Final Fantasy Tactics: I got a good feeling
In efforts to finally play through Final Fantasy Tactics, I decided that I make my inaugural venture through the original Playstation version of the game. The reasons I chose this version are both practical (I actually made it to chapter three last time I really tried to play through it) and a bit subjective.
I know that this is the version many people originally fell in love with, including a lot of my friends who owned Playstations at the time. With that in mind, I am willing to deal with the flaws that slightly hamstring this version of the game, the pretty muddy translation being chief among them.
From what I've seen though, the translation is a bit better done then that of Final Fantasy VII, much less the hack job that is SNES Final Fantasy II. Admittedly, this might have to do with how Tactics has a much more focused (and less needlessly existential) plot compared to FF7.
We will see if that holds true once the plat really starts getting crazy in Tactics. In the mean time, don't you think that someone on the original translation staff should have noticed that the incantation for Agrias' Stasis Sword calls the move Steady Sword? It's not like either name makes a good deal more sense, but I'm surprised at the lack of consistency there.
Also, " Die in obscurity!" has to be the best absurd Final Fantasy insult since " spoony bard!" and " son of a submariner!"
Pictures stolen lovingly borrowed from Zany Video Game Quotes
I know that this is the version many people originally fell in love with, including a lot of my friends who owned Playstations at the time. With that in mind, I am willing to deal with the flaws that slightly hamstring this version of the game, the pretty muddy translation being chief among them.
From what I've seen though, the translation is a bit better done then that of Final Fantasy VII, much less the hack job that is SNES Final Fantasy II. Admittedly, this might have to do with how Tactics has a much more focused (and less needlessly existential) plot compared to FF7.
We will see if that holds true once the plat really starts getting crazy in Tactics. In the mean time, don't you think that someone on the original translation staff should have noticed that the incantation for Agrias' Stasis Sword calls the move Steady Sword? It's not like either name makes a good deal more sense, but I'm surprised at the lack of consistency there.
Also, " Die in obscurity!" has to be the best absurd Final Fantasy insult since " spoony bard!" and " son of a submariner!"
Pictures stolen lovingly borrowed from Zany Video Game Quotes