This is a sub-page of Proto:Illusion of Gaia.

A majority of text in the game was altered for the final international releases, with Nintendo publishing the game rather than Enix. The changes range from fixing grammatical and spelling errors to changing characters' personalities.

Global Changes

All characters referenced in text use their Japanese names.
Many instances of "herb" are referred to as "herbs" in the prototype.
"Edward's Castle" is called "Edward Castle" in the prototype.
"Edward's Prison" is called "Edward Prison" in the prototype.
"Mystic Statues" are sometimes called "Mystic Dolls" in the prototype.

Character Names

Many of the character names differ from the final international release in that they have their original Japanese names. The final names are on the left, and the prototype names are on the right.

Will - Tim
Kara - Karen
Hamlet - Peggy
Lance - Rob
Seth - Morris
Erik - Eric
Jackal - Black Panther

Menus

Select Menu

Prototype	Final USA
Equipped. Equipment - B button to use.	Equipped. Equipment B button to use.

Equipment has a hyphen after it that was removed in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Inca Statue A Statue shaped like a spirit	Inca Statue A Statue shaped like a spirit.

The final added a period in Inca Statue A's description.

Prototype	Final USA
Inca Statue B Statue shaped like a spirit	Inca Statue B Statue shaped like a spirit.

The final added a period in Inca Statue B's description as well.

Prototype	Final USA
Gold Block Diamond shaped block	Blue Block Diamond-shaped block.

Interestingly, the prototype refers to the diamond-shaped block as the Gold Block in the item menu while the final calls it the Blue Block. A hyphen and period were added to the description in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Wind Melody Melody played by Incan Wind	Wind Melody Melody played by Incan Wind.

Another period added in an item description.

Prototype	Final USA
Elevator Key Diamond Mine Elevator Key	Elevator Key Diamond Mine Elevator Key.

Yet another period added.

Prototype	Final USA
Mine Key A Key found in morgue	Mine Key A Key found in morgue.

Another period, yet again.

Prototype	Final USA
Mine Key B Key gotten from Laborer in Diamond Mine	Mine Key B Key obtained from Laborer in Diamond Mine.

Aside from the usual period being added, the final improved the wording slightly.

Prototype	Final USA
Memory Melody Memory Melody from Laborer. Restores Memory	Memory Melody Memory Melody from Laborer. Restores Memory.

Missing period.

Prototype	Final USA
Crystal Ball Fits into Crystal Tile	Crystal Ball Fits into Crystal Tile.

A period is missing in the prototype again.

Prototype	Final USA
Purify Stone Purifies fountain in palace	Purify Stone Purifies fountain in palace.

Same period addition again.

Prototype	Final USA
Prison Key Key to Mu tunnel	Palace Key Key to Mu tunnel.

For some reason, the prototype calls the Palace Key the Prison Key despite there already being an item with the same name.

Prototype	Final USA
Prayer Statue Statue containing hopes of Mu people	Statue of Hope Statue containing hopes of Mu people.

The Statue of Hope in the select menu is called the Prayer Statue in the prototype, despite its Cond menu and obtain text calling it the Hope Statue. This makes a lot of sense, considering the Room of Hope is called the Meditation Room in the prototype. Unfortunately, the prototype isn't consistent with the name everywhere.

Prototype	Final USA
Rama Statue Statue which breaks the seal of Rama	Rama Statue Statue which breaks the seal of Rama.

Another period added.

Prototype	Final USA
Magic Dust Magic Powder. Releases person from painting	Magic Dust Magic Powder. Releases person from painting.

Another period added.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob's Letter Letter from Rob	Lance's letter Letter from Lance.

In addition to the period and name differences, the final made the second word of the item name lowercase.

Prototype	Final USA
Necklace Stones Necklace Rob made for Lilly	Necklace Stones Necklace Lance made for Lilly.

Another period.

Prototype	Final USA
Will Will given to Russian Glass Opponent	Will Will given to Russian Glass Opponent.

Yet another period, again.

Prototype	Final USA
Red Apple Apple from	Red Apple Apple from Euro Market.

The Red Apple's description was completed.

Prototype	Final USA
Mushroom Drop Grows plants from ends of stalks	Mushroom Drop Grows plants form ends of stalks.

A period was added, again.

Prototype	Final USA
Teapot Jar filled with tears	Teapot Jar filled with tears.

Yup, and again.

Prototype	Final USA
Black Glasses Black glasses. Protects from bright light	Black Glasses Black glasses. Protects from bright light.

And yet again.

Prototype	Final USA
Gorgon Flower Restores things turned to stone	Gorgon Flower Restores things turned to stone.

And yet again...again!

Prototype	Final USA
Lola's Letter Letter from Lola and Bill	Lola's Letter Letter from Lola and Bill.

Another period.

Prototype	Final USA
Father's Journal Tim's father's journal. Info on Pyramid	Father's Journal Will's father's journal. Info on Pyramid.

A period was added here, too.

Prototype	Final USA
Hieroglyph Plate with hieroglyph	Hieroglyph Plate with hieroglyph.

And here.

Prototype	Final USA
Crystal Ring Ring hidden in Flute	Crystal Ring Ring hidden in Flute.

Another period.

Unused Items

Prototype	Final USA
Inca Melody Told by father to go to Incas with melody	Inca Melody Told by father to go to Incas with melody.

The same period change was made for this unused song.

Prototype	Final USA
Bag of Gold Prize from Russian Glass	Bag of Gold Prize from Russian Glass.

Ditto for the Bag of Gold.

Cond Menu

Prototype	Final USA
Light Power	Dark Power

Despite the prototype literally calling it Dark Power in the explanation box for the Cond menu, it refers to your current power as "Light Power" for some reason.

Prototype	Final USA
Dark Friar Attack shoots out of sword.	Dark Friar Attack shoots out of sword.

A line break was removed.

Prototype	Final USA
Hope Statue	Statue of Hope

The Cond menu shows the Statue of Hope as the Hope Statue in the prototype.

Power Jewels

Prototype	Final USA
Your HP (Power) has been increased!	Your HP (Power) has increased!

Minor change.

Prototype	Final USA
Your STR (Strength) has been increased!	Your STR (Strength) has increased!

Another minor change.

Prototype	Final USA
Your DEF (Defense) has been increased!	Your DEF (Defense) has increased!

The same change as the other Power Jewels.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Right. When you defeat all of the enemies around you, a Jewel will appear.	Will: When you defeat all of the enemies around you, a Jewel will appear.

Said after obtaining the first Power Jewel. Will confirms Gaia's advice with "Right." in the prototype, but not the final.

Jeweler Gem

Prototype	Final USA
I am the Jeweler Gem. I control the 7 seas.	I am the Jeweler Gem. I control the Seven Seas.

The Jeweler Gem's dialogue uses the actual number seven instead of the word.

Prototype	Final USA
Once you hold up the Red Jewels you'll have to come running to my place.	Once you hold up the Red Jewels, you'll have to come running to my place.

The final inserted a comma.

Prototype	Final USA
I am a famous master of disguises. If you saw me in another town you wouldn't know me.	I am a famous master of disguises. If you saw me in another town, you wouldn't know me.

The final inserted a comma again.

Prototype	Final USA
I'm holding #of the Red Jewels for you.	I'm holding # of the Red Jewels for you.

NOTE: Replace # with the number of Red Jewels you have.

The final adds a space after the Red Jewel count.

Prototype	Final USA
Mmm...This is a great jewel. Let me hold it for you.	Mmm...This is a rare jewel. Let me hold it for you.

The Jeweler Gem refers to it as just a great jewel in the prototype, but in the final he says it's a rare jewel.

Prototype	Final USA
You've collected more than 3 Jewels! According to the list, you get the herbs!	You've collected more than three Jewels!

Prototype	Final USA
You got the herbs!	According to the list, you get the herb!

Prototype	Final USA
	You received the herb!

Due to how herbs are referenced in the prototype, it makes it sound like you got more than one herb when you didn't. Furthermore, in both versions the jeweler says you collected more than three even if you collected exactly three.

Prototype	Final USA
You've gotten more than 5 Jewels! According to the list your Defense Power will be raised.	You've collected over five Jewels! According to the list, your Defense Power will be raised.

The final adjusted the wording and changed the number five to its word form.

Prototype	Final USA
You've gotten more than 8 Jewels! According to the list your Life Power will be raised.	You've collected over, eight Jewels! According to the list, your Life Power will be raised.

Aside from the usual number change, the final adjusted the wording a bit, added a comma in the second sentence, and oddly introduced its own misplaced comma.

Prototype	Final USA
You've gotten more than 12 Jewels! According to the list your Strength will be raised.	You've collected over 12 Jewels! According to the list, your Strength will be raised.

Minor changes to the first sentence in line with several of the previous rewards' text. A missing comma in the second sentence was fixed.

Prototype	Final USA
You've gotten more than 20 Jewels! According to the list your Psycho Power will be raised.	You've collected over 20 Jewels! According to the list, your Psycho Power will be raised.

Minor changes again, including the added comma.

Prototype	Final USA
You've gotten more than 30 Jewels! According to the list your Dark Power will be raised.	You've collected over 30 Jewels! According to the list, your Dark Power will be raised.

The same changes as the previous few rewards.

Items

Red Jewels

Prototype	Final USA
Red Jewels fly to Jeweler Gem's in a single ray of light!	Red Jewels fly to Jeweler Gem's in a single ray of light!

The prototype has a space at the start of the text box that the final removed. Both versions have the same grammatical error when referring to the Jeweler Gem.

Prison Key

Prototype	Final USA
When he turned the prison key, the steel door opened with a dull sound.	As he turns the prison key, the steel door opens with a dull sound.

The final changes the text from the past tense to the present tense.

Blue Block

Prototype	Final USA
I can't find a space that the diamond-shaped block fits into.	I can't find a space that the diamond-shaped block fits.

A minor change that doesn't flow as well in the final.

Elevator Key

Prototype	Final USA
He tried using the elevator key.	He tries using the elevator key.

Prototype	Final USA
The key turned, making a strange sound.	The key turns, making a strange sound.

The final changed the verbs from past tense to present tense.

Mine Keys A & B

Prototype	Final USA
He tried using the key to the mine.	He tries using the key to the mine.

Prototype	Final USA
The key turned, making a strange sound.	The key turns, making a strange sound.

A similar tense change was made to the Mine Keys.

Crystal Ball

Prototype	Final USA
He raised the Crystal Ball, but nothing happened...	He raises the Crystal Ball, but nothing happened...

The final changed the verb from past tense to present tense.

Prototype	Final USA
The Crystal Ball was set in the hole!	The Crystal Ball is set in the hole!

Same change here.

Purification Stone

Prototype	Final USA
He raised the Purification Stone.	He raises the Purification Stone.

Prototype	Final USA
The stone began to glow, and disappeared into the spring.	The stone began to glow, then disappeared into the spring.

The same past to present tense change as many other items. The final fixed a grammatical error by choosing a better word after the comma.

Palace Key

Prototype	Final USA
He tried using the key to the mine.	He tries using the key to the Seaside Palace.

Prototype	Final USA
The key turned, making a strange sound.	The key turns, making a strange sound.

The prototype reused the mine key use text for the Palace Key. When you actually use the key on the keyhole, the second text box is interrupted by Lilly's text as soon as it finishes.

Statue of Hope

Prototype	Final USA
He raised the Hope Statue.	He raises the Statue of Hope.

Aside from the name change, the final once again changed the tense from past to present.

Rama Statue

Prototype	Final USA
He raised the statue of Rama.	He raises the Rama Statue.

Past tense to present tense again. The final also made things more consistent by showing the actual item name.

Magic Dust

Prototype	Final USA
He tried using the Magic Powder.	He tries using the Magic Powder.

Prototype	Final USA
He spread Magic Powder on Karen's picture!	He spreads Magic Powder on Kara's picture!

Past to present tense again.

Lance's Letter

Prototype	Final USA
I intended to keep it secret, but told Tim just in case...	I intended to keep it secret, but I told Will just in case...

The grammar was fixed by adding a subject after the comma.

Prototype	Final USA
P.S.: By the way, Lilly has jilted me.	P.S.: By the way, Lilly has left me.

The word Lance uses to describe Lilly rejecting him was changed.

Will

Prototype	Final USA
I wanted to leave it to my wife, and the child that I'll never see.	I wanted to leave it to my wife, and the child I'll never see.

Prototype	Final USA
I made my fortune in spite of the . unhappinessI have others.	I made my fortune in spite of the unhappiness I have caused others.

Prototype	Final USA
Please take care of my 4 favorite Kruk horses.	Please take care of my four favorite Kruk horses.

A word was omitted in the first text box, the second text box was completely fixed, and the number four was turned into a word.

Red Apple

Prototype	Final USA
When I bite a bright red apple I feel better. The apple was delicious.	When I bite a bright red apple, I feel better. The apple was delicious.

A comma was added.

Mushroom Drop

Prototype	Final USA
He tried using the water from the mushroom.	He tries using the water from the mushroom.

Prototype	Final USA
He poured the mushroom water on the stems!	He pours the mushroom water on the stems!

Past to present tense.

Teapot

Prototype	Final USA
He tried using the Teapot.	He tries using the Teapot.

Prototype	Final USA
The god's tears rained down.	The spirits' tears rained down.

And yet again. For some reason, the prototype mentions a god instead of a spirit.

Gorgon Flower

Prototype	Final USA
He stared at the Gorgon Flower, but nothing happened!	He stares at the Gorgon Flower, but nothing happens!

Past to present...again. This time, the final also changed the standard "nothing happened" text to present tense.

Prototype	Final USA
He put one petal of the Gorgon Flower into the statue's mouth.	He puts one petal of the Gorgon Flower into the statue's mouth.

The same past to present tense change, and a line break was moved later.

Lola's Letter

Prototype	Final USA
When we looked in your father's luggage we found a journal written about the Pyramid.	When we looked in your father's luggage, we found a journal written about the Pyramid.

Prototype	Final USA
I thought it would help you, so I sent it along. Take care. Bill / Lola	I thought it would help you, so I sent it along. Take care. Bill / Lola

A comma was added in the first text box. The second has the same text, but there's a brief pause before Bill and Lola's signatures that was removed in the final.

Father's Journal

Prototype	Final USA

The final removed the indentation on the hieroglyphics and capitalized Sun Spirit.

Hieroglyph

Prototype	Final USA
There are 6 hollows where a tile can fit.	There are six hollows where a tile can fit.

The number six was changed to a word.

Prototype	Final USA
He put the hieroglyph plate in the hole!	He puts the hieroglyph plate in the hole!

Past tense was changed to present tense.

Prototype	Final USA
He exchanged the hieroglyph plate!	He exchanges the hieroglyph plate!

Past tense to present tense again.

Incan Melody (Unused)

Prototype	Final USA
Tim started playing the Incan melody softly.	Will softly played the Incan melody.

Localization rewrote this even though it's still unused.

Blue Journal (Unused)

Prototype	Final USA
He opened Rob's father's journal.	He opened Lance's father's journal.

Prototype	Final USA
Read which page? Tower of Babel Mystic Dolls Great Wall of China	Read which entry? Tower of Babel Mystic Statues Great Wall of China

Aside from Lance's name change, "page" was changed to "entry" in the final. And of course, our favorite Mystic Doll to Mystic Statue change is present here as well.

Prototype	Final USA
The Mystic Dolls...	The Mystic Statues...

Mystic Dolls to Mystic Statues.

World Map

Prototype	Final USA
Where do you go? Quit Edward Castle	Where do you go? Quit Edward's Castle

The final added possession to show that the castle belongs to Edward.

Prototype	Final USA
Where do you go? Quit Mine	Where do you go? Quit Diamond Mine

Diamond Mine is just called "Mine" in the prototype's map selection menu.

Prototype	Final USA
Where do you go? Quit Angel Village Great Wall Evro	Where do you go? Quit Angel Village Great Wall Euro city

Euro is called Evro in the prototype, but the final also added "city" at the end on the map selection menu.

Prototype	Final USA
Where do you go? Quit Evro	Where do you go? Quit Euro city

The same change is present when leaving from Mt. Temple.

Prototype	Final USA
Where do you go? Quit Native Hamlet	Where do you go? Quit Natives' Village

This shows up when leaving from Ankor Wat. Humorously, the prototype calls the Natives' Village Native Hamlet.

Areas

This section covers changes to text in each area, including NPCs, cutscenes, and more.

Dark Space

Prototype	Final USA
I am Gaia, the source of all life. I'll give you a little advice.	I am Gaia, the source of all life. I'll give you some advice.

This difference is present every time Gaia gives advice.

Prototype	Final USA
When you defeat all the enemies in an area you will get a jewel that increases your abilities.	When you defeat all the enemies in an area, you will get a jewel that increases your abilities.

Prototype	Final USA
Push the Start Button for their location. You have to find the demons and defeat them.	Push the Start Button to see the locations of your enemies.

Prototype	Final USA
	Find the demons and defeat them.

Said in the first Dark Space in Edward's Prison; minor changes in the first text box.

The second text box is more interesting, as it stops after "area" and requires another input to progress despite the lack of a marker indicating so; the rest of the text scrolls up to fit everything else. The final, on the other hand, manages to fit everything nicely without needing to scroll.

The third text box is more direct in the final. Its last sentence was slightly modified and put into a fourth text box in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim hears a voice in his head.	Will hears a voice in his head.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim hears a voice in his head.	Will. I've been waiting a long time for you to come.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim. I've been waiting a long time for you to come.	I am Freedan. I am eternal.

Prototype	Final USA
I am Freedan. I am eternal.	Let me help you on your journey. As time goes by, you'll come to understand my nature....

Prototype	Final USA
Let me help you on your journey. As time goes by you'll come to understand my nature....	Will gradually loses consciousness...

Prototype	Final USA
Tim gradually loses consciousness...

This text appears when first turning into Freedan. The prototype duplicates the first text box but with sound for Freedan talking in the second, making it an odd thing to say to someone. As a result of the duplication, the prototype has an extra text box. A missing comma in the prototype's fifth text box was added in the final's fourth text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Change into the Dark Knight Freedan? Yes No	Change into the Dark Knight, Freedan? Yes No

Just another comma issue fixed in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Psycho Dashcan now be used!	Psycho Dash can now be used!

A line break was added.

Prototype	Final USA
When he suffers damage rays of light will shoot from his head.	When he suffers damage, rays of light will shoot from his head.

Gaia says this in the Dark Space right before fighting Castoth. A comma was added in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Dark Friarcan now be used!	Dark Friar can now be used!

A line break was added for this ability in the final as well.

Prototype	Final USA
The Dark Friar is a dark power that only Dark Knight Freedan can use.	The Dark Friar is a dark power that only the Dark Knight, Freedan, can use.

Prototype	Final USA
Use the Aura Power to burn up a distant enemy. Use the Attack Button to save energy.	Use the Aura Power to scorch a distant enemy. Use the Attack Button to save energy.

In the process of adding commas, the final added another line break. The description of what Dark Friar does was also condensed slightly.

Prototype	Final USA
When you start the journey to Mu the level of the sea will rise.	When you started this journey, Mu began to rise from the sea.

Prototype	Final USA
But there is still sea water in many places on the continent.	Sea water still covers land in many places on the continent.

Prototype	Final USA
When the water is gone you will find out the location of King Rama of Mu.	When the water is gone you will discover the location of Rama, King of Mu.

This is Gaia's advice in a Dark Space near the entrance of Mu one water level deep. It was touched up in various places.

Prototype	Final USA
Psycho Slidercan now be used!	Psycho Slider can now be used!

Same new ability change as the others; a line break was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Spin Dashcan now be used!	Spin Dash can now be used!

A line break was added for this ability too.

Prototype	Final USA
Aura Barriercan now be used!	Aura Barrier can now be used!

Prototype	Final USA
The Aura Barrier is a Dark Power that can only be used by the Dark Knight Freedan.	The Aura Barrier is a Dark Power that can only be used by the Dark Knight, Freedan.

Same line break change here. A comma was added in the second text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Enemies at the mountain temple are strong.If you use this power your battles will be easier.	Enemies at the mountain temple are strong.If you use this power, your battles will be easier.

Said in the same Dark Space you learn Aura Barrier. A comma was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Earthquakercan now be used!	Earthquaker can now be used!

Prototype	Final USA
The Earthquaker is a Dark Power that can only be used by the Dark Knight Freedan.	The Earthquaker is a Dark Power that can only be used by Freedan, the Dark Knight.

A line break was added, a comma was added, and the dialogue was changed slightly.

Prototype	Final USA
Freedan's Power is the Earthquaker. When he uses it his enemy can't move for a long time.	Freedan's Power is the Earthquaker.

Prototype	Final USA
	When he uses it, his enemy can't move for a long time.

Said in the same Dark Space you learn Earthquaker. The second sentence was moved into a new text box and had a comma added to it.

Prototype	Final USA
It stands quietly in the jungle, and hides its form when people come near...	It stands quietly in the jungle and hides its form when people come near...

Said in the Dark Space in Main Hall 1F in Ankor Wat. A comma was removed.

Prototype	Final USA
The comet that's now approaching Earth is also a consciousness without form.	The comet that now approaches Earth is also a consciousness without form.

Said when turning into Shadow for the first time in the Pyramid's top floor Dark Space. Minor changes.

Prototype	Final USA
If you stand before the right-hand statue, you can change into Shadow, the Dark Knight.	If you stand before the right-hand statue, you can change into Shadow, the ultimate warrior.

Said in the Pyramid's Dark Space. The prototype calls Shadow the Dark Knight while the final calls it the ultimate warrior.

Prototype	Final USA
The Aura is Shadow's mind. When he holds it up his body becomes like water.	The Aura is Shadow's mind. When he holds it up, his body becomes like water.

A comma was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Change to Dark Knight Freedan? Yes No	Change to the ultimate Dark warrior, Shadow? Yes No

Said whenever you're asked to change to Shadow. The prototype accidentally reuses the text for Freedan.

Prototype	Final USA
With your rejuvinated power you can defeat the comet,	With your rejuvenated power, defeat the comet, Dark Gaia and become the Dark Knight.

Prototype	Final USA
Dark Gaia and become the Dark Knight.	Shadow's greatest power, the Firebird, will arise when you're one with the Light Knight.

Prototype	Final USA
Shadow's greatest power, the Firebird, will arise when you're one with the Light Knight.	Only you can restore the Earth to its original condition. I'm putting all my faith in you...

Prototype	Final USA
Only you can change the Earth to its original condition. I'm putting all my faith in you...

Said in the final Dark Space of the game. The final combined some text to have 1 fewer text box. Commas were added, and some of the wording was changed.

South Cape

Prototype	Final USA
I'm the only one who returned safely...	Somehow, I made it back to South Cape...

In the prototype, Will says he was the only one to return back from the voyage. The final drops this and adds some mystery to him returning.

Prototype	Final USA
I still can't believe that my father is gone. I'll never believe it...	I still can't believe my father is gone. I'll never believe it...

The final dropped the word "that" in this dialogue.

Prototype	Final USA
When I grow up I'll be an explorer and see the world.	When I grow up, I'll be an explorer and see the world.

The final added a comma.

Prototype	Final USA
Somewhere I will meet my father...	Somewhere, I will meet my father...

Another comma added in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
That's all for today's lesson.	That's all for today's lesson.

While the text is the same, the final added a line break earlier to balance the amount of text on the second line of the text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Demons have appeared outside of town. If you go very far you must go with your parents.	Demons have appeared outside of town. If you go very far, you must go with your parents.

Yet another comma the prototype is missing.

Prototype	Final USA
Yeah, always the same place!	I'll see you guys at the usual place!

The final makes it more clear that Seth is talking about meeting everyone at the usual hangout spot.

Prototype	Final USA
I'm going there after I go home.	I have to go home first. I'll see you guys there later.

Erik's dialogue is more detailed in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
If you don't hurry home your mother will know that you were kept after school....Heh heh heh.	If you don't hurry home, your mother will think that you were kept after school....Heh heh heh.

In the prototype, their mothers will know their children were kept after school instead of think they were. Oh, and the final added yet another missing comma.

Prototype	Final USA
You have a habit of jumping down from places. Well, nothing I can do about that.	You have a habit of jumping down from places. Well, I guess I can't really stop you.

The final has a bit more personality in this dialogue.

Prototype	Final USA
You look like a fast runner. When running, push the Control Pad twice.	You look like a fast runner. To run, push the Control Pad twice.

The prototype fails to tell you how to actually run.

Prototype	Final USA
We live in troubled times, but I can't sell a weapon to a child.	We may live in troubled times, but I won't sell a weapon to a child.

The final makes it clear that the Salesman is capable of selling a weapon to you but just won't do so. The final also adds "may" in the dialogue.

Prototype	Final USA
I feel sorry for Morris.	I feel sorry for Seth.

Aside from the character name changes, the final oddly adds a line break despite Seth being shorter than Morris.

Prototype	Final USA
I understand why, he hates to see his parents fighting every day.	I understand why. He hates to see his parents fighting every day.

The final fixes the run-on sentence.

Prototype	Final USA
No sooner was the door to Morris's house opened than a jar came flying out from inside!	No sooner was the door to Seth's house opened than a jar came flying out!

Character name differences aside, the final changed this text to be less awkward.

Prototype	Final USA
What's wrong with my having a little fun on my hard-earned money!!	What's wrong with having a little fun with my hard-earned money!!

Seth's father says some amusing Engrish that was fixed in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
I put up with it for Morris's sake, but if it weren't for him I'd have left long ago!	I put up with it for Seth's sake, but if it weren't for him, I'd have left long ago!

An added comma, again.

Prototype	Final USA
My astronomer friend said something very , strange: a star is approaching the Earth.	My astronomer friend said something very strange: a star is approaching the Earth.

This time, the final removed an unnecessary comma.

Prototype	Final USA
I envy you when I see the sea breeze blowing your hair like that... I, under this scarf....	I envy you when I see the sea breeze blowing your hair like that...

Prototype	Final USA
	Not like mine, under this scarf....

This woman doesn't finish her last sentence in the prototype. This sentence was replaced in the final with a second text box that finishes what she was talking about, even if it is oddly worded.

Prototype	Final USA
My friend Eric lives here.	My friend Erik lives here.

Prototype	Final USA
This is the biggest house in South Cape. I envy people born to rich families...	This is the biggest house in South Cape. Will envied people born to rich families...

For whatever reason, the final changes the second text box from first person, present tense to third person, past tense.

Prototype	Final USA
It's the little things in life that make you rich or poor. Well, any good stories around?	It's the little things in life that make you rich or poor.

Prototype	Final USA
	Well, heard any good stories?

The last, unrelated sentence was put into another text box in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Just cleaning this big house makes my shoulders ache...	Cleaning this big house all day makes my brain ache...

Erik's mom mentions her shoulders aching in the prototype, while the final changed it to her brain aching.

Prototype	Final USA
It's strange. This game is like ( Red Light, Green Light )....	It's strange. This game is like "Red Light, Green Light"....

The final replaced the parenthesis with quotation marks.

Prototype	Final USA
How long have we been playing this....	How long have we been playing this?

The girl seems more ticked off from playing the game in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
I'm worried. There's been a lot of strange merchants lately...	I'm worried. There's been a lot of strange merchants lately doing business...

Prototype	Final USA
Doing business when demons are about and people are scared...

This woman's text in the prototype is more elaborate than what the final has.

Prototype	Final USA
Mmmm, nice smell. There's no stove, so I'll cook in this pot.	Mmmm, nice smell. There's no stove, so I'm cooking in this pot.

The man is already cooking his food; the final made sure to state that.

Prototype	Final USA
This is my house. The pie that Grandma Lola is making smells really good.	This is my house. The pie that Grandma Lola is making smells really great.

The pie smells better to Will in the final version.

Prototype	Final USA
Lola: Welcome home, Tim. Dinner isn't ready yet. Go outside and play for a while.	Lola: Welcome home, Will. Dinner isn't ready yet. Go outside and play for a while.

Name changes.

Prototype	Final USA
Hey hey. Outside the town many ghosts prowl around.	Hold it! Many demons are prowling around outside the town.

Prototype	Final USA
Didn't your teacher warn you not to spend so much time outside of town?	Didn't your teacher warn you not to leave town without your parents?

In the prototype, the man blocking the exit talks about ghosts while everyone in town talks about demons; the final changed his dialogue to be consistent. The second text box makes more sense in the final, as you haven't left town yet.

Prototype	Final USA
It's natural for us to call this seaside cave our second home.	It was natural for the four friends to call this seaside cave their second home.

Prototype	Final USA
Usually when lessons are done at the school we gather here and talk until sundown.	Usually, when lessons were done at the school,

Prototype	Final USA
	they gathered there to talk and play games until sundown.

The final again changes the text to third person. It also adds a third text box to mention that they also play games in the cave.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: What is it, Tim? It's late.	Lance: What is it, Will? It's late.

Prototype	Final USA
I'm playing cards with Morris. Wait a minute.	I'm playing cards with Seth. Wait a minute.

Name changes, again.

Prototype	Final USA
The Princess of Edward Castle is lost! They say she came to this town!	The Princess of Edward Castle has run away!

Prototype	Final USA
	They say she came to South Cape!

In the prototype, Erik mentions the Princess is lost. In the final he says she ran away. The final mentions she's in South Cape in another text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: What is it? You came in such a hurry I thought something big had happened!	Lance: That's all?

Prototype	Final USA
The princess is probably that spoiled girl Karen. Why do you like her so much?	You came in such a hurry that I thought something really big had happened!

Prototype	Final USA
	The princess is probably that spoiled girl, Kara.. The one you like so much!

The final's dialogue flows much better and makes more sense. Erik never mentions that he liked the princess beforehand, so Lance asking why he likes her so much is confusing.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: Maybe so, but soldiers will be coming to the village looking for her.	Erik: LIAR! Maybe the soldiers will come here looking for her!

Prototype	Final USA
The soldiers from Edward Castle look cool. I want to see them.	The soldiers from Edward Castle look so cool. I want a steel helmet, too.

Erik's dialogue in the final has more flavor to it.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: Tim, come over and sit next to Eric.	Lance: Will, get over here and sit next to Erik.

Lance is more demanding in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Morris: I'm not interested in girls. I like reading better.	Seth: I'm not interested in girls. I like adventures better.

The first major character difference! Seth is a bookworm in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: What, Tim? Going home already?	Lance: What, Will? Going home already?

Prototype	Final USA
It's not dinner time yet, let's play a little while longer.	It's not dinner time yet. Let's play a little while longer.

The final fixed another run-on sentence.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: He moved the statue that's in the corner of this cave.	Lance: He moved the statue that's in the corner of the cave.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim. Show me again.	Will. Show me again.

Minor differences.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: Last time he moved the statue a long way.	Erik: Last time you moved the statue a long way.

Erik is talking to you in third-person when you interact with him at this point in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: He draws it to him by waving the Flute around like a baton.	Lance: Draw it to you by spinning the Flute around like a baton.

Same with Lance.

Prototype	Final USA
Morris: Face the statue and push the LR Buttons.	Seth: Face the statue and push the L/R Buttons.

The prototype makes it sound like you have to push both L and R; in reality, pressing either one (or both) works.

Prototype	Final USA
Morris: No matter how many times I see it I'm still amazed.	Seth: No matter how many times I see it, I'm still amazed.

Prototype	Final USA
But why can you move the statue when you can't move anything else...	But why can you move the statue when you can't move anything else...?

The final added a question mark. Also, another added comma, yet again.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: If I could do that, too...	Erik: If I could only do that...

Minor changes.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: Next. Pick a card.	Lance: Next. Pick a card, any card.

Prototype	Final USA
I'll put four cards face down.	I'll put four cards face down. Pick the one you think is the Ace of Diamonds.

Prototype	Final USA
Pick up the one you think is the Ace of Diamonds.

The final condenses all the text into two text boxes.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: Pick up the one you think is the Ace of Diamonds.	Lance: Pick the one you think is the Ace of Diamonds.

More minor changes.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim picked up a card.	Will picks up a card.

Prototype	Final USA
It was obviously an Ace of Diamonds.	It is the Ace of Diamonds, of course!

The final changes it from the past tense to the present tense. It also makes it seem like more of an impressive feat.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: I'm speechless...	Erik: I'm speechless...

Prototype	Final USA
Morris. This is called a supernatural power, right?	Hey, Seth. This is some type of psychic power, right?

In the prototype, Erik asks if it's a generic supernatural power rather than a psychic power. Due to Seth being a bookworm in the prototype, it makes more sense why Erik asks him this question.

Prototype	Final USA
Morris: It's a supernatural power.	Seth: Yeah, it must be some kind of psychic power thing.

Prototype	Final USA
Just like the word says, it's super-natural....	If I didn't know any better, I'd think it was magic.

Prototype	Final USA
The human senses are seeing,	Most people have five senses... sight,

Prototype	Final USA
hearing,	hearing,

Prototype	Final USA
taste,	taste,

Prototype	Final USA
smell,	smell,

Prototype	Final USA
and touch. Five in all.	and touch.

Prototype	Final USA
I thought a supernatural power was a kind of sixth sense.	I think Will's psychic power is some kind of sixth sense.

Seth is more sure of Will having supernatural powers in the prototype. What he says about the senses flows better in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
It was already dark by the time we left the cave.	It was already dark by the time Will left the cave.

Will is the only one who left the cave at this point; the final made sure to state that.

Prototype	Final USA
The pig's wrecking the room!	The pig's wrecking the room!

Prototype	Final USA
But why is a pig in my house...	But why is there a pig in my house?

The ellipsis was replaced with a question mark.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Becky! You shouldn't be cruel to strangers!	Kara: Hamlet! You shouldn't snort at strangers!

Prototype	Final USA
Is this your house?	Is this your house?

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Yes...and so??!	Will: Yeah...so?

The prototype makes more sense since Hamlet was wrecking the house and literally pushed Will out of the way when he attempted to go up the stairs. Will also has a stronger reaction to a stranger being in his house in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: You look a little shabby....	Kara: Frankly, you look a little shabby....

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Well, excuse me...!!	Will: Well, excuse me...!!

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Your father? Mother? Not here, eh?	Kara: Your father? Mother? Not here, huh?

Kara is very slightly less rude in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: I know. Olman, the explorer. He met with an accident.	Kara: I know. Olman, the explorer. They say he was lost.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: He'll come back some day.	Will: He'll come back some day.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Are you mad? ...No.	Kara: Are you sad? ...No?

Prototype	Final USA
I'd be sad, if it were me. I'm sorry...	I'd be sad, if it were me. I'm sorry...

Kara is really trying to get on Will's nerves in the prototype. Asking if Will is mad is a typo, since she talks about being sad in the following text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Lola: Welcome home, Tim. When I sing opera I lose track of time... Dinner's not ready yet.	Welcome home, Will. When I sing opera, I lose track of the time...

Prototype	Final USA
	Dinner's not ready yet.

You guessed it, another comma added in the final. The final also added a second text box to better fit the change in subject.

Prototype	Final USA
Bill: Oh, my! I haven't sung this well in a long time.	Bill: Oh, my! I haven't sung like this in a long time.

Prototype	Final USA
Your grandmother Lola used to be a singer.	Your grandmother Lola used to be a singer.

Prototype	Final USA
I fell in love with her voice. That's why I proposed to her.	I fell in love with her voice. That's why I married her.

Bill says he proposed to Lola because of her voice in the prototype. In the final, he says her voice is why he married her.

Prototype	Final USA
Soldier: Princess! I've been looking for you!	Soldier:Princess! I've been looking for you!

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: I don't know you. Get out!	Kara: I don't know you. Be gone!

Prototype	Final USA
Soldier: What are you saying? If I don't take you home I lose my head.	Soldier: What are you saying? If I don't take you home, I'll lose my head?

The final enigmatically adds a question mark at the end of the soldier's text. And what else? Another added comma, again!

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: You're mistaken. I'm Bobongo, the flower seller.	Kara: What do I care if you lose your head?

Prototype	Final USA
Soldier: Princess!	Soldier: Princess!

Prototype	Final USA
Do you think I'd be taken in by such a bold-faced lie?	Do you think I have nothing better to do than chase you down?

Prototype	Final USA
I must take you home, it's the King's orders!	I must take you home. It's the King's orders!

A very interesting change. Kara lies about her identity in the prototype, whereas she states she simply doesn't care about the soldier in the final. The prototype's dialogue here is more entertaining as a result. Even more interesting is that Kara's text color changes in the prototype when she tries to conceal her identity.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: I'm sorry I lied to you. I'm King Edward's daughter Karen.	Kara: I'm sorry I lied to you. I'm King Edward's daughter, Kara.

Prototype	Final USA
Your name is Tim? I don't think this is our first meeting. Let's be good friends.	Will. I feel as though we've met before, as if we were good friends.

The final's dialogue is worded better overall, but what she says is addressed to Will and she didn't lie to him at all in the final. In the prototype, Kara suddenly making friends with Will while being physically dragged by soldiers is a bit odd. Also, another comma.

Prototype	Final USA
Bill: It's that girl who likes to play practical jokes. Heh heh heh.	Bill: So, that girl likes to play practical jokes. Heh heh heh.

While Bill is referring to Kara in the prototype, Kara isn't present at this point. The final fixes this, but the part about joking has less of an impact since she didn't lie about her identity.

Prototype	Final USA
Lola: Edward Castle... There's an big viaduct under the castle.	Lola: Edward Castle... There's a big viaduct under the castle.

Prototype	Final USA
I'm the one who built that waterway maze.	Your grandfather designed it.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: What! Really?	Will: What! Really?

The prototype incorrectly uses "an" to refer to the big viaduct. Lola mistakenly mentions she built it in the prototype; in the final, she says Bill (Will's grandfather) built it. In the prototype, Lola also mentions it's a maze.

