Kingdom Hearts

[Don]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>I'm surprised there isn't more talk about this game. It's supposed to be Square's biggest game for a good while. It seems like the only thing people know about this game is that Selphie's going to be in it (since Tida/Wakka are in FFX, which isn't even out in the US yet). I saw the trailer last week, and let's just say this game is more than Selphie using a jump rope as a weapon.

The first thing that I noticed is that the dialgoue is not always translated directly from Japanese. For example, a dialgoue from the trailer reads:

"That's right, Sora. Your body, your soul, your whole existence... they're going to disappear!"

The Japanese dialogue, to the best I can translate, simply reads: "That's right, Sora. Your existence will disappear here!"

Well, there's one adjective I couldn't translate, but it's an adjective describing how Sora will disappear.

And I think it's pretty obvious that the English version captures a much better picture than the Japanese counterpart.

Another dialogue that shows later reads:

"Come on, guys! We've got to save Sora!"

The Japanese counterpart reads:

"Guys! Sora must not disappear!"

So it seems like whoever's doing the English part obviously put some thoughts into the dialogue.

The graphics are really impressive based on what I've seen in the trailer. Most of the game seems to be real time 3D since they didn't even show any FMVs.

Sora looks a little goofy (no puns intended) running around with a key, but Riku more than makes up for that.</div>

[G-man Joe]

<div style='font: 11pt "comic sans MS"; text-align: left; '>I'm waiting for this game. 2 years in the making? Hopefully, it will be one of Square's best.</div>

[S.Cody2]

<div style='font: 14pt Plakatbau; text-align: left; '>Square + Disney = Game that deserves no purchases.</div>

[Blotus]

<div style='font: 10pt "arial narrow"; text-align: left; padding: 0% 5% 0% 5%; '>That's not that big a change in translation... nothing that isn't done in most RPGs.</div>

[Don]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>A lot of the important parts in the trailer is in English. I mean clearly it's not translated completely yet. The unimportant stuff like Riku/Sora/that girl talking is just in Japanese. But it seems like all the important plot points they go over in the trailer has the English parts thought out first. The English text converts the center of the screen, while the Japanese subtitle is just a line on the bottom of the screen. Even if that's not going to be in the real game, it shows there's clearly an emphasis on the English part over the Japanese part.</div>

[SineSwiper]

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Disney?</div>

[Drew S.]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>keyboard + Cody = posts - deep thinking</div>

[Oracle]

<div style='font: bold 12pt "Comic Sans MS"; text-align: left; '>Yes, it's another square/disney RPG :p</div>

[Don]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>As far as I know, it's the first one.</div>

[S.Cody2]

<div style='font: 14pt Plakatbau; text-align: left; '>You probably should not reply to my posts as my deep seated social commentary and brilliant satire are lightyears beyond your cogent grasp. In other words, FUCK UR FACE, FAGGOT.</div>

[Drew S.]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>I wouldn't say you're really a has-been around here, Cody...more of a won't-be.</div>

[SineSwiper]

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>If you're trying to imitate Lee, it's not working too well, as least not lately. You almost had it, but now you're going too far.</div>

[SineSwiper]

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Uh oh...this sounds like trouble. I can never forgive them for ripping off the world of anime and desicrating every other story they come across.</div>

[S.Cody2]

<div style='font: 14pt Plakatbau; text-align: left; '>One phrase: SA. That's my primary forum, I just rock your suburbs for shits and giggles. Well, no, actually because I don't see Tortolia, Kupek, Gentz, BL, Lee and Steve-O anywhere else. I don't really give a damn about anyone else, despite the fact I'll support posters here on a conditional basis (they're getting trashed for something they don't completely deserve). Please note you are in this position repeatedly.</div>

[S.Cody2]

<div style='font: 14pt Plakatbau; text-align: left; '>AT LEAST YOU HELPED WITH THE RPGBOARD CODE, SLUGGER!</div>

[Drew S.]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>check your e-mail. I'm done with this on the board, no one else has to see this.</div>

[S.Cody2]

<div style='font: 14pt Plakatbau; text-align: left; '>You can't win 'against' me, Mental. I don't even know why you even took the nonexistent position. I don't seriously dislike anyone for their basic board antics, but you seemed to be running for the gold, didn't you? HURRAY!</div>

[SineSwiper]

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Drew, you're taking him way too seriously.</div>

[S.Cody2]

<div style='font: 14pt Plakatbau; text-align: left; '>SHHH, YOU'RE RUINING MY SADISTIC MINDGAMES.</div>

[Drew S.]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>I did it to communicate. I'm not sure what it is exactly you've gained by not putting your e-mail address down. I didn't write the mail to be a "fuck you asshole" one-way piece of weaponry that you've just protected yourself from.

And I sent you an e-mail because I don't think personal rivalries are something that really makes the board a good place to be.

But anyway...You're wrong about your above post. I'm neither uncreative, stupid, boring, derivative, or indistinct, and my opinions add to this board and make people laugh and think. :)

And I don't really have any control over the hate you post up here towards me, but it is pointless. And valueless. What the hell does it gain? I'm not going to stop posting, and I'm not going to stop calling you on times when you "know" that you're right. So, quit the verbal escalation and trashing of people in general. It's the same thing I called you on originally. It's really not that exciting. The board doesn't need it.

<b>Spoiler Message:<b>
<span style="background: black; color: black;">And before you say anything, yeah, i was trashing you ...a little bit... in my responses...in a very gentle and i hoped humorous way. The intent was really not to blast you. Just to shed light on what you were doing.</span></div>

[Drew S.]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>You know, why don't we just reduce it to this:  What exactly is your problem with me?  Why does belittling me make you happy?</div>

[S.Cody2]

<div style='font: 14pt Plakatbau; text-align: left; '>It's not the first time you've done something like this, so the reaction was probably harsher than a first-time offender.

Regardless of this, I just like to have a little fun now and then. Unless you strongly maintain your feelings of outrage (as you obviously don't), don't take it seriously.</div>

[Drew S.]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>I think you attack people in ways that show you have no respect, and that it's a problem here. To put it bluntly, I think you're a prick. But I suppose I and anyone else who agrees can put you on ignore.</div>

[S.Cody2]

<div style='font: 14pt Plakatbau; text-align: left; '>I don't 'attack' everyone, and it's not usually on a whim. I'm almost always up for a flamewar, though, IT'S THE NEW AMERICAN INTERWEB SUPERHIGHWAY PASSTIME!</div>