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In-game Engrish topic

Posted: 20th January 2004 06:04

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This topic isnt intended to make fun of the great game that is Final Fantasy Tactics but to enjoy all the little tidbits of "Engrish" in the game.

In the introduction scene:"After the defeat of the 50 Year War, the King died of a terminal illness and the Prince who "succeed" him was only 2 years old."

I dont think thats the exact wording of it but its something like it.

Now, please post all the bits of "Engrish" that you may have found so that we can all enjoy them.
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Posted: 20th January 2004 12:21

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not really misspelled but l-i-t-t-l-e m-o-n-e-y.

There's also a typo in a really important fight scene
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Posted: 20th January 2004 12:57

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Actually, Tactics had quite a few monster name mistakes. Cougar was translated as Cuar and Chimera as Kimera.

But you know, tranlating between two different languages can be hard at times. For instance, the syllable "Ba" can also be translated as "Va."
That's why Biggs name in FFT is Viggs.
Square did a great job nevertheless, I mean, they DID translate the game for our sakes (and maybe for the sake of money).

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Posted: 20th January 2004 13:50

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Actually, Tactics had quite a few monster name mistakes. Cougar was translated as Cuar and Chimera as Kimera.

Cuar is also an acceptable name, though, as I recall. It appears also in FF5 and FF7, and I think it appears also in some literature as a mythical animal, though I can't put my finger on it. Kimera, though wrong, also appears in at least one other FF game - I think FF5. So, while translation errors, they're not without precedent. smile.gif

My favorite mistranslation in the entire game remains "I got a good feeling!" It's just so happy and childish-sounding that it never fails to make me smile. For sheer absurdity, I always love having to "Defeat Dycedarg's Older Brother Dycedarg." And, as you can see from Neal's transcription of the Germonik Scriptures, the more text you read at a time, the worse it seems to get.

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Posted: 21st January 2004 01:48

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When you press select over the Ninja in the Job Change menu it says something like "Can throw items at 1 "distanct" enemy"
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Posted: 21st January 2004 02:18

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Summoners cast Lich, only it's called Rich in the message box...

no one ever said you had to be an language expert to code a game dry.gif

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Posted: 21st January 2004 03:31

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"This is the darkened items won't appear." ???? what.
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Posted: 24th January 2004 07:13
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"Nobody('s) wants you to be King!"Delita to Goltana
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Posted: 25th January 2004 06:06

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The game's tutorial alone is enough to land Final Fantasy Tactics in the Engrish Hall of Fame. "You tell me, yes?"

And let's not forget the staggering number of different ways to spell Olan Durai.

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