Prototype	Final USA
There's a prison under that castle.	There's a prison under the castle.

Prototype	Final USA
It's built like a maze to keep the prisoners from escaping.	It's built like a maze to keep the prisoners from escaping.

Prototype	Final USA
I feel bad that I built a prison where people are punished...	I feel bad that I built a prison where people disappear and are never heard from again.

Minor changes until the last text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Bill: Tim, do you think Lola's meals have been a little strange lately?	Bill: Will, do you think Lola's meals have been a little strange lately?

Prototype	Final USA
Last night soybeans and rice. Before that fish curry. Can't stand it!	Last night, licorich and rice. Before that, mouse fritters. I can't stand it anymore!

Prototype	Final USA
Sometimes old people, if they're surrounded by problems, get a little forgetful.	Sometimes old people, if they're surrounded by problems, get a little forgetful.

Prototype	Final USA
Maybe there's something bothering her that she can't talk about...	Maybe there's something bothering her that she can't talk about...

The prototype mentions a different array of foods that are merely odd, which the final changes to recipes that are outright absurd. Additionally, there's not one, but two commas missing in the prototype!

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Finally, we had meat pie for dinner. With whipped cream...	Will: We sat down to a feast of snail pie... with whipped cream!

Prototype	Final USA
I only got one piece, but Grandpa Bill ate three pieces.	I only got one piece, but Grandpa Bill ate half the pie.

Prototype	Final USA
That night I dreamed that Karen and I took a trip around the world...	That night Will dreamed that Kara and he took a trip around the world...

Will's family had a meat pie for dinner in the prototype, whereas they had a feast of snail pie in the final, and the amount of food Grandpa Bill ate in the final was changed to be relative to the whole pie. The final's last text box was changed to third person.

Prototype	Final USA
And the next morning something began to happened...	And the next morning something began to happen...

The prototype contains a morning dose of Engrish.

Prototype	Final USA
Bill: Morning. I had to eat Lola's pie again this morning. Hmphh.	Bill: I had more snail pie for breakfast. I left you a slice.

Bill greets Will in the prototype. The final makes it a bit more clear that he ate leftovers from last night.

Prototype	Final USA
Lola: Good morning, Tim. A letter has come for you from King Edward.	Lola: Good morning, Will. A letter has come for you from King Edward.

Prototype	Final USA
This is what is written in the letter.	This is what is written in the letter.

Prototype	Final USA
Bring the Crystal Ring from Olman's effects to Edward Castle. King Edward	Bring the Crystal Ring from Olman's things to Edward Castle. King Edward

The prototype mistakenly calls Olman's "things" his "effects."

Prototype	Final USA
Lola: I've been in a bad mood ever since I saw this letter.	Lola: I've been in a bad mood ever since I saw this letter.

Prototype	Final USA
Oh, Tim. I'll teach you a spell.When I'm upset, humming this tune makes me feel better.	Oh, Will. I'll teach you a spell. When I'm upset, humming this tune makes me feel better.

Aside from name differences, there's a space missing between the second and third sentences of the second text box in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Even though I'd never heard it before, it seemed oddly familiar.	Even though Will had never heard it before, it seemed oddly familiar.

The final once again changes first person text into third person.

Prototype	Final USA
Bill: A crystal ring... Never heard of it.	Bill: A crystal ring...? Never heard of it.

Prototype	Final USA
There was nothing like that in the luggage your father, Olman, left behind.	There was nothing like that in the luggage your father, Olman, left behind.

Prototype	Final USA
Maybe we could go to Edward Castle. We could see the princess from yesterday. Heh heh.	Maybe we could go to Edward Castle. We could see the princess. Heh heh.

Relatively minor changes overall.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: It's a day off from our studies. Let's do something.	Lance: It's a day off from school. Let's have some fun.

The final fixed the second sentence, as Lance says this when already playing at the usual hangout spot.

Post-Edward's Prison

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: My Grandpa and Grandma?!	Will: My Grandparents?!

Will refers to both his grandparents at the same time in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Grandpa Bill!	Kara: Grandpa Bill!

An extra space was removed in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Ooooh!!! Tim!! Come here! Save me! It's terrible, terrible!	Kara: Ooooh!!! Will!! Come here! Quick! It's terrible, terrible!

Kara is crying for help for some reason in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Look at this wall! This mark, a black panther...	Kara: Look at the wall!

Prototype	Final USA
The Black Panther's been here!!	This mark, a jackal... The Jackal's here!

Some text was moved into the second text box. The Jackal is called the "Black Panther" in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen:He's an assassin hired by my mother!!	Kara: He's the hunter hired by my mother!!

Another assassin to hunter change.

Prototype	Final USA
Once he starts after you there's no stopping him.	Once he starts after you, there's no stopping him.

Localization was probably annoyed at having to look out for so many missing commas.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: It's OK. Your Grandpa Bill and Grandma Lola are safe.	Lilly: It's OK. Your Grandpa and Grandma are safe.

Lilly mentions their actual names in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: The Itory village.	Lilly: Itory village.

The final removed "the" from this text.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: I've never been to a village like this!	Kara: I've never heard of this village!

Kara's text in the prototype is odd since the party never went to Itory village yet.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: Naturally.	Lilly: Naturally. My village has a barrier around it.

Prototype	Final USA
My village has a barrier around it. Ordinary people can't see it.	Ordinary people like you can't see it.

Text was moved around in the final. Lilly also calls Kara ordinary in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: I'm going too!	Kara: I'm going, too!

Commas, gotta love 'em.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: It's dangerous for a princess.	Lilly: It's far too dangerous for a princess.

The journey is made out to be more dangerous in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Nothing can stop me! I do whatever I want!!	Kara: You can't stop royalty! I do whatever I want!!

Kara defends herself with her royalty in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: Before we go to my village should we meet the townspeople?	Lilly: Before we go to my village, should we meet the townspeople?

I'd like another comma with that, please.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: Is that OK? To see how things are in the village?	Lilly: Is that OK? We should see how things are in the village.

Minor changes.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: What happened, Tim? You look so gloomy.	Lance: What happened, Will? You look so gloomy.

The final added a line break.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: Are you determined to go? Yes No	Lilly: Are you ready to go? Yes No

Lilly's question makes more sense in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: Are you ignorant of the world!?	Lilly: Are you totally ignorant of the world!?

A word was added in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Hey, Tim is my friend!? Yes, of course. I don't understand...	Kara: Hey, Will, aren't you my friend, too!?

Prototype	Final USA
	Yes, of course. I, umm, I'm going to the village.

The final moved the options to a second text box and has a different second option.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: I'm glad, Tim. Let's go hand in hand.	Kara: I'm glad, Will. Let's go hand in hand.

The second line break is at different points in both versions.

Prototype	Final USA
The three set off for Lilly's village together.	Together, the three set off for Lilly's village.

Edward's Castle

Prototype	Final USA
This is King Edward's castle. Be courteous. Even so, the King is very strict.	This is King Edward's castle. Be courteous and know that the King is very strict.

The soldier's dialogue flows better in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
In exchange I will give you one Red Jewel.	In exchange, I will give you one Red Jewel.

A missing comma in the prototype was added in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Recently an assassin was hired. I wonder what the King is thinking...	Recently, a hunter was hired. I wonder what the King is thinking...

The maid refers to the assassin as a hunter in the final. The overall meaning doesn't change, but it's less clear what kind of hunter was hired in the final. And yet another missing comma was added in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Soldier: This is the underground prison. Ordinary people can't enter.	Soldier: This is the underground prison. Innocent people can't enter.

The soldier's text makes a bit more sense in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Who...who are you...	I... I love... you...

The soldier doesn't show that he likes the maid very much in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Well, he's embarrassed...	Well, he's shy...

Prototype	Final USA
I'm sure that somewhere in the world there is someone who is thinking of me.	I'm glad that somewhere in the world there is someone who is thinking of me.

The prototype's text implies that the soldier doesn't like the maid and the maid is hopeful, whereas the final shows the maid's gratitude because the soldier confessed his love to her.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: My guest?	Kara: A guest?

Kara implies that she was expecting Will in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Soldier: This is just a poor boy.	Soldier: This is just a shabby boy.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: It's me, Karen!	Will: It's me, Kara.

The soldier calls Will "poor" in the prototype but "shabby" in the final. Will also seems more excited to see Kara in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Recently something very strange has happened in. the castle.	Recently, something very strange has happened in the castle.

Prototype	Final USA
My mother has hired an assassin. It's ominous...	My mother has hired a famous hunter. It's ominous...

The final adds a comma and fixes the period in the middle of the sentence. Another assassin to hunter change; this time, the hunter is famous in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: I feel uneasy. My father and mother seem to have changed.	Kara: I feel scared. My father and mother seem to have changed

Kara's concern is more serious in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Please come here, Tim.	Kara: Please come back, Will.

The final makes more sense since Will is already there.

Prototype	Final USA
Soldier: So you are Tim. Sorry to have kept you waiting. Let's go see King Edward.	Soldier: So you are Will.

Prototype	Final USA
	Sorry to have kept you waiting. Let's go see King Edward.

The text is the same, but the final separated the dialogue into two text boxes.

Prototype	Final USA
Queen Edward: The king sent you the letter. Talk to him.	Queen Edwina: The King sent you the letter. Talk to him.

Queen Edwina is called "Queen Edward" in the prototype. King was capitalized in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
King Edward: You are Tim? You look so shabby.	King Edward: You're Will? You look so...shabby.

Minor grammatical changes in the first sentence. King Edward pauses before calling Will shabby in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
King Edward: Hmm? Are you lying to me?!	King Edward: Hmm? Are you lying to me, young whelp?!

Prototype	Final USA
That's what I thought! Guards!! Throw this scoundrel in prison!!	Guards!! Throw this impudent weasel in prison!!

King Edward somehow knew Will wasn't going to bring the ring in the prototype. This was changed in the final along with the names he calls Will.

Prototype	Final USA
Queen Edward: Did you say Ma'am??!	Queen Edwina: Did you say Ma'am??!

Queen Edwina is called "Queen Edward" in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Don't let the King find you... Then I'll take care of the Princess.	Don't let the King find you... Please take care of the Princess.

The maid considers if you fail in the prototype and if you succeed in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
You've escaped many times from the prison...	You've escaped from the prison...

Will escaped only once from the prison, so this doesn't make as much sense in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Was the guard asleep outside? His nickname is "Old Sleepyhead". Sleeping again.	Was the guard asleep outside? His nickname is "Old Snorehead." Sleeping again.

The guard's nickname is different between versions. A period was moved inside the quotation marks in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Her name is Peggy. Cute, isn't she?	Kara: His name is Hamlet. Cute, isn't he?

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: She's very smart. She has some kind of strange power...	Kara: He's very smart. He has some kind of strange pig power...

Another major change! Hamlet is named Peggy in the prototype and is female instead of male. Kara mentions a generic strange power that is a more specific "strange pig power" in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Oh, wait! It will be a long trip, we should take food!	Karen: Oh, wait! It will be a long trip, we should take food!

Prototype	Final USA
Would you go to the cellar for me?	Would you go to the cellar with me?

Localization forgot to change Kara's name in the first text box! Yet, they changed the second to mention that she wants to go with Will instead of have him go alone.

Prototype	Final USA
You have the large roast!	You've found a large, yummy roast leg of yak!

The final mentions that you actually got something and is more detailed about what it is. Interestingly, the item description for this in the final is "Large Roast from Edward Castle."

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: At last we leave.	Kara: At last, we leave.

You guessed it; another comma.

Edward's Prison

Prototype	Final USA
Anyway, we have to think of a way to get out of here.	Anyway, I have to think of a way to get out of here.

Will's alone at this point in the game, so the plural reference in the prototype was changed to be singular.

Prototype	Final USA
Those prisoners must have been encouraged by this moss....	Those prisoners must have been encouraged by any sign of life....

The final makes it more clear why the prisoners would be encouraged.

Prototype	Final USA
For some reason he really misses Grandma Lola's pie...	For some reason, he really misses Grandma Lola's creative cuisine...

The final mentions that Will misses Lola's cooking, whereas the prototype only talks about the pie. Another missing comma added in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
A familiar voice from the Flute resounds in his hollow ears...	A familiar voice speaks from the flute.

The final is more direct about what is happening. Flute is capitalized in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Father! Where are you?!	Will: Uh, sure, Dad! Where are you?!

Minor changes.

Prototype	Final USA
I have something to ask of you. Listen... Yes, if it's your wish, I won't forsake you!	I have something to ask of you. Listen... Yes, if it's your wish! No! You deserted me!

The first option in the final replaced the comma with an exclamation mark. The final's second option is a harsh no answer that the prototype doesn't have.

Prototype	Final USA
I, too, was once connected with this prison. Look at the left-hand wall.	I, too, was once held in this cell. Look at the left-hand wall.

The use of "connected" in the prototype gives off an unintended meaning; the final fixes this. Line breaks are also used differently between versions here.

Prototype	Final USA
Flute: Have you heard anything from your Grandpa Bill?	Flute; Have you heard anything from Grandpa Bill?

Another minor change.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Grandpa? He was an architect ...	Will: Grandpa? He was an architect...

A space before the ellipsis was removed.

Prototype	Final USA
Flute: Starting now you will encounter a terrible thing.	Flute: Starting now, you will encounter a terrible thing.

Yep, another comma.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: A terrible thing...?	Will: Do I have to...?

Will questions what the terrible thing is in the prototype; in the final, he questions if he has to encounter it.

Prototype	Final USA
Flute: Pick up the stone your enemy left. The power of the Crystal is contained there.	Flute: Pick up the stone your enemy left.

Prototype	Final USA
That power will prove to be your ally....	The power of the Crystal is contained there.

Prototype	Final USA
	That power will prove to be your ally....

The final moved text around and added a third text box.

Prototype	Final USA
You must make a pilgrimage to the ruins of the world to find the Mystic Dolls.	You must make a pilgrimage to the ruins of the world to find the Mystic Statues.

The Mystic Statues are called Mystic Dolls in the prototype. The name was likely changed to sound more engaging.

Prototype	Final USA
The closer you get to the Crystal the stronger the evil power is ...	The closer you get to the Crystal, the stronger the evil power will be...

The final is more coherent. Another comma added, yet again.

Prototype	Final USA
Time... No time... Quickly... First to the Inca ruins...	Will... No time... Quickly... First to the Incan ruins...

The Incan ruins are called the Inca ruins in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
The flute's voice gets softer and disappears.	The flute's voice fades and disappears.

Yet another minor change.

Prototype	Final USA
What? There's a letter and a key tied to its tail...	What luck! There's a letter and a key tied to its tail...

Will is more excited in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
I was surprised to hear that you're in prison.	Sorry to hear that you're in prison.

Kara apologizes in the final. The prototype forgets to add a space between each line to reflect that it's a letter.

Prototype	Final USA
I also am imprisoned in a way. Tonight I will leave the castle.	I too am a prisoner --in a prison of silk and gold.

Prototype	Final USA
You also will be free. Karen	But tonight I will leave the castle forever.

Prototype	Final USA
	You also will be free. Kara

The final elaborated on how Kara felt she was imprisoned. It also moved the part about leaving the castle into another text box, totaling 3 text boxes.

Prototype	Final USA
Hey! What did you do!!	Hey! What are you doing!!

Lilly says this when you damage her in her flower form. The final reworded it to make it clearer that she's talking about hitting her.

Prototype	Final USA
When you defeat the enemies a shiny silver Dark Gem will appear.	When you defeat the enemies, a shiny silver Dark Gem will appear.

Prototype	Final USA
If you collect 100 of these you gain 1 life...	If you collect 100 of these, you gain one life...

A comma was inserted, again. The final referenced the number one in its word form and added an extra line break.

Prototype	Final USA
Strange Voice: The door won't open unless you push both switches at the same time.	Strange Voice: The door won't open unless you push this switch on the count of three.

Prototype	Final USA
When I shout, push the switches.	When I shout, push the switch.

The instructions are clearer in the final, as there's no way to push both switches at the same time on your own.

Prototype	Final USA
When the enemies are destroyed Tim can return to his original shape...	When the enemies are destroyed, Will can return to his original shape...

Another added comma and an extra line break in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Why... why do you know a melody you could only have heard from us?	How... How do you know a melody you could only have heard from us?

Lilly asks why in the prototype and how in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: I have had some of her pie, with the unusual taste.	Lilly: I have had some of her pie. It tastes rather unusual, doesn't it?

Minor changes, again.

Itory Village

Prototype	Final USA
The melody, carried on the wind, spread out over the meadow.	The melody, carried on the wind, spread over the meadow.

The word "out" was removed in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
There's a barrier around this Itory village. Most people can't see it.	There's a barrier around this village. Most people can't see it.

Prototype	Final USA
She's getting to be a bother....	The princess is getting to be a bother....

Prototype	Final USA
On the road all I heard was "My feet hurt, I'm thirsty".	On the road, all I heard was "My feet hurt, I'm thirsty." I'm tired of hearing it.

Prototype	Final USA
I'm tired of hearing it.

Itory was removed from the first text box in the final. Who Lilly is talking to in the second text box was also cleared up. Lastly, the final fixed a grammatical error in the third text box and combined the prototype's fourth text box with the third.

Prototype	Final USA
Lola: Tim! Tim! Here!	Lola: Will! Will! Over here!

Name differences aside, the final added a word.

Prototype	Final USA
A man called the Black Panther came here with some soldiers...	A man called the Jackal came to the house with some soldiers...

The final fixed the dialogue, as the Jackal clearly didn't come to Itory Village.

Prototype	Final USA
Lola: Grandpa is panicking.	Lola: Grandpa panicked.

Prototype	Final USA
I destroyed their stomachs with a poisoned apple pie.	I destroyed their digestion with a poisoned marsupial pie.

Grandpa shouldn't be panicking since he's safe and sound. The final fixed this. The poisoned pie Lola fed them is different between versions.

Prototype	Final USA
Lola: Right. Lilly, thank you. I didn't know that Princess Karen came, too.	Lola: Lilly, thank you. I didn't know that Princess Kara came, too.

Lola remembers to thank Lilly in the prototype whereas she just does it in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim. This is my house.	Will. This is my house. You can look around the village, but then come back here.

Prototype	Final USA
You can look around the village, but then come back here.

The two text boxes were merged into one in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: The Elder is in the flower garden.He's very old, but very wise. Shall we go see him?	Lilly: The Elder is in the flower garden. He's very old, but very wise. Shall we go see him?

The final added a space after the first sentence.

Prototype	Final USA
The Incas who lived here were a tribe without a written culture.	The Incas who lived here were a tribe without a written language.

A "written culture" doesn't make much sense, so the final fixed it.

Prototype	Final USA
Even in seemingly meaningless melodies there is meaning.	Even in seemingly meaningless melodies, there is a message.

The comma adder strikes back. The last word was changed to sound better.

Prototype	Final USA
The ruins are an ancient tomb.Why can't you leave it alone....	The ruins are an ancient tomb. Why can't you leave them alone?

