ROMANCING SAGA 3 REMASTER EDITION (2019)
Official Site [jp]: https://www.jp.square-enix.com/romasaga3/#section1
Game manual [en]: http://cdn.sqexeu.com/sea/romancing-saga-3/manuals/switch_en.pdf
[jp]: https://www.jp.square-enix.com/romasaga3/assets/img/switch_jp.pdf
OFFICIAL TRANSLATIONS
The game has an official English translation now. Here are the new names!
Many thanks for their help to Sagafan, HolyAjora, Fox73 & SkankinGarbage from GameFAQs and n33k33 from Reddit!
CHARACTERS
The new names (and the names from the ManaSword translation between brackets if they differ).
With pictures: Main & Recruitable Characters, Friendly/Neutral NPC, Hostile NPC (among others).
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Main Characters: Julian Nord (Nolde) Thomas Mikhail Khalid El Noor (Harid El Nool) Sarah (Sara) Ellen Monika (Monica) Katarina The Side-Kicks: Bai Meiniang (Bai Meiling) Black Sparrow (Black) Boston Charl (Sharl) Flurry (Snowman) Fullbright Herman |
Leonid Minstrel (Poet) Muse Nora Paul Peony (Fairy) Robin Rukh (Zo / Elephant) Stand-in Robin (Fake Robin) Tatyana: Bavarois Candy Crepe Eclair Mille Feuille (Millefeuille) Sherbert Souffle Tarte (Tart) Tiberius Undine Ward (Wood) Yang Fan / Fanette (Yan Fan) Young Boy (Shonen) Zhi Ling / Linny (Zhi Lin) |
The Others: Anna Johannes Duke of Zweig Clemens Ludwig Cain (Ken) Nina Nefte, Neftean (Neft, Neftian) The Professor Volcano (Worker) The Cap'n (Captain) Yang Yuchun (Yan Youchun) Fatima Matriarch (Holy King) Divine Order (Divine Church) Archlord (Divine King) Al-Awadh (Al Awado I) |
Baron Godwin General Radom Maximus Tsao Gao (Tao Gao) Archfiend (Devil King) Sinistral (Devil Lord) Forneus, Buné (Byunei) Aunas, Alloces (Arakes) The Rise of Morastrum (The Death Eclipse) |
PLACES
All the maps and 1995/2019 names of locations are in the Maps section.
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Abyss Ache (Ake) Archfiend Palace (Devil King Palace) Archlord Tower (Divine Tower) Arctic Lake (Ice Lake) Aurora Road (Aurora Path) Bandit's Hideout (Thieve's Cave) Buné's Lair (Byunei's Den) Castle Leonid (Leonid's Castle) City of Kings (Kings Capital) Crystal Ruins Dead Man's Well Desert of Death (Death Desert) Fairyville (Fairy Village) Faros (Farce) Fire Fortress (Fire Palace) Flowing Sands (Dry River) Frostburg (Snow Town) Great Arch (Great Arc) Great Plains (Great Prairie) Gwayne's Den Huang (Huang City) Ice Galaxy Jungle |
Justerm Kyrdlund (Kidlanto) Lance-Yarmouth Rd (Lance.. Yamas) Lance Lance-Faros Rd (Lance.. Farce) Loanne Mahzoz (Moses) Matriarch Mausoleum (Holy Temple) Maximus's Base (Maximus' Hideout) Mount Louv (Loob) Mount Taftan Muenge Village (Mung Village) Myules (Mules) Naj Desert Nefte Tribe (Neft's Den) Path to Podorui (Road to Podol) Phantom Maze (x) Pidona Pidona Old Town (Old Pidona) Pidona Palace Podorui (Podol) Podorui Cave (Podol Cave) Professor's Hall (Prof's House) Rashkuta |
Rotten Sea Ryblov (Librof) Sacrificial Cave (Offering Cave) Show of Wonders (Great Fake Show) Sinon (Shinon) Sinon Woodlands (Shinon Forest) Stanley Temple Ruins (Ancient Ruins) Tinyville (Small Village) Treasure Cave Undersea Palace (Sea Palace) Undine's Hall (Undine's House) Vanguard Volcano's Spire (Bolkan's House (!)) Westos Forest (West Forest) Wilmington (Wilminton) World's End (Limit Island) Xuan (Xuan City) Yarmouth (Yamas) Zelnam Haunt (Zelnam's Den) Zweig (Godwin's Cave) (Ship to Zweig) |
Varia:
Hearthside Cabin in Frostburg (store room in Snow Town)
Akbar Pass (Mount Akuba)
Naj Kingdom's Gessiah Dynasty
The Forgotten Lands (the Wasteland)
Trials of royalty, hunters & hardship (Trial of Royalties, Hunters, Painful Trial)
The Pubs now all have immediately apparent names (and terrible puns to boot): the Traveling Myules, My Pidona, the Brewing Loanne, the Vintage Vanguard, Fiery Faros, the Magic Carpet (South Mahzoz), the Justerm Beerbar, the Snow Den (Frostburg), the Stanley Ovation, the Whadda Ryblov, the Mini Bar (Tinyville), the Bloody Stake (Podorui), the Zestful Zweig, the Pink Elephant (Rashkuta), the Black Xuan. Yarmouth keeps her Sea Hawk (from the SFC version). Note that these new names do not exist in the Japanese Remaster edition, which seemingly kept the 1995 script as is: they were all invented by one of the translators, who apparently (and unfortunately) amused himself very much. This is plainly outrageous.
Note also that besides the Sea Hawk some other pubs have names in the 1995 SFC edition, as companies in the Business Minigame. They are: Good Fellows (Yamas), Sheherazade (Librof), Vin Santo (Pidona), Zweig Hall (Zweig), Champs Elysées (Loanne). Ignoring this in favor of new stupid joke names is far from professional to say the least.
The Remaster also lists the various 'screens' (regions) of the World Map in a new Adventure Log (which summarizes your playthrough in the form of a journal with sortable entries): Loanne Region, Zweig Region, Pidona Region, Lance Region, Mt. Louv Region, Messana Region, Mt. Demanda, Tepid Sea, The Great Jungle, Mt. El Bourg, Desert Region, Abyss Gate.
STATS
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Ranks Artemis (Hunter) Athena (Scholar) Zeus (Royalty) Ares (Fighter) Hermes (Merchant) |
Stats DEF (Phys Def) MDEF (Mag Def) HP LP SP (TP, WP) MP STR DEX SPD STA (CON) MAG (INT) WIL (WILL) CHA (CHAR) |
Types & Attributes Slash Pierce / spears and bows (Pierce) Blunt (Hit) Projectile (Shot) Heat (Hot) Cold Lightning (Bolt) Status ailments (Status) Water Throw Sound wave (Sonic) Gaze (Stare) Earthquakes (Ground) Aerial (Anti-air) |
Status Ailments Fainting (Death / Insta Death) Petrifaction (Stone / Petrified) Paralyzed (Paralysis) Sleep Darkness / blind (Dark / Blind) Confusion (Mind / Confusion) Poison Stun |
SKILLS (TECHS)
All skills with pictures are in the Tech section with the additional Remaster translations.
In the official translation:
There is a 'glimmer' (spark) when you learn new techs
and your characters can 'acquire' (master) 'skills' (techs).
(But the Master Ring mentions 'mastery'.)
The built-in techs (weapon-specific) are 'Unique Skills' (always plural for one skill only...).
A few Greatswords can use Sword techs: indicated by the mention 'Also a sword.'
