have any queries,
please do run them by me…”
------------------------------
Domino
“Hmm?
And you are?”{NEW}
“Ah,you must be that infamous…
Me? I'm Domino,Mayor of
the Mako city,Midgar.”{NEW}
“Actually,I'm Mayor in name only.
The truth is Shin-Ra owns
and runs everything in Midgar.”{NEW}
“My job right now is
managing Shin-Ra's archives…”{NEW}
“Me! The Mayor of Midgar…
managing Shin-Ra's archives!
Sigh…”{NEW}
“You want to go further up,right?
Fine by me,
I'll even give you my Keycard.”{NEW}
“On one condition…
Tell me the password.”
------------------------------
“Yes,give me the password
and you'll get the card.”{NEW}
“And,if you get it in one go,
I'll even throw in a little something.
How does that sound?”
------------------------------
Domino
“You have the password?”{NEW}
“Then,let's hear it.”
------------------------------
“The password is…”
{CHOICE}The mayor is the BEST
{CHOICE}Shinra is the PITS
{CHOICE}Mako is COOL
{CHOICE}The mayor is a BOMB
{CHOICE}Blow the MAKO
{CHOICE}Shin-Ra goes BOOM
{CHOICE}Wait a second
------------------------------
Domino
“Nope! Completely wrong!
It's much better than that!
Try again!”
------------------------------
Domino
“The mayor is the best!!”
------------------------------
“God,how beautiful that sounds!
You are correct!
The mayor of Midgar is the best!
No matter what anyone says! THE Best!”{NEW}
“…hmm. Well,okay.
Here,take it.”
------------------------------
Domino
“Shinra is the pits!!
------------------------------
“God,how beautiful that sounds!
You are correct!
President Shinra is the pits!
I am the master of Midgar!”{NEW}
“…hmm. Well,okay.
Here,take it.”
------------------------------
Domino
“The mayor is a bomb!!”
------------------------------
“God,how beautiful that sounds!
You are correct!
My anger is at its limit!
I may explode at any minute!”{NEW}
“…hmm. Well,okay.
Here,take it.”
------------------------------
Domino
“Blow the Mako!!”
------------------------------
“God,how beautiful that sounds!
You are correct!
We must destroy Mako energy!
Only then will I become a proper mayor!”{NEW}
“…hmm. Well,okay.
Here,take it.”
------------------------------
Obtained "Keycard 65"!
------------------------------
Domino
“Why would I do something
like this,you ask?”{NEW}
“Isn't it obvious?
I'm toying with them.
Pissing them off.”{NEW}
Shin-Ra's been
tormenting me for ages.”{NEW}
“That's why I was a little rough
on you all just now.
Go on up there and
create some chaos.”{NEW}
“That ought to teach them!
Hee,hee,hee,hee,hee…”
------------------------------
Domino
“I should probably tell you this…
My card will only take you
as far as the 65th floor.”{NEW}
“Damn Shin-Ra,treating me…
ME! Like some regular employee…”
------------------------------
Hut
“Did you speak with the Mayor?”{NEW}
“Ehh?
A password?
Oh,I get it…”{NEW}
“He's got nothing better to do.
You see,President Shinra has
almost complete control of Midgar.”{NEW}
“Well,
if that's how it has to be,
then let me help you.”
------------------------------
Hut
“…is that so?
Then,I guess that's that.”{NEW}
“Good luck
finding it on your own.”{NEW}
“If you can't figure it out
come back anytime.
I'll be waiting here for you…”
------------------------------
“What can I do for you?”
{CHOICE}Give me that hint again
{CHOICE}Give me another hint
{CHOICE}Nothing
------------------------------
Hut
“Yes,certainly.
Certainly.”{NEW}
“As a public servant,
it's a joy to serve
the needs of the people.”{NEW}
“I'll gladly give you a hint…”
------------------------------
“…for 500 gil.”
{CHOICE}Pay up
{CHOICE}Don't screw with me!
------------------------------
“…for 1000 gil.”
{CHOICE}Pay up
{CHOICE}Don't screw with me!
------------------------------
“…for 2000 gil.”
{CHOICE}Pay up
{CHOICE}Don't screw with me!
------------------------------
Hut
“I'll answer any queries.”
{CHOICE}Help me
{CHOICE}I don't need your help
------------------------------
Hut
“Oh dear!
Are you a bit short?”{NEW}
“I'm afraid no one works by credit these days…
not even stores in the slums…”
------------------------------
Hut
“Oh,my… well,
thank you very much.”
------------------------------
“Listen carefully.
This floor holds archives of the Shin-Ra
Company's four main departments.”{NEW}
“Parts of the password are hidden
in each of the archive rooms.”{NEW}
“Try having a gooood look
at the documents in each room.”{NEW}
“The department names are written
on a plaque next to the door.”
------------------------------
“Ready? Okay.
In each room there should be a
misplaced document that belongs
in one of the other rooms.”{NEW}
“If you look at the document's
number and its name…”
------------------------------
“Pay attention.
Every document has a number.”{NEW}
“When you find a document
that's in the wrong room,
look at its corresponding number.”{NEW}
“If the number is,let's say four…
take a look at the fourth
letter in the title and…
Well,you get the idea?”
------------------------------
Hut
“If you happen to run into President Shinra,
please don't mention me.”{NEW}
“If I get bullied by Shin-Ra
one more time there'll be hell to pay.”
------------------------------
Domino
“And on the first attempt…”{NEW}
“Just goes to show you can't
judge a book by its cover.
Oh well,a promise is a promise.
Here,take this as well.”
------------------------------
Obtained "Attribute" Materia!
------------------------------
Domino
“What,fully loaded? Already?
Well,come back when you can hold it.”
------------------------------
Obtained "Elixir"!
------------------------------
Obtained "Ether"!
------------------------------
Obtained "Potion"!
------------------------------
Domino
“Hmm,looks like you have
your head screwed on.”{NEW}
“Fine,
take this.”
------------------------------
Domino
“I see…
Well,if that's as good as you get,
I'd say this is what you deserve. Here.”
------------------------------
Domino
“Hoo boy! You got it at last…”{NEW}
“I guess not all of the
lights are on upstairs,eh?”{NEW}
“……Well,what the hey.
Take this.”
------------------------------
tl;dr I've got some slight misgivings about a few aspects that I won't be sure on my stance about until I see them in action, but overall this mod looks really nice and I'll definitely be using it once you get the full release done! It is very possible your mod may become my new canon for fanworks. XD
"The password is the mayor is the BEST"? That doesn't sound right.
The only ones in the standard charmap are µ Σ Π π ∆, you could make your own char sprites of course but it's not particularly easy.
You would have to do what I did, look at the files found in modpath and create place the characters on the texture, then edit window.bin values for the letter spacings (or wait until Luksy adds support for window.bin.txt :-D
Leonhart,
Check out the character png's installed with Avalanche. They're located in the textures folder.
Compare these old versions to the character textures created by DLPB.
He has truly put a tremendous amount of effort into making every pixel perfect.
Shinra Bldg. 70f.
------------------------------
President Shinra
“How are the preparations going?”
------------------------------
Heidegger
“Gya, haa, haa! Smoothly, very smoothly!
I assigned the Turks to this.”
------------------------------
Reeve
“President!!
Are we really going to do this?
Simply destroy a group
with only a few members…”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“What's the problem, Reeve? You want out?”
------------------------------
Reeve
“…No.”{NEW}
“But, as head of the Urban Development
Department,
I have been involved in the building
and running of Midgar. That's why…”
------------------------------
Heidegger
“Reeve, flush your personal problems
with the rest of your crap!”
------------------------------
Reeve
“The Mayor's against this anyway…”
------------------------------
Heidegger
“Mayor?”{NEW}
“He just sits in this building all day
feeding his face!
You still call that a Mayor?”
------------------------------
Heidegger
“Now if you'll excuse me sir!”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“You're tired.
Why don't you take a couple of days
off and go somewhere.”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“We'll destroy Sector 7
and report that AVALANCHE did it.
Then we'll send in the rescue
operation care of Shinra, Inc….
Heh, heh, heh…this is perfect.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“They got you, too?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Where is {AERIS}!?”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“In a safe place.”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“She's the last
surviving Ancient…”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“Don't you know?
They called themselves the Cetra and lived
thousands of years ago.
Now they are just a forgotten page in history.”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“Cetra…that girl
is a survivor of the Cetra?”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“Cetra, or the Ancients, will show us
the way to the 'Promised Land'.
I'm expecting a lot out of her.”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“The Promised Land?
Isn't that just a legend?”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“Even so, it's far too appealing
not to pursue.”{NEW}
“It's been said the Promised Land is
very fertile.”{NEW}
“…If the land is fertile…”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“then there's gotta be Mako!”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“Exactly.
That is why our money-making
Mako Reactor is necessary.”{NEW}
“The abundant Mako will
flow out on its own.”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“That is where Neo-Midgar will be built.
Shinra's new glory…”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“@$\#*^%!
Quit dreamin'!”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“Oh really, don't you know?
These days all it takes for your
dreams to come true is money and power.”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“Well, that is all for our meeting.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Hold it!
I got a lot to say to you!”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“If there's anything else…
talk to my secretary.”
------------------------------
Rude
“Come on! Outta his way!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“He's dead…
The head of Shinra is dead…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Then this sword must be…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Sephiroth's!!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…Sephiroth is alive?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…Looks like it.
Only Sephiroth can use that sword.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Who cares who did it!?
This is the end of the Shinra!”
------------------------------
“Uh!”
------------------------------
Palmer
“P, p, p, please, don't kill me!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“What happened?”
------------------------------
Palmer
“Se…Sephiroth.
Sephiroth came.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Did you see him? Did you see Sephiroth?”
------------------------------
Palmer
“Yeah, I saw him! With my own eyes!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“You really saw him?”
------------------------------
Palmer
“Uh!
Would I lie at a time like this!?
I heard his voice, too!”
------------------------------
Palmer
“Um, he said something about
not letting us have the Promised Land.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Then does that mean”{NEW}
“the Promised Land really does
exist and that Sephiroth's
here to save it from Shinra?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“So he's a good guy then?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Save the Promised Land?
A good guy? No way!!”{NEW}
“It's not that simple! I know him!
Sephiroth's mission is different!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Rufus!
&*%$! I forgot about him!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Who's that?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Vice President Rufus.
The President's son.”
------------------------------
Shin-Ra Bldg. 70F
------------------------------
President Shinra
“How are the preparations going?”
------------------------------
Heidegger
“Gya,ha,ha!!
Smoothly,very smoothly!
I've assigned the Turks to this.”
------------------------------
Reeve
“Mr.President!!
Are we really going to do this?
Simply to crush a group with
only a few members at best…”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“Why this objection now?
Do you have something you
want to share with us,Reeve?”
------------------------------
Reeve
“…No.”{NEW}
“But,as head of Urban Development,
I've been involved in the
building and running of Midgar.
That's why I…”
------------------------------
Heidegger
“Reeve,flush personal problems down
the toilet before you set off for work!”
------------------------------
Reeve
“The Mayor's also against this…”
------------------------------
Heidegger
“Mayor!?”{NEW}
“That buffoon just sits in the
building all day,feeding his face!
You call that a Mayor?”
------------------------------
Heidegger
“Now,if you'll excuse me!”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“You're tired.
Take some time off away from here.”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“We'll destroy District 7.
The reports will blame Avalanche
and the relief operation will be
handled by the Shin-Ra Company.
Heh,heh,heh… it's perfect.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“They got you,too…?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Where's {AERIS}!”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“In a safe place.”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“She's invaluable to us.
The last surviving Ancient…”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“You don't know?
They called themselves the Cetra,
and lived thousands of years ago.
A tribe,long buried in history.”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“Cetra… that girl is a
survivor of the Cetra?”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“Cetra,or the Ancients,will teach
us about the Promised Land.
I'm expecting great things from her.”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“The Promised Land?
That's just a legend?”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“But an enthralling legend.
So enticing that it must be persued.”{NEW}
“The Promised Land is
said to be incredibly fertile.”{NEW}
“…And if the land is fertile…”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Then there's gotta be Mako!”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“Exactly.
We won't even need any cash-
craving Mako Reactors there.”{NEW}
“The abundant Mako
will flow out on its own.”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“That is where Neo-Midgar will be built.
Our company's new glory…”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Hah!
Quit dreamin'!”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“Come now,surely you've realised?
These days,all that one requires to make
a dream come true is money and power.”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“Well,that concludes your audience.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Hold it right there!
I've a truck load of things I gotta
say to you,you greedy bastard!”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“If there's anything else…
talk to my secretary.”
------------------------------
Rude
“Come on! Outta his way!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Dead…
The leader of Shin-Ra is dead…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“What's this sword!?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“That's Sephiroth's!!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…You mean Sephiroth is alive?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…Looks like it.
Only Sephiroth could wield that.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Who cares who did it!?
Shin-Ra's finished!”
------------------------------
“U-hyo!”
------------------------------
Palmer
“D-d-d-d-don't kill me!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“What happened?”
------------------------------
Palmer
“Se-Sephiroth.
Sephiroth was here.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“You saw him?
You saw Sephiroth?”
------------------------------
Palmer
“Yeah,I saw him!
With my own eyes!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Really?”
------------------------------
Palmer
“Uh-hyo!
Would I lie at a time like this!?
I heard his voice too,uh-hyo!”
------------------------------
Palmer
“Er,he mumbled something about
not handing over the Promised Land.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“What does that mean?”{NEW}
“Does the Promised Land actually
exist and Sephiroth came
here to save it from Shin-Ra?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“So,he's a good guy then?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Save the Promised Land?