The woman doesn't ask a question in the prototype, and there's a space missing after the first sentence. The final referred to the ruins in plural form.

Prototype	Final USA
Many people have come here to gather Inca gold.	Many people have come here to gather Incan gold.

Prototype	Final USA
But many who set foot in the Inca ruins have never returned...	But many who set foot in the Incan ruins have never returned...

Inca was changed to Incan in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Then all around the world persons with strange diseases and lost people increased...	Then, all around the world, disease and famine began to increase...

The final improves the weirdly phrased sentence. Also, more added commas.

Prototype	Final USA
It's said a messenger appeared here when the ancient world was about to be destroyed.	It's said that a messenger appeared here when the ancient world was about to be destroyed.

Minor word addition.

Prototype	Final USA
Elder: It's here. In the flowers. I've lived too long.	Elder: I'm here. In the flowers. I've lived too long.

The Elder's dialogue was fixed to mention what "it" is.

Prototype	Final USA
Elder: Your mother Shira was your grandparents, Bill and Lola's only daughter.	Elder: Your mother, Shira, was the only daughter of your grandparents, Bill and Lola.

Even more commas were added. The text was also rewritten to sound less awkward.

Prototype	Final USA
All of the Itory tribe have a strange power,	All of the Itory tribe have a strange power, but Shira's was especially strong.

Prototype	Final USA
but Shira's was especially strong.	She made a barrier to hide the town, but your father came through it easily.

Prototype	Final USA
She made a barrier to hide the town, but your father came through it easily.	Come to think of it, he was unusual, too...

Prototype	Final USA
Come to think of it, he was unusual, too...	Were you summoned by your father? Yes No

Prototype	Final USA
That's why you were summoned by your father? Yes No

The final merged two text boxes together. The question asked is slightly different between versions.

Prototype	Final USA
Elder: An obedient son, unlike your father.	Elder: A disobedient son, unlike your father.

The Elder oddly praises Will after answering no to his second question in the prototype. The final fixed this.

Prototype	Final USA
Elder: Good. I will entrust you with the Inca Statue handed down to the village.	Elder: Good. I will entrust you with the Incan Statue handed down to the village.

Prototype	Final USA
The statues are the key to the Incan riddle. Untouched by human hands for hundreds of years.	The statues are the key to the Incan riddle-- untouched by human hands for hundreds of years.

Prototype	Final USA
One statue is enshrined in the cave below. Use all your skill to get it.	One statue is enshrined in the cave below. Use all your skill to find it.

More Inca to Incan changes. The final continues the sentence in the second text box with hyphens and mentions using skill to find it. The last change might have been made to hint at obtaining Psycho Dash before entering the cave.

Prototype	Final USA
You have Inca Statue A.	You've found Incan Statue A.

Prototype	Final USA
You've found Inca Statue A! But your inventory is full!	You've found Incan Statue A! But your inventory is full!

Once again, the prototype fails to mention that you obtained something, although its full inventory version of the text does. Even more Inca to Incan changes.

Prototype	Final USA
Elder: Oooh, that's the Inca Statue!! Good job!	Elder: Oooh, that's the Incan Statue!! Good job!

Prototype	Final USA
I wonder if you were put on this earth to solve the Inca riddle...	I wonder if you were put on this earth to solve the Incan riddle.

Inca to Incan, again. More line breaks were added in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
I'll tell you a legend handed down here.	I'll tell you a legend handed down by our people.

Prototype	Final USA
Put the statue on the Larai Cliff below the ruins, where spirit's breath cannot reach.	Put the statue on the Larai Cliff below the ruins, where the spirits' breath cannot reach.

Minor changes in both text boxes.

Prototype	Final USA
Elder: It's said the Moon Tribe has one more.	Elder: It's said that the Moon Tribe has one more.

Another minor change.

Prototype	Final USA
Bill: Was the Elder still fine?	Bill: How is the Elder?

Prototype	Final USA
When you fought the demon at Edward Castle did you find a shiny silver stone?	When you fought the demon at Edward Castle, did you find a shiny silver stone?

Bill didn't meet the Elder very long ago, so the final changed the dialogue to match. And our good old friend, commas, were added. Again.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: No! It's too dangerous for young girls!	Lilly: No! It's too dangerous for princesses!

It's easy to see why this was changed: Lilly is a young girl herself.

Moon Tribe Camp

Prototype	Final USA
Strange Voice:Guess who? Cotton candy's relative Bird man, Old man's ghost...	Strange Voice: Guess who? Cotton candy's relative Bird man Old man's ghost...

A space was added on the first line and the comma on the third line was removed.

Prototype	Final USA
Strange Voice: Eeeh, wrong! Actually, we are the Moon Tribe.	Strange Voice: Wrong! Actually, we are the Moon Tribe, also known as "Shadows."

Prototype	Final USA
Also known as "Shadows".

The final combined the two text boxes into one and moved the period inside the quotation marks.

Prototype	Final USA
We saw the destruction of the Inca Empire.	We saw the destruction of the Incan Empire.

Prototype	Final USA
The Inca Statue sleeps in the cave below... If you like, we'll give it to you.	The Incan Statue sleeps in the cave below... If you like, we'll give it to you.

Yet even more Inca to Incan changes.

Prototype	Final USA
It's come 4 times, every 800 years. The more light reaches you, the stronger the Dark Power.	Moon Tribe: It comes once every 800 years. This is the fourth time.

Prototype	Final USA
What will be born of the light this time....	The more light that reaches you, the stronger the Dark Power.

Prototype	Final USA
	What will be born of the light this time...

The final added a speaker to the text, rewrote it to be more coherent, and moved some text into another text box.

Prototype	Final USA
One of my party has been kidnapped.	Moon Tribe: One of my party has been kidnapped.

The prototype forgot to mention the speaker again.

Prototype	Final USA
Moon Tribe: Yes.You're bright, but you're still immature.	Moon Tribe: Yes. You're bright, but you're still immature.

The final added a space after the first sentence.

Prototype	Final USA
Horrible creatures whose hearts are filled with hatred and destruction.	They are horrible creatures whose hearts are filled with hatred and destruction.

Prototype	Final USA
If you can destroy them within 20 seconds, I'll give you the Inca Statue. Ku ku ku...	If you can destroy them within 20 seconds, I'll give you the Incan Statue. Ku ku ku...

The final added a few words and added a line break to compensate for the extra text. You guessed it; another Inca to Incan change.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: (I can't go without the Inca Statue...)	Will: (I can't go without the Incan Statue...)

The prototype interestingly has Will's thoughts in a letter format for this text box. The final removed the spaces at the start of the second and third lines and changed Inca to Incan.

Prototype	Final USA
Moon Tribe: In that case I can't give you the statue. Ku ku ku...	Moon Tribe: In that case, I can't give you the statue. Ku ku ku...

Another comma the localization team added.

Prototype	Final USA
Then I'll give you the Inca Statue.	Then I'll give you the Incan Statue.

Inca to Incan...you probably guessed when you saw a capital I.

Prototype	Final USA
You've got Inca Statue B!	You've got Incan Statue B!

And again! This time, the extra letter forced a line break in the final's.

Prototype	Final USA
You've found Inca Statue B! But your inventory is full!	You've found Incan Statue B! But your inventory is full!

This is the same as Incan Statue A's inventory full text aside from "A" being changed to "B."

Prototype	Final USA
There are 2 statues. Go to the Inca ruins? Yes No	There are two statues. Go to the Incan ruins? Yes No

And yet again! The number two was referenced by its word form as well.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: I know you're lying. I know Tim's going, no matter what you say.	Lilly: Will, I know you're. lying. You must go no matter what you say.

The final tidied up this text a bit but mistakenly placed a period where it shouldn't belong in the process.

Prototype	Final USA
I don't want to fight the demons, but if my father's alive I'll risk anything to see him.	I don't want to fight the demons, but if my father's alive, I'll risk anything to see him.

More late night comma additions for the localization team.

Prototype	Final USA
They headed to the Inca ruins.	They headed to the Incan ruins.

We all knew this one was coming.

Inca Ruins

Prototype	Final USA
They say that this is where the puzzle of the Inca legend is hidden.	They say that this is where the puzzle of the Incan legend is hidden.

Yup, more Inca to Incan changes.

Prototype	Final USA
That's probably the Inca Gold Ship in the story.	That's probably the Incan Gold Ship in the story.

Yup, more Inca to Incan changes. Again.

Prototype	Final USA
I see. I'll wait for you here. OK?	I'll wait for you here. OK?

Minor change.

Prototype	Final USA
"Put the statue on the Larai Cliff below the ruins, where the spirit's breath cannot reach.	"Put the statue on the Larai Cliff below the ruins, where the spirits' breath cannot reach.

Prototype	Final USA
The valley wind will lead you to the Gold Ship". Remember?	The valley wind will lead you to the Gold Ship".

The final changed it to refer to multiple spirits. It also dropped the last word.

Larai Cliff

Prototype	Final USA
You found the diamond-shaped Block!	You found the diamond-shaped block!

A line break was added earlier, and block was changed to lowercase.

Prototype	Final USA
Father, please come back alive.	Father, please come back alive. Nana

Prototype	Final USA
Nana When you find the Gold Ship, buy a Kruk. Sabas	When you find the Gold Ship, buy a Kruk. Sabas

The prototype accidentally had Nana's signature in the second text box.

Prototype	Final USA
If I can move that gold statue I can pass...	If I can move that gold statue, I can pass...

Another instance of the prototype missing a comma.

Prototype	Final USA
Stepping on a gold tile emits a sound.	Stepping on a gold tile emits a sound.

Prototype	Final USA
There are 4 gold tiles. Stand on each of the four tiles at the same time.	There are four gold tiles.

Prototype	Final USA
	Stand on each of the four tiles at the same time.

The final splits up the text into another text box and references the first four in its word form.

Prototype	Final USA
I have succeeded in deciphering the Inca Melody of the Wind.	I have succeeded in deciphering the Incan Melody of the Wind.

Inca to Incan.

Gold Ship

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: This is the Inca Gold Ship?!	Will: This is the Incan Gold Ship?!

Originally, Inca. Now, Incan.

Prototype	Final USA
Look, look! The King has returned!	Look, look! The King has returned!

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: (I'm the King???)	And he's much shorter!

A rather significant change. The final replaced Will's thoughts with another sentence from the Incan. The "(I'm the King???)" text is shown after interacting with another Incan in both versions but not for this one in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
The Queen is in her stateroon. Please show her that you're OK.	The Queen is in her stateroom. Please show her that you're OK.

The final fixed a typo.

Prototype	Final USA
Through the darkness a bright light is visible in front of the cave...	Through the darkness, a bright light is visible in front of the cave...

The final fixed a grammatical error. As expected, a missing comma.

Prototype	Final USA
Since then she has thought of nothing but him.	Since then, she has thought of nothing but him.

Aaaand again.

Prototype	Final USA
As you were told, until now I've been guarding the Mystery Doll of the Wind.	As you were told, until now I've been guarding the Mystic Statue of the Wind.

Prototype	Final USA
That's the statue you were awarded by the spirits.	That's the statue you were awarded by the spirits.

Prototype	Final USA
It's in the jewel box in the storehouse below, look for yourself.	It's in the jewel box in the storehouse below, Look for yourself.

The Inca Queen refers to the Mystic Statues as the "Mystery Doll" in the prototype for some reason. The final is 1 out of 2 steps away from completely fixing the run-on sentence in the last text box.

Prototype	Final USA
This is the King. The Mystic Doll is in this box.	The Mystic Statue is in this box.

Everyone is referring to Will as the King instead of the Incan saying this, so it's no surprise the final omitted the first sentence. This Incan refers to the Mystic Statue as the Mystic Doll.

Prototype	Final USA
It's a Mystic Doll!	It's a Mystic Statue!

Another Doll to Statue change.

Prototype	Final USA
Guard: King, look there. The ship is coming out of the cave!	Guard: Oh short King, look there. The ship is coming out of the cave!

The Guard on the crow's nest points out that Will is short in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: I was in a deep sleep, and was pulled deep inside a dream.	Will: I fell into a deep sleep, and was pulled inside a dream.

The final words this text better.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: Wait. Don't call it a strange town. I was I was born there.	Lilly: Wait. Don't call it strange. I was born there.

The final fixed an error and omitted a word from the second sentence.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: It's strange enough. It's invisible.	Lance: It's invisible.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim. You can't go on a journey without telling us.	I'd call that pretty strange.

Prototype	Final USA
Since we're friends we have to share good times and bad.	Will. You can't go on a journey without telling us.

Prototype	Final USA
	Since we're friends, we have to share good times and bad.

The final spiced up Lance's dialogue a little and moved the changed text into its own text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: They perished waiting for the Inca King's return...	Kara: They perished waiting for the King's return...

The final dropped the word Inca.

Prototype	Final USA
There's a gold ring on her long slender finger...	There's a gold ring on her long, slender, bony finger...

This text was changed to be more descriptive. The final added commas in between the adjectives.

Prototype	Final USA
This is the shiniest of all the artifacts.	This is the most valuable of all the artifacts.

The prototype's text doesn't make the ring sound as valuable as it is.

Prototype	Final USA
I want this ring. It's so pretty, I really like it.	I want the ring. It's so pretty. I really must have it.

The final fixes a run-on sentence and changed the text to show how much Kara wants the ring.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: Maybe it's Riverson!	Lilly: Maybe it belongs to Riverson!

Prototype	Final USA
In this part of the ocean there are fish that are as dangerous as demons!!	In this part of the ocean, there are fish that are as dangerous as, well, sharks!!

In the prototype, Lilly talks about what's attacking the ship. The final oddly changed it to talk about the ring. The final also toned down how dangerous Riverson is.

Prototype	Final USA
A big fish ran into the ship! Sob...	A huge, enormous, giant fish ran into the ship! Sob...

Riverson's size was emphasized more in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Morris has been eaten! Sob...	He was swallowed! Gulp...Sob...

Erik presents the situation a bit differently in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: Aaaaah! That fish again! We'll be eaten!!	Erik: Aaaggh! It's that fish again! We'll all be dessert!

Same here.

Will's Dream

Prototype	Final USA
Tim's Mother Shira: Look in the sky. The comet is so beautiful.	Will's Mother, Shira: Look in the sky. The comet is so beautiful.

A comma was added to show that Shira is Will's mother.

Prototype	Final USA
Some say it's an unlucky star, some say it's a lucky star...	Some say it's an unlucky star. Some say it's a lucky star...

The final fixed the run-on sentence.

Adrift

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Of course. You were unconscious for more than half a day.	Kara: Of course, you were unconscious for more than half a day.

The two sentences were combined into one.

Prototype	Final USA
Don't think about the future, let's just enjoy drifting.	Don't think about the future. Let's just enjoy drifting.

A run-on sentence was fixed.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Beautiful....	Kara: Beautiful.... Even after seeing it all day, I still never get tired of it.

Prototype	Final USA
Even after seeing it all day, I still never get tired of it.

The final combined everything into one text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen just stared at the fish all day. I couldn't stand it.	Kara just stared at the fish all day. Will couldn't stand it.

Prototype	Final USA
I walked around on the raft, and talked to Karen many times.	He walked around on the raft and talked to Kara many times.

Prototype	Final USA
A minute seemed like forever. But I could hear the march of time.	A minute seemed like forever. But he could hear the march of time.

The final changed the dialogue from first person to third person and removed a comma in the second text box.

Prototype	Final USA
If anyone reads this please save us... Samas	If anyone reads this, please save us... Sam

Sam's name is "Samas" in the prototype. The final also added a comma. There is a pause before displaying Samas' name in the prototype that isn't present in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Karen didn't say anything to me all day.	Will: Kara didn't say anything all day.

The final removed the fact that Kara's silence was directed at Will.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Drifting. First week.We saw a school of fish....	Will: Drifting. First week. A school of fish....

Prototype	Final USA
I've reached the end of my rope.	He reached the end of his rope.

Prototype	Final USA
If I don't eat more I think I will starve...	If he didn't eat more, he thought he would starve...

The final once again changed the perspective of the dialogue to third person out of the blue.

Prototype	Final USA
I found I was starting to develop feelings for Karen...	Will found that he was starting to develop feelings for Kara...

And...again!

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: There seems to be one extra star recently near the constellation of Cygnus.	Kara: There seems to be one extra star near the constellation of Cygnus

The prototype's text scrolls up to fit an extra line and stops after "recently" until the player progresses the text. The final also reworded the text a bit.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: We've been adrift for almost 3 weeks now.	Kara: We've been adrift for almost three weeks now.

Another case of a number changed into its word form.

Prototype	Final USA
We could be eaten.... What should we do...	We could be eaten.... What should we do?...

A question mark was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Then what we're doing is not like usual human behavior.	Will: Then what we're doing is not usual human behavior.

A word was removed from the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: That's right. They're going. Goodbye, sharks...	Kara: That's right. They're Going. Good-bye, sharks...

A hyphen was added for unknown reasons.

Prototype	Final USA
The sunset was so beautiful from the corridor of the castle..	The sunset was so beautiful from the corridor of the castle...

The final added an additional line break, likely to fit the full ellipsis.

Prototype	Final USA
After the sun has set the darkness comes...	After the sun has set, the darkness comes...

Another comma added in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Suddenly I fell over, unconscious...	Will: Suddenly Will fell over, unconscious...

This is just silly; the final changes the perspective to third person but keeps the speaker's name, so now it looks like Will is talking to himself in third person.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Tim! Tim!! What's wrong!!	Kara: Will! Will!! What's wrong!!

The final removed an extra space.

Diamond Coast

Prototype	Final USA
When it gets worse the blood gets bad and the skin turns black.	When it gets worse, the blood gets bad and the skin turns black.

Comma addition.

Prototype	Final USA
You should thank the dog outside, he found your raft and came to get me.	You should thank the dog outside, He found your raft and came to get me.

The final almost fixed the run-on sentence. Again.

Prototype	Final USA
Man: This is the south outskirts of Oakland.	Man: This is the south outskirts of Oakton.

Prototype	Final USA
The city of Freesia is a half-day to the north.	The city of Freejia is half a day to the north.

It looks like Oakland was around in the Age of Exploration in the prototype; the final renames it to Oakton. Freejia is called Freesia in the prototype, and the final removed the hyphen.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: At any rate, let's go to Freesia.	Kara: At any rate, let's go to Freejia.

Freesia to Freejia again.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: This dog's name is Turbo. A cute dog.	Kara: This dog's name is Turbo. Isn't he cute?

Kara asks Will if Turbo is cute in the final; in the prototype, she simply states he's cute.

Prototype	Final USA
So they went to Freesia....	So they went to Freejia....

Freesia to Freejia, yet again

Freejia

Prototype	Final USA
People who live in such a pretty place must also have beautiful hearts...	People who live in such a pretty place must have beautiful hearts...

The final removed a word.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Don't you like it,Tim!! Let's go! !	Kara: Don't you like it, Will! Let's go!!

