Heavensward & Woolsey-isms Warring Triad Vs Goddess Statues

[Veritas-Ancora]

First off, I'd like to say the localization for this game is absolutely phenomenal. No, seriously. Amazing. I've not seen this much great writing since Final Fantasy VI when it was FF3.

Now, Ted Woolsey-isms were hugely prevalent in English-speaking territories when it came to SNES players. Many gamers today remember those old lines, and as the Floating Continent approaches know those three creator statues as "Goddess Statues" and don't know what a "Warring Triad" is. Woolsey established these names for NA and EU gamers and it's known the world over.

I imagine Squeenix is set on calling it "Warring Triad", but can there be certain NPCs in the game who continue to call them the "Goddess Statues" from "old texts" and refer to their old names: Doom, Goddess, and Poltergeist?

I'm a huge FF6 fan, and was severely disappointed by the GBA and mobile translations (so much that I tell my gulidies to go buy a Wii and play the VC one). Please consider the Woolsey-isms.

[Jonnycbad]

Unfortunately, most of the Woolsey-isms were incorrect translations, e.g.

Masamune and Amanomarakumo/Heaven's Cloud -> Aura/Skyrender
Longinus/Holy Lance -> Pearl Lance
Tina -> Terra

[AskaRay]

Unfortunately, most of the Woolsey-isms were incorrect translations, e.g.

Masamune and Amanomarakumo/Heaven's Cloud -> Aura/Skyrender
Longinus/Holy Lance -> Pearl Lance
Tina -> Terra

You know he wasn't "translating" more than "trying to give a Nintendo-approved localization while keeping the feeling of the original text" right?
That's why the are "incorrect"
Remember, translation =/= localization

Personally I'm all for Woolsey-isms; I love him (and FFVI).

[RhynAzullo]

You know he wasn't "translating" more than "trying to give a Nintendo-approved localization while keeping the feeling of the original text" right?
That's why the are "incorrect"
Remember, translation =/= localization

Personally I'm all for Woolsey-isms; I love him (and FFVI).

Yeah, all the "Pearl" translations were purposeful censoring of the word "Holy" in order to comply with Nintendo's rules at the time.
Woolsey did have some translation errors in some of the games he did, but for the most part he did a great job within the constraints he had. I say this as a former professional translator myself.

[Veritas-Ancora]

Plus he got it done in 30 days on a script that wasn't in order (cartridge coding = amazing). He stated in an interview that there were about 1,300 pages of dialogue to translate, which considering the depth of the game I wouldn't be too surprised about that number with all the actions that are going along with it.

Source: http://www.playeronepodcast.com/foru...?showtopic=145