Kobold choice
Suikoden I & II HD Remasteris out tomorrow.
But most lines I did compare are different.
It’s a fine translation, but one that sometimes sacrifices idiosyncratic character for what feels like cautious legibility.
Sometimes, the stilted becomes the colloquial in ways that feel sensible and deft.
Sometimes, the poetic becomes more commonplace.
“Not that I see our reunion in the stars,” Leknaat tells the hero in the original.
“Not based on an astrology reading,” she says now.
Jowy’s “Me too.
No way I could stay in that uniform any longer knowing we’re headed home to Kyaro.”
Luca Blight’s “I wish I had joined the ambush.
All I’ve had to fight lately is that old man.
I’m getting rusty” is now “I wish I had joined the ambush.
All I’ve had to fight lately is that stupid old man.
I’m falling out of practise.”
There’s no lack of love or care here.
Suikoden I character designer Junko Kawano’s new portraits are a real treat, especially.
(Yes - the dragons still sound like elephants.)
