This thread is in response to a review for Illusion of Gaia on the SNES. You are encouraged to view the review in a new window before reading this thread.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: October 05, 2012 (10:36 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
You have a very similar response to the game as I do, Rob! I don't know if you read my review, but some things we both mention in almost the same exact way. See my section on Freeja, the rose city, for instance.
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: October 05, 2012 (12:29 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I think when I play 16-bit games now, I can't help but notice the quality/lack thereof in translations. When I was initially playing them in the mid-90s, I'd occasionally wonder why a game (looking at you, Robotrek) was littered with horrid Engrish. Robotrek was the worst -- there were points where I had no f-ing clue what was going on. And then found out that a big part of it was just because it takes more memory to have English-language dialogue because it takes more space than Kanji, which made me interested in things as to how well companies did with the translation. Chrono and Earthbound are great, as far as doing excellent jobs, like you said. Mana is weaker, but I don't think I get bothered so much there, as the story isn't really as dominating as Gaia's can get at times. More of a "look, someone's trying to talk...this oughta be good" sort of thing than a "this was really bastardized and poor" sort of thing.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: October 05, 2012 (12:54 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'm on a mac, so finding emulators takes a little extra effort. It's getting less so, as Macs become more of a mainstream computer, but they still haven't really broken into the gaming world in a big way. Anyway, that's my story with Terranigma. In addition to all the other stuff I said about emulators earlier.
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: October 05, 2012 (01:05 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Yeah. I'm playing StarTropics 2: Zoda's Revenge right not. Up to the 7th of 9 chapters. And all I can think of is the simple fact that Chapter 9 goes like this.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: October 05, 2012 (06:44 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I think the only place I've appreciated boss rushes is in action games like Devil May Cry. I still don't LIKE them there, but they do serve to drastically test your skills.
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Author: yamishuryou
Posted: October 08, 2012 (08:48 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I figured without even opening the review the translation would get highlighted here.
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