This is the longawaited english release of d4s breath of fire ii translationenhancement patch by ryusui. How i view the official english version of breath of fire ii after having played the retranslation. Gilliam on giant island at least in the retranslation i dont remember what he says in the official english release from 1995, he mentions finding some sort of stone that when he held it up in the light, he could see the bones through his hand or something. Breath of fire ii snes translation in english of breath of fire ii is terrible. Breath of fire ii retranslation completed emulation news. Some big changes are still evident, but the subtler details are the bigger focus of the project. Breath of fire ii retranslation completed zophars message. The game itself is supposed to have a really interesting plot, but the text deteriorates to a point towards the end that nobody can really make any sense of whats going on. Out of curiosity and without any expectation to create a full pack of achievements i tried to create a few of them in order to understand how they work.
The rom title that you are looking for is 0510 breath of fire ii e. There is a hidden island with bo and karn from the old breath of fire with four different types of strong enemies. Introduction breath of fire ii is an rpg released on the snes in 1994, and later rereleased on the gameboy advance in north america in 2002. Its been a long time coming, but it looks like its a pretty good effort.
It runs perfectly in emulation but when i go to start in mini it states it is doing 1st time boot up check and then gives message that it is not patched correctly. The original breath of fire 2 on the snes was a pretty good rpg, but it had one of the worst translations in terms of quality. Breath of fire 2s translation is infamously terrible. There is a fan retranslation of breath of fire ii, but i did not like it because the language used is sometimes a bit unnatural in a game like this could have dialed. A bluehaired hero, at first unnamed but later established to be ryu, after the japanese word for dragon. The new patch fixes a handful of minor but pesky bugs present in the initial release. I play one of my favorite rpgs from the snes era for my third lets play series in an upgraded retranslated variation. This patch does not work with the 0403 breath of fire ii u. Breath of fire 2 with maeson mod and ryu retranslation on. Breath of fire 2 pro action replay codes usa if you are unfamiliar with game genie or pro action replay par cheats and how to use them fear not. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Jun 27, 2014 breath of fire series was one of my favorite jrpgs back on those days. Breath of fire is a longrunning console eastern rpg series from capcom. Hacks breath of fire ii easytype this makes your characters nearly invulnerable by setting their stats to max right at the start of the game.
Jan 10, 2011 at long last, the breath of fire 2 retranslation patch v1. This is the longawaited english release of d4s breath of fire ii translation enhancement patch by ryusui. Sludge has 900 hp and can be killed with a death spell every time it hits him. Breath of fire ii english retranslation released next. Players view the game from a topdown perspective and move their characters in four directions across various environments including towns and dungeons while interacting with nonplayer characters and battling enemies to advance the story. Breath of fire ii is a traditional roleplaying video game featuring twodimensional character sprites and environments. Im going to have to stick with the maeson patch, i hate grinding, thank you. This is the english retranslation patch of breath of fire ii made by d4s, which fixes all the official translations mistakes which made the. This is basically the same game as the original except the whole script has been retranslated from scratch. Breath of fire 2 with maeson mod and ryu retranslation on mini. This is the english retranslation patch of breath of fire ii made by d4s, which fixes all the official translations mistakes which made the dialogues quite weird for instance and provides a translation faithful to the original japanese version. From yes and no being swapped to the game asking you to equip a fishing lod and bait, the writing in the game is bad even by capcoms low standards. Basically, single problems might not seem too bad, but they come at such a quiet, steady pace that when you eventually look back on your experience with the game, the text nonsense is one of the first.
Game cartridge features all new parts and a professionally cut label. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Gonghead has hp and casts cure4 2 times then runs out of mp so dont use your magic. Apr 30, 2009 ryusui has released his retranslation patch of breath of fire 2, which marks the games first release in actual, readable english. No more short choppy sentences, no more inverted yesno. Improvement hack breath of fire ii message board for. Breath of fire ii is only my third project, but i have provided help for other projects, such as translating a few troublesome lines in gideon zhis translation of the original super robot wars.
