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For the most part the localisation is pretty damn thoughtful. They changed some names but the name changes are almost exclusively for the sake of keeping the meaning the JP text had.
Like, Homura doesn't mean shit to anyone in the West. You have to be a really sweaty Weeb to know what Homura means without looking it up. So, Pyra, it's a nice fantasy name and keeps the meaning.
Hikari goes to Mythra as a similar logic. This one's actually a bit more clever since it ALSO references not just Light but the Zeus mythos, which ties in to the change from "Heavenly Holy Grail" to "Aegis."
Why did they change them from "Heavenly Holy Grail" to "Aegis"? Well, firstly because when JP cribs mythology from the West they're often extremely on the nose and "Heavenly Holy Grail" is about as on the nose as you can get. Like, come on, tell me the localisation is bad and explain to me why Homura and Hikari being referred to as the Holy Grail (I guess there's multiple now) gives you ANY meaning at all. It's utter nonsense, the Grail is a magical cup used to restore Britain, it's got absolutely fuckall to do with anything that happens in game.
Aegis is a far better mythos, ties them to the Zeus mythos, which gives us a name for Hikari that clearly refers to light in English (since again, only the sweatiest of Weebs know what Hikari means without looking it up), AND it fits perfectly with their actual role in the story, and their character journey. You'll sometimes see people call Pyra and Mythra Homura and Hikari, but I've never, ever, ever, ever seen anyone try force the concept of calling them The Holy Grail. Because it's fucking stupid.
Same logic with the 4 Mythical beasts. We simply don't have that in English, there's no equivalent to the 4 beasts. So instead, they made each one a culture's mythical beast and tied them to their own stories/lands. Dromarch being Welsh being Gormotti.
The XBC2 translation is done with care, I respect it a lot.
>>713772872
For the most part the localisation is pretty damn thoughtful. They changed some names but the name changes are almost exclusively for the sake of keeping the meaning the JP text had.
Like, Homura doesn't mean shit to anyone in the West. You have to be a really sweaty Weeb to know what Homura means without looking it up. So, Pyra, it's a nice fantasy name and keeps the meaning.
Hikari goes to Mythra as a similar logic. This one's actually a bit more clever since it ALSO references not just Light but the Zeus mythos, which ties in to the change from "Heavenly Holy Grail" to "Aegis."
Why did they change them from "Heavenly Holy Grail" to "Aegis"? Well, firstly because when JP cribs mythology from the West they're often extremely on the nose and "Heavenly Holy Grail" is about as on the nose as you can get. Like, come on, tell me the localisation is bad and explain to me why Homura and Hikari being referred to as the Holy Grail (I guess there's multiple now) gives you ANY meaning at all. It's utter nonsense, the Grail is a magical cup used to restore Britain, it's got absolutely fuckall to do with anything that happens in game.
Aegis is a far better mythos, ties them to the Zeus mythos, which gives us a name for Hikari that clearly refers to light in English (since again, only the sweatiest of Weebs know what Hikari means without looking it up), AND it fits perfectly with their actual role in the story, and their character journey. You'll sometimes see people call Pyra and Mythra Homura and Hikari, but I've never, ever, ever, ever seen anyone try force the concept of calling them The Holy Grail. Because it's fucking stupid.
Same logic with the 4 Mythical beasts. We simply don't have that in English, there's no equivalent to the 4 beasts. So instead, they made each one a culture's mythical beast and tied them to their own stories/lands. Dromarch being Welsh being Gormotti.
The XBC2 translation is done with care, I respect it a lot.
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