The final added a space after the comma and removed one between the exclamation marks.

Prototype	Final USA
The freesia is the city flower. Smells good, doesn't it?	The Freejia is the city flower. Smells good, doesn't it?

Freesia to Freejia once again, and the final also capitalized the city's name.

Prototype	Final USA
I don't say bad things. You'd better not go on the back streets.	Listen to me carefully. You'd better not go on the back streets.

The first sentence was tidied up in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
I learned how to compress my body and dive. I brought you something.	Thanks for showing me that impressive dive. I will give you something.

It doesn't make sense how the man could have learned that in the prototype since all he saw was Will land on the ground in front of his window. The final fixed this.

Prototype	Final USA
This kid! If you do something this dangerous again, you'll be in big trouble!!!	Kids! If you do something this dangerous again, you'll be in big trouble!!!

The man scolds Will in the prototype and complains about childish behavior in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
The old man secretly put something in Tim's bags!	The old man secretly put something in Will's bags!

Due to Will's name being different and longer in the final, an additional line break had to be added.

Prototype	Final USA
It wasn't like a robber had come in.	It's not like a tornado came through here.

The final removed the mention of a robber and replaced it with a tornado. The prototype's text is more fitting since Freejia has crime all over.

Prototype	Final USA
I've tried not to think. The more I think the more empty I become...	I've tried not to think. The more I think, the more empty I become...

The prototype lacks a comma that was added in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Lilly? Is it Lilly?!	Kara: Lilly? Is it Lilly?

The final added another line break.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob's in the room on the right, go in there...	Lance is in the room on the right, go in there...

The final removed the apostrophe since it's the way it's being used is a grammatical error.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: I finally met you safely, but...	Kara: I am glad everyone is safe, but...

Kara is trying to say that she's glad Lance is safe in the prototype, but she ultimately fails to do so in a coherent way. The final changed it to show her gratitude towards everyone's safety.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: Rob hit his head escaping from the Inca ship...	Lilly: Lance hit his head escaping from the Incan ship...

The Inca to Incan change: in a new town this time.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: Also, I haven't seen Eric since last night.	Lilly: Also, I haven't seen Erik since last night.

Prototype	Final USA
What's happened....	I wonder what's happened?

Lilly phrases her concern for Erik differently in each version.

Prototype	Final USA
Soon a great king will come from above... Then mankind will die out.	Soon a great power will come from above... Then mankind will die out.

"king" was changed to "power" in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Please! Let me go!	Please! Don't tell!

Since Will now knows the location of the runaway laborer, the final made his response more fitting.

Prototype	Final USA
I am Remas. Our game disappeared and we had nothing to eat.	I am Remus. Our game disappeared and we had nothing to eat.

Remas' name was changed to Remus in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
I am Samus.	I am Sam.

The prototype has inconsistent spelling for his name; first it was "Samas" and now it's "Samus." The final simply made his name Sam, which in turn fixed the inconsistencies.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim? Is that Tim's voice? Save me... Bonk!	Will? Is that Will's voice? Save me... Bonk!

There's an extra space after the ellipsis in the prototype that was removed in the final. The final also added a pause before displaying the "Bonk!" text.

Prototype	Final USA
The man ran away, startled.	The man ran away, scared.

The man was changed from being startled to scared.

Prototype	Final USA
I'll tell you where, please save them!	I'll tell you where. Please save them!

Prototype	Final USA
Tim asks the location of the mine!	Will learns the location of the mine!

The final fixed a run-on sentence in the first text box. The final's second text box makes more sense because Erik literally just said he was going to tell Will where the mine is.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: I met safely with Tim's group, but I could hardly cry for joy.	Erik: It is good to be among friends again. If only I wasn't so sad.

The final completely changed the text and fixed the Engrish.

Post Diamond Mine

Prototype	Final USA
The most important thing in my life was gone, I didn't know what to do.	The most important thing in my life was gone. I didn't know what to do.

Another run-on sentence fix.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: What? What have I been doing? What's happened to everyone?	Lance: What? What have I been doing? What's

Prototype	Final USA
	happened to everyone?

The final moved the rest of the text into a separate text box. The town music does not start up before this is said in the prototype but instead after all the cutscene text is over.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: Well, there's an eccentric inventor in the woods nearby.	Erik: Well, there's an eccentric inventory in the woods nearby. Shall we go?

Prototype	Final USA
Shall we go?	I think his name is Neil...

Prototype	Final USA
I think his name is Neil...

The final merged the first and second textboxes.

Diamond Mine

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: The Diamond Mine was quiet as a tomb.	Will: The Diamond Mine was as quiet as a tomb.

Prototype	Final USA
A chill ran down my spine when I heard the screams from the back of the cave.	A chill ran down Will's spine when he heard the screams from the back of the cave.

A missing word was added in the first text box. The second again was changed to be in a third-person perspective for the final; like the Adrift instance, Will is the speaker so this doesn't make much sense.

Prototype	Final USA
There are 8 laborers including me forced to work in the mine. Please save us.	There are eight laborers including me forced to work in the mine.

Prototype	Final USA
	Please save us.

Due to the number eight being changed to word form, another text box was added to fit the remaining text.

Prototype	Final USA
Of course it would blow fine hair like yours around. Then you'll understand.	Of course, it would blow fine hair like yours around. Then you'll understand.

The final added a comma.

Prototype	Final USA
Without both keys the door won't open...	Without both keys, the door won't open...

Another comma.

Prototype	Final USA
Imas: Thank you. All living things in our home country have gotten strange.	Imas: Thank you. All living things in our home country have grown strange.

Prototype	Final USA
People have turned to stone, some are sick with unknown diseases...	People have turned to stone. Some are sick with unknown diseases...

Better wording in the first text box. The run-on sentence in the second text box was fixed.

Prototype	Final USA
Remus: Thank you. Our home village is far away across the ocean.	Remus: Thank you. Our home village is far across the ocean.

A word was omitted to improve readability.

Prototype	Final USA
Samus: Cut the chain!	Sam: Cut the chain!

Name differences.

Prototype	Final USA
Samus: Thank you.	Sam: Thank you.

Prototype	Final USA
I heard from Eric that your friend has lost his memory.	I heard from Erik that your friend has lost his memory.

Prototype	Final USA
Legend says that there is a song that brings back the past. Please let him hear it.	Legend says that there is a song that brings back the past. Please let him hear it.

Prototype	Final USA
Samas hums a strange melody.	Sam hums a strange melody.

Name differences again. The prototype introduces another inconsistency in Sam's name...in the same series of text boxes!

Prototype	Final USA
Samas: I need a favor...	Sam: I need a favor...

Yet another name difference.

Neil's Cottage

Prototype	Final USA
There's a wonderful smell here in this room, isn't there?	There's a wonderful smell in this room, isn't there?

The final omitted a redundant word.

Prototype	Final USA
When you're wrapped up in inventing something you don't care about your appearance.	When you're wrapped up in inventing something, you don't care about your appearance.

Prototype	Final USA
I don't think the smell is that bad. Not enough to hate me for.	I don't think the smell is that bad. Not enough to hate me for it.

Localization knew commas were invented, so they added one where it belongs. They also added an earlier line break and another word in the second text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: I've only had mine on for 3 weeks. I guess I lose!	Lance: I've only had mine on for three weeks. I guess I lose!

Number to word form again.

Prototype	Final USA
With this you can breathe underwater, but there's only 1 minute's worth of air inside.	With this you can breathe underwater, but there's only one minute's worth of air inside.

Prototype	Final USA
Compressing the air would let you stay underwater longer, but I don't know how.	Compressing the air would let you stay underwater longer, but I don't know how to do it.

Number to word yet again. The prototype's second text box makes it sound like Neil doesn't know how compressing the air lets you stay underwater longer. The final clarified that Neil doesn't know how to compress the air.

Prototype	Final USA
When I used it the eyes turned bright red like a rabbit.	When I used it, the eyes turned bright red like a rabbit's.

Another comma added. The final compared the camera lens to a rabbit's eye instead of the rabbit itself.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim tells Neil about hearing his father's voice,	Will tells Neil about hearing his father's voice, and visiting

Prototype	Final USA
and visiting	the world's ruins in his search to find the Mystic Statues.

Prototype	Final USA
the world's ruins in his search to find the Mystery Dolls.

The text boxes are laid out oddly in the prototype, which was fixed for the final. The prototype still can't make up its mind on whether it wants to call them Mystic Dolls, Mystery Dolls, or Mystic Statues.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: That's right! You know a lot!!	Neil: That's right! You know a lot! !

Prototype	Final USA
The red star in Cygnus, Tim's interest in ruins,	The red star in Cygnus, Will's interest in ruins.

The final erroneously added a space between the final two exclamation marks. The final replaced the comma with a period in the second text box, but neither version has correct grammar.

Prototype	Final USA
Fortunately, the Naska ground paintings are a week's walk east of here.	Fortunately, the Nazca ground paintings are a week's walk east of here.

Naska was changed to Nazca. We'll likely be seeing more of those.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: We're going, too!	Lance: We're going, too!

The final removed the line break.

Prototype	Final USA
The group went to the Naska Desert...	The group went to the Nazca Desert...

Naska to Nazca. Called it.

Nazca Plain

Prototype	Final USA
This is the most famous of the ground paintings, the Condor. Have you ever heard of it?	This is the most famous of the ground paintings-- the Condor. Have you ever heard of it?

The comma was replaced by two hyphens.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Naska is huge, so don't go too far....	Will: Nazca is huge, so don't go too far....

Naska was changed to Nazca again.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: Scary... I'll stay with Neil.	Erik: It's scary... I'll stay with Neil.

The final added an additional word at the start.

Prototype	Final USA
Maybe the ancient Naska people ran the 100 yard dash here.	Maybe the ancient Nazca people ran the 100 yard dash here.

Yup, this again.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: What's going to happen... It's exciting!	Erik: What's going to happen? It's exciting!

The final made the question an actual question.

Prototype	Final USA
The Mystery Doll Tim spoke of is somewhere on this plain?	The Mystic Statue that Will spoke of is somewhere on this plain?

Mystery Doll was changed to Mystic Statue. The final added an additional word and another line break to fit everything.

Prototype	Final USA
When we look at it we see Cygnus, but ancient people probably just saw a condor ...	When we look at it, we see Cygnus, but ancient people probably just saw a condor...

More commas were added, and a space before the ellipsis was removed.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: Of course! Cygnus has 9 stars, and there are 9 stones...	Neil: Of course! Cygnus has nine stars, and there are nine stones...

The final removed an extra space after the speaker's name. More number to word changes.

Prototype	Final USA
When Tim's Flute touched it, there was a huge sound!	When Will's Flute touched it, there was a rumbling sound!

The type of sound was made more descriptive.

Sky Garden

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: There's a strange garden floating in the sky over Naska...	Will: There's a strange garden floating in the sky over Nazca...

Prototype	Final USA
On the ground Neil and his group look like grains of rice going to and fro.	On the ground, Neil and my friends look like tiny ants going back and forth.

Naska to Nazca, a comma was added, and most of the second text box was rewritten.

Prototype	Final USA
There are 4 Crystal Balls in 4 locations. Find each one in clockwise order...	There are four Crystal Balls in four locations. Find each one in clockwise order...

Number to word.

Prototype	Final USA
Moon Tribe: Drop off the cliff at the front and back, and there's an up-side down world...	Moon Tribe: Drop off the cliff at the front and back to find the up-side down world...

Confusing text was made slightly less confusing.

Prototype	Final USA
Defeating the huge bird, the body gives you a Mystic Doll!!	You have defeated the, huge demon! Look! A Mystic Statue!!

The prototype calls the Viper, the boss of Sky Garden, a huge bird. The final just calls it a huge demon and accidentally keeps the comma that was there previously. Mystic Doll was changed to Mystic Statue.

Post Sky Garden Cutscene

Prototype	Final USA
Over the sound of the propeller, Neil's voice comes shouting from a loudspeaker!	A strange noise fills the air around you. From out of nowhere, you hear Neil's voice!

Neil doesn't have a loudspeaker, and it doesn't make sense for his voice to shout, so the final fixed those and made everything else more coherent.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: Tim! We're close to the ground!!!!	Neil: Will! You're falling to the ground!!!!

Neil's dialogue was changed to sound more urgent.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: Shoot!! I made a mistake!!	Neil: Shoot!! I dropped a contact!!

Neil has an excuse for mistiming catching Will the first time in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: You fool!!! Tim has taken his last breath!	Kara: You what!!! Idiot! Will is doomed for sure now!

Kara's response was changed accordingly. The prototype is still inaccurate since while Will is in peril, he's still alive.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: Neil! It's still a little ways to the ground. Once more!	Lance: Neil! It's still a little ways to the ground. Try again!

Minor changes to Lance's dialogue here.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: Good! Next time you'll see!!	Neil: Okay! I'll get him this time!!

Some interesting changes to Neil's dialogue. The prototype makes it sound like he's irritated at the others.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: It was a narrow escape.	Neil: That was a close one!

The whole thing was rewritten to be more relevant for the current situation in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: But you were great. Using something like that.	Lilly: Neil, you were great. This invention saved Will's life!

Lilly's dialogue is incredibly vague in the prototype. The final makes it clear what exactly she's talking about.

Prototype	Final USA
I'll take you to the next ruins the same way.	We should try and locate the next ruins.

The prototype's dialogue makes it sound like Neil knows exactly where the next ruins are.

Prototype	Final USA
I guess there's no such thing as a perfect human being.	I guess nobody's perfect, including Neil.

The final's text was changed to be directed at Neil.

Seaside Palace

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Next thing I knew I was standing in a huge palace.	The next thing he knew, Will was standing in a huge palace.

Prototype	Final USA
I couldn't remember anything since my water landing...	Will: I couldn't remember anything since my water landing...

Prototype	Final USA
Is everyone safe?	Is everyone safe?

The final changed the first text box from first person to third person, added a comma, and moved the speaker's text to the second text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Something's odd. Even if I touch it no damage shows...	Will: That's odd. Even if I touch it no damage occurs...

Mostly minor changes.

Prototype	Final USA
Strange Voice: This is the palace where the vampires live...	Strange Voice: This is the Palace of Vampires...

The final gave the palace a better name.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: Hey... Don't startle me!!	Lilly: Hey... You scared me!!

Prototype	Final USA
It's all your fault my heart's in my throat!!	I practically had a heart attack!!

Lilly is startled in the prototype but scared in the final. The final worded the second text box better.

Prototype	Final USA
Let's do it together. We don't know what will happen.	Let's stick together. We don't know what will happen.

The final clarified what Lilly wanted to do.

Prototype	Final USA
Strange Voice: The Purification Stone. . . in the castle . .,ED	Strange Voice: The Purification Stone... in the castle...

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: What? A sign of life from the right-hand room...

This text box is completely messed up in the prototype. Aside from the many redundant spaces, you have only one or two frames to glimpse the full text before it automatically moves onto the next text box. The final fixes all the issues with it.

However, while the text for the second text box is used in both versions, the trigger for both text boxes is in the same spot in the prototype! This might explain why the first text box automatically progresses. The final removed the trigger for the second text box in this instance, as there's no right-hand room on this floor.

Prototype	Final USA
I could get in through the hole. Should I have a look?	I could get in through the hole. I better have a look.

Lilly asks a question in the prototype while she states what she's going to do in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
You've got the Purification Stone!	You've found the Purification Stone!

Minor change.

Prototype	Final USA
I was brought to this palace from Freesia and changed to a demon...	I was brought to this palace from Freejia and changed to a demon...

Freesia to Freejia.

Prototype	Final USA
You know, I felt the moment of death. I hadn't realized that death was so scary...	I know now what it feels like to be close to death. Death is terrifying!

Prototype	Final USA
You are so innocent. But I wonder if the animals we eat for food feel that way.	I wonder if the animals we eat feel the same way I felt right before death.

Most of this woman's dialogue was greatly revised in the final to improve readability.

Prototype	Final USA
The man sleeping in this coffin is surely a vampire.They're plotting something...	The man sleeping in this coffin is surely a vampire. They're plotting something...

A space was added after the first sentence.

Prototype	Final USA
A vampire couple lives in these coffins.	A vampire couple lives in the coffins.

There is no coffin near this man, so the final changed the text. Perhaps he was originally intended to be near them?

Prototype	Final USA
We were almost changed to demons. I'm afraid of what might have happened if you had come later...	We were almost changed into demons. I'm afraid of what might have happened if you had come later...

Minor change.

Prototype	Final USA
I overheard the vampires say that the doll called the Mystery Doll can be found in Mu.	I overheard the vampires say something like the Mystic Statue can be found in Mu.

Mystic Statue. Mystic Doll. Mystery Doll. The confusion never ends; localization must have had fun.

Prototype	Final USA
You've got the key to the seaside palace!	You received the key to the Seaside Palace!

The final mentioned someone gave you the key and capitalized the name of the palace.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly spoke from his pocket.	Lilly spoke from his pocket.

Shown after using the Palace Key to open the door. While the text is the same, the prototype uses Will's color text while the final uses Lilly's color text.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: A passageway... I wonder if it goes clear to Mu...	Lilly: A passageway... I wonder if it goes clear to Mu?

The final replaced the ellipsis with a question mark on a phrase that isn't an actual question.

Mu

Prototype	Final USA
They will probably welcome us, after waking from a sleep of thousands of years...	They will probably welcome us after waking from a sleep of thousands of years...

The final removed a comma!

Prototype	Final USA
Meditation Room	Room of hope

Interestingly, the prototype calls the Room of Hope the Meditation Room. Considering the Statue of Hope's select menu name is Prayer Statue in the prototype, this makes a lot of sense and reveals the removal of a religious reference.

Prototype	Final USA
Doesn't this statue look like it's staring at something?	It appears as if the treasure chest is in the exact spot where

Prototype	Final USA
The lines of vision of the statues meet at that treasure chest.	the line of vision between both the statues cross.

Prototype	Final USA
The other statue is also staring at something. Maybe I worry too much.	I wonder if this is suppose to mean something? Maybe not?

Lilly's hint was completely rewritten for the final.

Prototype	Final USA
You've found the Hope Statue! The Hope Statue... Was there another room with the same name...?	You've found the Statue of Hope! The Statue of Hope... Was there a room with the same name...?

The Statue of Hope is called the Hope Statue in the prototype. The last sentence was rewritten because the player encounters only one Room of Hope at this point.

Prototype	Final USA
You've found the Hope Statue! But your inventory is full!	You've found the Statue of Hope! But your inventory is full!

Same Hope Statue to Statue of Hope change here.

Prototype	Final USA
It looks like we can get down from somewhere.	It looks like we can now explore new areas.

Lilly says this after putting in the first Statue of Hope and going outside. Her hint was made less vague.

Prototype	Final USA
You've found the Hope Statue! The Hope Statue... Was there another room with the same name...?	You've found the Statue of Hope! The Statue of Hope... Was there aanother room with the same name...?

