Can somebody explain what the opening/intro of Breath of Fire

it's revealed like 3 quarters of the way through the game

>>3452330
You won't know until just before the final dungeon. The game's story is kind of lame, honestly.

I beat BoF I a few days ago and now i want to play the rest of the series in order.

I've seen a lot of people here mention that the original translation released in the US was terrible and that there is a fan retranslation and patched that is a million times better.

Where can i find this retranslation/patch? Is it really worth it?

>>3452401

Fuck off, you.

> Is it really worth it?

No. The game's story was shit out the gate, the retranslation just makes it slightly more decipherable shit and is frankly rather poorly written itself.

>>3452401
I thought Kattfag hated the retranslation

>>3452572
It is worth it because the original is literally unreadable drivel straight out of a machine translator. I wonder how the fuck they let that slip. I know it was a Japanese in-house translation, but there wasn't a single native English speaker in the whole localization chain who could've noticed "hey, this is somewhat lacking in quality"?

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>>3452572
ROM which to patch:
http://www.emuparadise.me/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System_(SNES)_ROMs/Breath_of_Fire_II_(USA)/33081

Re-translation patch:
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/1384/

XP/zenny xN patches:
http://www.romhacking.net/utilities/1180/
http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=19902.0

>>3452640
> I know it was a Japanese in-house translation, but there wasn't a single native English speaker in the whole localization chain who could've noticed "hey, this is somewhat lacking in quality"?
A lot of old school localization teams lacked two key elements which drastically improved translations in later years:
1. Direct contact with developers DURING the development of a game
2. An English editor or editorial staff

Obviously, most companies didn't have the time, money, or corporate infrastructure for those things, so translations came out really shitty for the most part. I think Nintendo and Working Designs were among the very few companies that put lots of time and effort into their translations.

>>3452710
Nice bullshit blanket statement, jackass. You sure blew me out.

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>>3452686
Program for applying patches to ROMs:
http://www.romhacking.net/utilities/240/

>>3452686
The pussy has no pussy!

>>3452752
She has, it's just under fur.

:3 kitty face

>>3452686

Or just download the pre patched rom from here:

http://www.emuparadise.me/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System_(SNES)_ROMs/Breath_of_Fire_II_(USA)_[En+Hack_by_d4s+Watercrown_v1.2b]_(Original_Title_Screen_Music)/33078

>>3452857
It doesn't include XP/zenny patch in itself. Still need to apply that patch manually.

>>3452686
aw man, should've seen this post before I started playing the GBA version
oh well, I'm already on the big bird quest with nina so I won't be replaying it any time soon
the game was tedious as hell to be honest

>>3453780
You brought it on yourself by using vanilla versions, you know.

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Best BoF2 waifu coming through. If you agree, spam Katt pictures to prove your support of Nina.

>>3453984
But Ryu's sister was best BoF2 girl

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>>3455089

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>>3455743

>>3452686
Is there any patch to lower the random encounter ratio?
Because that shit killed the game for me
Should have never taken off Marbl3

>>3455826
I guess you can use some kind of gameshark codes. But it will remove encounters at all.

>>3452686
>XP/zenny xN patches
Holy fuck thank you
I hope this makes the game a bit easier because I was playing the premade rom here >>3452857 and boy was it kicking my ass

I wish we could tone down the huge random encounters though

>>3452762
>:3 kitty face
this is the face of true horror

>>3455849
Your re-translation save file should work even if you patch your re-translation ROM furthermore with XP/Zenny patch.

>>3455876
yeah it worked
bof2 still feels as hard as always though lmao...makes me miss bof1 which was a breeze(also way better soundtrack)

>>3455129
God the Dragon Form sucks ass in BoF2
I loved the Dragon Forms in BoF1 where they were cheap as fuck

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BoF2 had some really good grills.

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Claris is best girl

>>3452528
>Lin
>not Katt
Never ever gonna touch this.

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>>3458118
I made a mod where she's called Katt.

>>3456859
Fun fact:
This version of Spar is considered female by the game. The diet magician has unique dialog for this version of Spar and will come with you after talking to her (as he only will if you talk to him with a cute girl).

>>3458732
cool fact

Emulation its for pussys, im playing the original version right now too op, just enjoy the game. Don't listen to these FF fags

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>>3458732
>implying the dragon snake thing isn't a cute grill

>>3458843
The translation in the original is garbage so you're doing yourself a disservice if you're doing that

Besides you can play the retranslation on a real SNES using an everdrive

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Why is she so best Nina?

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I don't hate you Kattfag

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>>3464152
The ride never ends.

How come Kattfag isn't banned for violating global rule #3?

