It’s usually pretty easy to figure out the source of Shin Megami Tensei V’s relics, but the removal of a single word in the English localization makes this one a headscratcher.
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It’s usually pretty easy to figure out the source of Shin Megami Tensei V’s relics, but the removal of a single word in the English localization makes this one a headscratcher.
Dark Souls’ Tiny Being’s Ring is infamous for being the first misleading troll players encounter. But was that intentional?
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Even a fortune teller isn’t enough to direct English-speaking players to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past’s final bottle.
No bones about it; Russ T.’s hint is about a feature that doesn’t exist in the game at all!
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It’s cowboys and robots in this edition of the breakdown of Live A Live’s 20-year-old fan translation. Both chapters are on the shorter side, but have some idiosyncrasies of Japanese to talk about.
Set in historical China, the kung fu chapter contains thematically-appropriate Chinese text even in Japan. But was leaving it untranslated the right choice for Aeon Genesis’ patch?