The same Hope Statue to Statue of Hope change when obtaining the second Statue of Hope. This time, it kept "another" at the end because the player already encountered a Room of Hope.

Prototype	Final USA
It looks like a cemetery of the Mu people.	This looks like an ancient burial ground for the people of Mu.

The final got the same message across in a more interesting way.

Prototype	Final USA
Go ahead and stare. You can probably see wandering spirits.	If you look closely, You can probably see wandering spirits.

The text was changed to make more sense but erroneously kept the "Y" capitalized.

Prototype	Final USA
Family and friends turned to monsters before our eyes.We fought through tears...	Family and friends turned to monsters before our eyes. We fought back the tears.

The spirit says they fought through the tears in the prototype and fought back the tears in the final. A space was also added after the first sentence.

Prototype	Final USA
Many couldn't take it, and thought we should flee from here.	Some couldn't take it, and thought we should flee from here.

The prototype better emphasizes how much more desperate the situation was. The improperly placed comma was still kept in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
We saw no point in living if this thing continued...	Many saw no point in living if this thing continued...

Same desperation change. The final overall tones down text relating to misfortune.

Prototype	Final USA
Please take this Mystic Doll.	Please take this Mystic Statue.

Yup, this again.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: Heeeeelp! Someone save me!!	Erik: Heeeeelp!! Someone save me! !

The final added another exclamation mark and a space between the last two exclamation marks.

Prototype	Final USA
Vampire Man: You found the Mystery Dolls!	Vampire: You've found the Mystic Statue!

Prototype	Final USA
I thought the guy who came to the palace was strange....We were right to let him go.	I thought that guy who came to the palace was strange....We were right to let him go.

Oh boy, this again. Interestingly, the prototype mentions whether the male or female vampire is talking in a different way. Minor changes to the second text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Vampire Woman: What are you saying? You were drooling when he was here!	Vampiress: What are you saying? You were drooling when he was here!

Prototype	Final USA
You're always like that when young ones come! Is food all you think about?	You're always like that when young ones come! All you ever think about is food!

The Vampiress is called Vampire Woman in the prototype. The second text box was modified slightly.

Prototype	Final USA
Vampire Man: You, too!!	Vampire: So do you!!

This was touched up a bit in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
First let's get that Mystic Doll! Get ready!!!	First, let's get that Mystic Statue! Get ready!!!

Mystic Doll to Mystic Statue. A comma was added (after quite a while!).

Prototype	Final USA
First defuse the bomb! Hurry! Hurry!	First, defuse the bomb! Hurry! Hurry!

A comma was added here too.

Prototype	Final USA
......... Sorry for staying in your pocket for so long.	.............. Sorry for staying in your pocket for so long.

The final added more periods.

Prototype	Final USA
being separated from those they lived with.	separated from those with whom they lived.

Prototype	Final USA
While some remained under water...	Others remaining under water...

The wording was adjusted.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: If we go through the tunnel maybe we can reach the mainland.	Neil: If we go through the tunnel, maybe we can reach the mainland.

A comma was added and a line break was moved earlier.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: Good! If it's decided, let's go now!!	Lance: Good idea! Let's get out of here!!

Lance takes more initiative in the final.

Seaside Tunnel

Prototype	Final USA
Five days have passed since we entered the tunnel.	Five days have passed since we entered the tunnel.

Prototype	Final USA
The same scenery goes on and on. I almost lose consciousness...	The same scenery goes on and on. It's hard to keep track of time...

Will's thought about losing consciousness was rewritten to mention keeping track of time.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: Let's try to rest here today,	Neil: Let's rest here today.

Neil says to try to rest in the prototype whereas he suggests resting in the final. The comma was replaced with a period to correctly finish the sentence.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: I'm tired. I must have walked 500 miles today.	Erik: I'm so tired. I must have walked 500 miles today.

Erik has slightly more emphasis on how tired he is in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: It's crazy for people to walk so far.	Lance: This is crazy! Having to walk so far!

Lance's text was changed to be more specific to the party's situation.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Stop!! You've been tired ever since we started this trip.	Kara: Enough!! You've been tired ever since we started this trip.

Minor changes.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: We're all thinking it, you don't have to say it!	Lilly: Lance's right, Kara I think all of us feel the same way!

An interesting change. Lilly focuses solely on lashing out at Kara in the prototype whereas she agrees with Lance in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: People are strange...	Lilly: People are strange...

Prototype	Final USA
When you have to, you can tell which are edible and which are poison at a glance.	I am afraid the longer we travel in this tunnel, the easier it will be to forget why we are here.

Prototype	Final USA
Maybe all ancient peoples were that way.	Maybe all ancient people were that way.

In the prototype, Lilly talks about the mushrooms in the second text box which makes it sound like she's promoting cannibalism. The second text box was rewritten entirely, and a minor change was made in the third text box.

Prototype	Final USA
My skin has gotten dry from eating only strange food...	My skin has gone dry from eating weird food...

More relatively minor changes. Kara mentions she's only been eating strange food in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Somehow when I think of the distant past I feel so insignificant.	Somehow, when I think of the distant past, I feel so insignificant.

A grand total of two commas were added in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Yesterday baked mushroom.The day before boiled mushroom.	Yesterday baked mushroom.

Prototype	Final USA
Before that, raw. Awfully tasteless...	The day before, boiled mushroom.

Prototype	Final USA
We can't ask too much. I'll do it to live, we have to eat...	Before that, raw. Awfully tasteless...

Prototype	Final USA
	We can't ask too much. I'll do it to live. We have to eat...

The second sentence in the first text box was moved into its own text box in the final, causing the final to have an extra text box. The grammar from the prototype's third text box was improved in the final's fourth text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Oh, no! Tim has found mushrooms again...	Kara: Oh, no! Will found more mushrooms...

The prototype's text actually seems more fitting here.

Prototype	Final USA
In this way another day passed slowly...	In this way, another day passed slowly...

However, the prototype's cutscenes are always missing commas.

Prototype	Final USA
Unable to sleep, I stared at an underground river.....	Unable to sleep. I stared at an underground river.....

The comma was replaced with a period.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: No. I'm hungry. No, just kidding.	Will: No. I'm looking for more mushrooms, just kidding.

Will's joke was touched up in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Somehow you've become an adult.	Somehow you've grown up.

Will clearly isn't an adult yet, so the text was changed to reflect his personal growth.

Prototype	Final USA
The change in my body seems to have started when my father went to the Tower of Babel.	The change seems to have started when my father went to the Tower of Babel.

More polished text again.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: At first it was just for fun, but now it's a secret. Heh heh.	Lilly: At first it was just for fun. But now it's a secret. Heh heh.

Another comma to period replacement.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Wait. I hear it again!! What is that sound...	Kara: Wait. I hear it again!! What is that sound...?

A question mark was added at the end.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: Maybe Riverson...?	Erik: Maybe it's Riverson...?

A word was added.

Prototype	Final USA
The length of the sound becomes words.	The length of the sound indicates letters.

The final is more accurate about how Morse Code works.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: Shh. Quiet! Neil continues.	Lilly: Shh. Quiet! Neil continues.

The text is the same, but there is a pause before the last sentence in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Carry on, please figure out this riddle of the comet and the ruins...	You must figure out this riddle of the comet and the ruins...

Seth's dialogue was changed slightly.

Prototype	Final USA
Well, cheer up, let's go!	Well, cheer up. Let's go!

Angel Village

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: We're here at last.	Neil: We're here at last. We've walked through the tunnel for almost a month...

Prototype	Final USA
We've walked through the tunnel for almost a month...

The final merged the two text boxes.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: What? A notice board!	Lance: Look! A sign!

The notice board was changed to a sign, as it looks more like a sign in-game.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: Angels live in a place like this...	Neil: Angels living in a place like this?

Once again, the final replaces ellipsis with a question mark.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: What! (Let's go, Tim).	Kara: What! Will! Come with me!

Prototype	Final USA
Tim, what are you grinning about?	What are you grinning about?

Prototype	Final USA
I'll explore this place myself. Don't try to come with me!	I'll explore this place myself. Don't try to follow me!

An interesting change. Kara whispers to Will in the prototype, while she tells him to come with her out loud in the final. Minor changes to the other text boxes.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: Always a lady's whim. Leave him alone.	Lance: Maybe she's just tired. Let her be for now.

Lance refers to Kara as a male in the prototype. This was fixed in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: But you've spent a lot of time together. It's only natural.	Will: But you've spent a lot of time together. It seems only natural.

A word was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Of course something she'd wear would be nice.	Will: Of course, something she'd wear would be nice.

Prototype	Final USA
When she sees it she'd think of you.	When she sees it, she'll think of you.

The final added commas and changed the tense of a word.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: It might be too sudden, but if you think it's OK I'll try it.	Lance: It might be too sudden, but if you think it's OK, I'll try it.

More commas were added.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: Angels live in such a dark place? It feels so gloomy...	Lilly: Why do angels live in such a dark place? Feels so gloomy.

Lilly's question was phrased to be more like an actual question. A word was omitted from the last sentence to fit everything.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: The sun was really bright. I'd never noticed that before.	Erik: The sun is really bright. I never noticed that before.

The final fixed the tense Erik speaks in.

Prototype	Final USA
Angel City Entrance	Angel Village Entrance

On top of the added line break, the final changed Angel City to Angel Village.

Prototype	Final USA
This is the Angel Village.	This is the Angel Village. If our bodies are exposed to the sun for long, we'll perish.

Prototype	Final USA
If our bodies are exposed to the sun for long we'll perish.

Text boxes were merged and commas were added; it was a good day.

Prototype	Final USA
It's also been said that we are the form that humans evolved into.	It's been said that we are the form into which humans evolve.

The text was reworded slightly.

Prototype	Final USA
But when I look at the ocean my heart aches.	But when I look at the ocean, my heart aches.

A comma was added for the final.

Prototype	Final USA
I dance to have feelings like a human, but nothing changes...	I dance to remember what it feels like to be human. But...

The final changed the dialogue; the prototype reveals what this Angel woman is trying to say.

Prototype	Final USA
But the model in the painting was later lost.	But the model in the painting was lost.

A word was omitted.

Prototype	Final USA
After that, people wanting to be drawn flocked here.	After that, people wanting to be painted flocked here.

Ishtar doesn't draw; he paints. The final fixed this.

Prototype	Final USA
The person I danced with is now in that picture.	I used to dance with the person in that picture.

This text box was modified possibly to avoid revealing what Ishtar does with his paintings.

Prototype	Final USA
Once a human woman named Karen came here.	Once a human woman named Kara came here.

Aside from the name difference, the final placed the line break earlier.

Prototype	Final USA
It's also been said that we are the form that humans evolved into.	I'll show you the way to the studio. Remember it.

Prototype	Final USA
	Go with the wind.

Prototype	Final USA
	If you look at which way the torch flame bends, you'll understand.

Prototype	Final USA
	Down the dark street, through where the wind blows, to where you can hear the waterfall.

Prototype	Final USA
	Then look for the place where the sound of the waterfall is loud.

Prototype	Final USA
	Ishtar's studio is in front. Be careful.

This NPC says generic text that several NPCs share in Angel Village. In the final, the NPC provides hints to Ishtar's studio.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: There's no consciousness, like the spirit's drawn out...	Will: She appears to be sleeping. It's like the spirit's drawn out...

The final toned down the morbidity; this Angel is very clearly exposed to the sun, so there's a high chance it's dying.

Prototype	Final USA
Do you know the painter Ishtar? Yes No	Do you know the painter, Ishtar? Yes No

A comma was added again.

Prototype	Final USA
You should listen to everyone's conversation.	You should speak with everyone.

The text was made more direct about what you should do.

Prototype	Final USA
But in front creatures with hate in their hearts are writhing.	But in front, creatures with hate in their hearts are waiting.

Aside from the comma, the last word was changed.

Prototype	Final USA
Ishtar: I wonder if they brought Karen back.	Ishtar: I wonder if you're here to get Kara.

Prototype	Final USA
Go into this room. If you solve all the riddles I'll give back the girl.	Go into this room.

Prototype	Final USA
	If you solve all the riddles, I'll give back the girl.

Ishtar's first text box makes no sense at all in the prototype, given the context. The second text box's second sentence was moved into a new text box to fit the comma.

Prototype	Final USA
When you've learned it leave the room.	When you've learned it, leave the room.

A comma was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: It's terrible! So awful!!	Will: Kara!! You make me so mad!!

Prototype	Final USA
Stop bothering people all the time!!	You are not the only person on this journey!

Quite a drastic change. It was changed to be more specific to the situation in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Naturally! It's a big mistake to think you can control everything!!	Will: Naturally! It's a mistake to think you can control everything!!

Due to Will's longer name in the final, the word "big" was omitted to fit everything.

Prototype	Final USA
When I'm far away I feel close to it.	When I'm far away, I feel close to it.

Prototype	Final USA
When I'm close I feel far away. I realize that now...	When I'm close, I feel far away. I realize that now...

More commas.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Tim scolded me about that.	Kara: Will already yelled at me about that.

The text box was rewritten.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: She understands now, we should forgive her.	Neil: She understands now. We should forgive her.

A run-on sentence was fixed.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: In the Floating City many houses are built on rafts.	Kara: In the Floating City, many houses are built on rafts.

Commas again.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: OK. I think I saw a Red Jewel in the Angel Village.	Erik: I think I saw a Red Jewel in the Angel Village.

The first sentence was removed.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: Lilly will have her birthday while we're in the Floating City...	Lance: Lilly will have her birthday while we're in the Floating City...

A line break was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: Can I go now? Yes Wait a minute	Neil: Can we go now? Yes Wait a minute

Neil's not the only one leaving, so the final fixed that.

Watermia

Prototype	Final USA
Freesia was the same way, but beautiful things always have another side to them...	Freejia was the same way, but beautiful. Things always have another side to them...

A minor but interesting change that places more emphasis on the last statement.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: The house on this raft is a hint to a new invention...	Neil: The house on this raft gives me an idea for a new invention.

The prototype makes it sound like the house was placed to give Neil a hint for a new invention. The final changed it to say that Neil has an idea for a new invention based on what he's seen.

Prototype	Final USA
Go outside and look behind the house. I feel a little guilty but ...	Go outside and look behind the house. I feel a little guilty, but ...

A comma was added in the last sentence.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: I heard that Rob saw someone he knew in the town.	Lilly: I heard that Lance saw someone he knew in town.

Aside from the name change, a word was excluded.

Prototype	Final USA
X Month X Day After a long journey we arrive in the Floating City, Watermia.	X Month X Day After a long journey we arrive in the Floating City, Watermia.

A space was removed in the first line.

Prototype	Final USA
Kyaah!! ... kyaah!!...	Kyaah!!... kyaah!!...

Even the Kruks have changes in their dialogue, though minor.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob's father: I went on an expedition with Olman. If was scary but fun.	Lance's father: I went on an expedition with Olman. It was scary, but fun.

I'll take seconds on the comma, please.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: He seems to have lost his memory...	Lance: He seems to have lost his memory.

The ellipsis was removed, making it sound more bland, given the situation.

Prototype	Final USA
Child: If you're bitten by a snake you should run around like crazy and he'll let go.	Child: If you're bitten by a snake, you should run around like crazy and he'll let go.

Yup, another comma.

Prototype	Final USA
Nana: We haven't heard from your father since his last letter six months ago...	Nana: We haven't heard from our father since his last letter six months ago...

Nana and Sabas don't even know Will, let alone his father, so this was fixed.

Prototype	Final USA
The crazy old man came here two years ago. He just talked on about the Tower of Babel.	A crazy old man came here two years ago. He just talked on about the Tower of Babel.

"The" was changed to "A" in the first sentence.

Prototype	Final USA
They say his body fluids can cure anything.	They say fluid from it's body can cure anything.

The text box was rewritten slightly but introduced possession where it didn't belong.

Prototype	Final USA
He was with the explorer Olman on his expedition to the Tower of Babel.	He was with the explorer, Olman, on his expedition to the Tower of Babel.

Two commas and a line break were added.

Prototype	Final USA
Child: We drink this water, cook with it, wash with it.	Child: We drink this water, cook with it, wash with it.

A line break was moved earlier.

Prototype	Final USA
Man: This animal is called a Kruk.	Man: This animal is called a Kruk.

Same change here. Another line break was added as well.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: Huh? What's that?	Lilly: Huh? I wonder what?

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly: Sorry. Let's go.	Lilly: Excuse me everyone. I'll be right back. .

Minor changes to the first text box to fit the situation better. Lilly's second text box makes no sense in the current context in the prototype, so it was changed.

Prototype	Final USA
That day Lilly didn't come back to her room.	That day, Lilly didn't come back to her room.

Commas again.

Prototype	Final USA
When I awoke Rob had disappeared...	When I awoke, Lance had disappeared...

And again.

Post Great Wall of China

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: It's a full moon night. I feel the village is different.	Erik: There is a full moon tonight. The village seems different.

This text box was touched up quite a bit.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: If you go west of here there's a huge desert.	Neil: If you go west of here, there's a huge desert.

Prototype	Final USA
You can't cross it on foot, without Kruks.	You can't cross it on foot without Kruks.

A comma was added in the first text box and removed in the second.

Prototype	Final USA
The Russian Glass Club. Will you take a turn? Yes No	The Russian Glass Club. Do you wish to join? Yes No

The way the man asks the question is a little different.

Prototype	Final USA
Tonight some young man will lose his life...	Tonight, some young man will lose his life...

A comma was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Opponent: Shoot! The Daredevil has come again.	Opponent: Shoot! I forgot my lucky Kruk's foot.

Prototype	Final USA
The rules are simple. One of the 5 glasses contains poison.	The rules are simple. One of the five glasses contains poison.

The first text box was rewritten because this is the first time Will ever plays Russian Glass. The second text box had a number to word change.

Prototype	Final USA
Opponent: Waaaaaah!!	Opponent: BAAANZAII!!

The Opponent's reaction to drinking a glass was changed.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: I closed my eyes and drank it in one gulp!	Will: Will closed his eyes and drank it in one gulp!

The localizers' once again overlooked a character talking out loud about him or herself in third person!

Prototype	Final USA
Opponent: No... I'm the underdog, I will not be disgraced.	Opponent: No... I'm the champion. I will not be disgraced.

The prototype's text is hilarious; underdog was changed to champion, and the run-on sentence was fixed.

Prototype	Final USA
Ignoring the spectator, he drinks the glass.	Ignoring the spectator, he downs the drink in a shot.

This dialogue was changed to add more detail in how he drinks the glass.

Prototype	Final USA
This is my husband's will. It says here (To My Opponent). Please read it.	This is my husband's will. It says here "To My Opponent". Please read it.

Prototype	Final USA
There are 4 Kruks outside. Please use them.	There are four Kruks outside. Please use them.

The parenthesis were replaced with quotation marks and the number four was changed to its word form.

Prototype	Final USA
Woman: Oh. Your inventory is full.	Woman: Oh. Your inventory is full.

