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Earth Defense Force 5's enemies are literally called Immigrants"
- Thread starter Chaos2Frozen
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By something being lost in translation I don't mean a translation error, but it being perceived differently by different groups. I doubt that the developers were thinking of anything except for immigrANTS being a neat pun. But for a lot of people in NA and EU countries, they're first though would be the current issues with immigrants and the refugee crisis.
| fully expect the name to be changed when it is localized.
And they'll likely just be called "Ravagers", again, which is the de facto name of the alien hoards in the localized versions.
Salty Rice
Member
I think there are some old games that use the word immigrants to describe aliens.
Time to ban all of them i guess.
Time to ban all of them i guess.
AcademicSaucer
Member
Wait, is it ImmigrANTS ?
. . . What?
That's an interesting view of immigration, I guess.
M0nochromatic
Member
I know that we've got a lot of issues regarding immigration, but immigrANTS is a pretty good joke.
Considering the dehumanising language around immigration that often casts immigrants as swarms or vermin, I don't think it helps very much.
sir_kevith
Member
I was gonna say immigrANTs sounds like a play on words that would be in a game like this.
shotgunshine
Member
Immigants, I knew it was them! Even when it was the bears, I knew it was them!
Looking at that picture, it seems like a typical japanese pun humor gone horribly wrong.
Immigr-ants
Wat
As an immigrant in a family of immigrants, and sees other immigrants constantly dehumanized and demonized, that people don't see a problem with using that specific word to describe a faction of monstrous violent invaders that the player kills is bizarre to me.
MMaRsu
Banned
RadialBlur
Member
As long as I can split-screen, co-op this game with a friend at 10 fps, they can call them whatever they want.
agreed this topic feels like complaining for the sake of complaining
it could be a pun - immigrants
and it could be word substitution - here in the U.S. we can call illegal immigrants illegal aliens, which is another potential pun
or the translator sucks at english, an equal possibility
and it's true, the aliens are immigrating to earth
I don't think dispatching a soldier to a foreign land counts as migration.
D
Deleted member 17706
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Not that it matters, since they are using English, but the Japanese text right next to it says 異星文明イミグラント, which would translate to Alien Civilization Immigrant. They are purposefully using the English word "Immigrant," which probably isn't all that familiar to Japanese audiences, rather than the typical Japanese word one might use.
So, yeah, bad choice of English words, but the original Japanese doesn't really have the same connotations.
All of the names they choose for this series are purposefully made to sound like they're from very cheesy sci-fi B-movies from a bygone era.
So, yeah, bad choice of English words, but the original Japanese doesn't really have the same connotations.
All of the names they choose for this series are purposefully made to sound like they're from very cheesy sci-fi B-movies from a bygone era.
Corronchilejano
Member
This works on so many levels...
Fixed, to make it better fit those familiar with this series.
Aye,
Was gonna say if it's IMMIGRANTS in the JP version, it's always, always been RAVAGERS in the US since forever ago.
BlackLagoon
Member
That was the EDF 3-4 continuity. In EDF 2 Vita they're called Buggernauts.
stuminus3
Member
This will never not make me laugh.
lmao wat.
Also the non Sandlot EDF:Insect Armageddon is also Ravagers.
Buggernauts though... I wish they would use that instead. It fits so much better into the theme of the game. Holy fuck lol.
SuperStiltzkin
Member
At least were not fighting humanoid cockroach martians that are basically just racist black caricatures.
MillionStabs
Banned
Yes, immigrant is in fact a word used to describe an entity coming from its home to a new place.
Immaculate
Banned
Man I would love to play edf but the thought of giants spiders bumrushing me always creeps me out
Neuromancer
Member
Fine. They can call them whatever they want. Like the rest of the game I'm sure its tongue in cheek.
JordanN
Banned
Is it Godzilla an immigrant?
Ot he got citizenship
One of the good ones.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Assuming delicious facetiousness until informed otherwise
VibratingDonkey
Member
Lost in trantslation.
I'm pretty sure I played an older RPG that used "immigrants" to describe magical invaders/doppelgangers, but my memory is fuzzy...
oh my god
EDF is a militaristic/patriotic game now? Maybe you should stop talking about what you don't know.
Roto Prime
Banned
Let get ready to get offended >.< Immigrant is a word, everyone has a right to use the word. There is always that power of not buy there product....
YianGaruga
Banned
That's a great pun
Clockwork5
Member
Well, the game was made in Japan.
This isn't new for EDF.
The enemies in EDF 3 and 4 are called "Foreigners" (「フォーリナー」
in the Japanese.
See: http://www.d3p.co.jp/edf4/#foreigner
I am sure that, like the Ravagers of EDF 2017 and EDF 2025, their name will be changed for the US release.
The enemies in EDF 3 and 4 are called "Foreigners" (「フォーリナー」
in the Japanese.See: http://www.d3p.co.jp/edf4/#foreigner
I am sure that, like the Ravagers of EDF 2017 and EDF 2025, their name will be changed for the US release.
GrayFoxPL
Member
There you go!
That would be sick wordplay, so let's go with that.
Sir Ilpalazzo
Member
lol
It has Ant Tunnel technology.
But you get to conquer your fear using guns and flying ladies.