A good guy? No way!!”{NEW}
“It's not that simple!
Believe me!
Sephiroth must have some other goal!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Rufus! sh*t!
Forgot about him!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Who's that?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Vice President Rufus.
The President's son.”
------------------------------
Shinra Bldg. Stairs
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Don't know…
why…the hell…
we gotta…climb…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…because we don't want to starta
a commotion until we've saved
{AERIS}.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“If that's possible…”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“…heh heh heh.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Knock it off. You're giving me the creeps.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“So even you will fight for someone else.
Guess I figured you wrong.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Who cares what you figured!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“I'm just sayin'
mebbe I was wrong…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“heh heh heh……”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“What's that supposed
to mean, {TIFA}?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“…how much farther do these
stairs go on?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Why don't you ask them?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“It's not one of them endless
stairways or somethin', is it?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Of course not!!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Right…couldn't be that…”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Are we there yet?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Not yet.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“…there yet?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“I said not yet!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Yo…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Look, don't even ask!
We're way way way way far
away from being there, OK!?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Yo…
What floor is this?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…I stopped counting.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Why they gotta build these buildings
so damn tall?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“That Shinra…
They're just no damn good.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“…huff…
Man, I'm beat…”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Marlene, daddy wanted to
see your face one more time…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Would you stop acting like a
retard and climb!?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“It's just a bit more!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…maybe.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Damn, man!
I've had it! I'm going back!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“It'll take just as long to go down as
it did to come up.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“C'mon, {BARRET}.
Pull it together!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Yeah well, all I know is I'm only
flesh 'n' blood…
'cept for this arm of mine.”{NEW}
“Don't treat me like I'm some
ex-SOLDIER or somethin'…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“What about me!? I'm human too!
Oh, do what you want, I'm going on!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Yaah!
{BARRET}!
You go first!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“What're ya ignorant?
…I didn't mean that”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“All right, all right!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“{CLOUD},
you go on ahead too!!”
------------------------------
Received "Elixir"!
------------------------------
Received "Behemoth Horn"!
------------------------------
Shin-Ra Bldg. Staircase
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Don't know…
why…the hell…
we gotta… kill ourselves…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…because I don't want any
trouble until we've saved {AERIS}.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Although,I can see that being a problem…”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“…heh,heh,heh.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“What is it?
You're giving me the creeps.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“So,there are times when
even you fight for other people.
Guess I got you wrong.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I'm not interested in
what you think about me.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“I'm just sayin'…
Sorry for… before,ya know?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Hehehe…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Now you're at it,{TIFA}…?
What gives?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“…how much farther do
these stairs go on for?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Who knows…
why don't you ask them?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“It can't keep going on
like this forever,can it?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Of course it can't!!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Yeah…
Okay,that was a bit silly…”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Are we there yet?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Doesn't look like it.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“…there yet?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Not yet!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Yo…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“I said not yet!
Not yet,not yet,not yet,
not yet,not yet,not yet!!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Hey…
What floor we on?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…I stopped counting ages ago.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“W-why did they build
this place s-so damn tall?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“That Sh-Shin-Ra…
They're just no damn good…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“……”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Ohhhh…
Man,I'm beat…”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“I'm sorry,Marin.
I know you were hopin'
to see Daddy again someday…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Hey!
Stop tempting fate!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Just a little more!
Only a little more!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…Maybe.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“That's it!
I've had enough! I'm going back!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“You're going to go back down
all those stairs we just climbed?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“……”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“C'mon,{BARRET}.
Sort yourself out!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Don't matter what you s-say,
I'm still only flesh 'n' blood…
'Cept for this r-right arm of mine…”{NEW}
“Not like I have any
s-special ex-Soldier powers…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“I'm human too,you know!
I'm going on ahead of you!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Yaaah!!
{BARRET},stop looking!
I don't wanna go first now!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Y-you crazy!?
…I didn't look ANYWHERE!…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“If you say so!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“And you can get in front too,{CLOUD}!!”
------------------------------
Obtained "Elixir"!
------------------------------
Obtained "Behemoth Horn"!
------------------------------
[03:08] <DLPB> turns out president shinra is called "President" it is not a title
[03:09] <Covarr> lol
[03:09] <DLPB> he is called President. hahaha. Rufus refers to himself as "head of shin-ra company" he is never referred to as a president.... The japanese seem to have made a pun on president, making shinra called president
[03:10] <DLPB> but f*ck that
[03:10] <DLPB> no western audience would get it
Shinra Bldg. 70f.
------------------------------
Rufus
“So…
So Sephiroth was actually here.
…By the way,”
------------------------------
Rufus
“just who are you?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I'm {CLOUD},
ex-SOLDIER, First Class!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“I'm from AVALANCHE!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Me too!”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“A flower girl from the slums.”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“A Research Specimen.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“What a crew.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“Well, I'm Rufus.
The President of Shinra, Inc.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“You're only President 'cause yer old man died!”
------------------------------
Rufus
“Correct. I'll let you hear my
inauguration speech.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“…Father tried to control the world
with money,
and that worked for him.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“The people believed that Shinra
would protect them.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“Work at Shinra, get your pay.
If terrorists attack,
the Shinra army will help you.”{NEW}
“It looked perfect on the outside.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“But, I do things differently.”{NEW}
“I'll control the world with fear.
It's too much to do it like my old man.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“A little fear will control
the minds of the common people.
There's no reason to waste
good money on them.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“He likes to make speeches
just like his father.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Get {AERIS} outta
the building!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“What?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I'll explain later!
{BARRET}! This is the real crisis
for the Planet!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“The hell's that supposed to mean?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I'll explain later!
Just take my word for now!
I'll go after I take care of him!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Alright, {CLOUD}!”
------------------------------
Rufus
“Why do you want to fight me?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“You want the Promised Land
and Sephiroth.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“That's right.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“Did you know
that Sephiroth is an Ancient?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…Whatever,
I can't let either you or Sephiroth
have the Promised Land!”
------------------------------
Rufus
“I see.
I guess we won't be allies.”
------------------------------
Access Menu with {PURPLE}[MENU]{WHITE}
Remove Materia from members with {PURPLE}[SWITCH]{WHITE}
End with {PURPLE}[START]{WHITE}.
------------------------------
Shin-Ra Bldg. 70F
------------------------------
Rufus
“So…
So Sephiroth is alive after all.
By the way……”
------------------------------
Rufus
“Hey,just who are you?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“{CLOUD}.
Ex-Soldier,First Class.
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“I'm from Avalanche!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Same here!”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“…A flower seller from the slums.”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“…A research specimen.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“What a crew.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“Well,I'm Rufus.
President of the Shin-Ra Company.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“The old fool's still warm…”{NEW}
“Not wastin' any time,are ya!?”
------------------------------
Rufus
“True. I suppose I'll let you
hear my inauguration speech.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“…Father tried to control the
world using the power of money,
and that worked for him.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“Shin-Ra made the people feel safe.
They thought they were being protected.”
------------------------------
#h 4
Rufus
“Work at Shin-Ra,get your pay.
Any trouble… any terrorists, and
the Shin-Ra army is there for you.
At first glace,it's a perfect setup.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“But,I do things differently.”{NEW}
“I'll control the world with fear.
My father's way costs
far too much money.”
------------------------------
#h 5
Rufus
“You can control the hearts
of men with a little fear.
Why waste good money
on the mindless masses?
Be under no illusions…
I am not my father.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Well,you sure like making
speeches the same way he did.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Take {AERIS} and
get outta the building!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“What?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I'll explain later!
{BARRET}!
This is a real crisis for the planet!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Hell's that supposed to mean?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I'll talk about it later!
Just trust me on this!
I'll catch up with you
after I take care of him!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“All right,{CLOUD}!”
------------------------------
Rufus
“Why do you want to fight me?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“You seek Sephiroth
and the Promised Land.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“That's right.”
------------------------------
Rufus
“Hm? Did you know that
Sephiroth is an Ancient?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…Makes sense.
Anyway,I can't let either you OR
Sephiroth have the Promised Land!”
------------------------------
Rufus
“I see.
I guess we won't be friends.”
------------------------------
To access the menu press {PURPLE}[MENU]{WHITE}
To remove Materia from members press {PURPLE}[SWITCH]{WHITE}
When you are ready press {PURPLE}[START]{WHITE}.
------------------------------
[03:08] <DLPB> turns out president shinra is called "President" it is not a title
[03:09] <Covarr> lol
[03:09] <DLPB> he is called President. hahaha. Rufus refers to himself as "head of shin-ra company" he is never referred to as a president.... The japanese seem to have made a pun on president, making shinra called president
[03:10] <DLPB> but f*ck that
[03:10] <DLPB> no western audience would get it
{RED XIII}
“The Promised Land?
That's just a legend?”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“But an enthralling legend.
So enticing that it must be persued.”{NEW}
Aye... it is sad we can't get the pun in there. When I started this project I was rather naive about the Japanese language and thought everything would work in some way, but that simply isn't it at all. Some things have to be sacrificed. The problem I have with the original and with FF6 (Woolsey) is that they take too many liberties and make too many mistakes.
Enhancing the material whilst sticking to accuracy as much as is possible is preferable to doing what the hell you want.
Rude
“…Reno said he wanted to
see you after the injuries
you gave him healed.”{NEW}
“He wants to show
his affection for you all…
with a new weapon.”
Rude
“…Leno sends his kind regards.
He's hoping to meet you
as soon as the injuries
you gave him heal up.”{NEW}
“Now you are best friends,
he wants to share his
new weapon with you all.”
Mythril Mine
------------------------------
Rude
“Just a second!”
------------------------------
Rude
“…”
------------------------------
Rude
“Do you know who I am?”
{CHOICE}The Turks, right?
{CHOICE}Not interested
------------------------------
Rude
“…I'm from the Turks.
And don't you forget it.”
------------------------------
Rude
“Well if you know,
then this won't take long.”
------------------------------
Rude
“It's difficult to explain
what the Turks do…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Kidnapping, right?”
------------------------------
Rude
“To put it negatively…
you could say that.”
------------------------------
Rude
“…But, that's not all
there is to it anymore.”
------------------------------
Elena
“It's all right, Rude!
I know you don't like speeches,
so don't force it!”
------------------------------
Rude
“Then explain, Elena.”
------------------------------
Elena
“I'm the newest member of
the Turks, Elena.
Thanks to what you did to Reno,
we're short-handed.”
------------------------------
Elena
“…But, because of that,
I got promoted to the Turks…”
------------------------------
Elena
“Anyhow, our job is to find out
where Sephiroth is headed.”{NEW}
“And to try and stop you
every step of the way.”
------------------------------
Elena
“Wait a minute,
it's the other way around…
You're the ones that are
getting in our way.”
------------------------------
Tseng
“…Elena.
You talk too much.”
------------------------------
Elena
“Sorry…Tseng.”
------------------------------
Tseng
“I thought I gave your orders.”{NEW}
“Now go.
Don't forget to file your report.”
------------------------------
Rude
“…Reno said he wanted to
see you after the injuries
you gave him healed.”{NEW}
“He wants to show
his affection for you all…
with a new weapon.”
------------------------------
Tseng
“Well, then…”
------------------------------
Tseng
“Where's {AERIS}?
Isn't she with you?”
------------------------------
Tseng
“Oh…
Then give her my regards.”
------------------------------
Tseng
“{AERIS}…
Long time no see.”
------------------------------
Tseng
“Looks like you're safe
from the Shinra for a while,
now that Sephiroth reappeared.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“What are you saying?
That I should be grateful to Sephiroth?”
------------------------------
Tseng
“No…”{NEW}
“I won't be seeing much of you,
so take care.”
------------------------------
Tseng
“Well then,
stay out of Shinra's way.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“{AERIS} isn't with us.
She's with the others.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Wh, who are you!?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“By any chance, are you…?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Who are you?”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“…
I hoped I'd never see you again…”
------------------------------
{CHOICE}“Sir!”{CHOICE}
------------------------------
Elena
“Mr. Tseng!?”
------------------------------
Tseng
“No need to tell them
about our orders.”
------------------------------
Rude/Elena
“Yes sir!”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“…Strange, hearing
that from you.”
------------------------------
Elena
“Oh! Right!”
------------------------------
Tseng
“…Elena.
You don't seem to understand.”
------------------------------
Elena
“Oh!{PAUSE 30}
I'm, I'm sorry…”
------------------------------
Tseng
“…Go.
Don't let Sephiroth get away.”
------------------------------
Elena
“Very well, Rude and I will
go after Sephiroth, who's heading
for {CYAN}Junon Harbor{WHITE}!”
------------------------------
Mithril Mine
------------------------------
Rude
“Just a second!”
------------------------------
Rude
“…”
------------------------------
Rude
“Do you know who I am?”
{CHOICE}The Turks,right?
{CHOICE}I'm not interested
------------------------------
Rude
“…I'm from the Turks.
And don't you forget it.”
------------------------------
Rude
“Well if you already know,
then this won't take long…”
------------------------------
Rude
“It's difficult to explain
what the Turks do…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Abducting people?”
------------------------------
Rude
“To put it negatively…
you could say that.”
------------------------------
Rude
“…But there's more to it these days.”
------------------------------
Yrena
“Rude!
I know you don't like speeches,
so don't force it!”
------------------------------
Rude
“…I'll leave this to you then,Yrena.”
------------------------------
Yrena
“I'm the newest member of
the Turks,Yrena.
Thanks to what you did to Leno,
we're short-handed.”
------------------------------
Yrena
“…Although,because of that,
I was accepted into the Turks…”
------------------------------
Yrena
“At any rate,
our orders are to determine
where Sephiroth is headed.”{NEW}
“And to make your life difficult
every step of the way.”