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SWORD, SABER 1-HANDED Parry Knee Split (Sweep Down) Artful Slash (Double Mist) Brusque Slice (Rude Sword) Cross Slash Riptide (Flying Water Cut) Backstab Dragon's Tail (Dragon Tail) Gale Slash (Gushing Wind) Mirage Blade (Holo Sword) Dimensional Slash (Dimension Cut) Monsoon Slash (Satsuki Rain) Doppelslasher (Split Body) Shimmering Slash (Sword Flash) Golden Dragon *Demilune (Demi Rune) *Demilune Echo (Demi Echo) *Spiderweb (Spider Net) *Blade Net *Icy Stare (Ice Stare) *Enchanting Gaze (Charm Stare) *Siren Scream (Scare Voice) *Supernova (Star Burst) *Star Stream *Final Strike |
GREATSWORD, SABER 2-HANDED (B.SWORD) Blunt Strike Sunder (Rollup Strike) Riposte (Chop Down) Smash Running Slash (Sweep Draw) Gravedigger (Earth Run) Incorporeal Stance (Shadow Move) Bullrush (Brook Rush) Disarm (Stealing Hands) Headwind Rush (Reverse Wind) Scattered Petals (Nature Dance) Waning Moon (Earth Cresent) *Exorcising Slash (Exorcist) *Arctic Rush (Misty Ice) *Dancing Sword *Moulin Rouge |
AXE Tomahawk Headsplitter (Skull Crush) Cut Timber (Big Logs Chop) Warcry Hyper Hammer Axel Spin (Axel Turn) Twist and Turn (Blade Roll) Megahawk Dimensional Break (Dimension Cut) Dynamic Chop (Dynamic Hit) Sky Drive Deadly Spin *Yo-yo (Yoyo) *Ironside Wrath (Genghis Khan) *Reverse Orbit (Orbit Borer) *Final Strike |
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CLUB, STAFF (MACE) Skull Splitter (Brain Split) Crushing Blow (Hard Hit) Dead-on (Just Meet) Rotator (Rotation Hit) Bonecrusher (Bone Crush) Seismic Strike (Earthquake Hit) Vortex Drive (Aerobit) Rock Splitter (Stone Cut) Gravity Wave (Gravity Break) Grand Slam Nutcracker (Shell Split) *Breath (Bless) *Power Heal *Stealthy Swing (Escape Out) *Midas Touch (Midas Hand) *Acuity (Spell Enhance) *Quick Draw (Draw Sword) *Reverse Swallow (Swallow Hit) *Staff Strike (Shatter Staff) |
SHORTSWORD (EPEE) Feint Lightspeed (Axel Sniper) Imprison Mesmerize (Mind Stare) Snake Shot Piercing Lightning (Bolt Pierce) Matador Screwdriver Southern Cross Firecracker Eulogy (Final Letter) *Alarm (Awakening) *Hunter's Fury (Were Buster) *Medicate (Nurse Heal) *Serpentsvard (Snake Sword) |
SPEAR Sweep (Leg Sweep) Lithic Thrust (Stone Stab) Double Thrust (Double Stab) Aim (Aiming) Windmill Split Cranium (Brain Split) Charge Snake Blaster (Dragon Hit) Spiral Charge Dual Dragons (Double Dragon) Divine Lancer (Beast God Stab) Giant Swing (Great Wheel) Triumvirate (Tripple Thrust) Stardust (Meteor Thrust) *Reaper (Swing) *Round Slicer *Paean of Victory (Victory Song) *Psychic Burst (Psycho Buster) *Triple Shot (Trishooter) |
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BOW Shadow Weave (Shadow Sew) Rapid Volley (Random Arrow) Id Break Beast Chaser Quick Nock (Quick Arrow) Flash Arrow Sidewinder Arrow Barrage (Shot Wave) Taunting Shot (Provoke Shot) Plasma Shot Multishot (Continue Shot) Shadow Buster (Shadow Kill) Millionaire (Million Dollar) *Faerie Arrow (Fairy Arrow) *Resonance Weep (Resona Weep) *Deathshot (Death Arrow) |
MARTIAL ARTS (KUNG FU) Punch Kick Eye Gouge (Saming) Way of Focus (Focus) Counter Tumble (Air Throw) Giant Swing Thunder Kick (Bolt Kick) Pressure Point (Instant Power) Niagara Buster Reverse Slam (Reverse Throw) Evil Crush (Evil Breaker) Spatial Persona (S Dimension) Meteor Kick Punishing Palm (Powerup Fist) Tiger Break Shenlong Firefist (Dragon Inferno) |
VARIA *Folk Song (Everyone’s Song) *Shield Bash (Shield Rush) |
MAGICS & SPELLS
All magics and spells with pictures are in the Magic section, with the 2019 names added.
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SORYU (WIND) Wind Dart Snooze (Nap) Dancing Leaves (Dancing Leaf) Binding Thorns (Sewn Bind) Suction Tornado Dragon Descent (Dragon God) |
SHUCHO (FIRE) Air Slash Flashfire (Hard Fire) Self-immolation (Self Burning) Feather Seal Birdsong (Bard Song) Wall of Fire (Fire Wall) Revive (Reviver) |
BYAKKO (EARTH) Stone Bullet (Stone Ballet) Berserk Tremor (Crack) Stoneskin (Stone Skin) Earth Heal Gilded Touch (Touch Gold) Hypergravity (Super Gravity) |
GENBU (WATER) Squall Water of Life (Life Water) Libation (Mystic Water) Water Column (Water Ball) Sparkling Mist Thunderclap (Thunder Clap) Hasten Time (Quick Time) |
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SOLAR (SUN) Sunshine Heat Wave Star Fixer Daybreak (Day Break) Corona (Sun Wind) Ray of Hope (Revival Light) Parhelion (Illusion Sun) |
LUNAR (MOON) Shadow Bolt Moonglow Soul Freeze Lunar Light (Moon Shine) Lunar Mirror (Moon Read) Glamor Glow (Charm Light) Shadow Servant (Shadowservant) |
(ABYSS) Suck Blood (Blood Suck) Gaze (Stare) Rise of the Damned (Control Undead) Caress (Gentle Touch) |
GAMEPLAY: FORMATIONS, COMMANDER MODE, F-TECHS, SPELL FUSION, MULTIMAGICS
See the respective sections for details and pictures: Gameplay, Formations, F-Techs, Spell Fusion, Multimagics.
Varia:
Formation broke! (Ambushed!)
Surprised enemy! (Back Attack!)
aurum (G)
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FORMATIONS Free for All (Free Fight) Vivifier (Life Shield) Closed Delta (Close Delta) Open Delta Bulwark (Battle Shield) Magic Pyramid (Spell Pyramid) Wedge (Speculation) Whirlwind Rising Phoenix (Phoenix Dance) Genbu Stance (Genbu) Seer's Focus (Power Raise) The Dragon (Dragon Form) Tri-Anchor (Tri Anchor) Tiger's Ferocity (Tiger's Den) Hunter's Gambit (Hunter Shift) Desert Lance |
COMMANDER MODE Concentrated Offense (Focus) Defense Preemptive Attack (Fast) Counter Strike (Counter) Formation Skill (Multi Tech) Diversion Tactic (Stun) Power Offense (Power Tech) |
FORMATION SKILLS/TACTICS (F-TECHS) Delayed Attack (Time Gap Atk) X-Attack (X Attack) Bee Rush (Twin Rush) Reverse Delta (High Speed) Shivan Triangle (Shiva Triangle) Cross Drive (Cross Driver) Light Drive (Axel Driver) Jack Knife Double X Flying Crescent (Nature Moon) Outer Bind (External Bind) Dragon's Fang (Kibaryu Dance) Shenlong Dance (Shinryu Dance) Guanyin (Thousand Hand God) Triplet Axe Stream (Water Stream) Marvelous Cannon (Deflect) (Spell Deflect) Frenzied Counter (Multi Counter) Arrow Storm Crossbolt (Crossbow) Shade Arrows (Shadow Arrow) Dracoshiver (Dragon Shock) Dino Fang (Dinofang) Dual Impact (Dbl Impact) |
FUSION SPELL (SPELL FUSION) Sunshine Shadowbolt (Shadow Bolt) Morning Moon Star Virus Rabbit Stream (Rabbit Storm) Black Dragon Strike (Black Dragon Hit) Rising Flame Dopple Roar (Doppler Roar) Tsunami (Tidal Wave) (MULTIMAGICS) Zodiac Fall Wormhole Galactic Rift (Galaxy) Crimson Flare Light Wall Tempest |
ITEMS
All items are in the Items section and the full 1995/2019 glossary is there, straight in the tables.
Shields can 'increase DEF by [number]'; Guards can 'divert' (evade) attacks.
Hp regen is a specific battle environment is indicated by 'Blessed with [magic]'s protection'.
