(You can read a PDF of the story here.) “Why’d this have to happen…” Jona leaned back in his chair and sighed. He was sitting in the Orbal Network server room of the Epstein Foundation Research Facility. Cutting-edge computer terminals lined the room, neatly arranged on low tables. Anyone who understood the value of the … Continue reading Ao no Kiseki Short Stories: Tio’s Chapter (Part 1) — Fan Translation
Welcome back to Trails of Translation, a series where I analyze the official localizations for the Legend of Heroes: Trails series and maybe teach some Japanese while I'm at it. In this episode we're looking at the introduction to one of my favorite characters in the series, Kevin Graham. I want to showcase how Xseed … Continue reading Trails of Translation Ep. 5: I’m a Serious, Devoted Priest, y’now! (Sky SC, Prologue)
WARNING: THIS POST IS LOOKING AT ONE OF THE FINAL SCENES OF TRAILS IN THE SKY FC. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE FINISHED THE GAME. For the first episode in (checks last post) eight months... we’re looking at one of the most memorable scenes in the Trails series, the Weissmann villain reveal at the … Continue reading Trails of Translation Ep. 4: Weissmann the Faceless
Similar to Trails in the Sky FC, I believe Trails from Zero to be a massively underrated game by the Trails fanbase. I’ve seen the sentiment that Zero is a boring and uneventful game, but I couldn’t disagree more. It has a relatively self-contained story and is light on the big-time action that make games … Continue reading Top 10 Trails from Zero Moments
Unlike the last two episodes where I looked at an entire scene, this time I’m going to be focusing mainly on two lines, one from Trails in the Sky FC and the other from Trails of Cold Steel 1. The first line is one of my least favorite localization decisions in the entire series, and … Continue reading Trails of Translation Ep. 3: Choke on a Pom (FC and CS1)
This week in Trails of Translation I’ll be looking at Olivier Lenheim’s introduction in chapter 1 of Trails in the Sky FC. The translators took a few more liberties here than they did in the last scene I wrote about, adding some flavor to the dialogue and making a couple of changes for added humor. … Continue reading Trails of Translation Ep. 2: My Pure Glass Heart is Broken (Sky FC, Ch. 1)
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