The game is a direct sequel to the first breath of fire and takes place many centuries after the events of the previous game. The first is a shonen manga which is a fairly straight if heavily compressed adaptation, while the second is a shoujo sequel set after the end of the game. This patch also offers cleaner menus and interfaces, with some nice bonuses. Does there exist a breath of fire i retranslation or enhancement. Breath of fire ii is joined by many other games in this historical look at bad game. Breath of fire ii retranslation patch jeux romstation. The original breath of fire had no less than two manga adaptations, breath of fire. The intro is even redone with character profiles and the music from the japanese tv commercial. I felt somewhat disappointed that noone has done any achievement yet for this game. I have a very incomplete retranslation patch for the original bof myself, but. Improvement hack breath of fire ii message board for super.
This is the longawaited english version of d4s breath of fire 2 retranslationenhancement patch, twoandahalf years. If youve ever played bof ii you may realize that the job done as far as localization is pretty much terrible. Lufia 1 and breath of fire 2 also have some iffy difficulty spikes. Breath of fire 2 the fated child english translation sfc rom. Both of these things are usually found under the cheat tab if youre playing on an emulator which is located on the toolbar at the top of the emulators window. Various things were mistranslated and the script was littered with spelling and grammar errors, as you can see replicated here. Translation english by d4s watercrown productions v1. As a result, the story actually flows a lot better.
For any of you who remember breath of fire ii on the snesgba, a few years ago a german programmer, d4s, retranslated the snes game from japanese into german. Breath of fire 2 game genie codes usa if you are unfamiliar with game genie or pro action replay par cheats and how to use them fear not. Breath of fire ii is a traditional roleplaying video game featuring. Each entry can largely be considered a spiritual successor to the previous entry, with stories that are only tenuously connected and recurring gameplay elements and mythology. Breath of fire ii re translation patch this is the english retranslation patch of breath of fire ii made by d4s, which fixes all the offici. Breath of fire ii snes translation in english zophars domain. Breath of fire 2 retranslation snes games this is the longawaited english version of d4s breath of fire 2 retranslationenhancement patch, twoandahalf. Ill try it with the retranslation patch i see the readme has instructions for combining the two. Ryusui and d4s have completed the english re translation of breath of fire ii. Aug 10, 2018 however, breath of fire ii is also one of those games with a slow burn bad translation, just like twinkle star sprites and harvest moon. Instructions on how to make it work are present in the readme.
How breath of fires massage scene was changed in translation. Despite having originally played the official english release back when i was 12 years old, now that my 35 year old self recently played through the. Breath of fire ii monster editor a utility that lets you edit all monster stats. Unfortunately, the patch is only available to a nintendo 3ds that is below or equal to firmware version 9. Breath of fire ii walkthroughs, faqs, guides and maps neoseeker.
Destined child video comparison between the original games translated script and the ryusui translation patch for. So ive been enjoying the retroacievements for breath of fire ii using ryuseis retranslation and its been working great. On the other hand the snes version of the game has none of the soundvisual issues the gba version has, and also has both a highlylauded retranslation patch. The idea of breath of fire ii maeson is to finetune various aspects of the original game to make them better and, as a result, add to the enjoyment of the overall experience.
Breath of fire ii has a reputation for having a bad translation. Breath of fire 2 also has a really bad translation and you may want to patch it. Breath of fire ii maeson hack of breath of fire ii. Faqsguides are posted in their original, unaltered form. Fast forward a few years and another author, ryusui, joined him to translate the game into english. Updated 05072009 the breath of fire 2 retranslation patch has been upgraded to v1. Breath of fire ii retranslated is a rpg video game published by capcom released on december 2, 1994 for the super nintendo. Listed here is a game cartridge of breath of fire ii retranslation, ready to play on your snes console. This hack is actually compatible with d4s and ryusuis retranslation. It currently works on any 3ds region but may require the region free patch to operate.
For breath of fire ii on the super nintendo, a gamefaqs message board topic titled trouble with the retranslation patch. Trouble with the retranslation patch breath of fire ii. When you get it, make a backup of it if you would want to play the vanilla version or, in case i post an updated version of the mod here. I like them but if someone tried them and bounced off because of their design id understand why. Has anyone been able to get breath of fire 2 with these 2 patches to work on their snes classic. Retranslation patch watching an anime in japanese with english subtitles and unedited. Destined child video comparison between the original games translated script and the ryusui translation patch for the super nintendo system.