By Yoko
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/588634-romancing-saga-3/78154170#1:
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00 - Balm 01 - Quality Balm 02 - Supreme Balm 03 - Panacea 04 - Depetrifier 05 - Faerie Stone 06 - Celestial Dust 07 - Everfrost Crystal 08 - Longsword 09 - Broadsword 0A - Silver Sword 0B - Crescent Blade 0C - Falchion 0D - Sanguinator 0E - Spyder 0F - Screamer 10 - Evil Eye 11 - Dragon Scale Blade 12 - Demon Slayer 13 - Triones Blade (30 atk) 14 - Greatsword 15 - Zweihander 16 - Khamsin 17 - Bastard Sword 18 - Flamberge 19 - Invincible East 1A - Gekkabijin 1B - Everfrost Blade 1C - Exorciser 1D - Truimvirate 1E - Hand Axe 1F - Gothic Axe 20 - Bullova 21 - Francisca 22 - Viking Axe 23 - Falconwind 24 - Buster Axe 25 - Archfiend's Axe 26 - Warhammer 27 - Twister 28 - Minstrel's Fiddle 29 - Cudgel 2A - Sledgehammer 2B - Golden Bat 2C - Staff of Glory 2D - Runic Staff 2E - Staff of Vivacity 2F - Bladed cane 30 - Fleuret 31 - Rapier 32 - Estoc 33 - Gladius 34 - Masquerade 35 - Silver Fleuret 36 - Nightingale 37 - Kris Naga 38 - Triumvirate 39 - Long Spear 3A - Amentum 3B - Partisan 3C - Halberd 3D - Blitz Lance 3E - Lucem Guard |
3F - Spontoon 40 - Therian Spear 41 - Matriarch's Spear 42 - Sm'augg 43 - Hunting Bow 44 - Longbow 45 - Sacred Bow 46 - Elderwood Bow 47 - Canaria Bow 48 - Faeries' Bow 49 - Mortuus 4A - Reinforced Bow 4B - Composite Bow 4C - Triones Blade (60 atk) 4D - Masquerade (transformed) 4E - Bladed cane 4F - Holy grail 50 - Small Shield 51 - Great Shield 52 - Knight's Shield 53 - Spiked Shield 54 - Ignus Shield 55 - Mirror Shield 56 - Dragon Scale Shield 57 - Archfiend's Shield 58 - Heater 59 - Rondache 5A - Sterling shield 5B - Buckler 5C - Targe 5D - Earthen Guard 5E - Willguard 5F - Wondrous Bangle 60 - Squire's Armor 61 - Knight's Armor 62 - Silver Mail 63 - Silver Armor 64 - Scale Armor 65 - Celestial Armor 66 - Archfiend's Armor 67 - Star Mail 68 - Lordly Armor 69 - Bujin Armor 6A - Dragon Scale Coat 6B - Soryu Armor 6C - Shucho Armor 6D - Byakko Armor 6E - Genbu Armor 6F - Koryu Armor 70 - Teddy Bear 71 - Everfrost Crystal 72 - Loose Shirt 73 - Ignus Leather 74 - Morax Leather 75 - Hydra Leather 76 - Chain Vest 77 - Bone Breastplate 78 - Undead Mail 79 - Bone Mail 7A - Bestial Mail 7B - Achene Gilet 7C - Dendro Armor |
7D - Octopus Bandana 7E - Slime Skin 7F - Ghostly Coat 80 - Gelatin Suit 81 - Scale Armor 82 - Snakeskin 83 - Flameproof Armor 84 - Demonic Armor 85 - Spirit Ring 86 - Floral Scarf 87 - Lobster Mail 88 - Flame Mantle 89 - Force Mantle 8A - Lavos Armor 8B - Taotie Eye 8C - Protector (128) 8D - Protector (20) 8E - Protector (15) 8F - Protector (10) 90 - Leather Armor 91 - Rigid Leather 92 - Brigandi 93 - No Name (8/4) 94 - Fine Ring 95 - Bestial Leather 96 - Hydrakin Vest 97 - Crocodile Armor 98 - Caster's Robe 99 - Ascetic's Robe 9A - Lagoon Robe 9B - Sunflare Robe 9C - Moonlight Robe 9D - Stardust Robe 9E - Twilight Robe 9F - Twilight Robe (Suit) A0 - Soldier Suit A1 - Protective Suit A2 - Reinforced Armor A3 - Reinforced Suit A4 - Titan Suit A5 - Combat Suit A6 - Mobile Armor A7 - No Name (32/20) A8 - Tunic A9 - Silk Shirt AA - Budo Gi AB - Fur Vest 6C - No Name (5/5) 6D - Raksha Belt 6E - Achene Gilet 6F - Padded Gi B0 - Bascinet B1 - Closed Helm B2 - Psychic Hat B3 - Horned Cap B4 - Headband B5 - Nightcap B6 - Evil Mask B7 - Matriarch's Helm B8 - Steel Gauntlets B9 - Vambraces BA - Shell Bracers BB - Power Gloves |
BC - Duelmaster BD - Wargon Bracers BE - Bone Bangles BF - Silver glove C0 - Leather Boots C1 - Divine Boots C2 - No Name (4/2) C3 - Jester's Shoes C4 - Cyclone Shoes C5 - Rubber Soles C6 - Feathered Boots C7 - Matriarch's Boots C8 - Bone Cross C9 - Lunar Bone CA - Dead Heart CB - Kris Knife CC - Taotie Pattern CD - Witch's Eye CE - Troll Stone CF - Ring of Fending D0 - Candy Ring D1 - Fang Amulet D2 - Wing Amulet D3 - Phoenix Hairpiece D4 - Aqua Claw D5 - Fairy Ring D6 - Myst Ring D7 - Dolphin Figurine D8 - Royal Ring D9 - Ring of Demise DA - Avi's Feather DB - Fish Scale DC - Dragon Scale DD - Gold Medal DE - Heartache DF - Dream Gem E0 - Skill Salts E1 - Strength Salts E2 - Mind Salts E3 - Edelweiss E4 - Puissance Liquor E5 - Spirit Liquor E6 - Divine Liquor E7 - Twig Stone E8 - Twig of Life E9 - Barrier Stone EA - Wild Herb EB - Serpent Salts EC - Pidona Jewel ED - Faerie's Harp EF - Tapir's Teardrop F0 - Eraticator F1 - Meteorite Shard F2 - Deathshard F3 - Pelt F4 - Card F5 - Chocobo Card F6 - Princess Necklace F7 - Mage Ring F8 - Expert Ring F9 - Master Ring FE - Root of Life |
MINIGAMES
Here is the Business / Ruling Minigames section.
