MEMORABLE GAME QUOTES!

[csanjuro]

the one from megaman zero 4

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

Sorry to be the "um akshually" guy, but that's not true; it's likely kojima just thought the english acting sounded cooler

He or someone at konami was displeased Jeremy Blaunstein tampered with the script because he thought he was "improving" it, I know because Blaustein bitched about it himself in an interview and about how he was never hired again by him and how his approach was better in his mind, and then twin snakes scrapped his translation and used a new one.

When I found out I went "so That's why only mgs1 had snake do those macho one-liners.."

The bizarre, true story of Metal Gear Solid’s English translation

Written by the man who did it

www.polygon.com

A sticking point to me is how he changed Psycho Mantisis' last words from being about him being nostalgic for his mom, to him feeling nice for doing a good deed

To add onto this; Kojima being made aware of Blausteins re-writes was actually what got him to be more involved in MGS' future English translations (Which is why MGS2 and 3's English translations are a lot closer to the Japanese version). It's why people like Agnes Kaku still have a seething resentment towards Kojima to this day lol. All because he wouldn't let them do their insane re-writes anymore (Seriously, look up some of the stuff she's said about MGS2 and her 'brilliant' ideas she had for the story).

 

[diapered]

To keep with the mgs theme :3

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

"Have no fear, Vlad is here!!", said by a bad guy in either Max Payne or Max Payne 2.

I like it, and I like how I can change it to "Have no fear, Jan is here!"

 

[χKai]

Evanescence... What a sad word...

 

[zacharinolongpants]

¡Detrás de ti, imbécile! - villagers in RE4

 

[skramz]

"then again i don't have an eight inch cock, so i guess we're both full of suprises"

 

[Zerpina]

"Time fades even legend, and the origin of Soul Reaver has been lost long ago. But its purpose remains - to feed on the souls of any creature it strikes. Kindred, this blade and I." -Kain, Blood Omen 1

and

"The Soul Reaver, Kain's ancient blade – older than any of us, and a thousand times more deadly. The legends claimed that the blade was possessed, and thrived by devouring the souls of its victims. For all our bravado, we knew what it meant when Kain drew the Soul Reaver in anger – it meant you were dead." - Raziel, Soul Reaver 1

 

[blahbleh]

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

I was one of those kids that thought Sheng Long must've been a secret character lol

 

[jon2]

Dracula: It was not by my hand I was once again given flesh. I was brought here by humans who wished to pay me tribute!

Richter: Tribute!? You steal men's souls, and make them your slaves!

Dracula: Perhaps the same could be said of all religions…

Richter: Your words are as empty as your soul! Mankind ill needs a savior such as you!

Dracula: What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets.

Richter Belmont and Vlad Tepes Daracula. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Everyone is a hero and a villain. And no one knows who is the victim, and who is the aggressor. And what is “peace”?

Brett Thompson. Ace Combat Zero: the Belkan War

Lofquist: Loiselle! You're flirting with disaster!

Loiselle: I share, I don't flirt... I seduce.

Annika Lofquist and Louis Loiselle. Rainbow Six Lockdown

 

[Enian]

"All your base are belong to us."

And on a more serious note:
"Take a look at this tiny place. To the heart seeking freedom this island is a prison surrounded by water. And so this boy sought out to escape from his prison. He sought a way to cross over into other worlds.

And he opened his heart to darkness." - Ansem, Kingdom Hearts

 

[moonbits]

One thing you can count on: You push a man too far, and sooner or later he'll start pushing back.

A man chooses, a slave.. obeys

 

[Stare best girl]

"It's true what they say. The grass is always greener, and you don't really know what it is you have until it's gone... Gone... Gone..."
- Conker

 

[Lee__Kanker]

"HAHAHAHA! THE TIME IS RIPE, YOU SHALL BECOME PART OF ME. YOU ARE MY FIRST SACRIFICE!"

