Lines and Scenes in Different Languages?
Heya!
I was wondering, for those of us who play the games in a different language, does your language stick closer to the Japanese original, in comparison to English? Since the latter often seems to either downplay Clerith or unnecessarily elevate Cloti? And are there any lines or entire scenes that your language, in your opinion, did particular well?
I play in German and thankfully it's staying true to the Japanese original in most, if not all cases.
I've particularly enjoyed the Aerith date in Rebirth, because I've seen lots of debates about the meaning of her English line "Because right now, I wanna be with you". Apparently, people like to focus on the "right now" part of it, saying Aerith only wants to be with Cloud for this particular moment and that there's nothing more to it.
In German, the line goes "Nun bist du es, der mich interessiert", which translates to "Now it's you I'm interested in". I think that leaves much less room to be misinterpreted!
Do you have similiar experiences?
Posted Jul 29, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC