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hadesknockedupintheunderworld · 2 months ago

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Still blows my mind the disparity between the Eng and the JP localization of Sonic Frontiers

So in the og English Tails expresses that he needs to part ways from Sonic so he can grow into a hero on his own, right? That he can't grow by being with him?

But like. The director of the game, who worked with Ian Flynn, worked on the JP localization and it's like. You're telling me that when they localized that scene for the Japanese audience

That it was about Tails learning that there are things only he can do? That instead of concluding that he needs to part ways from Sonic and become a hero, he just comes to realizes the ways in which he and Sonic fill each other's gaps? He learns that he already is on equal footing with Sonic. The two of them are just heroes who save people in different ways?

#sonic the hedgehog #sonic frontiers #tails the fox #miles tails prower #unbreakable bond #personally I think that jp localization story fits Tails and the two of them better than rehashing out the 'tails neeeeeds to split from #sonic and become a hero' again #It gives us the confirmation that they're partners who are already growing together and individually #it gives us a better resolution to Tails' character song too #It recognizes that they don't need to be the same kind of heroes for Tails to be a hero in his own right. It recognizes that Tails doesn't #need to be exactly like sonic to be by his side #which again follows up his character song better #Ugh what I would have given to be a fly on the wall during the story work of Frontiers #this is also not the only character story that's completely different despite being on similar topics between these two versions for #the record #It's just. God watching jp frontiers makes me wish that THAT was what they wanted to present to the english speaking audience too #Tails to me doesn't need to be the guy who is never allowed to achieve his goal and finish his growth #Especially since we had years of games with Sonic and Tails as the main protagonists‚ I think at this point Tails has earned his spot at #Sonic's side #He doesn't need to forever chase being exactly like Sonic. Even in the Sonic Adventure games he wanted to grow on his own‚ knowing he #couldn’t stand beside Sonic as a partner if he only pursued being exactly like him #He wanted to get out of his shadow #and to me jp Frontiers recognizes that he already has. it has him and sonic come to a meaningful conclusion #Eng frontiers just tells us he needs to try again.#It's fine if you like eng frontiers for the record I just think Tails deserved better than that #i just be ramblin #Also this is not an opening to talk to me about how much you dislike Ian Flynn. Though I don’t like the story of Eng Frontiers I don't blame #him 100% for what we got

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