------------------------------
Yrena
“Hang on,
it's the other way around…
You're the ones getting in our way.”
------------------------------
Zeng
“…Yrena.
You've said more than enough.”
------------------------------
Yrena
“Sorry… Mr.Zeng.”
------------------------------
Zeng
“I thought I gave
you your orders.”{NEW}
“Go.
Do not fail to report
back as instructed.”
------------------------------
Rude
“…Leno sends his kind regards.
He's hoping to meet you
as soon as the injuries
you gave him heal up.”{NEW}
“Now you're best friends,
he wants to share his
new weapon with you all.”
------------------------------
Zeng
“Well then…”
------------------------------
Zeng
“…{AERIS}?
Isn't she with you?”
------------------------------
Zeng
“I see…
Then give her my best wishes.”
------------------------------
Zeng
“{AERIS}…
It's been a while.”
------------------------------
Zeng
“Now that Sephiroth's reappeared,
as far as Shin-Ra's concerned,
you're no longer a priority.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“What are you saying?
That I should be grateful to Sephiroth?”
------------------------------
Zeng
“No…”{NEW}
“But we'll be seeing less of each other,
so take care.”
------------------------------
Zeng
“Well then,gentlemen.
I would very much appreciate it
if you'd stay out of Shin-Ra's way.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“{AERIS} isn't here.
She's with the others.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Wh-who the hell're you!?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“By any chance,are you…?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Who are you?”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“…
Now that's a face I didn't care to see.”
------------------------------
{CHOICE}“Sir!”{CHOICE}
------------------------------
Yrena
“Mr. Zeng!?”
------------------------------
Zeng
“They don't need to
know our orders.”
------------------------------
Rude/Yrena
“Yes sir!”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“…Strange,hearing
that from you.”
------------------------------
Yrena
“Ah! That's right!”
------------------------------
Zeng
“…Yrena.
Can you understand the
words that are leaving my lips?”
------------------------------
Yrena
“Ah!{PAUSE 30}
I'm,I'm sorry…”
------------------------------
Zeng
“…Go.
Don't let Sephiroth get away.”
------------------------------
Yrena
“Very well,
Rude and I will go after Sephiroth,
who's heading for {CYAN}Junon Harbour{WHITE}!”
------------------------------
Inn: 2f
------------------------------
{CLOUD}'s Past
------------------------------
{PAUSE 30}Received "Megalixir"!
------------------------------
Empty…
------------------------------
Can't reach it…
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Damn!!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Oh! You!!”
------------------------------
{CID}
“…Don't mess with me!!”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“{CLOUD}, you're late!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Yo man, you're late!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Sorry to keep you waiting.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Guess everyone's here now.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“So let's hear your story…”{NEW}
“You know, the one about Sephiroth
and the crisis of the Planet.”{NEW}
“Let's hear it all.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…I used to want to be like Sephiroth,
so I joined SOLDIER.”{NEW}
“After working with Sephiroth
on several missions,
we became friends.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“You call that a friend?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Yeah, well…”{NEW}
“He was older than me,
and hardly ever
talked about himself.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“So I guess you'd call us war buddies…
We trusted each other.
Until one day…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“…One day?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“After the war it was SOLDIER's
duty to put down any resistance
against the Shinra.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…That was five years ago.”{NEW}
“I was 16…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Sephiroth's strength is incredible.
He is far stronger in reality
than any stories you
may have heard about him.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“So…
Where do you come in?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Me?
I was mesmerized by the
way Sephiroth fought.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…And then
we reached Nibelheim.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“I remember Jenova.
That's that damn headless spook
livin' in the Shinra building.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“That's right.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“{BARRET},
would you please let us hear what
{CLOUD} has to say?
You can ask questions later.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“{TIFA}, I was only…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“OK {CLOUD}, continue.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“The childhood friends reunite!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…I was really surprised
with {TIFA}.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Damn, Shinra!
The more I hear, the more I hate 'em!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…Who would have ever
thought the Mako Reactor
held such a secret.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“{TIFA}…
Were you waiting outside then?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…Yes.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“We returned to Nibelheim.
Sephiroth confined himself to the Inn.
He didn't even try to talk to me.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Then all of a sudden he
just disappeared, right?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“We found him inside
the biggest building in Nibelheim.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“The villagers used to call
it the Shinra mansion.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Long ago, people from Shinra
used to live in that mansion…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…and that's the end of my story.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Wait a damn minute!
That's it? No more?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…I don't remember.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“What happened to Sephiroth?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“In terms of skill,
I couldn't have killed him.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Official records state Sephiroth is dead.
I read it in the newspaper.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Shinra, Inc. owns the newspapers,
so you can't rely on that.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…I want to know the truth.
I want to know what happened.”{NEW}
“I challenged Sephiroth and lived.
Why didn't he kill me?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…I'm alive, too.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“A lot of this doesn't make sense.
What about Jenova?
It was in the Shinra building, right?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Shinra shipped it
from Nibelheim to Midgar.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Did someone carry it out later?
It was missing from the Shinra building.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Sephiroth?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Damn!
None of this makes sense!”{NEW}
“I'm going,
going,
going,
gone!”{NEW}
“And I'm leavin' the thinkin' to you!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Yo, {CLOUD}!
Let's get a move on!”
{CHOICE}Wait a sec
{CHOICE}Right
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“{CLOUD}, what's wrong?
You just gonna stand there while
Sephiroth heads for the Promised Land?”{NEW}
“I ain't lettin' Sephiroth or
Shinra get to no Promised Land.
If they do,
then we're all screwed.”{NEW}
“Y'know what I'm sayin'?”
{CHOICE}Beautiful, just beautiful!
{CHOICE}Is that all?
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Jus' leave it to me!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Fine!
That's good enough.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Yo, c'mon let's go!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Oh brother…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“{CLOUD}?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“How bad was I after
Sephiroth stabbed me?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I thought you were a goner.
…I was so sad.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“I…”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“The Ancients…Cetra…Jenova…
Sephiroth and myself…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Let's go.
{BARRET}'s waiting.”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“What a fascinating story…”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Yeah, maybe so.
Wanna take a breather here?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Hmph!
Pokin' his damn nose in
where it don't belong.
{CLOUD}!
Why don't you finish that story?”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“(Phew……)”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“(Why you talkin' to me!?)”
{CHOICE}Save game and rest
{CHOICE}Keep talking
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“…I get it.”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“That would seem to explain the increase
in the number of monsters recently.”{NEW}
“I think we should listen carefully
to {CLOUD}.
Don't you think so {BARRET}?”
------------------------------
Inn,2F
------------------------------
{CLOUD}'s Past
------------------------------
…{PAUSE 30}Obtained "Last Elixir"!
------------------------------
Empty…
------------------------------
Can't reach it…
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…Oh,come on!!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Oh! You!!”
------------------------------
{CID}
“…Don't mess with me!!”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“{CLOUD},you're late!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Yo,thanks for bein' on time!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Sorry.
Looks like I kept you all waiting.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“That's everyone.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“So…
your story?”{NEW}
“Sephiroth…
a crisis for the planet.
Let's hear it all.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…I wanted to be like Sephiroth,
so I became a Soldier.”{NEW}
“After working with Sephiroth
on several missions,
we became close friends.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“He was your friend?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Well…”{NEW}
“He was older than me,
and hardly ever
talked about himself.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“We were comrades… I guess.
We trusted each other.
Up until then…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“…Until then?”
------------------------------
#h 4
{CLOUD}
“Soldier's duty after the war
was mostly concerned with rebels
who were opposed to Shin-Ra…
A lot of that work was pretty grim.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…It was five years ago.”{NEW}
“I was sixteen…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Sephiroth's strength is unreal.
He is far stronger in reality than any
of the stories you hear about him.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Hm?
So where do you come in?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Me?
I was mesmerised by
the way Sephiroth fought.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…And then we reached Niblheim.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Jenova… I remember!
That damn headless freak
in the Shin-Ra Building!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“That's right.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Hold on,{BARRET}.
Let's hear {CLOUD}'s story first.
You can ask questions later.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“C'mon,{TIFA}…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Okay {CLOUD},carry on.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“The childhood friends reunite!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…{TIFA} really surprised me.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Argh! Shin-Ra! Again!
The more I hear,
the more I hate 'em!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…Who would have thought
that a Mako reactor
could hold such a secret…?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Hmm,{TIFA}…
Did you wait outside the whole time?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…Yes.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“We returned to Niblheim.
Sephiroth confined himself to the Inn.
He didn't talk with anyone.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“And then he just disappeared.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“We found him inside the
biggest building in Niblheim.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“The villagers called it
the Shin-Ra Mansion.”{NEW}
“It was unoccupied from
before we were born…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Long ago,people from Shin-Ra
did used to live in that mansion…”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…and that's the end of my story.”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Wait a damn minute!
What happened next?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…I don't remember.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“What happened to Sephiroth?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“With the kind of power he has,
I hadn't a prayer of defeating him.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Sephiroth has been declared
dead in the public records.
I read it in the newspaper.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“The Shin-Ra Company
prints the newspapers,
so you can't rely on them.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…I need to be sure…
about what happened back then.”{NEW}
“I went up against Sephiroth and survived.
Why didn't he kill me?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…I'm alive,too.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“A lot of this doesn't fit.
What about Jenova?
It was in the Shin-Ra Building,right?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Shin-Ra shipped it
from Niblheim to Midgar.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Did someone come and take it?
It's not in the Shin-Ra building anymore.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Sephiroth…?
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Aaaaargh!
I don't get any of this!”{NEW}
“I'm going,
going,
gone!!”{NEW}
“And I'm leavin' the
thinkin' to you guys!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Yo,{CLOUD}!
Get things sorted for when we leave!”
{CHOICE}Wait a sec
{CHOICE}Got it
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“{CLOUD},what're you waitin' for?
You just gonna stand there while
Sephiroth heads for the Promised Land?”{NEW}
“I ain't lettin' Sephiroth
or Shin-Ra get there.
If they do,we're all screwed.”{NEW}
“That's what I do know!”
{CHOICE}Beautiful!
{CHOICE}Is that all?
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Jus' leave it to me!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Oh,c'mon!
You don't need no more!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Let's go!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Man…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…{CLOUD}?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“How bad was I after
Sephiroth slashed me?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I thought you were a goner.
…It was awful.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“I…”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“The Ancients… the Cetra… Jenova…
Sephiroth… and me…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Let's go.
{BARRET}'s waiting.”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“What a fascinating story…”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Y-yeah,I guess so.
Wanna take a breather here?”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Hmph,keep your nose out of it.
Oi,{CLOUD}…
Carry on with the story.”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“(Hmph……)”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“(Wh-what you askin' me for!?)”
{CHOICE}Save the game and take a break
{CHOICE}Keep talking
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“…Okay.”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“Is that the reason for the increase
in monsters over the past few years?”{NEW}
“I think we should listen to {CLOUD}'s
story more carefully from here on.
Isn't that so,{BARRET}?”
------------------------------
“With the kind of power he possesses,
I didn't have a prayer of defeating him.”
I agree... 'didn't' probably works better (I have changed it), in fact I spent quite a long time with that sentence. I suppose it also depends on taste. SOmeone else out there will no doubt say hadn't is best and another that prayer "isn't cloud" or something hahaAgreed. That's one of the reasons why I like what you've done with the project, because most of it has sounded natural IMO. And IMO, that's huge for keeping someone's interest in the dialog. There's different tones that can be interpreted in different ways by something as simple as hadn't versus didn't.
Unfortunately most Japanese speakers like to whinge that the original sounds crap and then when you ask them to help with the project they won't.I find this to be a problem so often when trying to speak to someone with a different native language. There are so many words or phrases that don't have english equivalents, and even when English has words to match the phrases sometimes the tone or feeling of the phrase is lost. I'll ask someone what a phrase I heard means in English, and even when they can speak both fluently it's like they just had an epiphony and realized there are some thoughts that even they have trouble translating.
Also, this project has never been secondary... it has always been priority but I am at the mercy of my translator's time as well. Of ten that I asked, seven refused point blank, one was completely unreliable, one is busy and has abandoned us and Luksy remains the only one working on this project.Sorry, my bad. Guess I should ease off the work mule. lol
"I didn't stand a chance against him."Most natural and Cloud sounding IMO while keeping the meaning pretty much the same.
“I wonder how many years have
passed since then?
I just got into town again,
but I can't believe it…
The whole town is back to normal,
except for the strange people
with black clothes all around.”{NEW}
“The town reeks of Shinra,
but I won't go after them.
You may think I'm running from them,
but it's just that
I don't want anything to do
with Shinra anymore.
Feels like time is running out.”{NEW}
“I'm sure you'll find this letter.
And this gift for you. It should come in handy.
I can't even jump anymore.
But I hope you continue to sharpen
your skills and remember what I taught you.”{NEW}
“To my most precious student, From Zangan”
------------------------------
Received "Final Heaven"
“How many years have
passed since then,I wonder?
I've returned to the village,
but what I see here shocks me.
The whole place is back to normal,
except for some odd-looking people
in black cloaks loitering around…”{NEW}
The town reeks of Shin-Ra,
but I don't intend to go after them.
You may think I'm running away,
but I'm done being caught up in
their silly affairs.{NEW}
Well now,{TIFA},
I have to leave this house before
whoever lives here gets back…
I don't have much time.{NEW}
I feel sure that you'll find this letter.
And with that certainty,
I have hidden a gift here for you.
I think it will come in handy.
Although I would very much like to
give it to you in person,
having one of my disciples see me
all old and weak is too much to bear.
I can't even jump anymore.
