Your Favorite Quotes

[Vyrerus]

I play with Japanese audio, but I often turn on English for Zurvan just to hear “SUFFER IN ENDLESS TORMENT”. Back when it was the current EX primal, that line was such a mood in PF.

For some of my favorite quotes, they tend to be the original Japanese... but one in particular I like from the level 50 DRK quest:

Your “Darkside” is called Hero’s Shade/Hero’s Shadow in the Japanese instead of taking on your name. Interestingly enough, the word “kagemi” can also be translated as “person at one’s side”—which just really adds to the entire mood of the quest chain surround you and your “Darkside”. This line is what they say to you before you commune with them the last time. (In the English, they say: “Listen to my voice. Listen to our heartbeat. Listen...”)

The Japanese says, roughly, “[Player], I am the you that could not be a hero. But I wonder if I can be with you once more.” When I looked up the Japanese, I found the quest far more touching compared to the English. There’s a tumblr post with the full translation here. I can only translate bits and pieces myself, so this post helped me understand it more fully.

That's pretty cool, and sounds like a localization choice/error straight out of the 90s!

Out of the DRK questline, I always liked this line, and I can't help but notice that it's missing from the translation fellow's blog post.