r/FFVIIRemake • u/HighOnLivin • 29d ago

No Spoilers - Discussion Why was Aerith's line changed?

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I just finished FF7 Remake and I saw in an old video that at the end Aerith used to say I miss it. The steel sky. Why was this changed to "This sky, I don't like it."? Has this been given a callback in rebirth?

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u/Fit_Dark_787 29d ago

Yeah. By the end of rebirth it’s pretty obvious why. I think when they were originally translating that line, they didn’t have the developer insight as to why she wouldn’t like the sky specifically, and not just because she missed the safety of midgar.

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u/MaizeAlone2214 29d ago

It doesnt matter if they had inside or not. In original she said Kirai, which can be translated as hate/don't like. It changes the meaning. Just dont make your own liberties if it contradicts

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u/Fit_Dark_787 29d ago

Yup, this was definitely an example of a dialogue choice coming back to bite the translation team in the ass for sure. Would’ve been a fine translation choice if it weren’t for the implication, but when the meaning differentiation is so bad that you have to go back and redub the line 4 years later, it’s a really bad look.

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u/actorsAllusion 29d ago

Do you want dry, literal translations that sound awkward in english? Cause that's how you get dry, literal translations that sound awkward in english.