This shows up when the opponent's wife tries to give you the Will if you have a full inventory. The final removed an extra space.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: They say Neil is running a trading company in his home town of Evro.	Kara: Neil's family runs a trading company in Euro.

Kara states Neil runs the company in the prototype; this was fixed in the final. Evro was changed to Euro.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: Here's where Rob and Lilly separated...	Erik: I wish Lance and Lilly were coming, too...

The prototype's text makes it sound like Lance and Lilly broke up already. The final clarified that they are staying in Watermia.

Prototype	Final USA
And so... I feel a little awkward.	And so... I feel a little awkward.

Prototype	Final USA
Of course I don't feel good about it. I wanted to go on with everyone.	Of course, I don't feel good about it. I wanted to go on with everyone.

The first text box is the same, but the final added a long pause before the second line. A comma was added in the second text box.

Prototype	Final USA
That's it. Evro is where my parents live. It will help Tim if we go there.	By the way. Euro is where my parents live. It will help you if we go there.

Prototype	Final USA
We're leaving for Evro!	We're leaving for Euro!

The first sentence was rewritten. Two more Evro to Euro changes, and Neil's last sentence in the second text box was changed to a second person perspective.

After entering Euro once

Prototype	Final USA
Tim gets a Red Jewel!	Will gets a Red Jewel!

Name differences aside, like with Ann's text in Euro, the prototype shows this message in Lance's yellow text as if he's speaking. The final shows it in the neutral text color often used when you use or get an item (fix color if needed).

Great Wall of China

Prototype	Final USA
The defeated Sand Fanger gives up a Mystic Doll!	You've defeated the Sand Fanger! Look! A Mystic Statue!

Mystic Doll to Mystic Statue again. The final also rewords it so it sounds more like you claimed the Mystic Statue by defeating Sand Fanger instead of it giving it to you.

Prototype	Final USA
What if you'd been attacked by a demon!	What if you'd been attacked!

Lilly's text was made more general.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: Oh. That stone...	Lance: Oh. That stone . . .

The final added spaces between the periods in the ellipsis.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: If you follow the stone chips the trail leads here.	Will: If you follow the stone chips, the trail leads here.

Prototype	Final USA
I'll give them back to you.	I'll give them back to you.

A comma was inserted in the first text box and the line break was moved later in the second.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob: There aren't many necklace stones left, will you take them?	Lance: There aren't many necklace stones left. Will you take them?

The run-on sentence was fixed.

Prototype	Final USA
This happened so suddenly I didn't know what to do...	This happened so suddenly, I didn't know what to do...

The cutscene comma strikes back.

Prototype	Final USA
It's like a million summer vacations!	It's like a million summer days!

Vacations was changed to days.

Euro

Prototype	Final USA
City of Evro	City of Euro

Evro was changed to Euro again.

Prototype	Final USA
We crossed the desert and finally arrived in the village of Evro.	We crossed the desert and finally arrived in the village of Euro.

Prototype	Final USA
Evro was a bustling city, larger than I had imagined.	Euro was a bustling city, larger than I had imagined.

Evro to Euro, again.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil hadn't been there for 3 years. His parents welcomed him home.	Neil hadn't been there for three years. His parents welcomed him home.

Prototype	Final USA
They set off fireworks, there were dancers. It looked like a festival had started.	They set off fireworks. There were dancers. It looked like a festival had started.

The number three was changed to a word and an additional line break was added in the first text box. The run-on sentence was fixed in the second text box.

Prototype	Final USA
This is the house where Neil's parents live. We were shown into the guest room.	This is the house where Neil's parents live. We were shown to the guest room.

"Into" was changed to "to" for this text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: Well, make yourself at home in this room.	Neil: Well, make yourself at home..

The final omitted some text.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: What would I do if I had to go to the bathroom at midnight in such a big house?	Erik: I'm scared! What if I have to go to the bathroom and I can't find it?

Erik's text here was changed considerably. The part about midnight was omitted and the text was made more general.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: What a big house! Recently the townspeople seem to be richer than the King...	Kara: What a big house! The townspeople seem to be richer than the King...

Kara's text box was touched up; the party just got to the city, thus it doesn't make sense for her to comment on recent times in it.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: To live for yourself or for others. That's the question...	Neil: To live for yourself or for others, that's the question...

The two sentences were combined with a comma; this is a Shakespeare reference.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil's mother: We've made money, and now want to spend our remaining years enjoying life.	Neil's mother: We've made money and wish to spend our remaining years enjoying life.

Prototype	Final USA
Why don't you succeed me...	Why don't you succeed us...

A comma was removed and some of the words were changed. The second text box was changed to refer to both of Neil's parents.

Prototype	Final USA
Ann: A few days ago a man wearing a cloak came around.	Ann: A few days ago, a man wearing a cloak came around.

A comma was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Should I tell Karen about it ... If you must! No, please don't!	Should I tell Kara about it? If you must! No, please don't!

Prototype	Final USA
I don't like that Karen, she acts like some kind of rich lady.	I don't like that Kara. She acts like some kind of princess.

The ellipsis was changed to a question mark. In the second text box, the final changed rich lady to princess, which is more relevant.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim gets a Red Jewel!	Will gets a Red Jewel!

Name differences aside, the prototype shows this message in Ann's pink text as if she's speaking. The final shows it in the neutral text color often used when you use or get an item (fix color if needed).

Prototype	Final USA
The other day a man called the Black Panther was asking questions.	The other day, a man called the Jackal was asking questions.

Prototype	Final USA
He had the look of an assassin. I think he was chasing someone.	He had the look of evil. I think he was chasing someone.

Black Panther was changed to Jackal, and a comma was added. The final changed look of an assassin to the look of evil.

Prototype	Final USA
This is the book that Rofsky wrote, about the future of mankind.	This is the book that Rofsky wrote about the future of mankind.

A comma was removed. Interestingly, the book you interact with that brings up this text is in a different location in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
This is a teapot. We call it a Tear Pot.	This is a teapot. We call it a "Tear Pot".

Quotation marks were added.

Prototype	Final USA
Believe in palmists? Yes No	Believe in fortune-telling? Yes No

Palmists was changed to fortune-telling.

Prototype	Final USA
Sure. I'll believe anything.	Oh. That's too bad.

This text shows up if you answer "No" to the above question. The final changed it to be more appropriate, given your answer.

Prototype	Final USA
I saw that. There are many people confined under the school.	There are many people confined under the shrine.

The first sentence was removed and school was changed to shrine.

Prototype	Final USA
Friezer: I am the explorer Friezer	Friezer: I am the explorer, Friezer.

A comma AND a period were added!

Prototype	Final USA
My brother and I once went to Mt. Kress and got lost at the temple.	My brother and I once went to Mt.Kress and got lost at the temple.

A space was removed in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
This is where the world-famous author Rofsky and the violinist Erasquez live.	This is where the world-famous, Rofsky, and the violinist, Erasquez, live.

For some reason, the part about Rofsky being an author was removed. A grand total of four commas were added.

Prototype	Final USA
This is Evro. It's a crowded merchant town.	This is Euro. It's a crowded merchant town.

Evro to Euro.

Prototype	Final USA
I saw the line, and wondered why people were lining up...	I saw the line and wondered why people were lining up...

A comma was removed.

Prototype	Final USA
I saw the line, and, wondered why people were lining up...	I saw the line and wondered why people were lining up...

Two commas were removed. The difference in the prototype indicates that this girl didn't reference the same text as the previous one.

Prototype	Final USA
In times of trouble people are grateful for whatever they can get.	In times of trouble, people are grateful for whatever they can get.

A comma was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Man: I hear if I do business with this company I can get anything I want...	Man: I hear if I do business with this company, I can get anything I want...

A comma was added.

Prototype	Final USA
I can't say it out loud, but workers too...	I can't say it out loud, but workers, too...

A comma was added, again.

Prototype	Final USA
Rofsky: Geniuses are violent! It sounds like a tempest!	Rofsky: True genius is a violent thing! It sounds like a tempest!

Rofsky's text was changed a bit to say that ingenuity itself is violent, not geniuses. A line break was moved and another one was added.

Prototype	Final USA
On Mt.Kress there are enshrined tears once shed by a spirit. Legend says they save people.	On Mt.Kress, there are enshrined tears once shed by a spirit. Legend says they save people.

A comma was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Erasquez: The spirit's tears in the teapot reflect your true form.	Erasquez: The spirits' tears in the teapot reflect your true form.

The prototype mentions one spirit; the final changed it to multiple spirits despite previous text saying the tears are from one spirit.

Prototype	Final USA
This is the school. The president of the company and his wife come here often.	This is the shrine. The president of the company and his wife come here often.

School was changed to shrine. A line break was moved later.

Prototype	Final USA
Chapel	Shrine

Chapel was changed to Shrine in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Near our homes various diseases are increasing...	Near our homes, various diseases are increasing...

A comma was added.

Post Mt. Temple

Prototype	Final USA
Erasquez: I feel the presence of a demon from somewhere in town...	I feel the presence of evil from somewhere in town...

Demon was generalized to evil.

Prototype	Final USA
The previous owner of this body is now a skeleton sleeping under the chapel.	The previous owner of this body is now a skeleton sleeping under the shrine.

Another chapel to shrine change.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: .......	Neil: . . . . . . .

Prototype	Final USA
But you understand the value of parents when you're away from home for a long time...	I finally realize how important my parents are to me. I wish I could have told them...

The final added spaces in the first text box. The second was completely rewritten.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: Good morning. Sorry to worry you...	Neil: Good morning. Sorry about yesterday.

Neil's apologies were made more specific to the situation he's apologizing for.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: Heh heh. Now I'm embarrassed.	Neil: Heh heh. Stop it. You're embarrassing me.

Neil expresses his embarrassment differently in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: Karen, someone's come asking about you.	Neil: Kara, someone's come asking about you. Something about being an old friend.

Prototype	Final USA
Something about being an old sweetheart.

The final combined the text boxes and changed sweetheart to friend.

Prototype	Final USA
What happened? Are you OK!?	What happened? Are you OK!?

An extra space was removed.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: Ha ha. She's come all this way looking for you.	Neil: Ha ha. He's come all this way looking for you.

Prototype	Final USA
Lilly found her in Watermia and sent her by Rolek Delivery Service.	Lilly found him in Watermia and sent him by Rolek's Delivery Service.

Prototype	Final USA
Even if I'm losing my travelling companions, my allies are increasing!	Even if I'm losing my travelling companions, my allies are increasing!

Gender differences, as Hamlet is female in the prototype and a male in the final. The second text box had a line break added. The last text box had a line break added at the end despite it fitting perfectly into three lines.

Prototype	Final USA
That is where the laborers' home is located.	That is where the laborer's home is located.

The final changed it to be a single laborer's home.

Mt. Temple

Prototype	Final USA
There are mushrooms many times bigger than me, and plant stalks are scattered around.	There are mushrooms many times bigger than me, and plant stalks are scattered around.

Line breaks were moved earlier.

Natives' Village

Prototype	Final USA
The statue of the girl stands silently.	The statue of a girl stands silently.

All the girls turned to stone have the prototype's text when inspecting them except the leftmost one in the final. It must have been overlooked when they considered changing it.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: No one here... Is the village abandoned?	Kara: No one here... The village looks abandoned.

Kara's question was changed into an observation.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: That's good.We can rest if we want.	Erik: That's good. We can rest if we want.

A space was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: I'm exhausted. I don't think I'll get up for 100 hours.	Erik: I'm exhausted. I feel like sleeping for days.

100 hours was changed to days, and the final clarified that Erik will be sleeping.

Prototype	Final USA
Exhausted from the trip,they fall into a deep sleep...	Exhausted from the trip, they fall into a deep sleep...

A space was added after the comma.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: What... Peggy... Let me sleep a while longer...	Will: What... Hamlet... Let me sleep a while longer...

An extra space was removed.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Uhhn.... Wait, Tim... Don't be so noisy...	Kara: Uhhn.... What? Will... Don't be so noisy...

Wait was changed into what and made a question.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Ha! What! It's you?!	Kara: AH! Who! Who are you?!

Kara's text was changed probably cause she doesn't know any of the natives.

Prototype	Final USA
They seem to be a ferocious people...	They seem to be very hungry...

The final changed the text to indicate that the natives are hungry.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Look. Those children are so upset...	Kara: Look. Those children look so upset...

Minor changes.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: That's right... The servant boy said that in Freesia.	Will: That's right... The servant boy said that in Freejia.

Prototype	Final USA
There's a famine in the country...	There's so much famine in this country...

Freesia to Freejia. Minor changes to the second text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Those bones are the bodies of people who've been frighten to death.	Kara: Those bones are the bodies of people who've starved to death.

Given the context, there's no reason for Kara to think what she does in the prototype. The final fixed it.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Peggy... Such a sad look...	Kara: Hamlet... Why such a sad look?

Prototype	Final USA
As if you to will soon be separated from everyone...	It's as if we will soon be separated...

Both text boxes were mostly rewritten.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: A-a-a-a-a-a!!!!! Peggy!! Peggy!!	Kara: A-a-a-a-a-a!!!!!

Prototype	Final USA
	Hamlet!! Hamlet!!

The final separated Kara's cry for Hamlet into a second text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Peggy... Why...	Will: Hamlet... Why?

Ellipsis were changed into a question mark.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: Peggy... The first to perish...	Erik: Poor Hamlet... to eat or not to eat...?

Erik's dialogue was changed into a Shakespeare pun thanks to the name change from Peggy to Hamlet.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Peggy... (Sob).....	Kara: Hamlet...! (Sob).....

An exclamation mark was added.

Prototype	Final USA
So, Tim, find the Mystery Dolls and go to the Tower of Babel...	So, Will, find the Mystic Statues and go to the Tower of Babel...

Will's Mother can't make up her mind about what to call them either. A line break was also moved earlier.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: This tribe is so ferocious.	Erik: This tribe is so small. They have lost so many to starvation.

Prototype	Final USA
They frighten their captives to death.	Brothers, sisters... husbands, wives... How do they cope?

Prototype	Final USA
They even frighten their own tribe...they're not people, they're animals.

Erik is very harsh on the tribe in the prototype, saying they frighten people to death. This either hints at an earlier turn of events or is a result of poor translation. Given the situation in-game, it's more likely the latter.

Prototype	Final USA
The man seems to stare right into his heart...	The man seems to look right into your heart...

Minor changes.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: They jump in the fire and are completely consumed.	Kara: He just jumped into the fire...

Prototype	Final USA
Peggy... What a sweetie...	Hamlet, noble pig... I will miss you...

Kara's first text box was changed to be directed at Hamlet. The second text box was rewritten.

Prototype	Final USA
Oink oink	Sniff sniff.

Prototype	Final USA
I'll never hear that voice again...	I'll never hear that snort again...

Prototype	Final USA
There's a fragrant aroma coming from Peggy.	The air is filled with the aroma of roasting Hamlet.

The onomatopoeia was changed, the second text box changed voice to snort, and the last text box was rewritten.

Prototype	Final USA
He tugs on Tim's sleeve, as if he wants to take him somewhere.	He tugs on Will's sleeve, as if he wants to take him somewhere.

A line break was moved earlier.

Post Ankor Wat

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: The traders knew there was no food here, and have led the children away.	Erik: The traders knew there was no food here, and led the children away.

A word was removed.

Prototype	Final USA
Labor traders have come from a town in the northwest and taken the villagers away.	Labor traders came from a town in the northwest. They took many villagers.

Prototype	Final USA
I can't forgive their taking advantage of the famine to take the children!	I can't believe they would take advantage of people stricken with famine!

Kara can't forgive them in the prototype and can't believe them in the final. The text was also touched up to be more readable.

Prototype	Final USA
Go to the labor trader's village? Yes, let's go! Wait a while.	Travel to the labor trader's village? Yes, let's go! Wait a while.

Go was changed to travel.

Prototype	Final USA
Let's start out!!	Let's get going!

What Kara says when you answer yes to the above question. The text was polished up.

Ankor Wat

Prototype	Final USA
Through the jungle, 3 days journey from the native village, there is a huge temple.	Through the jungle, three days journey from the native village, there is a huge temple.

The number three was changed into a word.

Prototype	Final USA
The downfall of a lost explorer fascinated by something...?	The bones of a lost explorer fascinated by something...?

Downfall was changed to bones since this text shows up when inspecting the bones.

Prototype	Final USA
When we awoke in the morning, there was only Captain Friezer and me.	When I awoke in the morning, only Captain Friezer and I remained.

Prototype	Final USA
It was a ferocious native village!	Hunger had destroyed many people during the night. Even our friends.

Prototype	Final USA
We saw the bones of our comrades, and ran into the jungle. That's when we discovered Ankor Wat.	We saw the bodies of our comrades and ran into the jungle. That's when we discovered Ankor Wat.

Prototype	Final USA
Rumor says you can get immortality here where the spirits live, but all I saw were demons...	Rumor says that you can gain immortality here where the spirits live.

Prototype	Final USA
I'm going back to my friends... If I don't survive, who would mourn?	but all I saw were demons...

The final censored the natives killing the explorer's friends, replacing the cause of their deaths with hunger. Several improvements were made to the grammar, and the final moved a sentence into a separate text box.

Prototype	Final USA
There's some kind of journal at the corner... Read Quit	There's some kind of journal... Read Quit

The final omitted the fine details of where the journal is.

Prototype	Final USA
Ankor Wat Research Record Friezer	Ankor Wat Research Record Friezer

The text is the same, but the prototype's text starts in the middle and eventually scrolls the text up to match the look of the final.

Prototype	Final USA
You must go through it to see the spirit on top floor. The bright light masks the corridor.	You must go through it to reach the top floor. The bright light masks the corridor.

Prototype	Final USA
If you want to meet the spirit you must wear Black Crystal Glasses.	If you want to meet the spirit, you must wear the Black Crystal Glasses.

Prototype	Final USA
I saw something shining on the ground near the road to the Main Hall, but I had to run.	I saw something shining on the ground near the Main Hall, but I had to run.

Mostly minor changes.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim.. I've been waiting for you to come for thousands of years...	Will.. I've been waiting for you to come for thousands of years...

This dialogue is the same; however, the spirit's prototype text color is the standard neutral one used when opening a chest whereas it's Lilly's blue text color in the final. This color change applies to all of this spirit's text until a certain point (noted below).

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Now? What is it?	Will: Huh? What was that?

Will's reaction to what the spirit showed him was changed slightly.

Prototype	Final USA
It's a new world...	That is the new world...

The spirit's text here changed a bit. This is when the spirit's prototype text boxes start using its final color (Lilly's text color).

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Me? Such an ominous world?!	Will: Me? Such a strange world?!

Will calls it ominous in the prototype and strange in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
The tall trees replaced by buildings, the rivers replaced by roads...	Tall trees replaced by buildings, rivers replaced by roads...

Minor changes.

Prototype	Final USA
When the blinding light stopped I stood quietly, as if nothing had happened.	When the blinding light stopped, I stood quietly, as if nothing had happened.

Prototype	Final USA
Then the Gorgon Flower was being held tightly in my hand...	Then I found the Gorgon flower held tightly within my hand...

