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Post by KAndrw on Nov 2, 2005 15:12:51 GMT -5
My copy of Zoids Full Metal Crash arrived yesterday, along with the Blade Hawk that I still have to decide whether I want to build (I have to murasame, so Pterorayse would likely tease the lonely BladeHawk).
I haven't yet played it, because I have no Gamecube at home - I'll be playing it on the work GC at lunch today, so stay tuned.
One amusing thing from the manual is the anglicised pilot names. It starts off okay:
The brunette girl's name is "Re-Mei"
Then it deterorates a little:
The boy with the goggles is named "Luge"
Then it goes oh-so-horribly wrong:
The enormous ginger fellow is called "Gharagah"
That's not a name. It clearing-your-throat onomatopoeia.
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Post by Tilly on Nov 2, 2005 17:46:00 GMT -5
This only adds to my suspicion that ruuji is meant to be something else name-wise, not Ruuji, and we just haven't figured out what.
I can only hope that (unlike poor Shuu) we get an official romanization that isn't obviously messed up. If we get a dub and they pick something, I'm sure it'll be bad/wrong/evil/etc..
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Post by Shenny on Nov 2, 2005 17:49:30 GMT -5
But we're all so used to calling him Ruuji so it won't really matter what they decide his name to be, if they do.
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Post by Orange on Nov 2, 2005 18:00:58 GMT -5
I just ran around the house saying 'Gharagah'. It's far more amusing if you pretend you are an Alien Queen and walk like a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
"Gaaagrrhh! Gharagahhhh! Graahglptewie!"
::cats run away::
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Post by Tilly on Nov 2, 2005 19:53:22 GMT -5
But we're all so used to calling him Ruuji so it won't really matter what they decide his name to be, if they do. If I found concrete reason to call Shuu Siu, I'd get to find-replacing in...five seconds flat. I love finding out the proper way to translate something, like pieces of a puzzle... Or maybe I'm just weird. |
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Post by 尹 眞悟 on Nov 2, 2005 20:54:25 GMT -5
This is all keeping in mind that "official" spelling's can somtimes go a bit awry. Examples include Displeow and Styluarmour (incidentally the romanisation used for some website URL's is "steelarmour").
And on a completely random note, Tomy's SRGK's state that the spellings of two popular GF characters are "Moonbey" and "Rease".
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Post by Silverliger on Nov 2, 2005 21:45:01 GMT -5
Sweet! I can't wait to hear your thoughts about the game.
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Post by KAndrw on Nov 2, 2005 22:50:18 GMT -5
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Post by Drk-X on Nov 3, 2005 2:11:47 GMT -5
Meh, sticking with Ruuji, Mii, and Galaga seeing as that's how they're spelled out everywhere else.
After all....in the end it's the same people who gave us "Dedory/Deadry Kong", "Hebby Rhymos", and "Molga Cannory"...
Obviously their grasp on English isn't too great.
I'm curious to how they spelled Ra Kan, Kotona Elegance, Ron Mangan, Seijuurou, Bit Cloud, Ban, Raven, Vega, and all the other playable characters...
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Post by Snowflake on Nov 3, 2005 9:48:06 GMT -5
I remember zoids battle legends had terrible romanization, but i was surprised and pleased that they managed to get 'schwarz' right, unlike the dub
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Post by Shenny on Nov 3, 2005 10:36:36 GMT -5
Their name isn't Schubaltz? But it sounds so cute and defined.
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Post by Tilly on Nov 3, 2005 13:32:34 GMT -5
The kana are more Schwarz to me (remember the W is V-ish, and V sounds often are written with B sounds in kana)...and Karl had that black lily. It's also a common enough German name.
Either way, the dub didn't manage to muck up anything as badly as "Sheterma", so hey :p.
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Post by KAndrw on Nov 3, 2005 15:03:33 GMT -5
I'm curious to how they spelled Ra Kan, Kotona Elegance, Ron Mangan, Seijuurou, Bit Cloud, Ban, Raven, Vega, and all the other playable characters... From Struggle: Bit Bang (& Fine) Raven Vega And Karl was called Schwarz IIRC. Thomas was Thoma. |
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Post by Shenny on Nov 3, 2005 18:16:59 GMT -5
Yeah, but they do say Thoma in the show, and unfortunately on BL.
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Post by Drk-X on Nov 3, 2005 18:40:40 GMT -5
Somehow...I saw "Bang" coming...
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