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Posted: 4th August 2004 20:17
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So most of the attacks in this FF make SOME sense. The magic looks like magic, the enemies with fangs have attacks like "fang" and etc.
So then out of a sudden you get Strago's best lore, the "Grand Train" What? Does that hulking monstrocity call a train? From where? How in the world? Is it like summoning the ghost train? or like an esper or something? |
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Posted: 4th August 2004 21:06
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I'm willing to bet that its just poor translation
 Could be wrong though, since I haven't played the japanese version and don't speak the language. |
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Posted: 4th August 2004 22:15
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It's indeed a mistranslation from what I remember. The real name of the spell is "Grand Trine", or something close to that. That'd accurately explain the triangle and stars that appear in its animation.
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Posted: 6th August 2004 04:38
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Hey, good thinking, SilverFork! Trine is a pretty good Enemy Skill (Blue Magic) in FF7, so you're probably right.
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Posted: 14th August 2004 03:23
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Oh the sound of train can be heard.
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Posted: 14th August 2004 03:47
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...trine? What the heck is that??
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Posted: 14th August 2004 03:54
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Quote ...trine? What the heck is that?? trine is an electric-based magic spell -------------------- Music is a mysterious thing... Sometimes, it makes people remember things that they do not expect. Many thoughts, feelings, memories... things almost forgotten... Regardless of whether the listener desires to remember them or not... - Shitan, Xenogears |
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Posted: 14th August 2004 04:29
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Well, in this context it means 'three' (hence the triangle animation) and/or the celestial definition (which, like I said before, explains the stars).
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