Anna Cairistiona

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Finally finished Dual Destinies! ✨

Yeah, I really like what they’ve done with it!

Eyy, they actually introduce his name this time ww

Also, the line about the Durai Papers is much less of a mouthful now.

I also like the added 果たして (hatashite) for emphasis. "Just which account is to be believed?"

Instead of keigo ご存じかな, he asks そう[...]憶えているかな as if he's speaking directly to the player and also more heavily implying that the player is likely to already know about the war (which is a nice touch for a remaster, I think)

Cutting 一人の無名の若者 also makes that next line so much tighter/less repetitive

It seems like both the EN and JP have added Arazlam's initials, which should make a later discovery more impactful.

He now addresses the player as きみ (kimi), instead of 貴君 (kikun), which sounds more poetic/literary with a slightly friendlier tone.

May or may not continue this as I watch my husband play for the first time, but I wanted to see what changes have been made to the Japanese script before analysing the new English translation. As a non-native speaker, it's interesting to see how the text has been edited for spoken dialogue.

Not sure, just heard bits and pieces from other ppl’s reviews. All the quality of life changes make it the version to play for me at least!

For #InternationalTranslationDay here's a roundup of some of my favorite articles/podcasts/etc. on video game localization from the past year or so, starting with this one:

And because the Final Fantasy Tactics remaster is out today, you'll definitely want to give this a read:

For more good game translation analysis, you'll want to give Anna Cairistiona a follow. She has a fantastic series on the terms surrounding Final Fantasy's summons (there's a link to part 1 in the replies of the quoted post):

FFTIC screenshot, Gaffgarion saying: I find dead men rout more easily.

FFTWOTL screenshot, Gaffgarion saying: I find dead men rout more easily.

FFTIC screenshot, Gaffgarion saying: A head-on assault. These swords of Goltanna...lackwits one and all.

FFTWOTL screenshot, Gaffgarion saying: A head-on assault. These swords of Goltanna...lackwits one and all.

Watching the launch stream of Ivalice Chronicle and absolutely thrilled that the new loc really is based on WotL's loc with VO tweaks. So glad it's not been thrown out

Family gaming sesh 🎮✨

Me: Ace Attorney Dual Destinies
Rayray: Silent Hill f
Spyro: Sock

I very almost didn't post this month's blog bc my inner critic was being obnoxiously loud, but I'm glad I didn't listen////

Man, I love deep dives like this. I'm looking forward to enjoying Final Fantasy Tactics with yet another localization (and additional dialogue!) next week!

I've been griping about this for years to anyone who would hear me, so seeing someone truly more adept than I've ever been picking this content apart is hugely validating...

If you're a big FFT fan you should give this a look, especially before playing Ivalice Chronicles. It's brilliantly laid-out.

Thank you!

The Lion War: Finding the Voice of Ivalice | RPGFan I've pretty much lost count of how many times I've said that the War of the Lions retranslation of Final Fantasy Tactics led me to my current career as a

This is old and I would probably write it differently now (it's partially a personal essay about what I learned playing WotL), but I also wrote about WotL and Final Fantasy Tactics back in the day when I was a baby translator.

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Shouting the part about "tough" being a misinterpretation of the JP from the rooftops. I know people love that line, but it is outright changing his intent from the JP to the EN in the OG PSX version.

I wrote about this a long time ago on RPGFan, as well!

HI! I was actually binging Jenn's podcast last year, and it was your interview that finally pushed me to try the game! It instantly became one of my faves of all time, so thank you for the rec! ww

A sleepy boy.

A friend talked about a mobile game he was playing that had weird translation issues. That got me to thinking about what the cause of those issues could be, and considering the wider question of how many factors can influence a translation before even considering an individual translator's merits. 🧵

I’m glad you liked it! Thanks so much for reading!

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, Liz! I’m so pleased you liked it! (I’m a huge fan of FF4’s DS translation, too//)

This does a wonderful job of showcasing how the Japanese text uses vivid wording and elevated diction just as much as the WotL translation. (FF4 also does this to an extent, which is another reason why I consider the DS translation to be the best both in terms of accuracy and writing quality.)

Final Fantasy Tactics Translation Comparison (OG vs WotL) The original 1997 English release of Final Fantasy Tactics is infamous for its numerous typos, translation errors, and overall clunky dialogue. Even so, many fans of the OG release strongly prefer …

September's blog is an in-depth comparison between Final Fantasy Tactics' OG translation and the WotL retranslation. To avoid spoilers, I've only covered the prologue.

Can't wait to see what changes The Ivalice Chronicles brings to the table, too!

annacairistiona.wordpress.com/2025/09/24/f...

Final Fantasy Tactics Translation Comparison (OG vs WotL) The original 1997 English release of Final Fantasy Tactics is infamous for its numerous typos, translation errors, and overall clunky dialogue. Even so, many fans of the OG release strongly prefer …

September's blog is an in-depth comparison between Final Fantasy Tactics' OG translation and the WotL retranslation. To avoid spoilers, I've only covered the prologue.

Can't wait to see what changes The Ivalice Chronicles brings to the table, too!

annacairistiona.wordpress.com/2025/09/24/f...

Finished my September read// ✨

I loved the anime as a teenager, so I’ve always wanted to get into the light novels to see the full story. 1 down, 12 more to go, I guess—

The gaelicat art is so not cute but its gaelicat so i have to keep it

I passed a thing so Rayray surprised me with more FF MTG cards/// (sTiLl nO YUNaaaaaa ww also i want the balthier and fran full art so bad orz