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> changes aren't ill-conceived or silly but the term makes it sound like something far more sinister than what it is. I don't think any of it is sinister, but

by mlyle 5y ago

> changes aren't ill-conceived or silly but the term makes it sound like something far more sinister than what it is. I don't think any of it is sinister, but I remember finding out about changes that watered down the game and being sad about them. It's neat that people are trying to fuse together what most people consider the good translation with more of the original intent. Some bits of it are a bummer: Relm used a tone of speaking that was not appropriate for kids in Japan. Choosing to "clean up" her language too much alters the story.

smoldesu 5y ago
> Relm used a tone of speaking that was not appropriate for kids in Japan. Choosing to "clean up" her language too much alters the story. If you play the fan translation of Mother 3, there's similar effort that goes into preserving Kumatora's crass vocabulary that I really appreciated. She swears somewhat infrequently and makes a number of offhand comments that don't necessarily feel unnatural, but certainly wouldn't get approved in a first-party North American release. It's a great little touch of flavor that helps contrast her character more from the more timid Lucas and duty-bound Duster, plus a generally enjoyable curveball for a game that's earlier hours are dominated with less personable, stoic villagers.