BUSINESS GAME
By Sagafan: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/588634-romancing-saga-3/78161468?page=3#38
Businesses
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Loob Shepherd -> Louv Shepherds Ned Weaver -> Ned's Weaving Good Fellows Vanguard Times Vanguard Paper Loob Iron Mine -> Louv Ore & Mining Smith Weapons O Connor Fisheries -> O'Connell Fisheries Vanguard Ship Build -> Vanguard Shipyard Macintosh Maritime Vanguard Yamas Sheep Guild -> Yarmouth Ovines Yamas Beer -> Yarmouth Beer Yamas Flour Mill -> Yarmouth Flour Mill Yamas Paper Mill -> Yarmouth Paper Yamas Salt Mine -> Yarmouth Salt Mine Dophore Weaponery -> Dophore Weaponries Yamas Ship Build -> Yarmouth Shipyard Dophore Maritime Dophore Corp -> Dophore Group Seahawk Garter Tea -> Garter Teas Demander Pottery -> Demanda Porcelain Hotel Byron Colombo Fisheries -> Columbo Fisheries Wilminton Ship Build -> Wilmington Shipyard Charles Studio -> Charles Woodshop Fullbright Firm -> Fullbright & Co. Moses Wine -> Mahzoz Winery Moses Grain -> Mahzoz Grains Moses Pasture -> Mahzoz Ranch Moses Fish -> Mahzoz Fishmonger Moses Robes -> Mahzoz Robes Garter Caravan Magician Guild -> Magician's Guild Southern Timber Tropical Sugar -> Tropico Sugar Cotton Fields Twilight Peppers Hotel Valentine Aurora Coffee Ake Beet Farm -> Ache Sugarcane Ake Timber -> Ache Lumber Ake Spice -> Ache Pies Cobal Company -> Kobal Company Abdul Cotton Hassan Wool -> Hassan Wools Naj Weavers -> Naj Weaving Gessia Carpet -> Gessiah Carpets Naj Raster -> Naj Lusterware Mohammed Trading -> Muhammad Imports Elbul Coffee -> El Bourg Coffee Ismail Jewelry -> Ismail Gems Hamal Salt -> Hamar Salt Trade |
Zweig Forestry -> Tuisku Forestry Librof Flour -> Ryblov Milling Zweig Wine -> Tuisku Winery Urazami Fisheries -> Vladmir Fisheries Adamsky Pasture -> Adamski Ranch Nikita Farm -> Nikita Farms Zweig Tea -> Tuisku Teas Shehela Sad -> Scheherazade Hotel Librof -> Hotel Ryblov Librof Farm Tool -> Ryblov Farm Tools Lasaiev Corp -> Ryblov Trading Hans Corp -> Hans Trading Messana Wine -> Messana Winery Messana Sugar Pidona Water Prod -> Pidona Fisheries Pidona Cotton Messana Textile -> Messana Weaving Pidona Paper Leonardo Weapons -> Leonardo Weaponry Michelangelo Studio -> Michelangelo Works Raphael Corp -> Raphael Trading Pidona State Ship -> Pidona Shipyard Messana Caravan Alfonso Maritime Pidona Bank Vincent -> Vin Santo Art Bookstore -> Ald Books Exhibition Office -> Show of Wonders Pidona Hotel Devil King Palace -> Archfiend Palace Messana Bent Farm -> Messana-Bent Farms Item Management -> Business Closer Farce Wine -> Faros Winery Farce Farm Assoc -> Faros Agriculture Hotel Le Marle -> Hotel La'Mare Farce Glass -> Faros Glass Farce Fisheries -> Faros Fisheries Farce Ship Build -> Faros Shipyard Farce Maritime -> Faros Maritime Farce Fortress -> Faros Fort Stanley Farm Assoc -> Stanley Agriculture Stanley Pasture -> Stanley Ranch Stanley Caravan Stanley Army Stanley Pottery -> Stanley Porcelain Lance Fur Shop -> Lance Fur Lance Farm -> Lance Farms Stephen Brewery -> Stefan Brewery Lance Timber -> Lance Lumber Lance Paper Mill -> Lance Paper Lance Studio -> Lance Workshop Eiffel Iron Ore -> Eifel Mining Iskal Water Works -> Iskar Maritime Lance Land Trans -> Lance Transport Yohannes Siblings -> Johannes Ink |
Federick Fur -> Frederic Furs Matruda Fabric -> Matilda Fabrics Gordon Fisheries Philip Studio -> Philip Workshop Catherine Studio -> Catherine Workshop Eric's Firm -> Eric Shipping Waldo Team -> Ward Corps Peter, Woodcutter -> Peter Woodcutting Nils, Hunter -> Nils Hunting Carpenter Noel -> Noel Woodworks Craftsman Virginia -> Virginie Crafts Borg Iron Ore -> Borg Mining Zweig Flour Mill -> Zweig Milling Zweig Beer Zweig Pasture -> Zweig Ranch Zweig Potion -> Zweig Potions Zweig Salt Mine Zweig Weapon Store -> Zweig Weaponry Zweig Caravan Zweig Maritime Zweig Corp -> Zweig Tools Zweig Hall -> Zweig Wholesale Zweig Battle Arena -> Zweig Combat Guild Professor's House -> Professor's Hall Sergi, Woodcutter -> Sergei Woodcutting Aricia, Musician -> Alyosha Music Elijah, Hunter -> Illya Hunting Michael Fur -> Mikael Tailoring Elizabeth Jewelry -> Elizaveta Jewels Mandola, Hunter -> Mandrake Hunting Johnson Cotton -> Jason Cotton Adams Paper Fuber Iron Ore -> Fever Mining Wilson Fisheries Garfield Ship Build -> Garfield Shipyard Mules Maritime -> Myules Maritime Loanne Wine -> Loanne Winery Loanne Flour -> Loanne Milling El Bul Tea -> El Bourg Teas Loanne Weavers -> Loanne Weaving El Bul Forestry -> El Bourg Forestry El Bul Craft -> El Bourg Lumber Loanne Studio -> Loanne Workshop Loanne Firm -> Loanne Transit Champs Elysees -> Shanze Lize Loanne Hotel B. Shinon Pasture -> Sinon-Bent Ranch Carson Farm -> Carson Farms Pioneer Society -> Settlers Association Shinon Money Mrkt -> Sinon Gold Exchange Shinon East Trade -> Sinon Trading |
Groups
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Sugar Tea and Coffee -> Tea & Coffee Wine -> Liquor Horse -> Horses Fur -> Pelts Lumber Iron -> Steel Gold and Jewels -> Gold & Gems Potion -> Medicine Textile -> Textiles Carpet -> Carpets Ceramics Paper Farm Tools Weapons Ships -> Shipbuilding Hotel -> Hotels Info -> Information Manma Mesano -> Mama Messano Growing Northland -> Northern Lands |
Blessing of the West Wind -> Western Foodstuffs Zweig Stomach -> Zweig Cuisine Gourmet Loanne Messana Textile -> Messana Fabrics Loob Textile -> Louv Fabrics Loanne Textile -> Loanne Fabrics Messana Workshop Quiet Sea Workshop -> Calm Sea Workshop North Sea Workshop Zweig Workshop Loanne Workshop Iskal Water Transport -> Iskar Marine Librof Blue Sea -> Ryblov Blue Naj Hot Blood -> Naj Fervor Land Caravan -> Mainland Caravan Claudius Wonder Tours Podol Thousand Night -> Podorui Nights Jungle Fever |
Trading Skills -> Negotiate
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Smile -> Smile - Effect: Makes a good impression to proprietors. Small Present -> Modest Gift - Effect: Give a gift to proprietors. Image Down -> Smear Campaign - Effect: Spread bad rumors about a competitor. Style of Era -> Winds of Change - Effect: Share vision and captivate listeners. Talk of Justice -> Advocate Justice - Effect: Inspire listeners with justice. Use Fast Horse -> Stallion - Effect: Deliver a message with a stallion. Spread False Info -> Misinformation - Effect: Confuse competitor and delay actions. Entertainment -> Hospitality - Effect: Charm proprietors with hospitality. Fullbright Speech -> Fullbright Speech - Effect: Fullbright convinces competitors. Discussion -> Company Meeting - Effect: Confirm data with everyone. Cool with Ice -> Ice Breaker - Effect: Cool down proprietors. Whew. Set a Barrier -> Standup - Effect: Negotiate by feigning disinterest. Item Isolation -> Indep. Project - Effect: Raise operational risk of competitor by 5%. Make Arrangements -> Under the Table - Effect: Cut operational risk by half. Professor's Dance -> Professor's Jive - Effect: Inspire people with the Professor's dance. |
RULING GAME
Mikhail's Ruling / Mass Combat Minigame section is here, in the tables of which the official translations have been included.
On the throne: 'No. I've work to do.' (??? reply to a non-existent question..) / 'I'll take a break.'
Military: Mercenaries / Tactics R&D / Weapon Dev. / Armor Dev.
Domestic: Social Policy / Industry: Rock-Bottom / Special Sale / Retail Price
Diplomacy: Low Power / Average / Full Power
Taxes: Light Tax / Average / Heavy Tax
Populace / Industry / Prestige / Funds
MASS COMBAT
Prep Menu: Commence Battle / Preparations -> Battle Prep / Conditions -> Sitrep / Wait a minute -> Standby.
Strategies (Formations & Tactics): Defense / Def Spe -> Ironwall / Attack / Atk Spe -> Surprise / Spe -> Courageous.
Goblin King / Godwin / Pupenheim -> Pappenheim / Edwin / Bunny -> Rabbit / Fox / Bear / Goblin Prince / Tommy Zom -> Zombie Tommy / Vlad / Razad -> Lazare / Byahl -> Bayard / Garibaldi / Acute -> Acuto / Sharl -> Charles / Devil Leader / Bonaparte.
