Game typos.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:10 am

neo_bahamut1985 wrote:that's what I meant was ROM and limited character space

Well... but that's a budget issue more than a SNES limitation.
The SNES could support larger ROM carts, but it jacked the game cost up.

Coding in compression routines would boost your text space without boosting the ROM size. But when you're on a tight schedule...

I.S.T. wrote: You can't blame SCEA for LoD. It was developed for the US. All poor writing can be solely blamed on the development team.

Well, it'd STILL be SCEA's fault, just not their translators.
...
But you're mistaken.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/data/197765.html
Japan had it six months before us.

I knew there was no way that was written from scratch by a native english speaker.

Panzer88 · Post by **Panzer88** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:58 am

blackmyst wrote:
Panzer88 wrote:it is too bad that he couldn't have kept things closer to the original script.
Why? I mean, there's one FF6 "retranslation" out there that tries exactly that, and IMHO it sucks balls.

dude, that, retranslation was done by a person who himself admits he was still a beginner and wrote things a lot dryer than the original script ever was or was intended to be.

have you played the GBA version? It's not perfect but a healthier balance from what I've heard.

basically the original script was pretty good and pretty serious and dramatic and a lot of the localization ends up making things lighter and hokier than the original ever was. Not try to rag on Woosly, I'm just saying, he was writing it to a younger audience that in was originally written and sold to.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:11 am

Panzer88 wrote:
blackmyst wrote:
Panzer88 wrote:it is too bad that he couldn't have kept things closer to the original script.
Why? I mean, there's one FF6 "retranslation" out there that tries exactly that, and IMHO it sucks balls.
dude, that, retranslation was done by a person who himself admits he was still a beginner and wrote things a lot dryer than the original script ever was or was intended to be.

Are we talking about Skyrender here? Man, don't even try to defend the guy.

If not, don't pay attention to this post.

Panzer88 · Post by **Panzer88** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:19 am

dude, I'm not defending him, I'm saying that retranslation was dry (an insult), but just because it was doesn't mean the original Japanese script is.

I also said Woosley's version lacked something, but I can't blame him too much.

READ what I say.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:26 am

Panzer88 wrote:dude, I'm not defending him, I'm saying that retranslation was dry (an insult), but just because it was doesn't mean the original Japanese script is.

I also said Woosley's version lacked something, but I can't blame him too much.

READ what I say.

Ah, Blackmyst is the one saying it sucks, you are the one saying "was donde by a person who himself admits he was still a beginner and wrote things a lot dryer than the original script ever was or intended to be", the way you wrote it, looks like you are making excuses for him..

Not really insulting, reread what I quoted.

Panzer88 · Post by **Panzer88** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:33 am

dry is not a compliment,

here is what I said rephrased, "even the person who wrote that retranslation says it's flawed"

my point is that you shouldn't judge the original game by that retranslation.

got me?

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:34 am

Panzer88 wrote:dry is not a compliment,

here is what I said rephrased, "even the person who wrote that retranslation says it's flawed"

my point is that you shouldn't judge the original game by that retranslation.

got me?

Good.

Panzer88 · Post by **Panzer88** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:42 am

even though I didn't plan on saying anything until Joe posted, I think I'll state it now.

I think it's a little pointless to be so reactive about a guy who was an asshole 4 years ago

It's over. Get over it.

Maybe, just maybe, he's learned a few things and realizes that he said some stupid things.

lets try to be a little mature about it eh?

Post by **grinvader** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:09 pm

Gil_Hamilton wrote:Legend of Dragoon's "Die more and more!" was a favorite of mine.

"Crawd has advanced forward !"... Um, "ok".

That bothered me way more than Precis' voice.

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:05 pm

Panzer88 wrote:even though I didn't plan on saying anything until Joe posted, I think I'll state it now.

I think it's a little pointless to be so reactive about a guy who was an asshole 4 years ago

It's over. Get over it.

Maybe, just maybe, he's learned a few things and realizes that he said some stupid things.

lets try to be a little mature about it eh?

What? I wasn't even sure who's translation it was, or how old it is. I'm saying I don't like it, now, regardless of who made it. I'm not being reactive about anyone. :p

Panzer88 · Post by **Panzer88** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:08 pm

blackmyst wrote:
Panzer88 wrote:even though I didn't plan on saying anything until Joe posted, I think I'll state it now.