I pray that you will continue to refine
the techniques I taught you.
To my most beloved disciple,
from Zangan.”
------------------------------
Obtained {TIFA}'s
ultimate secret art "Final Heaven"
“Periodic Report to Professor Hojo”
1 Clone Activity Report
Unfortunately, no 'CLONES' have left
this town this quarter.
As previously reported, the 'CLONES 'seem
to be sensing something.
But all they say is, 'Reunion' or 'Sephiroth'
and show no other signs of activity.{NEW}
2 Confidentiality Report
A total of eight people have visited
this town this quarter.
Fortunately, none knew about
the incident five years ago.
Therefore, no one knows the town was restored
exactly as it was five years ago.
Our staff, disguised as townspeople,
have improved their acting skills,
and we do not report any problems
at this time.
{CHOICE} That is all.
“Periodic Report to Professor Hojo”
1. Copy Activity Record
Unfortunately,no 'Copies' have
left the village during this period.
As previously reported,
it would certainly appear that the
'Copies' are sensing something.
However,they only ever mutter
the words 'Reunion' and 'Sephiroth',
and show no desire to leave here.{NEW}
2. Confidentiality Report
A total of eight people have
visited the village this period.
Fortunately,none of them were
aware of the incident five years ago.
No one has noticed that the village
has been restored to exactly how
it appeared before the fire.
The staff playing the villagers have
also improved on their acting skills.
There are no further issues
to report at this time.{NEW}
End of report.
Nibel Reactor(Int.)
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Hey! It's {CLOUD}!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Za…ck…Zac…k.
Zack…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“You remembered!!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“That's right!
It was Zack who came to Nibelheim
with Sephiroth!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Then, where were you, {CLOUD}?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“{CLOUD}…
Did you…see it all?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I saw…everything…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…You came.
…You kept your promise.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“So you really did come when I was in trouble!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Sorry…
I didn't get there…sooner…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“It's all right…{CLOUD}.”
------------------------------
Sephiroth
“Just like you.”
------------------------------
Zack
“{CLOUD}…
Kill Sephiroth…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…You promised…
You promised that you'd come……
when I was in trouble…”
------------------------------
Nibl Mako Reactor
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Hey! That isn't you!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Za… Z…ax.
Zax…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“You remembered!!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“That's right!
It was Zax who came to
Niblheim with Sephiroth!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Then,where were you,{CLOUD}?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“{CLOUD}.
Did you… see this?”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I saw… it…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…You did come.
…You did keep your promise.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“So you really did come
when I was in a bind!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Sorry…
I didn't get there… sooner…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“It's all right… {CLOUD}.”
------------------------------
Sephiroth
“Do you really believe
the likes of you can……?”
------------------------------
Zax
“{CLOUD}…
Sephiroth… finish him.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…When I'm… in a bind…
……you said you'd come.
You promised me…”
------------------------------
NewYou mean Zack right?Code: [Select]Nibl Mako Reactor
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Za… Z…ax.
Zax…”
Zack Fair > ザックス・フェア > Zakkusu Fea > Zax Fair [possibly from Sax, old English for Knife. There are references to it on Last Order. Zack would be ザック not ザックス]
See the main posts. Second post this time. "x of y" means how much completed.My bad. I remember now that I read that like a year ago, but since the ratios you posted (223/553) were roughly the same percentage, I asked anyways for some reason.
Hello DLPB and Lusky,I'm not really sure Square Enix would approve, since they used the poor translation as a base to make canon for all their horrible spinoffs.
Thank you for your contribution to the project. I just wanted to say, "Keep up the good work and don't let stress discourage you."
I have followed your progress so far for the Kalm scene, and I must say I am very impressed. This would make the staff from Square-Enix give you both a pat on the back.
me and Luksy are making a push to get to 50%. So far we are at 47%...I feel like one of those people who just started following someone who was running a 26 mile marathon on mile 25 going "go". Nevertheless, go! :evil:
Getting there.
It will not, however, keep to the established canon or ideas simply because of fanboyism. Because people moaned a lot that we changed character names (changed them to what they should be), I added an option in the installer to allow a person to keep the original character names. That is as far as I will go.
{YUFFIE}
“Hey,{CID},ya old fart!
Do something!”{NEW}
“No way I'm dyin'
in this crappy tin can!”
;D ;D ;D
Not totally literal , but captures the essence. I added the tin can part from Luksy's too as a reference to Bowie. 8)
That's not how you spell "dying".
{YUFFIE}
“Hey,{CID},ya old fart!
Do something!”{NEW}
“No way I'm dyin' in this
crappy tin can of yours!”
{YUFFIE}
“Are you waiting for {CLOUD}?”{NEW}
“He's flying right now, so you can't get him.”{NEW}
“Were you going to force me
into the submarine right now?”{NEW}
“Quit it!
If you want to go, then just leave me behind.”{NEW}
“…ooooooh.
What're you talking about? I…”
{YUFFIE}
“{CLOUD}…
are we stuck up here?”{NEW}
“We…
can't just keep flyin' forever?”{NEW}
“Hey,now hold on!
Don't even think about
shovin' me in that sub again!”{NEW}
“I won't go! Never!
Leave me here,
leave me here!”{NEW}
“…Urrrrk.
What am I saying…?”
Ester
“Ummm…
First use {PURPLE}[ASSIST]{WHITE}
to choose either AUTO or MANUAL.”{NEW}
“This lets you control the Chocobo
yourself or lets it run on its own.”{NEW}
“But it's pretty hard to make the
Chocobo run the way you want it to.
If the Chocobo doesn't like you,
it won't listen.”{NEW}
“Then,you're stuck…”{NEW}
“But,most of the Chocobos
I have are mellow
and you should be able to
handle them.”{NEW}
“When you're riding,
use {PURPLE}[SWITCH]{WHITE} to Speed Up
and {PURPLE}[CANCEL]{WHITE} to Slow Down.”{NEW}
“But,if you go faster than
the Chocobo can handle,it will
quickly lose its stamina.”{NEW}
“Use the {PURPLE}[Directional Keys]{WHITE} to
move the Chocobo left and right,
use {PURPLE}[OK]{WHITE}
to get a boost of speed.”{NEW}
“But this makes your stamina
run out faster.”{NEW}
“Some Chocobos are bad-tempered
and can't pace themselves.
They'll lose their
stamina quickly.”{NEW}
“Those Chocobos should be
set on Manual
to slow them down.”{NEW}
“Finally,some advice
for the restless. Once
the first and second Chocobo
cross the goal line,”{NEW}
“Press {PURPLE}[START]{WHITE}
to end the race.”
------------------------------
Esto
“Righto…”{NEW}
“First,use {PURPLE}[ASSIST]{WHITE} to switch
between Auto and Manual.
You choose between controlling it
yourself or letting it run on its own.”{NEW}
“It's actually quite hard to make
a Chocobo do what you want.
If you've not bonded with it,
it won't listen to a word you say.”{NEW}
“That can't be helped
this time,unfortunately.”{NEW}
“Well,nevermind.
Most of the Chocobos
I prepare are quite mellow,
so you should be be fine.”{NEW}
“When you're in control,use
{PURPLE}[SWITCH]{WHITE} to speed up,
{PURPLE}[CANCEL]{WHITE} to slow down.”{NEW}
“But watch out…
If you push a Chocobo
faster than it can handle,it'll
lose its stamina in no time.”{NEW}
“You can guide the Chocobo
with the {PURPLE}[Directional Keys]{WHITE}.
To make it sprint,use the
whip by pressing {PURPLE}[OK]{WHITE}.”{NEW}
“Obviously,its stamina will
run out a lot faster this way.”{NEW}
“A Chocobo with poor
temperament doesn't know
its own pace and can wear
itself out almost immediately.”{NEW}
“If you're dealing with a
Chocobo like that,switch
to Manual and slow it down.”{NEW}
“Finally,
some advice for the restless.
Once first and second
place have been decided…”{NEW}
“…you can press
{PURPLE}[START]{WHITE} to end the race.”
District 1,Station
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Biggs
“Wow…
You're from Soldier,all right!”{NEW}
“But… one of theirs
in a group like Avalanche…!?”
--------------------------------------------------
Jessie
“…Soldier? They're the enemy…”
--------------------------------------------------
Jessie
“Why would a Soldier join Avalanche?”
--------------------------------------------------
#h 3
Biggs
“Hang on,Jessie,
he quit Shin-Ra…
He's with us now.”
--------------------------------------------------
Biggs
“I didn't catch your name…”
--------------------------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“…{CLOUD}.”
--------------------------------------------------
Biggs
“{CLOUD},eh? I'm…”
--------------------------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“I'm not interested in names.
Once the job's done… I'm gone.”
--------------------------------------------------
“What the hell you all doin'!?
I told ya… never move in a group!”
--------------------------------------------------
“Our target's Mako Reactor 1.
Meet up at the bridge in front of it.”
--------------------------------------------------
“Ex-Soldier,huh?
Don't trust ya!”
--------------------------------------------------
{BARRET}
“You can run by
holdin' {PURPLE}[Cancel]{WHITE} with
the {PURPLE}[Directional Keys]{WHITE}.
Keep up with me!”
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- All right versus alright. This one has a complicated history. Authors would typically insist that you use all right,
You may make any notes you wish and bring to my attention anything which you do not like.
------------------------------
“Heeh…”
------------------------------
“Haaa…”
------------------------------
“What's wrong,Grandad?
You keep sighing…”
------------------------------
“Heeh…
You know,Grandma…”
------------------------------
“Is this about the room again?”
------------------------------
“Heeh…
I know our son must have spent a lot
renting this for us and all,but…”{NEW}
“A classy place like this for the likes of us…?
Big round bed and a gorgeous tub,
I'm just not used to it.”
------------------------------
“Quit complaining.
This is one of the ritziest
neighbourhoods below the city.
A place like this is to die for.”
------------------------------
“Hey,Grandma.
What's the name of the
company our son works for?”
------------------------------
“Oh,Grandad…
You forgot again?”
------------------------------
“Heeh…
Recently I forget all sorts of things…”
------------------------------
“It's the Shin-Ra Company… Shin-Ra!
It's the biggest company in Midgar.”
------------------------------
“If it's the biggest company,
it really must be somethin'.”
------------------------------
“Of course!
It IS something.”{NEW}
“He's doing well,told me he'd been
made the head of a whole department.”
------------------------------
“….
The reason we can stay in a
room like this is thanks to him.”{NEW}
“We should be grateful.”
------------------------------
“Yeah,you're right.”
------------------------------
“You wanna go bed?”
------------------------------
“Shall we?”
------------------------------
“Good night.”
------------------------------
“Aye,good night.”
------------------------------
“…Zzzz…Ghh…ZzZzz”
------------------------------
“…Heebeeheebee…ZzZz…”
... hum, ho...
Whaddya bellowin' about, Grandpa?
Well, Grandma...
Is this about the room again?
Our son must've spent a fortune rentin' this fancy room and all, but a classy place like this for simple ol' folk like us? — big, round bed, gorgeous tub — I'm just not used to it!
Stop yer complainin'! This is one of the nicest neighborhoods below the city. A place like this is to die for!
Say, Grandma — what's the name of the company our son works fer?
You forgot again?
I'm forgettin' all sorts of things lately...
It's the Shin-Ra company! SHIN-RA! It's the biggest company in Midgar!
Ain't that so? It must really be somethin'!
It IS somethin'!
He's doin' well. Told me he'd been made the head of a whole department!
He's the only reason we can stay in a room like this. Try an' be more grateful!
Yeah. You're right...
You wanna get to bed?
Shall we, then?
Good-night.
Aye. Good-night.
Zzz... grumble, grumble...
------------------------------
Grandad
“Heeh…”
------------------------------
Grandad
“Heeeeh…”
------------------------------
Grandma
“What's wrong?
You keep sighing…”
------------------------------
Grandad
“Heeh…
It's just…”
------------------------------
Grandma
“It's not about the room again, is it?”
------------------------------
Grandad
“Heeh…
I know our son must have spent a bomb
renting all this for us,but…”{NEW}
“A Big round bed… gorgeous tub.
I'm not used to this kind of class…”
------------------------------
Grandma
“Oh, stop it will you?
It doesn't get much better than
this below city.
People would bite your hand off
to come here.”
------------------------------
Grandad
“Oh yeah…
What's the name of the
company our son works for again?”
------------------------------
Grandma
“How can you forget THAT?”
------------------------------
Grandad
“Heeh…
I'm forgettin' all sorts these days…”
------------------------------
Grandma
“It's the Shin-Ra Company… Shin-Ra!
It's the biggest company in Midgar!”
------------------------------
Grandad
“Then… it must really be something?”
------------------------------
Grandma
“Of course it is!”{NEW}
“He's doing really well. Told me he'd been
made head of a whole department.”
------------------------------
Grandma
“…
It's thanks to him that
we're here.”{NEW}
“You should be grateful.”
------------------------------
Grandad
“Aye,you're right.”
------------------------------
Grandma
“Wanna go bed?”
------------------------------
Grandad
“Yeah, I guess we need some sleep.”
------------------------------
Grandma
“Good night.”
------------------------------
Grandad
“Good night.”
------------------------------
“…Zzzz…Ghh…ZzZzz”
------------------------------
“…Heebeeheebee…ZzZz…”
CHARACTERS:
Pilot Apprentice > Trainee Pilot
Tifa's Dad > Tifa's Father
LOCATIONS
Rocket Port Area > Launch Pad Area
Bugen's Research Centre > Bugen Research Centre [incorrect but "Bugen's" can't work can it?]
