Quote Originally Posted by Hillo View Post
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I'm just shocked HOW much the english translators referenced it. I'd probably feel the same if it was that extreme (although some things are just your personal perception and have nothing to do with GoT, like "wow, an NPC is called Eddard, an extremely common name, that MUST be a reference!"), but in other languages it isn't. There are some refrences which are fun to find (and make me question why I'm even helping out anyone in Ishgard, considering how everyone seems to still be living in the dark ages there..xD) but that's it.
Just blame the NA translators for being huge fans of the books/show and dropping a huge bucket of references on you, even when it wasn't neccessary, making the few story-driven ones seem like too much.