I think it's a little pointless to be so reactive about a guy who was an asshole 4 years ago

It's over. Get over it.

Maybe, just maybe, he's learned a few things and realizes that he said some stupid things.

lets try to be a little mature about it eh?
What? I wasn't even sure who's translation it was, or how old it is. I'm saying I don't like it, now, regardless of who made it. I'm not being reactive about anyone. :p

man, don't worry, I wasn't talking to you

sorry about the misunderstanding.

Rydian · Post by **Rydian** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:24 pm

deathlike: Never saw that. Never tried upgrading a weapon I couldn't upgrade.

neo: Haven't played FF7 in long enough to remember most of the actual dialog, but that sounds about right.

gil: I blamed "woosley" like that to be mocking of people that blame him.

panzer: ... what?

corron: Or like complaining you should have had this girl tested before you let her in the house?

blackmyst: I played it, I couldn't get too far because the text hurt my eyes to read on a 13-inch monitor.

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:01 pm

Rydian wrote:blackmyst: I played it, I couldn't get too far because the text hurt my eyes to read on a 13-inch monitor.

Uhh, which post of mine are you replying to?

Rydian · Post by **Rydian** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:38 am

Sorry, I have a bad habit of not quoting on forums because... 475mhz processor. Usually by the time all the extra pages are done loading for me to get the quotes off of, my post no longer applies, or has already been said.

Anyways, I was referring to the 'fan translation' of FF6.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:39 am

Rydian wrote:deathlike: Never saw that. Never tried upgrading a weapon I couldn't upgrade.

There's plenty more where that came from, and frankly it is silly to think this hasn't existed since the creation of the written word.

Besides, blaming Woosley is silly. Blame yourself for not exercising your brain.

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:28 pm

Rydian wrote:blackmyst: I played it, I couldn't get too far because the text hurt my eyes to read on a 13-inch monitor.

But this is a SNES game, the text is absolutely huge, large enough to be read on something tiny like a GBA screen with no trouble. You must really need glasses if it's unreadable to you on a comparatively gigantic 13 inch monitor.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:03 pm

blackmyst, rydian: monitor: CRT or LCD?

if the former, sitting further away would help the eyes

Rydian · Post by **Rydian** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:58 am

deathlike: I'm pretty sure I already explained the woolsey thing...

blackmyst: I'm talking about the fan translation that uses custom fonts. Small enough to have a little pixelated curls, not like calculator text. Also, I tend to not sit too close to my monitor when I game ('cause I don't do FPS's for the most part), 'cause it almost dulls out the fact that I'm playing SNES games on a keyboard... still haven't found my gamepad from unpacking.

Link: They make 13 inch LCDs? XD Yeah, it's a CRT.

Man, some of you need more practice at being mean. Some of you have it down pat, but some of you... Tsk tsk. Put more effort into it.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:19 am

then yeah, just sit farther away from it. it will do your eyes good.

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:33 am

How do you manage to play handheld games, if at all?

Panzer88 · Post by **Panzer88** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:55 am

adventure_of_link wrote:then yeah, just sit farther away from it. it will do your eyes good.

so that's why I'm slowly going blind?

Rydian · Post by **Rydian** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:07 am

Panzer: No, it's because your hand and crotch love eachother so much.

myst: The GBA isn't a CRT, and since the games are made for a small screen, professional developers make the text easy to read.
You have seen the fan translation, right? The text would be hard to read if it was on a GBA.

Neo Kaiser · Post by **Neo Kaiser** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:00 am

Rydian wrote:Sorry, I have a bad habit of not quoting on forums because... 475mhz processor. Usually by the time all the extra pages are done loading for me to get the quotes off of, my post no longer applies, or has already been said.

Anyways, I was referring to the 'fan translation' of FF6.

I have a Pentium III 800 MHz Slot 1 and is telling me to let her die. I can almost feel your pain.

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:25 am

Dude. Stretched to full screen that's like Windows font size 30! Seriously, how do you even read these forums?

Rydian · Post by **Rydian** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:01 am

Neo: Almost?

myst: Wait. I was talking about GBA screen sizes, and.
Oh. I confused two posts. >_>;
Anyways, when I'm on the internet, I sit in a computer chair. At the screen.