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| Mosaique | Feb 5 2016, 01:03 PM Post #121 |
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If you google Benoit, first thing you find is Chris Benoit. Name change is common in this series. For example, Owain was named "Wood" (or Eudes) and Severa was named Serena in JP. Serena was in Sacred Stones, so I can see why some gets renamed. |
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| slashkamei | Feb 5 2016, 01:33 PM Post #122 |
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Learning to make a good caw since 2k13
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I can understand if people would think they changed Benoit because of the whole thing with WWE's Benoit, but I very much doubt thats the case, if it was the case then they should change Armstrong's name in Rising because of Lance Armstrong's thing with doping, or they should change Isis' name in Smite because of the terrorist group of the same name. Its dumb to think they changed the name because of something that happened many years ago. Thats just how I see it |
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| Jayarrpee | Feb 5 2016, 01:34 PM Post #123 |
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Seconded. Name changes can happen for any number of reasons. Sometimes NOA gets it right (like changing Tellius' Brom from his original name "Chap". He might as well have been called "Bloke". Or "Dude". Or "Fellow".), sometimes they drop the ball (Akaneia's Macellan originally being called "Mishelan". As in Michelin. He's built like the Michelin Man.), and sometimes they just don't make any sense (Tellius' Kieran being Kevin in Japan. Why? They're both ordinary Anglophone male given names that begin with K and end in N). Every game is a mixed bag. I reason that it's best not to get too attached to the JP names to begin with. Like trying to learn all the Japanese names of new Pokemon before their English names are revealed. --- As for Benoit, it's a fairly ordinary given name in French, so they could have left it. BUT I do concede that you're either going to have connotations of Chris Benoit or Pope Benedict. And neither of those are particularly good associations. Maybe Benny's full name is Benedict in the English release and he just shortens it to Benny because he's bored of people joking about poached eggs around him. That's my half-witted guess. I'm eager to be disproven when the game comes to Europe though. (Please let that be soon.)
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| Thaciscokidd | Feb 5 2016, 07:25 PM Post #124 |
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Hero Rance would like to battle
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Well said. But maybe I should be more specific. I'm from the south. Even if you hang around the progressive spots like College Station, they still tend to read into things. And that tends to be the vocal minority that big corporations tend to listen to. I'm a Nerd and I really don't care what other people think of me, but it doesn't mean I'm not aware of the looks and stares I receive. I could be trying to chill and wait for someone, or on the bus heading to who knows were. The person beside me will still gives the the odd looks for playing Pokemon, even if its not the amie stuff. God help me if I'm playing any import games. I just imagine the looks I'd get for touching top girl Syalla. And that's why I wrote what I wrote. What's acceptable in Japan and what is acceptable in the US is night and day, with movements in video games hurting and/or right out stopping gaming content that reaches the west pissing off true fans of the medium. But in this case I see the fan rage misplaced, like with the rewording of a certain characters interactions with the protag. I see it as Nintendo trying to get ahead of pissing off certain sections of the West who still see gaming as a thing for kids even though these are the same people that will buy GTA 5 then complain that its corrupting there kids. Yeah it sucks for mature and progressive gamers, but with the level of stupidity in the US at the moment for every little stupid half gesture that could be perceived as an attack on anything that remains of the archaic status quo, NoA would be setting themselves up for failure if they left something like that in there. I just feel sorry for European fans because they just have to accept these heavy handed censorship. I really REAALLY hope I'm wrong. If the loudest is gonna win the argument and scare gaming companies then this is the beginning of a new trend. |
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| Jayarrpee | Feb 6 2016, 12:59 PM Post #125 |
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If you're going to feel sorry for us, feel sorry for us because of our lack of release date. Besides, localisation is always hit and miss with us. In Awakening, we couldn't have any talk about Tharja's boingy bits, but her bikini shot was included in all its glory. Plus ever since the Mario Party 8 debacle, NOE has taken a much more proactive approach to localisation than it used to. It remains to be seen just how different Waifu-Amie will be from the NTSC release. Probably no different, but we'll see. Edited by Jayarrpee, Feb 6 2016, 01:01 PM.
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| AntUnderTheMoon | Feb 17 2016, 02:09 PM Post #126 |
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Reviews for just Conquest. Reviews for just Birthright. Combined Reviews (may or may not include Revelation). Birthright btfo. |
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| Jayarrpee | Feb 17 2016, 06:41 PM Post #127 |
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epic maymay
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N O H R B O Y S |
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| BRomega2900 | Feb 18 2016, 05:12 PM Post #128 |
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That other mWo guy
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I found this on my Twitter timeline. I'm sure it's important to some people here on the forum who are still deciding if they want to buy Fates, so feel free to look at it. WARNING: LARGE IMAGE!
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| Mosaique | Feb 18 2016, 05:18 PM Post #129 |
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hah |
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| Jayarrpee | Feb 18 2016, 05:28 PM Post #130 |
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The only change on that list that even mildly perturbs me is Effie's character change. This ultimately changes nothing since I'm not exactly about to boycott the game on those grounds. Or any grounds for that matter. Still, she was who I'd intended to S-rank, so it's a bit of a bummer that she's now Literally Kjelle instead of her own character. |
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| phoenixdaughter | Feb 18 2016, 09:58 PM Post #131 |
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CHAMP
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Well all I know is, my husbando is dreamy! And seriously, all this controversy was why I was put off from this game for a long time until I saw gameplay footage and was reminded that I really really enjoyed Awakening and am likely gonna like these games as well. ...not to mention I do enjoy playing matchmaker, though I hear that's really hard to do for Conquest. |
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| AntUnderTheMoon | Feb 18 2016, 11:15 PM Post #132 |
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The point about class names is stupid and not researched. There is a reason why Pegasus Knight was changed to Sky Knight. Hoshido does not have pegsai. They have tenma. A support (one of Subaki's supports) says they are tenma. An eastern mythological equivalent to pegasi. |
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| FreewayKnight | Feb 19 2016, 08:56 AM Post #133 |
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GWA-HA-HAR!
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I'm sure I'll be concerned about this more once I finish Sacred Stones. And Path of Radiance. Right now, Fates is off my radar. |
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| Fireball Spam | Feb 19 2016, 06:06 PM Post #134 |
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NoA's certainly made many questionable and unfortunate decisions in their handling of this game. Even tying into what Ant said, it seems like it'd make more sense to just call them Tenma Knights. |
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| AntUnderTheMoon | Feb 19 2016, 08:44 PM Post #135 |
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A few of those things have been present in previous Fire Emblem games like altering characterization, changing names, injecting humor, but people now are complaining about it? I'm sorry, but this gets under my skin. They seem to be doing this to push an agenda rather than being a fan of the series. |
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Maybe Benny's full name is Benedict in the English release and he just shortens it to Benny because he's bored of people joking about poached eggs around him. That's my half-witted guess. I'm eager to be disproven when the game comes to Europe though. (Please let that be soon.)




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