>You will not post any of the following outside of /b/: Trolls, flames, racism, off-topic replies, uncalled for catchphrases, macro image replies, indecipherable text (example: "lol u tk him 2da bar|?"), anthropomorphic ("furry") or grotesque ("guro") images, post number GETs ("dubs"), or loli/shota pornography.

>anthropomorphic ("furry")
>anthropomorphic ("furry")
>anthropomorphic ("furry")

>>3456859
Grilled mushrooms.

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>>3466937
This is furry. Katt is about as furry as someone wearing fuzzy pants or a centaur.

>>3452762
>>3455852
JESUS CHRIST IT'S A LION GET IN THE CAR

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>>3467058
Grilled asparagus

>>3455782
I've always wanted to hack bof2 to make the unwinnable fights have a win state in case you did win. Like just have it skip to the end of the 'chapter' past whatever relevant content. Maybe see if some sorta line can be fitted in say 'And so the party moved on, their foes soundly bested, going to *Whatver plot stuff came next*' or something like that.

How come BoF2's plot is revealed at the very end of the game and every single bit in-between is filler? It really keeps me from enjoying the game when the entire game is a pointless fetch quest.

>>3468898
Well the first 2/3 of the game (probably, my math might be wrong) is trying to track down Patty in order to clear Bow's name. Then the larger over-arching plot is revealed afterward.

It doesn't bother me. Most Dragon Quest games are like that, too. Also,

>caring about story/plot

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Seems the Kattspammer's already been here. I just made this earlier today.

>>3473189
Fuck off kattfag

>>3473143
I like it.

>>3473189
Hi Kattfag.

>>3473189
>spectrum
Yep. Definitely on the spectrum.

>>3474180
Hi.

>>3452572
Breath of Fire didn't get good until 3.
Thankfully, 4 and 5 are great games.

>>3475328
>Breath of Fire didn't get good until 3.

I couldn't disagree more. I love the first two games and find 3 and 4 incredibly mediocre.

>>3475337
>I love the first two games.
It's okay that you have shit taste, anon, but that's not really relevant.

>>3475401

>anyone that doesn't agree with me has shit taste

>>>/v/

>>3452330
Getting back on topic...
I missed out on PS1 gen and bought a Vita mostly to play stuff like BoF3.

I got about halfway in and totally lost interest. The shit isn't even a game, it's just a script that you press A through. No challenge, no gameplay, just moving through set pieces and a script. And the script is literally intended to be consumed by 8 year olds.

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>>3475561
>stop talking about video games on a video games image board

I don't like this meme

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>>3473143

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>>3478183
Good!

>>3478604
Holy shit I think I'd actually seen that before but I completely forgot about it.

Now I can't tell if I was ripping it off or not.

>>3475715
BoF3 has a lot of WORDSWORDSWORDSWORDSWORDSWORDSWORDSWORDSWORDSWORDSWORDS sections that you have to slog through. It's a really slow-moving game. I beat it, but I could never get into it.

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>>3478183

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>>3480402
Screencap caught the cursor brush size!
Dammit.

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>>3480406
Now this is one of my Katt greatest hits. Very good job.

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=======WARNING!=======
People who are gonna play XP/zenny-patched
http://www.romhacking.net/utilities/1180/
http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=19902.0

re-translation
http://www.emuparadise.me/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System_(SNES)_ROMs/Breath_of_Fire_II_(USA)_[En+Hack_by_d4s+Watercrown_v1.2b]_(Original_Title_Screen_Music)/33078

from the very beginning will be stuck at "integrity check". To resolve this, you must continue from an "empty" save file:
https://a.pomf.cat/bsvbtg.zip

Description:
An "empty" (regarding game progress) save file is needed to skip CRC (integrity) check in any XP/zenny edit of the original re-translation ROM. It has zero game progress recorded on it. Use it every time you want to play the patched game from the beginning. If you already have a save file made on original re-translation ROM, you can use it with the edited version of ROM. For snes9x, copy "empty" save file and patched re-translation ROM to the emulator folder and make sure the copies have the same name. Extensions must be:
"srm" for the save file ("bof2.srm"),
"smc" for the ROM ("bof2.smc").

To make an "empty" save file yourself in snes9x, you need a clean re-translation ROM. Make sure there's no save file with the same name as re-translation ROM in the emulator folder, then run the ROM up until integrity check is complete. Copy or move newly-created save file (the one with the same name as the ROM + "srm": for "bof2.smc" ROM you get "bof2.srm", at example) to a safe location - you will need it many times.
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>>3473143
>>3478183
>>3480406

Shit, do you have a devart or a tumblr or anything of the sort? Would love to see some of your other stuff.

>>3484730
https://twitter.com/ScribArt
http://scribblehatch.tumblr.com/

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In the final lull of this one.

>>3485038
Doing god's work

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Daily reminder that Infinity ain't no a scary place.

