Script Changes
Xenogears was translated from Japanese to English by one man in only 8 months. An incredibly respectable feat that kind of shows. Many words are mistranslated, spelling errors do appear, and a couple of rather infamously campy lines were put in like the iconic “My father? You mean my dad?” Line. The idea was to make the dialogue more faithful to Perfect Works and make the writing more refined to fit the story. Getting rid of a lot of dumb sounding lines is obviously something we were going to do to keep the tone as much as necessary, but an important thing is that we’re aware that Xenogears is still a video game. People are always going to find ways to laugh at things that weren’t intended to be funny. After all, you can name Chu-Chu and gears anything you want in the vanilla game. People will always find a way to take something less seriously. Even games known for being very dark stories such as Mother 3, Max Payne, and Fallout 1 all have moments that are unintentionally funny and fans of those games enjoy that aspect.
So the plan is to keep some of the camp wherever it’s reasonable because the game is as memorable for funny moments as it is for dark moments. And those moments are important to fans. Not every comedic line is going to stay. The infamous father example being the most notable. But efforts were made to keep what ever ones didn’t take away from a scene. The game has a lot of iconic lines, like Id’s dropping a warship is cheating line that fans would be turned away if they changed. So please don’t be too worried or concerned about localization changes. Fans were taken into consideration.
- True Weltall = Alpha Weltall
- Alkanshel = Arc-en-Ciel
- Anima Relics = Vessels of Anima
- Anonelbe = Ahnenerbe
- Aveh = Av
- Bledavik = Breidablik
- Broyer = Breuer
- Day of Destruction = Day of Collapse
- Elhaym = Elehayym
- Elru = Elul
- Ethos = The Church/Church of Ethos
- Etrenank = Etemenanki
- Gaetia Key = Key of Goetia
- Gebler = Geburah
- Golgada = Golgotha
- Kadomony = Kadamoni
- Heimdal = Heimdall
- Helmholz = Helmholtz
- Kahran = Carlin (and Kahr to Carl)
- Kelvena = Cherubina
- Mahanon = Machanon
- Merkava = Merkabah
- Miang = Myyah
- Nikolai = Nikola
- Nortune = Noatun
- Opiomorph = Ophiomorphous
- Razael = Raziel
- Renk = Rank
- Ricdeau = Rikudou
- Taura = Torah
- Thames = Tamuz
- Tolone = Throne
- Urobolus = Ouroboros
- Yabeh = YHWH
- Wind Mode = Zephyr Mode
- Earth Mode = Seismic Mode
- Fire Mode = Inferno Mode
- Water Mode = Torrent Mode
- Bart Missiles = Bart Bombs
- Vance = Franz
- Franz = Vance
- Amphysvena = Amphisbaena
- Harlute = Harut
- Marlute = Marut
- Sundel = Sandalphon
- Schpariel = Spirale
- Seibzehn = Siebzehn
- Skyghene = Skyscreech
- Sufal = Sphar
- Suzarn = Suzanne
- Krelian = Karellen
- Stratski = Strachey
- Reapers = Wels
- Liquid Sky is referred to by Jessie and Sigurd in the gunroom and by Maison after Shakhan.
- The names of the Gazel Ministry are referenced by Karellen in their final scene.
- All references to Chu-Chu are now pointers, which means that anything in the script with the name "Chu-Chu" will now load the nickname the player gave her.
- Path to Aveh > Path to Av
- Operation Aveh > Operation Av
- Road to Nisan > Route to Nisan
- Recapture Aveh > Recapture Av
- Friends Again > Reunion
- Reapers' Ship > Wels' Ship
- Gate 1 Margie > Gate 1 Nisan
- Krelian's Lab > Karellen's Lab
- Merkava Calls > Merkabah Calls
- Where Dreams Hatch is used when Elly and Citan talk in Blackmoon Forest over Earthly Tears, Mortal Thoughts.
- Premonition is no longer used when the group leave Nisan.
- In a Dark Slumber is no longer used when the Yggdrasil retreats in the desert.
- The Battle Arena now plays Infiltration over Deadly Dance.
- Blue Traveller continues playing against Giant Wels.
- Fuse plays when Chu-Chu transforms over Soaring.
- Blue Traveller plays when Ft Jasper emerges over Soaring.
- Fuse now plays when the Elements merge over Soaring.
- Earthly Tears, Mortal Thoughts plays during Dan's disc 2 scene over October Mermaid.
- Blue Traveller plays in Big Joe's shop over Soaring.