Formations
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Straight -> Column Def Wave Atk Wave Gush Wind -> Aero Wedge Strong Atk -> Last Ditch Back Water -> Full Force Wave Shield -> Vee Shield Top Charge -> Echo Top Bot Charge -> Echo Btm Middle Chrg -> Echo Ctr Three Waves -> Three Wave |
Tactics
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Fwd Attack -> Forward Attack Move Back -> All Withdraw All Defense /All Guard All Charge Retreat -> All Retreat F Row Chrg -> Front Charge B Row Chrg -> Rear Charge F Row Fwd -> Front March B Row Fwd -> Rear March Spd Atk Fwd -> Swift March Fwd Atk S -> Fierce March Retreat Attack -> Withdraw Attack Top Attack Bot Attack -> Bottom Attack Cmd Charge -> Command Charge Explde Team -> Bomb Squad 2 Row Exchg -> Dual Front Swap Defense S -> All Guard+ F Row Def -> Front Guard (前列防御) F Row Exchg -> Front Swap |
Recover Frm -> Form Boost Recover W -> Lead Boost WK Retreat Def -> Rear Guard Spd Atk Bwd -> Swift Withdraw Spd Atk Exc -> Swift Swap F Row Def -> Front Guard (前列死守) Pray Rain -> Rainmaker Recvr Frm S -> Form Boost QK Recover S -> Lead Boost ST Split Atk -> Divide & Conquer Intel L 1 -> Info Leak L1 Intel L 2 -> Info Leak L2 Intel L 3 -> Info Leak L3 Intel L 4 -> Info Leak L4 Confusion -> ? Smoke -> Smoke'Em Decoy White Flag -> Perfidy Archer Throw -> Bow Squad Rock Team -> Trebuchet Squad |
MONSTERS
All enemies with pictures in the Monsters section.
The now official names can be found directly in the Monsters table.
Varia:
Oblivion's Forms: Light Wing -> Wings of Light / Dark Wing -> Void Wings / Beast Wing -> Demonic Wings.
NOTES ABOUT THE OFFICIAL TRANSLATION
It was obviously made by someone too clever for his own good, who knew Mana Sword's translation very well (and probably even used it as reference) but tried his hardest not to let it perspire (e.g. with convoluted sentences or at the price of changes in meaning), and who also probably thought that the Japanese text was too dry or too weak (adding text or changing perfectly working lines or jokes even, using uneducated English purposelessly, etc.). Given the discrepancies, there may have seen several translators? or were parts of the translation rushed? [Edit: several translators, as confirmed in the Credits, where we find, among others: Head of Localization: Yuko TOMIZAWA - Localization: Melvin OK, Hiro NAKAJIMA, Matt Erik KATCH - English translators: Neil BROADLEY, Maria MOSBURCKER - Localization Supervisor: Kay MIURA - Localization Manager: Ikuko TSURUTA - Localization General Manager: Shingo HOSOKAWA - QA Translator: Sayuri OTSU - Localisation & QA Director: Yutaka SANO - Senoir Translation Manager, Japanese Language: Andii YAMANAKA - Japanese Business Translators: Kyoko HOTTA GOWLETT, Shigeru TABATA, Juzo HIROSE. Etc. Not sure about their respective roles.]
Everyone goes 'localization' this 'localization' that; but the term is just an erroneous gaming NewSpeak (it would have been an effective 'localization' if there had been a British-English version, an American-English version, etc.): this is plainly just a translation in English (just like for a novel, a graphic novel, a play or a poem: do people 'localize' literature? no) from the original Japanese. That said, whenever you cannot translate rather accurately from English back to Japanese again, and whenever there are plain additions, it is simply a failure as a translation. These are obvious professional translation rules, meant to respect the original text. My two cents as a translator too.
See also the Original Transliterations (1995-96) section.
・Characters: BLACK SPARROW: sad and unacceptable. - CHARL (Charles en français SVP). - FLURRY? The Japanese is 'Snowman'. - PEONY? where does that come from? certainly not from the Jungle (where peonies do not grow), the Japanese is 'Fairy' (not 'Faery', which would 'localize' - haha - specifically to Ireland, and Fairy is, well, from the Jungle), but I understand how Faerie (the monsters) could be intellectually appealing (monsters come from the world of Fae). - RUKH? haha, a Rukh is a giant bird (the equivalent of the Indian 'Garuda', ahem), or an ostrich, and the Japanese is 'Elephant'. Another thought, but I hope I am wrong: would this in fact be hinting at a bird-like elephant... Dumbo? - TATYANA: if you want to transliterate or translate these correctly you'd have to either chose the English (and so give: Mille-Feuille, Tart) or the French (and so: Crêpe, Éclair, Mille Feuilles, Sorbet, Soufflé): this is just half-baked (pun intended) knowledge. And opting for 'Buné' definitely discredits the 'But there are accents everywhere' excuse. Her last name: ラザイエフ Lasaiev? Razajev? Razaiev? Rzhyev (which would locate their origin in Kazakhstan, where Alexei Nikolai Vera and Boris are not exactly the most common surnames..)? - YANG FAN(G). - CAIN? 'Kane' (like the Citizen) more likely. - MATRIARCH / ARCHFIEND is plain stupid (but probably thought it very clever): the Holy part is gone in Matriarch, the Evil part gone in Archfiend (in loosely Buddhist Asia everyone knows that 魔王 Maoh is the Ruler & Judge of Hell). 'Arch' comes from 'archein' in Ancient Greek (one translation being 'to rule') which is good, but the translator got fixated on this, forgetting all the rest. Something like the Holy Ruler / Evil Ruler (Holy Queen & Devil King if you wanted to make gender apparent, which was not the case in the original Japanese RS3) would have been infinitely better. It should be noted that 神王 (Divine Ruler, from 神王教団 the Church/Order of the Divine Ruler and 神王の塔 the Tower of the Divine Ruler, that refer to the current Child of Destiny, i.e. Sarah & Young Boy - Tiberius & Co. cannot possibly know that there are 2 of them this time) is translated as 'Archlord' which, unless I am much mistaken, points at a male (no gender in the Japanese, again), for no reason. Incidentally, the Adventure Log (Maximus's Ambition) mixes up Archlord & Matriarch (Maximus wants to replace the future Archlord, not the past Matriarch). - SINISTRAL is plain stupid too and a error on the top of it ('sinistral' means left-side-related) although we can see where this comes form (the adjective 'sinister', completely unrelated), better stick to the 4 Demon Lords or something along this line, for 四魔貴族. - Gwayne calls the Sinistrals' phantom clones 'homunculi' (i.e. small, man-made persons), which is obviously an inadequate translation.
・Character creation. The English-speaking community is not familiar to the Chinese concept of being born under a star that determines your fate. Nevertheless, the Roman gods would have been absolutely perfect (mutatis mutandis), because the planets of the solar system bear their names: 辰星 is Mercury、太白 is Venus、螢惑 is Mars、歳星 is Jupiter、填星 is Saturn. So why would anyone choose the Greek gods purposefully instead??? Otherwise, sticking to Class, Rank or Occupation would have been the RPG-safe choice.
・Same remark for Magic: what is the point of even not translating the names of the magic schools (which are the names of legendary beasts that come from Chinese geomancy, popular also in Japan)? Stick to the elements they stand for (also something unfamiliar to the Western community). And why suddenly use adjectives for Sun and Moon magics? Mystery, unless it is a case of ManaSword-ite. Concerning spell names, some translations feel very forced: some transliterations could have stayed (Nap, Self-Burning, Reviver, Water Ball, Moon Shine, etc.) or with slight changes (Solar Wind, etc.). Ray of Hope (for Regeneration Light) is not really acceptable...