A comma was added in the first text box. The second text box was rewritten since the prototype makes it sound like someone or something in Will's hand was holding the Gorgon Flower.

Dao

Prototype	Final USA
A town shines in the desert. We went to Dao.	A town shining in the desert. We went to Dao.

Shines was changed to shining.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: This place is famous for its labor merchants, but it doesn't look like it.	Kara: This place is supposed to be famous for labor merchants. It doesn't look like it.

The sentence was split into two sentences.

Prototype	Final USA
Desert City Dao	Desert Village Dao

The heading shown when you enter Dao. The prototype calls it a city while the final calls it a village.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: Tim!! I never thought I'd meet you in a place like this!	Neil: Will!! I never thought I'd meet you in a place like this!

A line break was added at the end.

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: Ha ha.	Neil: Yes. I tried replacing the labor trade with pepper imports.

Prototype	Final USA
I wondered if I could replace the labor trade with pepper imports.	This led me all the way to Dao.

Prototype	Final USA
In this way we went all the way to Dao.	There's a pyramid near here. I wonder if a Mystic Statue is there?

Prototype	Final USA
There's a pyramid near here. Is there a Mystery Doll there?

The final revised this text considerably. Mystery Doll was changed to Mystic Statue.

Prototype	Final USA
I went to Dao to replace the labor trade with pepper imports.	I came to Dao to replace the labor trade with pepper imports.

Went was changed to came because Neil is in Dao.

Prototype	Final USA
Hmm. I wonder if any luggage has arrived. Very distressing...	Hmm. I hope he arrives soon. Very distressing...

This displays when you answer no to the man playing the pipe outside. The prototype oddly mentions luggage which was changed to addressing Will since he asks if you're Will.

Prototype	Final USA
Somehow your inventory is full. Reduce your possessions somewhere.	Somehow, your inventory is full. Reduce your possessions somewhere.

This shows up when you answer yes to the man playing the pipe outside and have a full inventory. The final added a comma.

Prototype	Final USA
You have the letter and your father's journal!	You get a letter and your father's journal!

Have was changed to get.

Prototype	Final USA
I guess they didn't understand what I said. His eyes were expressive...	I guess he didn't understand what I said. His eyes were expressive...

They was changed to he since you're speaking to only one person.

Prototype	Final USA
Squeak...squeak...	Kiaaa...kiaaa...

The Kruks in Dao say squeak in the prototype. Since Kruks are a type of horse, this doesn't make sense, especially since they make a different sound in Watermia. The final made the sound more consistent with previous instances.

Prototype	Final USA
An abolition movement has started recently.	A freedom movement has started recently.

Prototype	Final USA
The president of Rolek started the labor trade abolition movement.	The president of Rolek started the labor trade freedom movement.

Abolition was changed to freedom.

Prototype	Final USA
The rules are simple. Hit as many snakes as you can in 1 minute.	The rules are simple. Hit as many snakes as you can in one minute.

The number one was changed to a word.

Prototype	Final USA
OK! Stop! You've hit #snakes. Try again!	OK! Stop! You've hit # snakes. Try again!

NOTE: Replace # with the number of snakes you hit.

The final added a space after the number of snakes you hit.

Prototype	Final USA
	You've hit # snakes. Try again!

NOTE: Replace # with the number of snakes you hit.

The prototype allows you to play the snake game after failing without having to re-enter the building, so the man doesn't say this text.

Prototype	Final USA
Wow #snakes. Very good!	Wow # snakes. Very good!

Prototype	Final USA
For your prize I'll give you 2 Red Jewels.	For your prize, I'll give you two Red Jewels.

NOTE: Replace # with the number of snakes you hit.

The final added a space after the number of snakes again. In the second text box, it added a comma and changed the number two into a word.

Prototype	Final USA
There was a picture of a panther!	There was a picture of a jackal!

Panther was changed to jackal.

Prototype	Final USA
A shiver ran down my spine. It was a warning from the Black Panther stalking us....	A shiver ran down my spine. It was a warning from the Jackal, who had been stalking us....

Black Panther was changed to Jackal.

Prototype	Final USA
She didn't understand, she just kept working.	She didn't understand. She just kept working.

The run-on sentence was fixed.

Pyramid

Prototype	Final USA
There's a lithograph on this wall. I heard in in Dao that it's a hieroglyph...	There's a lithograph on this wall. I heard in Dao that it's a hieroglyph...

The second "in" was removed.

Prototype	Final USA
You've got the hieroglyph stone!	You've got the Hieroglyph Stone!

The Hieroglyph Stone was capitalized.

Prototype	Final USA
Black Panther: I know the whole story of your movement.	Jackal: I know the whole story of your adventure.

Aside from name differences, movement was changed to adventure.

Prototype	Final USA
It's only natural that King Edward would go into action...	It's only natural that King Edward would trick you into this...

"Go into action" was changed to "trick you into this."

Prototype	Final USA
He might even be more cruel than an assassin like me. Heh heh.	He might even be more evil than a mercenary like me. Heh heh.

Cruel was changed to evil, and assassin was changed to mercenary.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Stop talking like that!	Kara: Stop it!

Kara's reaction was modified slightly.

Prototype	Final USA
A voice whispers Tim... Play the Flute....Tim....	A voice whispers in Will's head...

Prototype	Final USA
	Will... Play the Flute....Will....

The final separated the one text box into two.

Prototype	Final USA
Black Panther: If you come any closer I'll use this knife...	Jackal: If you come any closer, I'll use this knife...

A comma was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Let's go to find the fifth Mystery Doll...	Let's go and find the fifth Mystic Statue...

In a dramatic moment like this, Kara mixed up Mystery Doll and Mystic Statue.

Prototype	Final USA
The melody Tim had played became the Black Panther's funeral march.	Kara: The melody you played became the Jackal's dirge.

The final added speaker text, changed the perspective from third to second, and changed funeral march to dirge.

Prototype	Final USA
Defeating the spirit of the Pyramid, he got a Mystic Doll!!	Defeating the spirit of the Pyramid, he obtained a Mystic Statue!!

A line break was moved, one was added, and Mystic Doll to Mystic Statue, again.

Prototype	Final USA
Flute: Tim. You've done well to have gotten this far.	Flute: Will. You've done well to have come this far.

Gotten was changed to come.

Prototype	Final USA
Bring the 5 Mystery Dolls to the Tower.	Bring the five Mystic Statues to the Tower.

Prototype	Final USA
The dolls you've collected hold the key to the fate of humanity.	The statues you've collected hold the key to the fate of humanity.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim ..Hurry...The comet is approaching.	Will..Hurry...The comet is approaching.

Even Will's father can't decide on what they're called. The number five was changed to a word, and a space in the last text box was removed.

Tower of Babel

Prototype	Final USA
Neil: We'll be there soon, Tim. Say hello to your father for me.	Neil: We'll be there soon, WIll.

Prototype	Final USA
	Say hello to your father for me.

The second sentence was moved into a new text box.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Thanks. Be a great company president.	Will: Thanks. I know you will make a great president.

Minor changes.

Prototype	Final USA
Eric: On this trip everyone found something.	Erik: On this trip, everyone found something.

Prototype	Final USA
Rob met Lilly, and saw his lost father again.	Lance met Lilly and found his lost father.

A comma was added in the first text box and removed in the second. Saw was changed to found.

Prototype	Final USA
Finally I can go to the bathroom by myself at night!	Finally, I can go to the bathroom by myself at night!

A comma was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Could that be this ring... Didn't you find it in the Inca Gold Ship?	Kara: Could that be the ring... Didn't you find it in the Incan Gold Ship?

Kara refers to her ring in the prototype; this was changed for some reason in the final. Inca to Incan for the last time.

Prototype	Final USA
but also the demon of stars.	but also the demon of stars.

Prototype	Final USA
But the one now nearing the Earth is the demon of stars...	The one now nearing the Earth is a demon of stars...

Prototype	Final USA
The comet is the highest of consciousnesses.	The comet is the highest form of consciousness.

A line break was moved earlier in the first text box, the second text box had a word removed and "the" changed to "a", and last text box was partly rewritten.

Prototype	Final USA
You're not normal human beings, because you you can live here...	You're not normal human beings, because you can live here...

An extra "you" was removed.

Prototype	Final USA
You were resurrected to save Earth. I'll take you to the top floor.	You were brought back to save Earth. I'll take you to the top floor.

The final made Viper's text more vague.

Prototype	Final USA
They say her body is eternal...	They say that her body is eternal...

Prototype	Final USA
They say once the comet is gone she'll be able to rest in peace	They say that once the comet is gone,

Prototype	Final USA
	she'll be able to rest in peace.

Minor changes overall; the final put the second part of the second text box into its own text box.

Prototype	Final USA
If you want to go to Dao I'll transport you. Quit Return to Dao village	If you want to go to Dao, I'll transport you. Quit Return to Dao village

A comma was added.

Prototype	Final USA
In his head a familiar voice speaks.	In his head, a familiar voice speaks.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim. It's me. Olman, your father.	Will. It's me, Olman, your father.

A comma was added, and a period was replaced with a comma.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim: Father! What are you in that form!!!	Will: Father! Why are you in that form!!!

A line break was added earlier.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim's father: Long ago there was a biological technology using the light of the comet.	Will's father: Long ago there existed biological technology using the light of the comet.

Minor changes.

Prototype	Final USA
For example, they made the camel, who can go for long periods without food or water.	For example, they made the camel. It can go for long periods without food or water.

The sentence was split into two sentences and other minor alterations were made as a result.

Prototype	Final USA
At that time the Knights of Darkness and Light were developed to decide the fate of humanity.	At that time, the Knights of Darkness and Light were developed to decide the fate of humanity.

Prototype	Final USA
The 6 Mystic Dolls were made by the Knights.	They are your ancestors.

Prototype	Final USA
The last Mystic Doll is entrusted to you.	The six Mystic Statues were made by the Knights.

Prototype	Final USA
	The last Mystic Statue is entrusted to you.

Commas were added, an entirely new line was added in its own text box, and Mystic Dolls were changed to Mystic Statues.

Prototype	Final USA
By then the two of you must go to the roof of the tower.	By then, the two of you must go to the roof of the tower. Close your eyes....

Prototype	Final USA
Close your eyes....

The prototype's second text box was merged into the first text box, and the final added a brief pause before displaying it.

Prototype	Final USA
The comet is called a spirit. But it's living, an unwelcome spirit.	The comet is called a spirit. But it's an unwelcome spirit.

The final removed the part about the comet being living (which seems incomplete in the prototype).

Prototype	Final USA
Peggy: Oink oink!!	Hamlet: Oink oink!!

Hamlet's text color here in the prototype is the same as Kara's. In the final, it's the standard neutral color text (such as obtaining an item).

Prototype	Final USA
With my body gone I became forever young. From the comet's light I gained immortality.	With my body gone, I became forever young. From the comet's light, I gained immortality.

Prototype	Final USA
But is there meaning in in eternal life? I felt more alive when I had a terminal disease.	But is there meaning in eternal life? I felt more alive when I had a terminal disease.

A second "in" was removed.

Prototype	Final USA
Such a world. If I could announce this at an academy I'd be a great scholar.	Such a world. If I could talk of this at an academy I'd be a great scholar.

Announce was changed to talk.

Prototype	Final USA
The Knights were brought forth. The Dark Knight's ultimate power, the Firebird, was raised!	The Knights were brought forth. The Dark Knight's ultimate power, the Firebird, was released!

Raised was changed to released.

Red Jewel Mansion

Prototype	Final USA
When I came to I was standing in the entrance to a strange mansion.	When I awoke, I was standing in the entrance to a strange mansion.

"Came to" was changed to "awoke" and a comma was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Long ago the SoulBlazer came down from the sky, and I was put to sleep for a long, long time...	Long ago the Blazer came down from the sky, and I was put to sleep for a long, long time...

SoulBlazer was changed to just Blazer.

Prototype	Final USA
SoulBlazer was strong, but you are stronger...	Blazer was strong, but you are stronger...

The same change was made here too.

Ending

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: What's happened to the comet...?	Kara: What's happened to the comet...?

The prototype adds an extra line break with the text scrolling up after. Important to note is during the ending while on the comet (minus the part where it shows the world map), the prototype's text box has a transparent background while the final still has a black background to make it easier to see text.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim's father: The comet's power has disappeared.	Will's father: The comet's power has disappeared.

The same line break and text scrolling change is present here.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim's mother: The Earth. A mother with millions of children.	Will's mother: The Earth. A mother with millions of children.

The final added another line break early on as well as having the sentence before the last line break scroll up to fit everything.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim's father: When I lost my body I started seeing everything.	Will's father: When I lost my body, I started seeing everything.

Prototype	Final USA
The past The future Humanity's progress.	The past. The future. Humanity's progress.

A comma was added in the first text box, and the second text box was changed to make two more statements sentences.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim's mother: Anyway now you and Karen can become ordinary children again.	Will's mother: Now you and Kara can become ordinary children again.

Anyway was removed in the final, as whatever was just said is not a thing to simply brush off.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: When we return to Earth will we be separated?	Kara: When we return to Earth, will we be separated?

A comma was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Tim's father: Yes... The world is changing. Humanity, and history, have started down a new path.	Will's father: Yes... The world is changing. Humanity and history, have started down a new path.

A comma was removed.

Prototype	Final USA
You two thought nothing of it when you met each other on a street corner...	You two thought nothing of it when you met each other in South Cape.

The prototype's line was written as if the localizers didn't know about the game's plot. The final fixed its inaccuracy and removed the ellipsis.

Prototype	Final USA
Karen: Tim... Come here.... Show me your face...	Kara: Will... Come here.... Show me your face...

The final removed the extra space on the first line. Importantly, the music that starts at this text box in the final doesn't start here in the prototype; it starts when Will starts speaking.

Prototype	Final USA
Buildings replaced the forest, rivers became roads, but the villages held only smiling faces.	Buildings replaced the forests, rivers became roads, but the villages held only smiling faces.

Forest was made plural.

Credits

Prototype	Final USA
Charactor Designer	Character Designer

Character was misspelled in the prototype; this was fixed in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
	English Text by Scott Pelland Tim Rooney Robert L. Jerauld

Prototype	Final USA
	Title Coordinater Mary Cocoma

These sections of the credits don't exist in the prototype.

Prototype	Final USA
Quintet Staff TATSUO HASHIMOTO SHIGEMI KITA REIKO TAKEBAYASHI	Quintet Staff T.HASHIMOTO S.KITA K.SUGAYA T.TURU R.TAKEBAYASHI

More people were credited. Names were abbreviated to add the extra people.

Prototype	Final USA
	Quintet Staff M.TSURUNO Y.SASHIDA M.KOBAYASHI

More Quintet staff is credited in the final.

Prototype	Final USA
ENIX Staff YUKINOBU CHIDA TAKAO KAWAGUCHI KEIJI HONDA	ENIX Staff YUKINOBU CHIDA KEIJI HONDA YASUYUKI SONE

Takao Kawaguchi was removed from the final's credits.

Prototype	Final USA
Art Direction TOORU MAKI HIDEKI YAMAMOTO TAKASHI OOTSUKA	Art Direction HIDEKI YAMAMOTO TAKASHI OOTSUKA

Tooru Maki was removed from the final's credits under Art Direction.

Prototype	Final USA
Art Direction SHINJI FUTAMI YASUKO SEKIGUCHI

The prototype has a second Art Direction section.

Prototype	Final USA
Technical Support SADAO YAHAGI KENJIRO KANO	Technical Support SADAO YAHAGI KENJIRO KANO

The final added an extra line break before the first name.

Prototype	Final USA
	Enix America Staff TSUNEO MORITA Paul Bowler

Prototype	Final USA
	Enix America Staff Paul Handelman Jake Kazdal

These sections aren't present in the prototype either.

Prototype	Final USA
	Special Thanks to Dan Owsen Hiro Yamada

Dan Owsen and Hiro Yamada were added to the credits.

Prototype	Final USA
Special Thanks YUTAKA SASAKI TAKESHI IIDA HIDEYUKI OIKAKE	Special Thanks to H.KURODA A.SHIGENO K.KUWABARA M.SUMITA Y.SASAKI N.SUGINAKA

Prototype	Final USA
Special Thanks HIROFUMI KURODA AKITAKA SHIGENO JUN YUKUYOSHI

Prototype	Final USA
Special Thanks YUMIKO TSUKUDA HIDEYUKI OHWADA MINORU KAKIZAWA	Special Thanks to M.KAKIZAWA A.ARAI K.WAKABAYASHI

Prototype	Final USA
Special Thanks NAOHITO SUGINAKA KENJI TANIUCHI

Takeshi Iida, Hideyuki Oikake, Jun Yukuyoshi, Yumiko Tsukuda, Hideyuki Ohwada, and Kenji Taniuchi were removed from the credits. K. Kuwabara, M. Sumita, and A. Arai were added to special thanks.

Prototype	Final USA
Producer YASUYUKI SONE	Producer SHINJI FUTAMI

Yasuyuki Sone was replaced by Shinji Futami under Producer.

Prototype	Final USA
Copyright 1994 ENIX 1994 QUINTET	Copyright 1994 ENIX 1994 QUINTET

An extra line break was added.

Prototype	Final USA
Licensed by NINTENDO	Licensed to NINTENDO

"By" was changed to "to."

Post-Credits

Prototype	Final USA
	Class is over.

Prototype	Final USA
	Please be careful crossing the street.

Prototype	Final USA
	We have had a lot of traffic accidents lately.

This sequence with the text isn't present in the prototype: after the bell rings, it simply goes to the end screen.

Proto:Illusion of Gaia/Text Differences

Contents

Global Changes

Character Names

Menus

Select Menu

Unused Items

Cond Menu

Power Jewels

Jeweler Gem

Items

Red Jewels

Prison Key

Blue Block

Elevator Key

Mine Keys A & B

Crystal Ball

Purification Stone

Palace Key

Statue of Hope

Rama Statue

Magic Dust

Lance's Letter

Will

Red Apple

Mushroom Drop

Teapot

Gorgon Flower

Lola's Letter

Father's Journal

Hieroglyph

Incan Melody (Unused)

Blue Journal (Unused)

World Map

Areas

Dark Space

South Cape

Post-Edward's Prison

Edward's Castle

Edward's Prison

Itory Village

Moon Tribe Camp

Inca Ruins

Larai Cliff

Gold Ship

Will's Dream

Adrift

Diamond Coast

Freejia

Post Diamond Mine

Diamond Mine

Neil's Cottage

Nazca Plain

Sky Garden

Post Sky Garden Cutscene

Seaside Palace

Mu

Seaside Tunnel

Angel Village

Watermia

Post Great Wall of China

After entering Euro once

Great Wall of China

Euro

Post Mt. Temple

Mt. Temple

Natives' Village

Post Ankor Wat

Ankor Wat

Dao

Pyramid

Tower of Babel

Red Jewel Mansion

Ending

Credits

Post-Credits

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