Hello, everyone! Welcome to episode 7 of Trails of Translation! This time, I'll be comparing Xseed and GungHo's localizations of Trails in the Sky FC/Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter by looking at six scenes from throughout the game's prologue. GungHo's new localization of this game has been a hot-button topic ever since they made … Continue reading Trails of Translation Episode 7: Xseed vs GungHo in Sky FC’s Prologue
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Trails of Translation Ep. 6: Reverie 1: Just talkin’ to talk, huh? (Reverie, Chapter 2)
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Trails of Translation, a series where I analyze the official localizations for the Legend of Heroes: Trails series. It's been, uh... checks calendar... four years since the last post. Whoops! Let's make up for lost time by checking out a long scene from Trails into Reverie from the Imperial … Continue reading Trails of Translation Ep. 6: Reverie 1: Just talkin’ to talk, huh? (Reverie, Chapter 2)
Trails of Translation Ep. 5: I’m a Serious, Devoted Priest, y’now! (Sky SC, Prologue)
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)
Trails of Translation Ep. 3: Choke on a Pom (FC and CS1)
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)




