Dragon Quest IX

[DragonmasterDan]

My understanding is that DQVIII was localized by a British company. I've gotten the feel that the Dragon Quests released since then are trying a little too hard to sound British. I don't know whether it's an American company doing it, or the same British company trying to retain the magic of VIII's localization, but the dialogue just doesn't feel as natural as VIII's.

To be honest, I kind of miss ye olde English of the original NES localizations. Or even the classic Enix feel of DQVII. The DQs were always whimsical, but it's getting to be a bit much.

Incidentally, I got the game yesterday! I happened to be in Atlanta today and canvassed the entire downtown area for other DQIXers in tag mode and got nil. I wish I lived in a country in which people actually played DQ games.

I believe this (IX) was localized by Nintendo of America rather than via Square Enix or any sort of subcontractor. I wasn't aware of who localized VIII.

Also did you ever play the GameBoy Color remake of I and II? It really lacks the same charm without the olde English.

Also, NES 3 and 4 don't have the olde English.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I believe this (IX) was localized by Nintendo of America rather than via Square Enix or any sort of subcontractor. I wasn't aware of who localized VIII.

Also did you ever play the GameBoy Color remake of I and II? It really lacks the same charm without the olde English.

Also, NES 3 and 4 don't have the olde English.

Yeah, I did play the remakes. They weren't half as enjoyable without ye olde English. Or square torchlight. Especially DQI, as primitive as it is.

I never got to play III on the NES, but I thought IV had ye olde English. But I could be misremembering; it's been years.

You know, I couldn't have imagined it when VIII came out, but I could easily see a DQ MMO actually work now. IX has convinced me.

[DragonmasterDan]

Yeah, I did play the remakes. They weren't half as enjoyable without ye olde English. Or square torchlight. Especially DQI, as primitive as it is.

I never got to play III on the NES, but I thought IV had ye olde English. But I could be misremembering; it's been years.

You know, I couldn't have imagined it when VIII came out, but I could easily see a DQ MMO actually work now. IX has convinced me.

Dragon Warrior IV had some accent to the language (similar to what you saw in the DS remake of IV with each region having distinct linguistic characteristics and phrases, though not nearly as abundant) but it wasn't in the olde English of the first two NES titles.

This morning before work I tried out Dragon Warrior III and IV for NES to check, but my DW III no longer saves (bad internal battery)

[Sonic#]

I happened to be in Atlanta today and canvassed the entire downtown area for other DQIXers in tag mode and got nil. I wish I lived in a country in which people actually played DQ games.

Well, dang. I wasn't downtown today, but I was doing the same thing at a coffee shop nearby.

That would've been the most random thing.

[Lunar Eclipse]

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A question - has anyone else noticed a few irregularities in the translations of this one? It's nothing like typos, but little instances where I feel like something's off. Idioms where they use "minute" instead of "moment," things like that?

Otherwise, it's still a very good localization.

Minute and Moment are used fairly interchangeably in standard American English in the use of "Can you wait a *insert here*" or This will just take a *insert here*".

I've not noticed anything particularly appalling in the localization.

They're not interchangeable in the instance Sonic#'s mentioning, but it's not a mistake either. It's a line from Stella, and her whole dialectual schtick is that she gets idioms slightly wrong (well, that and her interjection of "flapping" in every place possible).