Chocobo Hut > Chocobo Stable
Church in the Slums > Slum Church
Costa del Sol Harbour > Costa del Sol, Harbour
Costa del Sol Inn > Costa del Sol, Inn
Darkness District, Block 4 > Dark District, Block 4
Dio's Museum/Showroom > Dio's Exhibition
Inside Submarine > Submarine
Junon Airport Passage > Junon Airport, Passage
Last Train from Midgar > Last Train
Shop > Store [generally but not always]
Passage 2 > 2nd Passage
Rocket Launching Pad > Launch Pad
WEAPONS
Assault Trumpet > Battle Trumpet
Ogrenix > Ogrenyx
Super Ball > Superball
Double Machinegun > Machinegun
ARMOURS
Chocobo Bracelet > Chocobracelet
Protection > Armour
Revised Protection > Revised Armour
Cheap Protection > Cheap Armour
Flame Ring > Fire Ring
Cold Ring > Ice Ring
Toughness Ring > Tough Ring
ITEMS
Polar Wind > Antarctic Wind
Bird Feather > Feather
Toxic Substance > Toxic Waste
Sea-Dragon Scales > Dragon Scales
Echo Smokescreen > Echo Screen
Fire-Dragon Fang > Red Dragon Fang
Gravity Ball > Graviball
<Stat> Up > <Stat> Source
Cold Crystal > Ice Crystal
Fire c*cktail > Firebomb
Miniaturise > Miniaturiser
Spider Thread > Spider Web
Space-Time Bomb > Spacetime Bomb
S-Mine > S-mine
A Coupon, B Coupon, C Coupon > Coupon A, Coupon B, Coupon C
Latest Shin-Ra Submarine > State-of-the-Art Shin-Ra Submarine
Palmstrike Rush > Palm Rush
Heavy Shot > Big Shot
Joker Death > Death Joker
Protector of the Planet > Planet Protector
Satan Impact > Satan Slam
Combine > Merge
ENEMIES
Full Armoured Golem > Armoured Golem
Swell Float > Bloat Float
Bottoms Well > Bottom Swell
Flap Beat > Flapbeat
Goulash Trike > Goulashtrike
Gross Panzer - Body (for example) > Gross Panzer: Body
Guard Scorpion > Scorpion Guard
Heli Gunner > Heligunner
Jumping > Jump
Mono Drive > Monodrive
Quick Machinegun > Rapid Machinegun
Twin Head (Left Head) > Twin Head (Left)
Twin Head (Right Head) > Twin Head (Right)
Scissors (Lower Body) > Scissors (Lower)
Scissors (Upper Body) > Scissors (Upper)
Soldier: 1st > Soldier: 1st Class
Soldier: 2nd > Soldier: 2nd Class
Soldier: 3rd > Soldier: 3rd Class
Sonic Speed > Sonic
Double Brain > Brains
ENEMY ATTACKS
Hundred Needles > 100 Needles
Artillery AB > Artillery A/B
Insulter > Insult
Raid > Raider
Before Firing > Loading Cannon
Big Mouth Breath > Big Breath
Big Sound Wave > Supersound
Big Rotation > Big Turn
Teeth Snap > Bite
Whole Body Tail > Body Tail
Insect Needle > Bug Needle
Swoop Attack > Swoop
Fatal Carrot Sword > Lethal Carrot Sword
Freezing Finger > Finger Freeze
Continuous Claw > Crazy Claw
Cursing Words > Hex
Damage Attack > Damage
Dangerous Sting > Savage Sting
Defence End > Defence Down
Defence Start > Defence Up
Double Breath > Twin Breath
Double Attack > Dual Attack
Double Spike > Dual Spike
Dual Wing Shot > Dual Wing Fire
Electric Discharge > Arc
Diverting Magnetic Field > Diverting Field
Electric Rod - Mark 2 > Electric Rod: Mark 2
Energy Absorb > Absorb Energy
Big Eruption > Cataclysm
Finger Shot > Finger Fire
Fire Shot > Fire Blast
Flame Shot > Flame Gun
100 Violent Pecks > 100 Pecks
Flap Wings > Flap
Flying Upper > Flying Uppercut
Crush > Crusher
Free Left Character > Free Left
Free Right Character > Free Right
Freezing Beam > Freeze Beam
Gehena Ganar > Gehenna Ganar
Glass Smash > Smash Glass
Grand Attack > Grand Charge
Hammer Attack > Hammer Smash
Head Attack > Head Charge
Big Headhunting > Full Headhunting
Bubble Hell > Hell Bubbles
Musical High & Low> "High & Low" Suite
Great Tsunami > Mega-tsunami
Icicle Fall > Icicle Drop
Jumping Cartilage Sword > Jump Sword
Last Left Breath > Left's Last Breath
Light Shot > Light Shell
Lightning > Bolt
Crazy Attack > Psycho
Magic Draining Cartilage Sword > Drain Sword
Magic Extinguish > Extinguish
Neo Turk's Ray > Neo Turks' Ray
Paralysis Tail > Paratail
Paralysis Laser > Paralaser
Paralysis Needle > Paraneedle
Petrify Eye > Petrifeye
Frog Petrification > Petrifrog
Petrification Smog > Petrismog
Poisso Shower > Poisso-shower
Propeller Sword > Sword Propeller
Chaotic Strikes > 4x Cut
Chaotic Stabs > Mad Gouge
Revival Magic > Revival
Counterattack Stamp > Revenge Stamp
Gun Down > Open Fire
Petrification Finger > Petrifinger
Sad Yin Attack > Sad Yin
Scissor Tornado > Tornado Scissors
Shooting Seed > Seed Bullet
Shell Defence > Shell
Shield Defence > Shielding
Shoulder Attack > Shoulder Barge
Solo Wing Shot > Solo Wing Fire
Slap > Face Slap
Harmful Smog > Toxic Smog
Ultra Harmful Smog > Deadly Smog
Sonic Attack > Sonic Raid
Spear Strike > Spear
Dash Punch > Speed Punch
Spider Attack > Spider Blow
Needle Hell > Hell Needles
Spinning Body Blow > Spinning Blow
Petrification Glare > Petriglare
Powerful Kick > Power Kick
Main Artillery > Reserve Artillery
Swing Attack > Swing
Sword Attack > Sword Slicer
Tail Attack > Tail Whip
Drain Tentacle > Tentacle Drain
Combine > Merge
Violent Earthquake > Megathrust
Triangular Attack > Triangular Offensive
Triple Attack > Triple Assault
Turk's Ray > Turks' Ray
Sword Upper > Sword Uppercut
Verbal Attack > Verbal Assault
Wheelie Attack > Wheelie Advance
Numbing Whip > Numb Whip
Double Shield Throw > Shield Throws
Physical Attack > Attack
MATERIA AND ABILITIES
Attribute > Force [The idea is that they are properties which grant abilities]
Enemy Avoid > Enemy Evade
Flame Emission > Flame Thrower
Araise > Arise
Lucky > Luck Plus
Magical Breath > Magic Breath
Magical > Magic Plus
Unknown??? > Enigma
Recovery > Restore
Cut All > Slash All
Speed Plus > Agility Plus
Regenerate > Regeneration
MENU TEXT
Added Ability > Added Effect
Attributes > Forces
Mind > Intelligence
BATTLE DIALOGUE
1/2 Speed > 1/2 Agility
All 7 Fever! > Seven Fever!
All Materia is broken! > Materia is broken!
Failed to combine > Failed to merge
Keep goin',yes? > Keep goin'?
Slot Start! > Start Reel!
I'm not sure I understand. Does the original Japanese have some sort of accentual subtext? If so, is it an accent that an English translation would logically approximate with Australian? It looks like we're taking too much of an artistic license.
The first excerpt you showed me was actually pretty good. I wouldn't change anything in it, unless it's too radically different from what the couple said in Japanese.
People do not call each other grandma and grandad.Actually they do. Mama and Papa aren't all that uncommon either when it comes to parents. Well... let me rephrase that. It's not particularly common that couples refer to each other using such titles, but it's not unheard of (at least where I'm from). However, it would be grandpa instead of grandad.
Meena Wallace - Unless there's a specific reason for romanizing her name as Meena, I'd go with Mina. That spelling looks more natural and maintains the pronunciation. I recognize you might have gone with Meena to maintain a more "exotic" feel though, as much of the names in Squaresoft/Enix games attempt to carry.
Tifa's Father - I recommend changing this to Tifa's Dad. Papa is rather informal - not keeping it exact makes sense because of how childish "papa" is in English, but Father carries a more formal feeling. I'd only have used it if the Japanese said "otosama" rather than "papa" - or even "otosan", but not "papa".
Pagoda of the 5 Masters - I'd go with Sages or Wise Men - I agree that Mighty can be dropped, but looking at other translations of this sort of thing, Sages or Wise Men feels more accurate.
All W/Double with the "Double" Lost - Did you remove the "Double" due to space constraints? I feel like too much is being lost if you lose the double. W is used to mean double in Japanese slang, which I suspect you know. If you can put it back in, I think it would be better. But I may be arguing too strong for literal over context with this.
Wheelie Advance - I think Attack should be kept instead of a change, but that's total opinion. XD
As for the Cavity, Crater, Chasm thing... I actually think you should keep Cavity. There's an implication with Cavity, an implication of not only a hole/chasm but of an infection. Given the game, it might do to keep that implicaton.
Honeybee Manor
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Old Man
“Heeh…”
------------------------------
Old Man
“Heeeh…”
------------------------------
Old Woman
“What's wrong?
You keep sighing…”
------------------------------
Old Man
“Heh…
It's just…”
------------------------------
Old Woman
“It's not about the
room again,is it?”
------------------------------
Old Man
“Heh… well,
I know our son must have spent
a bomb renting all this for us,but…”{NEW}
“…A Big round bed… gorgeous tub.
I'm just not used to it,that's all…”
------------------------------
Old Woman
“Oh,stop it will you?
It doesn't get much
better than this below city.”{NEW}
“People would bite your
hand off to come here.”
------------------------------
Old Man
“Oh yeah…
What's the name of that
company our son works for?”
------------------------------
Old Woman
“You've not forgotten
again,have you?”
------------------------------
Old Man
“Heeh…
I'm surprising myself these days …”
------------------------------
Old Woman
“It's the Shin-Ra Company…
Shin-Ra!
The biggest company in Midgar!”
------------------------------
Old Man
“…It must really be something!?”
------------------------------
Old Woman
“Of course it is!”{NEW}
“He's doing really well.
Told me he'd been made
head of a whole department.”
------------------------------
Old Woman
“It's thanks to him
that we're here.”{NEW}
“You should be grateful.”
------------------------------
Old Man
“Aye,you're right.”
------------------------------
Old Woman
“Should we go bed?”
------------------------------
Old Man
“Yeah,we need the sleep.”
------------------------------
Old Woman
“Night,love.”
------------------------------
Old Man
“Good night.”
------------------------------
Old Man
“…Zzz…ghh…Zzzz”
------------------------------
Old Woman
“…Zzz…Zzz…”
Honey Bee Inn
------------------------------
“…wheez…”
------------------------------
“Phew…”
------------------------------
“What's wrong, Grandpa?
You keep sighing.”
------------------------------
“…wheez…puff…
You know, Grandma…”
------------------------------
“Is this the room?”
------------------------------
“…whew…
I know our son rented this
for us and all, but…”{NEW}
“It's too nice for us.
Big round bed, gorgeous tub,
I just can't get comfortable.”
------------------------------
“Don't worry about it.
It's a high class neighborhood,
in the Big City.”{NEW}
“You keep complainin' and
we'll get in trouble.”
------------------------------
“Hey Grandma.
What's the name of the company
our son works for?”
------------------------------
“Oh, Grandpa.
Did you forget again?”
------------------------------
“…heave…
It's getting worse…”
------------------------------
“It's Shinra, you know, Shinra, Inc.?
It's the biggest company in the city.”
------------------------------
“If it's the biggest company,
it must be something.”
------------------------------
“Yeah.
It IS really something.”{NEW}
“He's doing well, and he told me that
he's been promoted to department head.”
------------------------------
“Oh…thanks to him we're
able to stay in a room like this.”
------------------------------
“Yeah, I'm really grateful.”
------------------------------
“Well, you wanna go to sleep?”
------------------------------
“All right…”
------------------------------
“Good night.”
------------------------------
“Yeah, good night.”
Also they could have said "Don't attack while its tails up, it will counter attack with it's laser".
In my opinion the silliest character in FF universe... because as a main arc character you cannot suspend disbelief to him. This is the whole reason that one of my mods aims to write him out of the story completely in favour of a human Shin-Ra Spy.
{CLOUD}
“Hang on,are you a ma…”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“…MAGNIFICENT Bro…”
------------------------------
“Well… they call me Big Bro…
that's about it… Anyway,
names aren't important.”
Are you maybe
Beautiful Bro?
What are you talking about at a time like this?
Older Bro... Older bro
That's...
You, never mind that
{CLOUD}
“Are you…”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“THE beautiful Bro?”
------------------------------
“What? You didn't know?
Always running around here
sayin' Big Bro' this,
Big Bro' that…”
Reeve
“Sir. If you raise the rates,
the people will lose confidence…”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“It'll be all right.”{NEW}
“The ignorant citizens won't lose confidence,
they'll trust Shinra, Inc. even more.”
Reeve
“Mr. President.
Raising the rates further can only add
to the discontent felt among our citizens.”
------------------------------
President Shinra
“Don't worry.”{NEW}
“The ignorant fools won't lose
confidence. Far from it,in fact.
They'll trust the company even more
------------------------------
President Shinra
“What about the Promised Land?
Won't it hinder our plans?”
