ROM Hack - Mega Man Battle Network 2 - Text Revision

Mega Man Battle Network 2 - Text Revision

Original game : Mega Man Battle Network 2

Platform : GBA

Author : vgperson

Release date : 16 June 2023

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.0.1

Modifications : T

Downloads : 361

ROM Information

Database match: Mega Man Battle Network 2 (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy Advance (v. 20210227-023848)
File SHA-1: 601B5012F77001D2C5C11B31304AFAFC45A70D0B
File CRC32: 6D961F82

Hack description

This is a patch for the North American release of Mega Man Battle Network 2 that aims to generally improve the quality of the English script while mostly keeping to the original localization. It fixes and improves many lines, the result of a more or less full script comparison with the Japanese text.

In general, this patch:

Fixes typos and other text mistakes.

Improves strange or incorrect wording resulting from a lack of context.

Redoes a lot of the questionable/broken-English dialogue for many "foreigner" characters.

Retranslates numerous lines that were missing details or nuances, or were outright mistranslated.

Overall edits the script as a whole to read better.

More details on the types of changes can be found in the Readme.

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
vgperson	Hacking

Reviews

Purity, accuracy	Red Soul	2023-06-18	Version 1.0.1
We all know how it often goes with translations/localizations: editorialism, "flavor" and "humor" seem to be the order of the day often enough, in some cases it can run so rampant and unchecked that information gets lost or altered to the point of becoming nonsensical. I will always champion addendum and retranslation patches that place accuracy to source over any sort of attempt of script embellishment, because ultimately the script exists in service of the plot and player information, not as a scrapbook for funny jokes and careless changes. If humor is added to the script, it needs to make sense in context and adhere to the intended meaning, rather than fabricating a new one.

Soulless	Jello_Snake	2023-06-17	Version 1.0.1
This takes out a very fun localisation for a game that otherwise isn't all that serious and replaces it with extremely plain speech that drags on too long. I think it's a downgrade.

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