-Nightmare, Soulcalibur 3

To add onto this; Kojima being made aware of Blausteins re-writes was actually what got him to be more involved in MGS' future English translations (Which is why MGS2 and 3's English translations are a lot closer to the Japanese version). It's why people like Agnes Kaku still have a seething resentment towards Kojima to this day lol. All because he wouldn't let them do their insane re-writes anymore (Seriously, look up some of the stuff she's said about MGS2 and her 'brilliant' ideas she had for the story).

Seething is a great choice of words

What I like about that one interview with Blaustein is:

"Somebody Told him him I """tinkered""" with the script"

A couple sentences later

"So this is how I changed the meaning of what they said because it sounded better, I improved it"

"He didnt know any better because he's not bilingual"

And later in the interview

"Look at how future games translated it more closely to the intended meaning, Id have done it differently"

 

[thumbsdown]

"Fuzzy Pickles!"

 

[Goshikk]

I’ll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda.

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

Seething is a great choice of words

What I like about that one interview with Blaustein is:

"Somebody Told him him """"tinkered""" with the script"

A couple sentences later

"So this is how I changed the meaning of what they said because it sounded better, I improved it"

And later in the interview

"Look at how future games translated it more closely to the intended meaning, Id have done it differently"

I'm trying to find it, but there was a screen shot of a post Guy Cihi (Voice of James in Silent Hill 2) made on Facebook about 15 or so years ago where he just shits on Blaustein for an entire paragraph lol. Supposedly none of the Team Silent guys liked him either from the sounds of it.

EDIT: I found it. Turns out it was a response to someone and it was more than a paragraph lol.

 

[Questless Knight]

You never know until you try. "Sieg from Suikoden tierkreis. "

 

[blahbleh]

 

[Lee__Kanker]

I'm trying to find it, but there was a screen shot of a post Guy Cihi (Voice of James in Silent Hill 2) made on Facebook about 15 or so years ago where he just shits on Blaustein for an entire paragraph lol. Supposedly none of the Team Silent guys liked him either from the sounds of it.

EDIT: I found it. Turns out it was a response to someone and it was more than a paragraph lol.
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Well! Im a big sh nerd and had no idea!
I know he described some of the acting as crappy and said he wouldn't have persomally minded redoing it with new actors; I really dont remember the yt video where he said it though so you'll have to take my word

The part about the team silent directors not caring about him and ignoring him is very interesting, because I remember MANY journous talking him up like he was a big part of why sh2 was what it was, even claiming he contributed to some of the script (I dont remember if they also said he contributed to the story). They almost made it sound like was a vital piece of the game

To his credit, I remember Blaustein denying he outright wrote some lines


Speaking of; I quite like

"Listen, suffering is a fact of life, either you learn how to deal with it or you go under"

-Heather, silent hill 3

It's got an opposite attitude to a lot of western stories, heather fought to keep the word imperfect; I like that a lot

 

[Frickinfrik]

“Where’s everyone going, bingo?” - Leon S. Kennedy RE4


“Aw shit, here we go again…” - Carl Johnson San Andreas


“I should have been the one to fill your dark soul with LIGHT!!!!” - Danté DMC1


“Perhaps here, things will be different…” - Niko Bellic GTA 4


“I gotta believe!” - Parappa


“ALL WE HAD TO DO, WAS FOLLOW THE DAMN TRAIN CJ!” - Big Smoke San Andreas


“Raiden, turn the game console off right now.” - Colonel MGS2


“It’s Showtime!” - Solid Snake


“Don’t fuck with a witch!” - Bayonetta


“Link, I’ll…. see you again.” - Midna


“Go and do not falter my child!” - Hero’s Shade Twilight Princess


“I’m a chuckster!” - Pianta Super Mario Sunshine

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

"We each have our problems -- you had to grow up without your parents and I lost my son. Which one requires more courage?" From the original Deus Ex.

And also from the same game:

"A system organized around the weakest qualities of individuals will produce these same qualities in its leaders". -- That is SO true, like damn.

 

[Mahan_Native]

Harman, the world won't change. All it does is turn.

Killer7

 

[Graves Ruinwalker]

"I would choose integrity , Kain ."
Raziel , Soul Reaver