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KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#5751: Jun 18th 2024 at 8:20:59 AM

While I never finished Investigations 2 (I actually wanted to wait and see if this was announced here before attempting to play it again), I'm familiar enough with the fan translation that these names are going to take some getting used to.

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#5752: Jun 18th 2024 at 8:24:51 AM

I wouldnt be surprised if the localizers knew how much the fans loved the fan-translation names, but they cannot afford to have similar names in any way if avoidable.

Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#5753: Jun 18th 2024 at 8:26:00 AM

From what I remember, the issue is that they couldn't license the fan translation because it was done on a web forum a decade ago and none of the people who worked on it are still active.

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#5754: Jun 18th 2024 at 8:26:06 AM

At same point, they need a character named Bob Evil Mc Murder who ends up being comic relief.

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dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#5755: Jun 18th 2024 at 8:27:35 AM

I never played the fan translation of Investigations 2, so the fan names aren't super-ingrained in my head and I only know two or three of them from this wiki anyways. If I do play Investigations 2, I probably won't be feeling too much dissonance.

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#5756: Jun 18th 2024 at 8:28:16 AM

You'd think they'd put a little more effort into making Sebastian's new name look like a name. Like Winger.

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#5757: Jun 18th 2024 at 8:29:29 AM

Although.....Eustace does sound similar to Useless, a character plot point for him

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#5758: Jun 18th 2024 at 9:01:30 AM

I refuse to acknowledge any names from this so-called official AAI 2 translation

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Pokesamus Since: Aug, 2016
#5759: Jun 18th 2024 at 9:07:38 AM

Man that's just being pretentious.

Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#5760: Jun 18th 2024 at 9:14:41 AM

Another fun thing I found out is in the official French version of the game, she is still called Justine, but with a different last name.

Almost certainly a coincidence, but I like to think it was on purpose.

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#5761: Jun 18th 2024 at 10:03:01 AM

Eddie Fender is growing on me. There's the obvious put on "Defender" there, but Eddie is a very low class name. Which very much does fit his vibes as a "discount" defense attorney.

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#5762: Jun 18th 2024 at 10:11:27 AM

Eddie Fender = A defender

It's more subtle than Deid Mann and Asa Shinn, at least

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lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#5763: Jun 18th 2024 at 10:14:38 AM

Deid Mann was the peak of lazy names. I'd have called him Timothy Vic or something that could parse to Vic Tim.

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#5764: Jun 18th 2024 at 10:16:28 AM

I mostly know the Investigations games from the Brendan Blaber lets plays. Gonna be interesting to see the madness in person.

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#5765: Jun 18th 2024 at 10:22:01 AM

[up][up]"I'd like to call up my next witness, Ms. Plotte D. Vis."

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#5766: Jun 18th 2024 at 10:26:55 AM

[up]

"Followed by the Prosecution's next witness "Ai Will Sueyou"."

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BOOXMOWO Since: Mar, 2013
#5767: Jun 19th 2024 at 3:27:52 AM

The fact that Eddie Fender's name is basically just "a defender" said quickly is so funny to me. It's so on the nose, it's like, if Ace Attorney wasn't about lawyers, but still had the same naming conventions, Eddie Fender would be the name of the one defense attorney in the world.

FGHIK Since: Aug, 2013
#5768: Jun 19th 2024 at 5:14:35 AM

Investigations 2 getting an official western release is easily the highlight of the Direct for me. Finally, I'll be able to play everything... I think.

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#5769: Jun 19th 2024 at 4:21:49 PM

Quercus "Scooby-Doo villain quote as his final line" Alba is an experience to be sure.

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#5770: Jun 19th 2024 at 4:36:55 PM

It's hilarious how in the first case of 2 President Wang tries to pull diplomatic immunity again but shooting that down is one of the first things that Edgeworth does.

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#5771: Jun 19th 2024 at 8:09:14 PM

Just have to shake my head about "Eddie".

  • The fan translation's name for him followed a more subtle pattern than just "Lamep Un". It now makes me wonder why the original translation team named the elder defense attorney "Gregory". (Especially since it's the actor's middle name...)
  • And what's the "Eh" for in the pun? Short for Meh? They could have at least invoked Perry Mason in another way by giving him a first name that starts with D.

I must confess that, thanks to OS, Eustace for the first name of the kid is growing on me... but the last name is still rather lame. Thinking it over, I would have made his last name "Rant", with his father having the name of Tyson, "Ty" for short. Never got the joke behind Blaise and Sebastain anyhow. I could understand their last name, but it doesn't work with "Eustace".

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#5772: Jun 19th 2024 at 8:14:17 PM

"A" Defender.

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#5773: Jun 19th 2024 at 8:43:03 PM

Just had another thought, which kind of coincides with what I would have named him: EDIT: From what I understand, Eustace would play Logic Chess like ChatGPT would play regular chess:

Still don't know why the Fan Translation called him Sebastian, though...

Edited by DonaldthePotholer on Jun 19th 2024 at 11:45:08 AM

asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#5774: Jun 19th 2024 at 8:58:22 PM

Preppy Name

FYI his name in Japanese is a pun on "bow" (the weapon, not the action), to tie in with Miles's name referencing swords (Eddie's name in Japanese and the fan translation references a shield for the same reason)

Edited by asterism on Jun 19th 2024 at 4:58:42 PM

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#5775: Jun 27th 2024 at 7:32:25 AM

There's a bit of a missed opportunity in Spirit of Justice not having Apollo speak Khurainese, since he grew up with it.

Also weird to think that Spirit of Justice is 8 years old now. It feels rather like it came out a few months ago.


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