------------------------------
Hojo
“That's what I need to plan.
The mother is strong…
and yet has her weaknesses.”
------------------------------
------------------------------
President Shinra
“What about the Promised Land?
Won't this delay hinder our plans?”
------------------------------
Hojo
“…That is my conviction.
Anyway,the girl will be a strong mother…
Though… she does have a few frailties…”
------------------------------
I wouldn't have ncluded original incorrect names as an option just out of principle =P
I figure the majority of people don't have regular names in the FF7 universe, so any changes are probably getting it closer to what was originally intended.
In other news, I had a lot of fun with this. Yes, I have taken a liberty... Don simply says "Girl" in japanese, but this gives him some character and the scene some humour
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Corneo
“Woo hoo!!
I've made up my mind!!”{NEW}
“My partner for tonight is…”
------------------------------
Corneo
“This spirited filly!”
------------------------------
Corneo
“This slender sex-bomb!”
------------------------------
Corneo
“This burly beaut!”
I would only agree with the criticism on omamori. Leaving it as omamori just looks plain stupid as they clearly aren't japanese items but rather simple amulets you'd see any day.
Mt. Corel,West
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Hm…?
I've a good idea what
you're thinking of doing…”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Weirdo!!
Don't tempt me,
I might just do it!”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“I'm back…”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Woah,that's some view…
Almost becomes part of you.”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“Scared?”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Yeah,just a little.”
------------------------------
#o 1 2
{CLOUD}
{CHOICE}Don't worry,I'd catch you.
{CHOICE}You wouldn't die
{CHOICE} even if you did fall off.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Oh,you'd say
that to anyone!”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“Oh,you're awful!
Is that what you're thinking!?”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“{CLOUD}…”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“…Yeah.”
------------------------------
#o 1 2
{CLOUD}
{CHOICE}Don't worry,I'd catch you.
{CHOICE}Worry about being with me,
{CHOICE} that's more dangerous.”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Oh,{CLOUD}!
You're so reliable!”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“Hmm…
You might be right…”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“Humans are
strange animals…”
------------------------------
On similar note:Did not know this. Carry on then.
In the Japanese version of FF7 there are plenty of references to western mythologies and ideas, including Knights of the Round, Longinus and even Saint Clip. If we follow the logic that all non western names and mythologies should be converted into something western, we also have to concede that the Japanese "should have" converted all the western references to something they are familiar with. Clearly, FF7 is intended to have a nice healthy mix of culture, and messing about with that, imho, takes away from the game. At the same time it takes a massive liberty and overrules the design team. When it comes to attacks, monster names, materia names and so forth... yeah I can see a need to dispense with 100% fact some times. But when we are talking about specific items and specific weapons, there is nowhere to go on it. A japanese gamer did not look at "Longinus" and think "Gee, why didn't they use Tanto." He accepts that the game has mixtures of many different cultures.
Diversity like this can only add to the game. Changing Odin to "God" or Niblheim to "Mist Village" would be every bit as stupid as altering clear and intended Japanese/Chinese culture to fit a western audience.
edit. To further my point consider this
Pole Axe
Master Fist
Maximum Ray
Metal Knuckle
Microlaser
Missing Score
Mop
Motor Drive
All of these are named IN ENGLISH in the Japanese game. They accept our culture. We should accept there's. I have made my mind up on that I am afraid. :-D
No one is referring to Yuffie. He is referring to Tifa, Cloud and Aerith. The localisation fits the intended targets and translation quite faithfully. ALthough I am not sure if Corneo is referring to Cloud as fat or as muscular. I assume muscular.
Says here they are specifically a certain culture/religion. They are certainly not regular western items. Using "Amulet" or something else completely destroys the connection to Buddhism and Shinto. Edit. I understand the Japanese translates as "Amulet" but Ultimania makes it clear that Omamori is intended.The ones in FFVII aren't Shintoist or Buddhist amulets, considering they aren't based on either religion (neither exists in the FFVII world, after all). Not to mention using "omamori" is totally clueless to the player; there isn't a thing lost when you translate it to amulet, as there aren't real pictures in game other than an extra disk nobody ever bothered to check (and even in that case people would still understand it's a japanese amulet, it's not rocket science). Leaving omamori is just like leaving Barret's "Cloud-san!", no more no less. Plus, they're usually called amulets anyways and the reference would still make sense with a non japophile term.
I have to say, high quality text really looks odd with low res backgrounds. TA's graphical overhall is going to be amazing.[offtopic] have you checked out Facepalmer field backgrounds? [/offtopic]
Looks pretty good![offtopic] have you checked out Facepalmer field backgrounds? [/offtopic]
Using "omamori" is totally clueless to the player; there isn't a thing lost when you translate it to amulet,
as there aren't real pictures in game other than an extra disk nobody ever bothered to check
Junon Airport Path
------------------------------
“Eh!
Ho!”
------------------------------
“Hurry!
Hurry!!”
------------------------------
“The new President!!
He's here, he's here!!”
------------------------------
“Hey!
You still dressed like that!?
Come 'ere!”
------------------------------
“Hey! Rookie!!
Can't you hear me!!
Come over here!”
------------------------------
“Here!!
Get in the room!”
------------------------------
[Save Point]
Access the menu and select
{PURPLE}[SAVE]{WHITE} to save your game.
------------------------------
“All I wanted was to become a pilot!
I used to be speechless watching the
Highwind in the sunset!”
------------------------------
“Finished loading the Huge Materia!”{NEW}
“All we have to do now is to ready
the cargo ship,
'Gelnika', for departure and we're done!”
------------------------------
“It's kinda lonely at the airport
without the Highwind, isn't it?”{NEW}
“I miss that bikini girl
on the side of the plane.”
------------------------------
“Right now the Shinra's using it to gather the
Huge Materia from {CYAN}the Corel Reactor{WHITE}
and from {CYAN}the Fort Condor Reactor{WHITE}.”{NEW}
“The Gelnika's flying all over the place!
The only one that's not busy, is probably me!”
------------------------------
“The Shinra's collecting Huge Materia
at the {CYAN}Junon Underwater Reactor{WHITE}!”{NEW}
“When they're done,
they'll bring it to this airport.”{NEW}
“Get out of here before you get in the way!”{NEW}
“What…me?
I'm gonna be watching from here,
so that I don't get in their way either!”
------------------------------
“I'm glad we got Gelnika to
Rocket Town safely.”{NEW}
“But they sure think big.
Looks like they're going to use
the Huge Materia to break up Meteor…”
------------------------------
“The Shinra Army's gathered at Midgar.
Now it's just a matter of time
Sephiroth's dead.”{NEW}
“What…me? I don't mind.
I'll just wait here.
My life is important to me.”
------------------------------
“I finally got orders to join
the Great Sephiroth Plan.
I even get to go on the Gelnika too…”{NEW}
“But, I'm just gonna ignore them.
I wanna live to see
the end of the world.”{NEW}
“If I'm lucky…
There'll be a good place for me
in the New World.”
------------------------------
“Doesn't it bother you?
Flying around knowing that
you could die at any moment?”{NEW}
“If that's the case,
might as well live on the edge, I say.”{NEW}
“But before I can do that,
I gotta get a license first.”
------------------------------
Junon Airport,Passage
------------------------------
“Eh!
Ho!”
------------------------------
“Hurry!
Hurry!!”
------------------------------
“The new President!!
The reception,the reception!!”
------------------------------
“Hey!
Still dressed like that!?
Come 'ere!”
------------------------------
“Hey! Rookie!!
You deaf or somethin'!?
I said come here!”
------------------------------
“Move it!!
Get in there!”
------------------------------
SAVE POINT
Access the menu
and select {PURPLE}Save{WHITE}
------------------------------
“I wanted to be a pilot once,you know!
…The Highwind floating in the twilight!
…It still takes my breath away!”
------------------------------
“We've finished loading
the Huge Materias!”{NEW}
“Now all that's left is to
see off the Guernica at
the airport.”
------------------------------
“It's kinda lonely at the
airport without the Highwind!”{NEW}
“I miss the girl on the fuselage…
The one in the bikini.”
------------------------------
“The Shin-Ra army is currently
away on a mission huntin' for
Huge Materia at the reactors
in {CYAN}Corel{WHITE} and {CYAN}Fort Condor{WHITE}.”{NEW}
“The Guernicas are out
in force,too! I'm the only
one not doin' anythin'!”
------------------------------
“The Shin-Ra army is currently on a
mission to recover the Huge Materia
from the {CYAN}Undersea Mako Reactor{WHITE},
right here in Junon!”{NEW}
If everything goes to plan,
it'll be loaded at the airport.”{NEW}
“You should leave
before you get in the way!”{NEW}
“What? Me?
I'm gonna be watchin' from here,
so that I don't get in their way either!”
------------------------------
“I'm glad the Guernica arrived at
Rocket Village safe and sound.”{NEW}
“…They sure think big though.
Looks like they're gonna
use the power of the Huge
Materias to destroy Meteor…”
------------------------------
“Shin-Ra's concentrated its military
might at Midgar. It's only a matter of
time now before Sephiroth meets
his maker.”{NEW}
“What? Me? I'm cool.
I'm staying in reserve,
'cause I value my life.”
------------------------------
“I finally got orders to
join Operation Sephiroth.
I'd even be able to go on
a Guernica…”{NEW}
“But why break the habit
of a lifetime? I'm just gonna
ignore 'em.
I wanna survive so I can
see the end of the world
with my own two eyes.”{NEW}
“If I'm lucky…
I'll be needed in
the new world.”
------------------------------
“Doesn't it bother you?
Flying around knowin'
you could die at any minute?”{NEW}
“If I were flyin',
I'd be living each day as if it
were my last. Well,I'd need
a licence first of course.”
------------------------------
Wutai, Godo's Pagoda
------------------------------
“…”
------------------------------
“Freeze!”
------------------------------
“You aren't from Wutai, are you?”
{CHOICE}No
{CHOICE}Yes
------------------------------
“Only those from Wutai may enter the tower!”{NEW}
“I'll have to ask for you to leave!”
------------------------------
“Hey! I can't stand liars!
Leave this tower at once!”
------------------------------
“Oh, Miss {YUFFIE}!
Will you be climbing the pagoda today?”
{CHOICE}Yeah
{CHOICE}No way!
------------------------------
“Then I, Sacred Gorky,
will be your opponent on the first floor!”
------------------------------
“Miss {YUFFIE}!
You cannot go on to the second floor
unless you defeat me!”
------------------------------
“Yo! They call me Shake!
I'll be watchin' your fight with Gorky!”
------------------------------
Gorky
“Then, begin!”
------------------------------
Gorky
“Power Change!”
------------------------------
Gorky
“Here I am, Miss {YUFFIE}!”
------------------------------
Shake
“Hmm, I thought you were just a girl,
but you handled that pretty good!”{NEW}
“Let's see how you do on next one…”
------------------------------
Gorky
“In my opinion, you need more training!
Gorky is disappointed!”
------------------------------
Shake
“No good!
You have to beat Gorky!
Are you mocking this Pagoda?”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Of course!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Shut up! Shut up! SHADDUP!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Who's next?”
------------------------------
Shake
“Are you blind?
I'm right here!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“What?
I gotta fight a punk?”
------------------------------
Shake
“Heh! Punk.
I'm more of an adult than some bimbo girl!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Wh, what did you say!?”
------------------------------
Shake
“See what I mean?
That kind of anger's what makes you
so immature!”{NEW}
“Don't pat yourself on the back
until you beat me!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Now watch…!”
------------------------------
Shake
“'bout the only thing you do really good is breathe!
Are you sure you wanna fight?”
{CHOICE}Stop yappin'!
{CHOICE}I'll forgive you
------------------------------
“Hm, so someone finally got past Gorky.”
------------------------------
“I guess it's Chekhov's turn…”
------------------------------
Shake
“Here I go, brat!
Speed Change!”
------------------------------
Shake
“URRGRAAAAGH!
So you CAN fight a bit!”
------------------------------
Shake
“HYAAAAAAH!
BRATBRATBRATBRAT!!”
------------------------------
Shake
“You don't belong here!
This is the Wutai Temple of Martial Arts!”
------------------------------
Shake
“Hey, you there!
Don't ignore me!”
------------------------------
Shake
“So you're just talk after all.
Brat!”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“You can't go to the next floor
unless you beat Shake.”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Ho, ho, ho…
It's been a while since I felt pain…”
------------------------------
“So even Shake's been defeated.
It's been a while since you
had to fight, eh Chekhov?”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Unfortunately, this is as far as it goes.
Staniv, you watch over there.”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“That ain't going to happen!
I'll teach you about the strength of youth!”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Keep mouthing off like that, little girl,
and you're going to get burned.”
{CHOICE}I got insurance.
{CHOICE}Let's get this over, ya' old geez.
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Ho, ho, ho.
We'll see if you still talk like that
after you taste some of my Sacred Magic…”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Ho, ho, ho.
What do you expect from a child
barely out of diapers!?”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Magic Change!”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“I can't believe…you beat me.”
------------------------------
Staniv
“This should be interesting!
It's been too long since I've had
a chance to use my full power…”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Ho, ho, ho!
What does a immature child know…?”
------------------------------
Staniv
“This is the average person's limit?”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“That being the case, we have
nothing further to discuss.”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“How dare they mock us,
thinking they could sneak past us.”
------------------------------
Staniv
“First, Chekhov will keep you company…”
------------------------------
Staniv
“So you're here…”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Huh? Who am I supposed to beat?”
------------------------------
Staniv
“HAAAAH!”