・Locations. Beside my remark concerning the new (and very stupid) pub names. The Ice Lake becomes the Arctic Lake, but 'Ice' and 'Arctic' are different words with different meanings in both languages (Arctic means North-Pole-related, like in Japanese – 北極 – but additionally the English comes from the Greek word meaning 'bear' for pointing to Ursa Major, which I doubt very much exists in RS3's world). シノン is neither Shinon nor Sinon, but most probably Chinon (like the wine). ロアーヌ is Loanne in both versions, but it may be a erroneous transliteration of Rouen (usually rendered as ルーアン in Japanese) or of Roanne (usually ロアンヌ in Japanese), both cities located in France too. No need to dwell on the terrible and erroneous Frostburg (for 雪の町 Snow Town), Tinyville (for 小さな村 A Small Village), Flowing Sands (for 乾いた大河 Dry River) or Fairyville (妖精の村 the Village of the Fairies). I guess that there must be a good reason behind this choice, but Louv is plain weird for ルーブ (Rube, Lube, Loob..), especially if you place it in a zone with Anglo-saxon names (Yarmouth, Sea Hawk, Vanguard, Wilmington, etc.), or maybe place it like in Quebec? but Louv is extremely weird in French too. Muenge seems to be more related to Congo than Mongolia... Cannot see any connection that would support Myules rather than Mules. There seems to be a small village named Podorui in Romania (unique iteration found in a Norwegian religious magazine); Podol is in Ukraine. Not sure about リブロフ, a town founded by Russian-like emigrates at the entrance of the desert, either: the -ov/-off form means 'son of -' which originally would not work for town names (except when the town was named after a man, or in former Tartar territories where -tov actually comes from tay = mountain); but there is a place named Rybolov in Russia. The Show of Wonders translates グレート・フェイク・ショー 'Great Fake Show'. 西の森 is simply the West(ern) Forest; where does Westos come from? Game of Thrones? 最果ての島 is the Island (which 'World's End' forgets) of the Extreme Confines, of the Farthest Reaches.
・Techs (Skills or Techniques). 'Glimmer' (found only when you try to erase a tech you have not mastered yet) could possibly work if it were not intransitive in its verb form: 'spark' is perfect as a noun and as a transitive verb (as is the Japanese 閃き 閃く). 'Acquiring' instead of 'Mastering' is just some case of MS-ite (besides, the Master Ring mentions 'mastery': how on earth are you supposed to know what mastery is if until now all you have heard is 'acquiring'? the Japanese is unequivocably consistent - 極意). *** Artful Slash for かすみ二段 is gibberish (at least Double Mist is interesting and presents the gist of it: the first slash hides the real, second slash). Brusque Slice is grossly incorrect (失礼剣 is a Rude Sword because you show your back or butt). Riptide sounds decently cool at least. Doppelslasher & Shimmering Slash are grossly imprecise (not 'slashes' but 'swords': Clone Sword, Sword Flash). Hyper(space) Slash, why change Spider Net, Scare Voice, Star Burst, etc. (transliterations). Riposte works but it is an unrelated, new name. There is no running in the Running Slash. Gravedigger is crap 'inventive' translation. Incorporeal Stance is more Stanceless. Bullrush is a Bull Crush, Crash or Clash. Bare-handed Grab/Catch. 太刀 = Rush? (Troubled) Nature Dance is a much better translation of the untranslatable 乱れ雪月花 than Scattered Petals. Earth or Stone Crescent (Moon) is a good job too. Exorcist does the trick. Everfrost Blade is pure invention. 霧氷剣 Silver Frost Sword. Skull Crush. Tree Chop. All the アクセル stuff stands for Accel(erated/eration) so Accel Turn. Blade Roll. Dimension Chop. Genghis Khan. Orbit Bora. Hard Hit. ジャストミート = Perfect Timing? (Japanese baseball idiom). Rotator is just lame. Earthquake Strike or something. Aerobit. At least Gravity 'Break' sort of renders 活殺. Shell Split does the job. Bless? Breath? Swing'n'Run (baseball again)(JP national sport, after all). Midas Hand & Spell Enhance. Quick Draw, Swallow (Re)Turn Draw. Shatter Staff. Accel Sniper. Mindstare. Lightning Pierce. Final Letter (Eulogy is plainly erroneous, look up in the dictionary). Awakening was good (Wake Up --> Alarm? pfff). Were Buster. Nurse Heal. Serpent Sword: if you want to go Swedish do it all the way: Ormsvard? unclear eh? 石突き = Ferrule / possibly Stone Stab or Thrust play-on-words. Aiming. Brain Trim? Dragon (Blast). Double Dragon was pretty cool. Beast God Stab/Thrust. Now, Giant Swing for 大車輪 is plain stupid because there is another Giant Swing in the Martial Arts (we get it is the litteral for the gymnastic term but swing is for maces here (confusion possible), so compromise with (Great) Wheel). Same with 無双三段 (Peerless Triple Strike) there is already an eponymous sword (wrongly translated too...). Swing. Why make things complicated with Paean? (and the Japanese is poem/song). Psycho Burst. Trishooter. Sew. Random Arrows. Quick Arrow. Shot Wave. Rapid-Fire? Continuous Shot. Shadow Kill. Fairy. Focus does the job. Not Tumble but Throw. 稲妻 is Lightning or Bolt not Thunder. 短勁 is very difficult (Energy Punch, One-Inch Punch) but Pressure Point is wrong. Reverse Throw. Evil Crusher. Trans-Dimension(al) Persona. 練気拳 is difficult but no Punishing there (but homophonically Multi-Punch). Dragon God Firefist/Inferno (this is not Dragonball). Rise of the Damned is a mistranslation (Undead Domination/Control = Leonid dominates/controls the other Undead). Gentle Touch. Shield Rush. Song for All?
・Formation Skill / Fusion Spells. 時間差攻撃 is a feint attack with two players (volleyball). ツインビーラッシュ is not a Bee Rush but a Twin Rush. 高速ナブラ is High Speed Nabla. Shiva Triangle does the job perfectly. Cross Driver (not Drive). エクセルドライバー is not a Light Drive but an Accel(erated/eration) Drive. 花鳥乱月 is a play-on-words with 花鳥風月 (the traditional depiction of the beauties of nature, with flowers 花, birds 鳥, wind 風 and the moon 月), in which the character 風 (wind) was replaced with 乱 (riot, war). Quite interesting that for some terms the translators favored the Chinese pronunciation; such it is for 神龍舞, the Dance of Shinryu (Divine Dragon) in Japanese, not Shenlong. Same for 千手観音, the famous 1000-Hand Kannon in Japanese. How weird (and erroneous). Multi Counter is just that. クロスボウボルト = Crossbow Bolt. I have no clue as to where Dracoshivers comes from. ラビットストーム is a Rabbit Storm, not a Rabbit Stream. ドップラーロア = Doppler Roar (as in 'Doppler effect'). ギャラクシィ is not Galactic Rift but simply Galaxy.
