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Games with subtitles that people literally never use when referring to the game
- Thread starter Dolce
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On that note, the same applies for Dragon Quest Heroes. Nobody refers to it as "Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below" (even though that is a totally badass title)
Most games really. I have a friend who actually says "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege" every time and it fuckin cracks me up.
I do love how the replicant version number is the square root of 1.5 — Yoko Taro having a little fun with Square naming conventions.
You must not have shouted "SHADOWS DIE, TWICE!!!" at the screen every time you revive like I do.
Imagine having to say "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow" all the time.
It was enough to make me think he was secretly employed by Ubisoft.
dragon quest have a bunch of subtitles i never see anyone ever using
"so id like to play a new jrpg"
"have you tried DRAGON QUEST ELEVEN ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE TIME TM on gp yet?"
"so id like to play a new jrpg"
"have you tried DRAGON QUEST ELEVEN ECHOES OF AN ELUSIVE TIME TM on gp yet?"
I call it Sons of Liberty a lot, same with Snake Eater. Never Guns of the Patriots tho, not sure why
Anyway 'Dante's Awakening' isn't something I've heard people say since that game originally came out. I guess 'Resident Evil 3: Last Escape' is another one, except I think only the title screen says 'Last Escape'
Anyway 'Dante's Awakening' isn't something I've heard people say since that game originally came out. I guess 'Resident Evil 3: Last Escape' is another one, except I think only the title screen says 'Last Escape'
Not true. It's very commonly referred to as "CE" for Combat Evolved
SMT: Lucifer's Call will always be just Lucifer's Call for me.
Apart from that all the DQ and Star Ocean games. Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria as well I guess.
Apart from that all the DQ and Star Ocean games. Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria as well I guess.
I think that got dropped after the Japanese release. The Chapter numbering scheme would be a nightmare for future entries.
Shenmue II would be "Shenmue: Chapter 2: Hong Kong (and also a bit of Chapter 5: Guilin)" if you were to go by the 11-chapter numbering scheme. Or Chapters 3-6 if you were to go by the 16-chapter numbering scheme.
Subtitles are mostly useful if there are sequels without numbers - this way subtitle serves to distinguish one part in the series from another. In other cases, they are just an addition and it's understandable people don't use them in common discussions.
What?
I dont think ive ever even heard someone refer to Horizon: Zero Dawn as anything other than HZD or by its full title.
Do people actually just say Horizon?
HZD is so deep I know more people who dont even realize Zero Dawn is a subtitle than people who would just say Horizon.
Hell people are calling Horizon: Forbidden West, Horizon Zero Dawn 2: Forbidden West.
Most ignored the Population Growing in the title art for years but in the past few years I've seen it referred to as PG or AC:PG in AC discussion boards/discords more.
I hate it. It's just AC or ACGC or equivalents to me. Heck, even Wild World is ACDS to me still.
on second thought, maybe the PG moniker is important as modding/translation groups have put in more effort to have DnM, AF, and DnMe+ be a thing, so distinguishing which may matter more now than a decade ago.
The people who say that are wrong. The game is officially titled Animal Crossing. The "population growing" thing is a bit of graphic design to have the title as a part of a sign that you'd see when entering a town. By their logic, the games title should include "Welcome to"
It's Horizon 1 and Horizon 2, I thought it was common knowledge.
What is the sequels actual name?
Yup, noone calls Warcraft 3 "Reign of Chaos" - unless you wanna specifically make it clear you're talking about the version without the expansion pack ("The Frozen Throne")
Does anyone really defer to the first "Jedi Knight" game as "Dark Forces 2"? - which isn't a subtitle per se, ofc.
Star Wars: Dark Forces 3: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast?
Star Wars: Dark Forces 4: Jedi Knight 3: Jedi Outcast 2: Jedi Academy
Wait, is Yakuza 7 actually Like a Dragon? I legit had no idea. And to be fair, lots of people say things like, "playing Like a Dragon." Or at least in one thread specifically there were lots of mentions of it.
How would anyone know this is Yakuza 7?
Most ignored the Population Growing in the title art for years but in the past few years I've seen it referred to as PG or AC:PG in AC discussion boards/discords more.
I hate it. It's just AC or ACGC or equivalents to me. Heck, even Wild World is ACDS to me still.
on second thought, maybe the PG moniker is important as modding/translation groups have put in more effort to have DnM, AF, and DnMe+ be a thing, so distinguishing which may matter more now than a decade ago.
Excuse me heathen the full title is Welcome to Animal Crossing: Population Growing - Memory Card 59 Included
Most people I know just call it Star Ocean 5.
Tbh most just want to forget it exists
I say all these long ones whenever I get the chance because I enjoy being pedantic and they're fun to say. Tend not to on Era though for ease of communication.
Exactly!
If you've played the game, it's impossible not to say this with Charles Martinet's intonation.
Dragon Quest Heroes had a long ass subtitle whose name currently evades me.
I don't think anyone uses that lol
I don't think anyone uses that lol
I know, I just thought that was funny because obviously people don't remember the English subtitle.
Not only a case where the original series name gets subsumed by the subtitle, but a double layered one at that! Legend of Heroes started off as Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes. (it's the sixth game in Dragon Slayer, I believe)
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This is the full name of some Japanese game. I assume that no one bothers to write out the subtitle in full.
This is the full name of some Japanese game. I assume that no one bothers to write out the subtitle in full.
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
This game is simply called NieR Replicant by everyone. Nobody remembers the numbers.
This game is simply called NieR Replicant by everyone. Nobody remembers the numbers.
Not a game, but this reminds me how I had no clue the first Mistborn book had a subtitle until after I finished the original trilogy.
Yeah, if this was the case, it would actually be called "Welcome to Animal Crossing: Population Growing"
Because the top of the sign has "welcome to"
Ain't no one calling Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice unless they're doing it for documentation reasons.
Wait, is Yakuza 7 actually Like a Dragon? I legit had no idea. And to be fair, lots of people say things like, "playing Like a Dragon." Or at least in one thread specifically there were lots of mentions of it.
How would anyone know this is Yakuza 7?
I think most newcomers will call it Like a Dragon while long-time fans, myself included, just call it Yakuza 7. Because that's what it is: Yakuza 7 or rather Ryu ga Gotoku 7 in Japan. But speaking of subtitles: Nobody used Yakuza 6's subtitle in the west when talking about the game:
This is a great example. I love that game and I honestly don't know if I could remember the subtitle if you just asked me out of the blue.
DKC2 is easy because of the very good pun.
Yup, mine too. That and, really, it's not really the "title" of the game, the title is just Halo. That weird trend starting of having the first game in a series have a subtitle may have even started there, for all we know.
This seems to happen to almost every game that doesn't need to be specified as different from a previous entry, if it's the only game, the only popular game in it's series, or if it has a number.
It's interesting when it happens the other way round though, like Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim. Are they the subtitle though?
It's interesting when it happens the other way round though, like Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim. Are they the subtitle though?