------------------------------
Staniv
“The rule is the best fighter on
each floor will be your opponent…
This is a five-storied pagoda,but
the fourth floor is the highest…”{NEW}
“In other words, no one has ever
defeated me--Master of Weaponry!”{NEW}
“You still want to try…?”
{CHOICE}Just come on!!
{CHOICE}I'll pass!
------------------------------
Staniv
“I like you!
Now watch…”
------------------------------
Staniv
“Weapon Change!”
------------------------------
Staniv
“How unfortunate!
It was over before I could even
put all my strength into it…”
------------------------------
Staniv
“Wh, what…!?”
------------------------------
Gorky
“Splendid!
You have definitely improved…”
------------------------------
Shake
“Oh, ho!
You might not be as much of a child
as we thought you were!”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Of course.
If WE lost to her…”
------------------------------
Staniv
“You have defeated four of our
best, but now you will have to
face HIM!”
------------------------------
Staniv
“If it were not for Miss {YUFFIE},
I wouldn't be facing him…”
------------------------------
Staniv
“You didn't seem like someone who could
get to the fourth floor so easily…”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“D,…Dad!?”
------------------------------
Godo
“I'm glad you made it this far,
{YUFFIE}!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Why, why are you……”
------------------------------
Godo
“I'll answer you by having you
try your skills against me!”{NEW}
“Hold nothing back.
Come as if you're trying to kill me!
If you don't…then I'll have to kill you!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Dammit……”
------------------------------
Godo
“Ohhh! And what was that!?
Come back when you get more training!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“I'll show you this time, you old Fart-meister!”
------------------------------
Godo
“Hmm? A slight improvement.”
------------------------------
Godo
“Come at me with all you have!
OMNI-Change!!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“H…hey!”
------------------------------
Godo
“What are you doing!
OMNI-Change!!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“…heave…heave…”
------------------------------
Godo
“…huff…puff…”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“O…old coot…
not…bad…”
------------------------------
Godo
“You've…also…improved…”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Hah…Ha, ha…”
------------------------------
Godo
“…Heh, heh…”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Ha ha haaaaaa!”
------------------------------
Godo
“Waha haaaaa!”
------------------------------
Godo
“It's time I gave this
to you, {YUFFIE}…”{NEW}
“This is Leviathan Materia.
Take it.”
------------------------------
Godo
“…I thought I'd give it to you,
but you have no room for it.”{NEW}
“Then, come back for it later.
And don't forget!”
------------------------------
Godo
“Leviathan Materia?
Oh! So you DID remember.”
------------------------------
“Well it's yours, go ahead and take it!”
------------------------------
“You have too much Materia!”
------------------------------
Staniv
“But, Lord Godo.
Leviathan Materia should only be given
to the person who conquers and takes
over this Pagoda.
That is our custom…”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“CUSTOM, CUSTOM, CUSTOM…
I'm so sick of hearing that!”{NEW}
“It's so stupid!”
------------------------------
Gorky
“Silence, Miss {YUFFIE}!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Then what 'bout all of you?
With all your power…”{NEW}
“Are you satisfied being cooped up
in this tower?”
------------------------------
Godo
“{YUFFIE}!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“You too, Dad!
Just because you lost the war,”{NEW}
“You turned Wutai into a place like this!”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“What do you mean?”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“You turned Wutai into a cheesy resort town
peddling to tourists…”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“How dare you!?
Da-chao Statue and Leviathan are ashamed!!”
------------------------------
Godo
“…”
------------------------------
Shake
“She IS a kid.”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Wh, what did you say?”
------------------------------
Godo
“{YUFFIE}!!”
------------------------------
Godo
“Forgive me…
It's all my fault…”
------------------------------
Gorky
“What are you saying,
Lord Godo!”
------------------------------
Godo
“Losing the war…turning Wutai into this.
It was all my fault…”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Lord Godo!”
------------------------------
Godo
“Silence!!”
------------------------------
Godo
“{YUFFIE}……”{NEW}
“I am the same now as I was
before when I wanted war.”{NEW}
“But, after losing,
I began to think…”{NEW}
“Is strength for beating enemies”{NEW}
“…or just something to show-off?”{NEW}
“Might begets might.”{NEW}
“The same as Shinra.”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“……”
------------------------------
Godo
“I knew you were looking for Materia
for the good of Wutai.”{NEW}
“But, the reason I hide my strength now,
is also for the good of Wutai…”{NEW}
“And now, I realize both are necessary…”{NEW}
“Strength without determination means
nothing.
And determination without strength
is equally useless…!”
------------------------------
Staniv
“Lord Godo…”
------------------------------
Godo
“You there, please take {YUFFIE}
with you!”{NEW}
“I perceive that you all have both
determination and strength!”
------------------------------
{CID}
“Well, just tell yourself you're on
a big ship, and leave the rest
to ol' {CID}!”
------------------------------
{CAIT SITH}
“If you put it that way,
we can't refuse…”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“As long as she doesn't interfere!”
------------------------------
{AERIS}
“All right.
We'll take her with us.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…after that, how can we refuse?”
------------------------------
{VINCENT}
“Hmm…
You may come if you want to …”
------------------------------
{BARRET}
“Jus' don't do nothin'
funny to our Materia…!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“All right, I don't mind.”
------------------------------
Godo
“Go, {YUFFIE}!”{NEW}
“For the sake of
Wutai!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Dad…”
------------------------------
Godo
“I'll take care of the Five Sacred Gods
until you return!”{NEW}
“Go!
And come back alive!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Duh!”
------------------------------
Godo
“{YUFFIE}, wait a minute.”
------------------------------
Godo
“After their battle is over…”{NEW}
“Do you think they'll still want
all their Materia?”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Dad…!”
------------------------------
Godo
“Go!
Fight till the end!
But come back!”{NEW}
“With the Materia!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Heh, heh…you bet!”
------------------------------
Staniv
“Miss {YUFFIE}.
Your feelings for Wutai are the same
as Lord Godo's.
Always remember that…”
------------------------------
Staniv
“Please take care of Miss {YUFFIE}.”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Never bring shame on Wutai.”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“She's always like this.
It'll be rougher on you.”
------------------------------
Shake
“You say there's some unusual Materia where
the underground pipe is!?”{NEW}
“But, first you gotta get if from a monster
and unless you use your head,
you won't be able to do it.”
------------------------------
Shake
“Did that kid mature at all?”
------------------------------
Gorky
“Miss {YUFFIE}.
We pray for your success!”
------------------------------
Gorky
“Oh, you there!
How is Miss {YUFFIE} doing?”
------------------------------
Gorky
“Winning Miss {YUFFIE}'s heart
must mean you have tremendous skill.”
------------------------------
Shake
“Compared to me,
all of you are nothin' but a buncha babies.”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Managing that girl must be exceedingly
rough on you.”
------------------------------
Staniv
“I would like to fight you,
however the Five Sacred Gods can
only compete with those from Wutai…”
------------------------------
Shake
“Sh…”
------------------------------
Staniv
“…”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“…”
------------------------------
Gorky
“…”
------------------------------
Godo
“…Hm.
You can do it…”
------------------------------
Godo
“Go!
Fight till the end!
But come back!”{NEW}
“Mat-…”{NEW}
“Take care of the Materia!!”
------------------------------
Godo
“Your Mat-…”{NEW}
“I mean, please look after {YUFFIE}…!”
------------------------------
Received "Leviathan" Materia!
------------------------------
Pagoda of the 5 Masters
------------------------------
“…”
------------------------------
“Halt!”
------------------------------
#o 2 3
“You are not men
of Wutai,are you?”
{CHOICE}No
{CHOICE}Yes
------------------------------
“Outsiders are strictly prohibited
from entering the pagoda!”{NEW}
“I will have you leave!”
------------------------------
“Fie!
To deceive people of one's
identity is an absolute affront!
Leave the pagoda at once!”
------------------------------
#o 4 5
Gorky
“Ah,Miss {YUFFIE}!
Will you be climbing the
Pagoda of the Five Masters?”
{CHOICE}I guess so…
{CHOICE}You must be joking!
------------------------------
Gorky
“Then I,the Master of Power,
will be your opponent on the
first floor!”
------------------------------
Gorky
“Miss {YUFFIE}!
You cannot climb to
the second floor until
you defeat me!”
------------------------------
Shake
“Hi! They call me Shake!
I'm gonna be watchin'
your battle with Gorky!”
------------------------------
Gorky
“Have at you!”
------------------------------
Gorky
“I call… Power Change!”
------------------------------
Gorky
“It seems I found defeat,
Miss {YUFFIE}…!”
------------------------------
Shake
“Hmm,I thought you were just
a tomboy,but you handled
yourself pretty good!”{NEW}
“Let's see how you
do on the next floor…”
------------------------------
Gorky
“If I may pass comment?
I feel further training is in order!
You have disappointed Gorky!”
------------------------------
Shake
“No chance!
You have to beat Gorky!”{NEW}
“You tryin' to make a
mockery of our pagoda?”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Of course!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Shaddup! Shaddup! SHADDUP!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Who's next?”
------------------------------
Shake
“You blind?
I'm right here!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Huh?
A childish brat
is my opponent?”
------------------------------
Shake
“Hah! You know nothin'!
I'm more of an adult than
some dumb,little girl!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Wh-what did you say!?”
------------------------------
Shake
“Haha!
Now who's the brat,
Miss Maturity!?”{NEW}
“Don't act all big 'til
you can get past me,
the Master of Speed!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“I'll show ya…!”
------------------------------
#o 4 5
Shake
“Well,you have the fire of
an adult! Got the guts to
go with it?”
{CHOICE}Stop yer yappin'!
{CHOICE}I'll forgive you… this time
------------------------------
Chekhov
“So,
Gorky has been
defeated at last.”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“I shall watch…”
------------------------------
Shake
“Here we go,brat!
I call… Speed Change!”
------------------------------
Shake
“Wachaaaaa!
Not bad after all!”
------------------------------
Shake
“Ahahaha!
BRAT,BRAT,BRAT!!”
------------------------------
Shake
“You don't belong here!
This is the Wutai Martial Arts'
Pagoda of the 5 Masters!”<<<<<<<<<<<<<
------------------------------
Shake
“Hey,hey!
Don't you ignore me!”
------------------------------
Shake
“So when it comes to the
crunch,you're all mouth!”{NEW}
“Just as I thought…
A big,dumb brat!”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“If you desire entry to the next floor,
you will have to defeat Shake…”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Ho,ho,ho…
So long since I was tested…
I have ached for this day.”
------------------------------
Staniv
“So,Shake hath met defeat.
Chekhov… how long hast thou waited?”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Unfortunately,her luck ends here.
Staniv,you should keep watch.”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Keep dreamin'!
I'll show you that
youth is strength!”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Little girl… foolish words
end with nasty burns.”
{CHOICE}Bring it on,I'm a pyromaniac!
{CHOICE}I dont wanna fight an old woman
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Ho,ho,ho.
Let us see how well that
impudence serves you after a
battle with the Master of Magic…”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Ho,ho,ho.
The impudence you would expect
from a child in need of weaning.”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“I call… Magic Change!”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“My techniques… dismantled.”
------------------------------
Staniv
“Intriguing…!
Much time has passed since
a display of my true power…”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Ho,ho,ho!
What can an immature
child possibly know…?”
------------------------------
Staniv
“This be the potential of man…?”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“That being the case,we have
nothing further to discuss.”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Do not make light of me
in thinking you may pass
through here unnoticed.”
------------------------------
Staniv
“Chekhov awaits thee…”
------------------------------
Staniv
“So… thou hath come…”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Huh?
Just who am I against?”
------------------------------
Staniv
“Ha!”
------------------------------
#o 2 3
Staniv
“Up to the fourth level,it is our
custom to face those from above…
Verily,I consider this the summit…”{NEW}
“That is to say…
No man hath defeated me,
the Master of Martial Arts.”{NEW}
“Wouldst thou still make
the challenge,I wonder…?”
{CHOICE}You betcha!
{CHOICE}Pass! PASS!
------------------------------
Staniv
“Thou pleasest me!
Now observe…”
------------------------------
Staniv
“I call… Martial Change!”
------------------------------
Staniv
“Woe!
My true power must
remain in shadow…
------------------------------
Staniv
“How… How can this be!?”
------------------------------
Gorky
“Splendid!
You have certainly improved…”
------------------------------
Shake
“Aha!
Maybe you're not the
brat I thought you were!”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Naturally.
Even I was dealt defeat…”
------------------------------
Staniv
“Thou wilt face the four
of us on the most high!”{NEW}
“Let us proceed to our audience
with the gentleman above…!”
------------------------------
Staniv
“We will not have
this audience without
Miss {YUFFIE}…”
------------------------------
Staniv
“Thou hast come far…
But only through struggle
wilt thou findest verity.”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“P…pops!?”
------------------------------
Godot
“Welcome, {YUFFIE}!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Why?
Why the heck are you…?”
------------------------------
Godot
“You will question me
only with your techniques!”{NEW}
“Do not hold back.
Come at me as though you
mean to kill me! If you do not…
I will kill you!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Dammit…”
------------------------------
Godot
“What in heavens name…!?
Come back when you've
improved your technique!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“I'll show ya this time,
you old coot!”
------------------------------
Godot
“Oh?
Have you improved a measure?”
------------------------------
Godot
“Come at me with all you have!
I call… OMNI Change!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“W-wait!”
------------------------------
Godot
“Prepare yourself!
I call… OMNI Change!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“…Heave…heave…”
------------------------------
Godot
“…Huff…puff…”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Not… bad…
P… Pops…”
------------------------------
Godot
“You too… have…
improved…”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Hah… Haha…”
------------------------------
Godot
“…Heh,heh…”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Ha,ha,ha!”