・Items. Sanguinator for ブラッディソード is inexact: Bloody Sword. スパイダーソード: why suddenly the old English? Spider Sword. Right, why bother translating Gekkabijin (月下美人) at all, like the Japanese everyone knows what it means when we read the word..; better by far would be 'Beauty Under the Moon' or 'Queen of the Night' (the translation for the eponymous plant). Triumvirate? the transliteration is simply Triple Sword. 戦斧 is simply Battle Axe. I do not know what to do with ブローヴァ (MS: Brover; Official, impossible given the Katakana: Bullova); MS's seems likely. ホークウインド is Hawkwind so why the heck (again) change it to Falconwind??? バトルハンマー is simply a Battle Hammer. Life Staff, because life (生命) is not vivacity. Cudgel / Club: clear case fo MS-ite. 仕込み杖: Swordstick or more expressively Sword-Cane. ルツェルンガード can be transliterated as Lucerne Guard, or translated exactly as Lucerne Hammer. How can a Will Spear (ウィルスピア) become a Spontoon? 'Therian' does not mean 'Beastman' (seriously, check your dictionary; 'therianthropic' would), so yeah, again 獣人の槍 is Beastman's Spear. ブリッツランサー Blitz Lancer. 竜槍スマウグ Dragon Spear Smaug (Tolkien created the word: there is no alternative spelling). Elder Bow and Catalpa Bow (both make reference to the wood used to craft the bow). ドビーの弓 Dobby's Bow. Mortuus? seriously? 死の弓 is Death Bow. 炎獣の盾 & 炎獣の革: Flame Beast (炎獣) speaks for itself, but what is an Ignus? mystery. Same remark for 魔獣 Magic Beast (Morax is a very specific Demon, like Alloces & Co.). For the Evade/Deflect 'Guard' shields (visibly small & round), some Japanese names were simply abandoned for various (unrelated or erroneous) historical names: Rondache (Smart Guard), Heater (Light Guard). The Excel Guard was also renamed after a random material (Sterling). Will Guard (like Will Spear, e.g.). Wonder Bangle is the correct transliteration. 兵士 is a Soldier, not a Squire.. 道士 may be more a Monk than an Ascetic. ボーンブレスト Bone Breast (as is, taken from a full skeleton, not a plate). Most probably, ブリガンディ is correctly a ブリガンディーン (Brigandine). (Super Robot Taisen and its Brigandi/Brigandy is posterior to RS3; Brigandi is also a last name.) Why would 湖水のローブ be something else than a Lake Robe? or ビーストレザー a Beast Leather? I do not quite know what to make of シルバーチェイル; neither did the official translators, apparently; but 'Mail' is much better than the unlikely 'Trail'. For the 5 magic armors you can pick up on your way to the 4 Gates and in Huang Castle, see the note about magic translations, right above. ロードアーマー Lord Armor. 武神の鎧: so everyone knows what/who Bujin is, right? right..: the God of War's / Wargod Armor would make the point. 白銀の鎧: White Silver / Platinum Armor. サイコメット Psycho Helmet (メット being a known abbreviation of ヘルメット). 角かぶと = Horned Helmet. クロースヘルム = Close Helm. サラサのシャツ: sarasa can mean the material only (calico) or additionally its distinctive Indian pattern (printed calico): Calico Shirt would be the shortest correct translation. ナッツのチョッキ: no reason to conjure the French here (which means something different in French, btw): Nuts's Vest? 武道着 Budougi (who understands that?) is a Martial Uniform. Since 強化弓 was officially translated by Reinforced Bow (and I did not complain), 強化道着 must be translated as Reinforced (Martial) Uniform (I doubt that 'padding' makes it that much more resistant). ガントレット is a simple Gauntlet, no need to 'Steel' it. 銀の手 is a Silver Hand, not a Glove. 鬼神小手: why use 'Wargod' now (it was in 武神の鎧 Wargod Armor)? especially incorrectly here? Demon/Ogre God Bracers or Gauntlet. Another clear case of Mana Sword-ite is 疾風のくつ (MS: Hurricane - pretty cool / Official: Cyclone Shoes / correctly: Gale Shoes). While 強化装甲 is certainly a Reinforced Armor, フォートスーツ is certainly not a Reinforced Suit, but a Fort Suit. タイニイフェザー Tiny Feather. The Ice Sword (氷の剣) was probably mistranslated as 'Everfrost' to match this 永久氷晶 (Eternal Ice Crystal) - wrongly matched, since they do not have the same name at all in Japanese. 霧の水環: Water Ring of Fog OK, Mist OK, but Myst NG. ガードリング = Guard Ring. 水心の爪 = Water Claw. 死の指輪 = Death Ring (they couldn't find some Latin gibberish this time). 妖精のハーブ = Fairy Herb (to misread ハーブ as ハープ means that this was a really poorly done job). 生命の素 = Source of Life --> Root of Life, Life Root. Note that the description for 'Twig of Life' is completely wrong, as it does not 'recover max HP for a single ally', but SP, MP and LP (and not HP...). 香薬 more probably Herbs (in Chinese medicine) than Salts?
・Item Stats. The same wording is used for good resistance (Rubber Soles renders 'immune to lightning-based attacks' - in fact, item def x3 vs. Bolt, which is very far from immunity) and total immunity (Royal Ring renders 'immune to fainting' = the character cannot be inta-killed anymore): a grave mistranslation that confuses the player.
・Business Game: Most changes are improvements over MS's fanslation, or rather they correct his mistakes. Other than a few debatable transliterations and names based on places translated elsewhere in the game (Louv, etc.), the official translation is very close to what I had reworked (see the Business Game Notes), with some mistakes remaining still (Shanze Lize? El Bourg? Fever Mining? Jason Cotton? Fuber? etc. etc.). If this translator (a different one, supposedly) was given the benefit of the doubt, I would surmise that he had wanted to erase most (but if so why not all?) references to real people's names (mainly the former American Presidents) and places (but then why Eifel?).
・Ruling / Mass Combat Game: Besides the weird reply-to-no-question line when you sit on the throne, the translation of the domestic investments in Social Policy or Industry are a bit strange (stranger than the Japanese, I mean): Rock-Bottom / Special Sale / Retail Price (for 激安い 安い & 普通)... - Probable mixup between the official translations of 強撃陣 (MS: Strong Atk, officially translated as Last Ditch, should really be 'Full Force') and 背水の陣 (MS: Back Water, officially translated as Full Force, should really be 'Last Ditch'). - In the Siege of Librof / Ryblov, when you kill all trebuchet soldiers with your archers ('100 enemies Hit'), the following message does not make any sense: 'Battle Report! 0 Trebuchet soldiers down.'
・Monsters: Very inconsistent. Probably the worst cases of ManaSword-ite (names in one word split into two, in two glued into one, in the two same words but reversed order, etc. etc.), some improvements of course, fortunately, some mistakes still too. See these Random Notes about Enemy Names.
・Dialogues. Herman: Are we in the Simpsons now? Is this famous Sea Captain Horatio Peter McCallister in disguise? - The Professor: spills who is the Professor before the song and the punchline, lol. Also, the song is not timed properly. - Lots of inconsistencies, especially singular/plural in Q&As (which is to be expected if the translation is not careful, as word gender markers and agreement are much fewer in Japanese), e.g., speaking of your party to Charl, Thomas says 'I know them' even if there is only one party member; the man in front of the Archlord Tower has 'Divine Order robes for sale' and your main character will 'take it', etc., etc.). And of course all the stupid jokes here and there (like how 'People wouldn't be caught dead' in the Deadman's Well...) and the plain out-of-nowhere additions.
・Nonsensical fusion spell sentence: 'This fusions spell [...] places casters in the [X] formation' - oh, does it?
ADDITIONS
While many issues were not addressed in this edition, it is not a mere porting, and besides (beautiful) reworked area & battle backgrounds and techs & spells visuals, as well as animated bosses and rewritten dialogues depending on your main characters, there is some new content.
AUTO-SAVE
There is now a very convenient Auto-Save that does just that after a battle or after entering a new room.
ADVENTURE LOG
The Adventure Log records the places you have been to, the people you have met, and the quests you have completed, readable by scenario, order or region.
NEW GAME PLUS
In the NG+ (you can use a previous save to restart the adventure) the following do seem to carry over:
- Characters' Stats (SP/MP, Weapon/Magic Levels), Mastered Skills & Magic spells (except for Black who inherits from current Herman), Formations & sparked F-techs.
- Money and bank account.
- All items, including those in storage, except all story-related items (Silver Gloves, Dream Gem, Maximus' relics, items form the Holy Trials, the Holy Grail..) and spells (the 4 strongest Earthly Magic spells).
- Business Minigame: your own capital and Bargaining Skills (except Fullbright's Speech).
- Mikhail's Mass Combat Tactics.
Some bugs occur with NG+ that can be exploited (see below).
THE MAYOR
As you might recall, the mayor of Kyrdlund takes advantage of your good will and traps you in the Sacrificial Cave - thank the Matriarch that Nina is always there. In the Remaster, there is an extra bit after you have defeated Algernon: go talk to the Mayor again, and you have the choice to get decently compensated financially (10k aurums) or emotionally (stress release). That's about it...
PHANTOM MAZE
The Phantom Maze is the new dungeon.
Complete mapping and story in the the Walkthrough > Phantom Maze section,
and the actions and techs of all the Phantom Maze old-new bosses here.