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>>3486849

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>>3485468
Danke!

>>3487094
>>3485038
I can't tell the difference between these two.

>>3487750
There's some. Not many tho.

>>3492552
Is that a fan translation patch or the GBA port?

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>>3492745
Fan translation patch.

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>>3492745
GBA version has the same translation as the original.

>>3492865
>>3492869
Man, I need to play through the patch again. It was pretty great.

>>3492889
Read
>>3452686
>>3483318
There's an extra patch that can be applied over re-translation: "XP/zenny xN". As name tells, it reduces grinding. Although it's a bit tricky to get it working, it is worth it. Explanation is in the posts.

Comes in handy when replaying for the story.

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This is part of a short comic. I hope the thread survives til its completion.

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>>3495423
No worries, you threw your twitter.

I can't decide who I like more between Katt and Ursula.

>>3475694
>>3475695
>>3475704
Autism

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why is she so sad

>>3502895
because kattfag obsesses over her and ruins every thread

>>3452330
>japs in charge of storytelling

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>>3504696
Nina tits are not any bigger than Katt's and, if there's someone in the game who'd be jealous, it'd Nina of Deis. It is canon. Katt is confident about her figure and skills.

Now I can understand why would someone re-request Katt comic in a drawthread: >>352158626

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>>3504841
>>>/v/352158626
Fixed link.

>>3504852
Someone draw Deis instead. Beating the shit out of Garr while she was naked was one of the greatest moments in video games.

>Fan translations
Absolutely disgusting

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>>3504859
Not until some headcannon bullshit of a person who has never played a bof game is redone.

>>3483318
Oh yeah, I forgot about that CRC check built into the retranslation.

Why the fuck is that in there anyway? It doesn't use any special format, and the thing's completely moot when you have formats for patches like UPS, BPS, or xDelta.

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>>3504995
To prevent users from modifying the code.

I have played BOF2 to completion at least 4 times.

I have always recruited Bleu but I've never put her in my party.

Am I a bad person?

>>3505704
Yeah.

You piece of garbage

I never got past that castle shortly after getting the frog guy; I had no idea where I was supposed to go next

>>3505718
>I had no idea where I was supposed to go next

You were supposed to check a walkthrough

>>3452640

>I've beaten this game and never noticed bad translation

okay maybe i do have autism.

bof2 GOAT though

you must select a team member to sacrifice
no
you Must select a team member to sacrifice
no
Come on, not even the monkey?
no
Congrats you passed!

I dont even know what happens if you pick someone, I was just happy the game rewards you for being an ass.

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>>3504997
>>3504995
>DRM in a fan translation

>>3505848
if you pick someone the game calls you an idiot and you get to do it all over again, including talking to everyone before you get to pick

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>>3507770

>>3509902
Where are her genitals?

>>3507731

Just keep playing and experimenting woth different types of heroes, build and skills allocation till become reflexes so that you can play naturally with Peruvians and shitters.

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>>3483318
>drm kiking a fucking fan hack
cancer just like what the mother 3 fan translators did fucking pathetic

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>>3509919
>editing out best Nina

That wasn't necessary.

>>3511885
>regular Katt/shaman Katt hot lesbian selfcest action

I never realized I wanted this until now.

>>3512660
I dunno about the rest of you guys but.


Guy in a hat posing dumbly seems a lot more tolerable than guy lighting a cigar with a dollar bill that is on fire. I see no rhyme or reason to the thing he is doing. It seems quite douchy and reckless and awful.

>>3512735

Kattfag in a nutshell, really.

>>3512764
Whatever you say, poorfag fedorafag.

Everyone who doesn't have shamanized Spar in the party is a scrub. Everyone plays the same party all the time.

>>3512965
Of course bonus points for waifu form.

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>>3512974
Give me a reason to bring her along instead of shamanized Nina.

>>3513530
She's cuter. Also I always had a thing for characters who mostly have buffs/debuffs.

>>3512393
I'd fund it.

>>3513543
>She's cuter.

>anything in this universe cuter than bof2 Nina
stop this heresy!

>>3514098
BoF2 Nina is more feminine-elegant than feminine-cute, tbqh. Not hating or anything, I just prefer cutesy girls.

Ryu, Rand, Katt, Bleu formation "first 3 in the front, last 1 in the back" is objectively the best party in the game.

>>3514556
Bleu has no shamanized form, and is therefore less fun to use, so you're wrong.

>>3514987
not that guy, but a guatanteed escape from battles is a godsend because the encounter rate is retarded and the battles are slow

>>3514987
>implying I use Nina
>unironically calling someone a "faggy Nina apologist"

This is why people think you're autistic, Kattfag.

>>3515073
you're a spergy little fuck, aren't you?

>>3507770
Pretty clever