------------------------------
Godot
“Wa,ha,ha,ha…!”
------------------------------
Godot
“It is time I gave this
to you,{YUFFIE}…”{NEW}
“The Materia of
the Water God…”
------------------------------
Godot
“At least,that was my hope.
You are holding
too much Materia.”{NEW}
“Come back for it later.
And try not to forget!”
------------------------------
Godot
“Materia of the Water God…?
Oh! You remembered after all.”
------------------------------
Godot
“I have no choice…
Take it!”
------------------------------
Godot
“Well,you sure hold a
vast amount of Materia!”
------------------------------
Staniv
“But… Lord Godot…”{NEW}
“One who conquers
the Pagoda of the Five Masters…”{NEW}
“…One who receives the
Materia of the Water God…”{NEW}
“It is our custom for that person
to remain here as a new Master.”
------------------------------
#h 3
{YUFFIE}
“CUSTOM,CUSTOM,CUSTOM…
I'm so sick of hearing that word!
It's so stupid!”
------------------------------
Gorky
“You forget yourself,
Miss {YUFFIE}!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“So what 'bout all of you?
Your limited power…”{NEW}
“Are you satisfied
being cooped up all
day in this pagoda!?”
------------------------------
Godot
“{YUFFIE}…!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“You too,Dad!
All because you lost the war!”{NEW}
“Just look at what
you've done to Wutai!”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“…What does she mean?”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“You've turned Wutai into a cheesy
resort town peddling to tourists…”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“You should be ashamed!
Da Zhao Statue and
the Water God weep!!”
------------------------------
Godot
“…”
------------------------------
Shake
“Pity!
Just a brat after all!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Wh-what did you say…!?”
------------------------------
Godot
“{YUFFIE}!!”
------------------------------
Godot
“Forgive me…
It is all my fault…”
------------------------------
Gorky
“What are you saying!?
Lord Godot!?”
------------------------------
Godot
“Losing the war…
turning Wutai into this.
It was all my doing…”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Lord Godot!”
------------------------------
Godot
“Silence! All of you!!”
------------------------------
Godot
“{YUFFIE}…”{NEW}
“I was once like you are,
before I was made to know war.”{NEW}
“But after losing,
I began to think…”{NEW}
“Is strength a tool we
use to defeat our enemies?”{NEW}
“Or merely a means
to flaunt our egos…”{NEW}
“Power attracts the powerful.
That is what leads to war…”{NEW}
“And If that is so,are we
not the same as Shin-Ra…?”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“…”
------------------------------
Godot
“I understand that you seek out
Materia for the good of Wutai.”{NEW}
“But the reason I sealed my
power away was also for Wutai…”{NEW}
“I understand now…
Both are necessary.”{NEW}
“Power without will is meaningless.
And a will without power is equally
worthless…!”
------------------------------
Staniv
“Lord Godot…”
------------------------------
Godot
“You there,please allow
{YUFFIE} to accompany you!”{NEW}
“You have both the
will… and the strength!”
------------------------------
{CID}
“Well,you can put your mind
at ease. Leave it to ol' {CID}!”
------------------------------
{CAIT SITH}
“Since you put it like that,
I guess we can't refuse…”
------------------------------
{RED XIII}
“As long as she
doesn't bother us…!”
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{AERIS}
“All right.
We'll take her with us.”
------------------------------
{TIFA}
“…After hearing that,
how can we refuse?”
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{VINCENT}
“Hmph…
Come with us if you wish…”
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{BARRET}
“But I don't want no funny
business with my Materia…!”
------------------------------
{CLOUD}
“All right.
I don't mind.”
------------------------------
Godot
“Go,{YUFFIE}!”{NEW}
“So that the true power
of Wutai may flourish!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Dad…”
------------------------------
Godot
“I will lead the Five Masters
until your return!”{NEW}
“Go!
And come back alive!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Duh!”
------------------------------
Godot
“Hold.”
------------------------------
Godot
“The Materia those people
have in their possession…”{NEW}
“Once the battle is over,
will they still have need for it?”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Dad…!”
------------------------------
Godot
“Go! Fight to the end!
And return…”{NEW}
“…with the Materia!”
------------------------------
{YUFFIE}
“Hehehe…
Count on it!”
------------------------------
Staniv
“Miss {YUFFIE}.
Thy feelings for Wutai
are shared by Lord Godot.
Please forget that not…”
------------------------------
Staniv
“I beg of you…
Please look after
Miss {YUFFIE}.”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Do not bring shame on
the good name of Wutai.
Go now… and fight.”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“That girl is incapable of change.
A long toil awaits you…”
------------------------------
Shake
“I've heard there's a rare
item in an underwater pipe!”{NEW}
“But… they say
you gotta use your head to
get it from some monster…”
------------------------------
Shake
“Has that little
brat grown up yet?”
------------------------------
Gorky
“Miss {YUFFIE}.
We will pray for your
continued fortune in battle!”
------------------------------
Gorky
“Ah,you there!
How fares Miss {YUFFIE}?”
------------------------------
Gorky
“If you have won Miss
{YUFFIE}'s heart,you too must
possess tremendous skill.”
------------------------------
Shake
“You guys are a buncha
amateurs compared to me.”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“Having that girl as a
companion must prove
tiresome?”
------------------------------
Staniv
“Alas… as much as I desire battle,
the Five Masters may compete
only with men of Wutai…”
------------------------------
Shake
“Man…”
------------------------------
Staniv
“…”
------------------------------
Chekhov
“…”
------------------------------
Gorky
“…”
------------------------------
Godot
“…Oh.
You're not too bad…”
------------------------------
Godot
“Go!
Fight to the end!
And return…”{NEW}
“With the Ma…”{NEW}
“…the Materia
I gave you!!”
------------------------------
Godot
“Please take care of that Ma…”{NEW}
“…MADAM!”
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Obtained
{RED}Leviathan{WHITE} Materia!
------------------------------
I bothered to check it. :-P The same as "Glass hairpin" is made clear in Ultimania. These things are intended by the designers. A way around this is for me to do both. I can call it Omamori and in description "An amulet" but this may just be silly. Either way I am keeping Omamori because Ultimania and the bonus disk make it clear that is what it is. An Omamori is an amulet, but an amulet is not always an Omamori.Ultimania and the bonus disk were not created by the team that worked on FFVII, it was outsourced and most assets were created for just the purpose defined by said disk (notice the models for the Buggy and the Highwind, definitively not coming from game assets). In other words, it's not exactly something you'd want to refer to as accurate information as it's probably something coming from Famitsu or whoever took care of assembling all the data to create the guide and the disk. The original designers, programmers, producers, etc. had barely any role in the material you're basing your nomenclature off. Fun fact: I've never seen a sketch of the regular items coming from Nomura of whoever was assigned to additional designs.
Rufus
“…You better do something.
I'll be expecting results.”
「~ぞ、と」という独特の語尾の元ネタは何かあるんだろうか?
- 大変マイナーな上に元ネタである、という確証は持てないが、二見書房の攻略本「ソロモンの鍵 裏ワザ大全集」に「~ぞ、と。」という言い回しが何回か出てくる。
- 1980年代中盤に片岡鶴太郎が使っていた口癖。これも元ネタかどうか確証は無いが。
Luksy says (13:38):
yeah Leno's speech is just something they added, you could legitimately come up with anything else as long as it's constant
Daniel says (13:38):
cool!
that settles it
Luksy says (13:38):
I mean obviously making him talk like a retard isn't on
“Gyaaa, Haaa, Haaa!!!
Here they come!”
------------------------------
“Gyaaa, Haaa, Haaa!!!
So they really showed up!”
------------------------------
Heidegger
“You sure treated us like dogs till now!!”
------------------------------
Scarlet
“You killed many of my precious soldiers!”
------------------------------
Heidegger
“Gyaaa, Haaa, Haaa!!!
But let's see how you do against
anti-Weapon artillery!”
------------------------------
Scarlet
“You guys are worthless,
but my proud creation is great!”
------------------------------
Scarlet
“I'll show you the destructive
power of the Proud Clod!”
------------------------------
Scarlet
“No way!
This is the Proud Clod!?”
------------------------------
Heidegger
“Whoooooa!!”
New------------------------------
“Gyaaa,haa,haa,haa!!!
They're here,they're here!”
------------------------------
“Kyaaa,haa,haa,haa!!!
So they showed up after all!”
------------------------------
Heidegger
“You've taken us for complete
fools up until now,haven't you!?”
------------------------------
Scarlet
“And just look at what you
did to my cute soldiers!”
------------------------------
Heidegger
“Gya,haa,haa!!!
Let's see how you do against
this anti-Weapon artillery!”
------------------------------
Scarlet
“You're no match for my perfect
creation,but like it or not,you're
getting a taste of it!”
------------------------------
Scarlet
“I'll show you the destructive
power of the Proud Clad!”
------------------------------
Scarlet
“No,this isn't right!
This is the Proud Clad!”
------------------------------
Heidegger
“Uuuuuuurgh!!”
Heck, if you want a more clearly related example, look at the word "earth". Typically, when it's preceded by "the" it's not capitalized, such as "After years of nuclear war and destruction, the earth was barren and the land no longer fertile", but when used as a name it is, "He got tired of living on Mars, so he went back to Earth."
“Would you mind leaving tonight
without telling {AERIS}.”
I want pretty graphics AND a retranslation, but I'm definitely more interested in the retranslation. I'm actually more fond of this than I would be of an official one though... an official one would be outright changed to accommodate the retcons the Compilation have created.
This retranslation revitalizes the game like a fresh coat of paint. I'd wager most people desire a remake of FF7 to see the it modernized with new artwork and graphics. But personally, my concern is for the story being told and the characters. With the modifications you've done, you've given a new voice to tell this old story. It communicates ideas more clearly and doesn't grate one's senses with muddled dialog.
Thank you. I look forward to the day this project is complete. I'll be here to help as I can along the way.
Oh, derogatory terms are my favorite: pig, douche, scumbag, pussy, tool, shithead, asswipe, psycho, sicko, twit, gimp, bitch, coward, wimp . . .
“Hey,chump!
What's the idea!!?
This ain't no goddamn show!!{NEW}
“Can't you see I'm busy?
Get lost!!
Or is it pain you're after!?”
“Hey,chump!
What's the idea!!?
This ain't no goddamn show!!{NEW}
“Can't you see I'm busy? Do one!!
You're just askin' for trouble…!”
“What the hell!? You *%^&!!
This ain't no \#$*&^% show!!
I'm busy right now!!”{NEW}
“I'm feelin' like there's
gonna be a fight!!”
"Get lost" is definitely the better of the choices there IMO. We don't even say "do one" in Scotland, it's a purely mid/southern English thing.
So happy to be able to read Cid like he's supposed to sound! I know the guy is far from polite, but the constant use of #@*($&# bugged the hell out of me.
{TIFA}
“A Star/planet Scream…
Meteor…?
…Or is it our planet?”
Yup, we use arse! I have no idea why we differ there with America ;D
I am not getting censored, so I suppose there is an option somewhere to disable it? Check your options.
I have arseholes, bastards, scum [rearranged sentence], murderers. Can't remember any others but as you can see that's rather limited. I wonder how it works in real life. I guess people just repeat the same stuff but don't realise it?
Luke says (03:03):
星の悲鳴 the planet's scream, Tifa asks whether it's Meteor's or the planets, bugenhagen describes it as a sound that shines in the heavens, and that planets are born and die with this sound
planets/stars as usual
Daniel says (03:06):
but it means heavenly bodies? or is it specific to their planet?
sounds like this is a "heavenly body" thing
Luke says (03:06):
nope, unspecific
Daniel says (03:06):
cool so cosmic is prob best here
?
Luke says (03:07):
I think so yeah
(maybe "Poison Nullifier" or "Antidote" would,
Also translating the ones that are widespread through the whole series might cause unnecessary confusion, especially to the players whose main language is not English, or still have some troubles with some less common expressions or meanings.
Regarding the most sensitive ones like Moogle and Cactuar... well at this point there is no fighting it anymore, plus it's not like the whole pronunciation was lost.
1163 Jammer Armor Shouldn't it be like this since it's an US translation...?
1832 Double Shield Throw Keep it like this for consistency with other doubles? Or is it not a double? Don't remember this one and there is no description.
2090 Dexterity Consistency with other titles, Agility is usually associated with evasion no?
2168 Vegetable Store Isn't greengrocer not very... "US english".
2199 Please enter a name. Ponctuation was present in JP.
2267 Damage = Time x 30 Ponctuation was not present in JP and it looks better this way :P
1787-1791 Some have the "from" capitalized, some don't. Consistency? Check 1303 too?
Also, if you're following the Official Establishment Guide, you're gonna have to change Barret to Barett, otherwise you're just contradicting yourselves
Also it would be nice if the document could be expanded to the other "official" languages.
No, I mean Cloud! He is wearing all the time (1.st Class) Soldier uniform and nearly nobody in Shin-Ra is recognize him as such. He has to pay entry to get in to Junon, he has to pay for using the boot and the worst of all: some stupid commander in Junon says to him he has to change his cloths.There were never a lot of members of Soldier to begin with, and their numbers had severely dwindled by the time FF7 takes place. I wouldn't put it past people to simply not recognize the uniform. Remember, the vast majority of Shinra's army had a different uniform, enough that even many Shinra employees might not have ever seen it.
Are you saying that since there is only 2 more in the group that it should really be "Get Barrett and Red XIII"?
I answered this before the wipe out happened to Qhimm's. Wait for The Reunion to be posted, it uses my own custom tools and should fix all these issues. It also adds a lot of other fixes, and updates translation project up to Costa del Sol
Dan