THE DREAM OF THE 5TH GATE
After closing the 4th Gate, there is an extra cutscene showing a dream: your main character finds him/herself at the entrance of the Flowing Sands and receives a warning from the Matriarch not to proceed further because of the trap laid by the Archfiend; the scene changes and you now eavesdrop on nothing less than a discussion between the Archfiend and the four Sinistrals (the Sinistrals wonder about a 5th Sinistral, the Archfiend brushes their questions away and may be showing you where the 5th Gate is). The trap is obviously to make the 2nd Child of Destiny come to the Abyss too. This raises several new questions, as even though the Matriach and the Archfiend are supposed to have died respectively 300 and 600 years earlier, they are communicating with and/or connected to you.
CENSORSHIP
Vanguard Murder Case: after the murder there are claw marks instead of blood stains.
While the Room of Roses is still there, the Torture Room in Castle Leonid has disappeared.
On the other hand, the female monsters' n*****s are still there, which is surprising to say the least, given various national (USA especially) and religious (Asian-Muslims especially) issues around the globe. I do not complain; the closer to the 1995 original, the better.
BUGS, GLITCHES & DIFFERENCES
There were a good number of tricks, secrets, exploits, bugs & glitches in the SFC version (see the Trivia section).
Listed here: which have been corrected, which are still there, which are new.
CORRECTED
- Switch Main Character Bug.
- LV 7Star Sword duplication. But there is a new bug now to get it (see below).
- Now Herman turns into Black when defeating Forneus even if this was your 4th Abyss Gate with a full party.
- The Maximus quest does not conflict with the Business minigame anymore.
- Yan Fan's conflicting events corrected.
- Axel Spin (Axel Turn) can now spark Reverse Orbit (Orbit Borer) correctly.
- Wormhole works correctly.
- Crypt Elder equipped with the relic Glory Staff (now with Rune Staff).
- Dream Eater quest: Muse with Sharl's script at the start; Spirit Stone shattering glitch.
- Cannot jump from the bridge in the Rotten Sea Ruins anymore.
- Buné's Mass Combat now occurs normally after one Abyss Gate is closed.
- Medicate, Lunar Light & Ray of Hope do not dispel invisibility anymore. But new visual glitch: Medicate & Ray of Hope make your invisible character 'visible' but still untargettable (so technically still invisible). On the other hand, attacks after Oblivion's Wings of Light while Invisible dispel the status but your character's icon is still invisible (visual glitch).
- Mass Combat and Sneak Attack on Huang City: the time achieved (1, 5, 10 or 20) in the Mass Combat now reduces the number of enemies inside Huang Castle at the end. (Which is not necessarily a good thing.)
- Your party is rested properly after sleeping at Vanguard Inn and defeating Forneus’ minions.
- Actually, a lot of the small glitches of the SFC game were corrected.
- Bai Meiniang appearing glitch when meeting Nora for the first time with Herman/Black in your party (Herman/Black now appears as supposed to).
- The elevator in the Archlord Tower now visually functions properly.
AS THEY WERE
- Royal Ring duplication and money trick, Dolphin Figurine duplication.
- Repeater bug.
- Can battle the White Dragon Lord as long as you do not take the Everfrost Sword.
- Paul's 'See ya / So long and take care' glitch.
- Oblivion Dancing Leaf / Waterball Poisoning.
- F-tech Spell Deflect still doesn't work.
NEW BUGS
- A different bug allows the duplication of the LV Triones Blade. See the Trivia section.
- In the same battle you steal a Triumvirate Greatsword (Triple) from a Giant, if you change it into to the Triumvirate Shortsword it will stay that way even after the battle is over.
- Casting Reviver and activating it may make the Revived character gain one level in Shucho magic and learn Air Slash. To fix this, go to a magic seller, remove and re-buy one magic spell from your original Earthly Magic. But with this bug you can make almost any character learn and use all 4 Earthly Magics.
- With NG+ several bugs occur that may be exploited (or not):
* Item duplication: Any item can be duplicated if you equip Herman with them before his transformation to Black and start a NG+ (Herman's data is copied onto Black when he transforms but the two sets of items remain and are put into your storage).
* Bug or not, there is no point in leveling up Black for a future NG+, since he inherits his stats from Herman..
* Bug or not, in NG+ Mikhail can now withdraw from Loanne's Treasury by using a Card gotten by another main character..
* With NG+, you can get all of Mikhail's Mass Combat R&D Tactics. But after you have bought all of them, if you try to buy one more, the game freezes and you have to reset.
* Not a bug, but the non-party character growth can be exploited in NG+ to max some of your characters' stats after a couple of playthroughs: just recruit the target characters (or everyone, even, since it works on all except Black) before going into the Abyss. Note that the characters that you do not use get much stronger than the ones you have in your regular party - the irony of it all or the virtue of laziness?
* MC Artificial +1 Stat Boosting [Steam, PS4, JP v. at least]: Start a NG+, choose a star & a weapon, do not confirm but cancel, choose another weapon: the previous bonus remains. This can be done for all 6 weapon possibilities. Works only if you have not leveled the skill levels in a previous game (start a new game, save as soon as you gain control of your character, then using that save start a NG+). Works for all MC (once you have done it for all 6 weapon choices for 1 characters, go back to the character selection page and repeat).
* If you start a NG+ with Mikhail or Thomas as MC (all weapons except None), save and use this for another NG+ with some other MC and Mikhail & Thomas as recruits won't have any magic (normally Solar 5 & Water 2 respectively).
* Changing your Main Character is also possible on the Remaster: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm37958546.
- The Aquatic trap in Herman's Treasure Cave does not do anything.
- In Sarah Commander Mode, the Galaxy spell damages your party too.
- Sarah does not say anything when leaving Yohannes after closing the 4th Gate.
- Silver Glove: 1) Visual glitch: the sub weapon may seem to cause the effects of the main weapon (e.g. Knee Split main & Club sub: Club goes first and may stun). 2) Bug: If you use a tech with a chance of Insta-Death/Petrify as main, and if Insta-Death/Petrify activates, this main attack plays first and will repeat to the next enemy as long as the Insta-Death activates or there are no more enemies. This means that coupled with the 100% Insta-Death Trick, you can defeat a whole group of enemies in one go (Hasten Time by fast character-->Insta-Death/Petrify tech).
- In Leonid's Castle, spend the night in the smaller room with a party of 6: you can move around before the 6th characters joins and make him/her follow you... Similar glitch in the Pub in Yarmouth (Yamas) or Podorui (Podol): if you try to kick out characters that forcibly stay with you, they go talk to the bartender, refuse to leave and move toward you to rejoin your main character, but you can move around too and make them follow you...
- Dialogue frames sometimes disappear.
- Business Minigame: Some companies disappear from rankings for one turn. Some firms become negative for one turn.
- In Muse’s Nightmare, if you LP-kill Muse against Tapirs, she will be back as if nothing had happened at the throne room door... (Kill her off against the Dream Eater if you must.)
DIFFERENCES
- No recruitment limit.
- Charl (Sharl) has 23 STR with the Silver Hand now (instead of 21 on SFC).
- Business Minigame: Numbers on the Remaster seem to go significantly higher than on SFC (x1000 by endgame), suggesting different growth formulae.
- While Ruling Loanne you cannot make 'time' pass by standing up / sitting down repeatedly anymore.
- Item Counters (Flame Mantle's Self-Burning, Everfrost Blade's Freeze Barrier) activate before skill counters (Counter, Matador, Disarm..) and prevent them. Bummer.
- First time in Snow Town, the snowmen do not move anymore when off-screen (but using a door, placement differs).
- There are additional battle backgrounds (mainly towns and houses). See the Backgrounds section.
- Semi-hidden exits, rooms, stairs, skull-chests are now very obvious.
The semi-hidden doors (Herman's Treasure Cave, cave below World's End, Castle Leonid, Undersea Palace, Deadman's Well):
Or the semi-hidden stairs (Mount Taftan, Death Desert):
And the skulls that replace chests in the Sacrificial Cave, Buné's Lair and the Archfiend Palace now glimmer for very easy pin-pointing:
- There are now safe passages among the Life Traps in Buné's Lair.
- Mt. Loob lost its fiery autumnal foliage; Mt. Louv is now a sad, dying mountain:
- Now footprints do not stay in the snow, but disappear progressively (exactly like in the original SFC Tales of Phantasia).
- Several techs differ visually, including Tiger Break, for which the path of your Ki does not prolong your character's path anymore (it is always horizontal, which is really weird).
