worst translation

[ishashobar]

which of the early US releases got the worst translation?
a few nameable ones are FF1, FFIV(II), and a few parts in VII("Off coarse!" says Cloud)
mine would have to be FFIV. it is funny how bad they translated some things

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

From the main series, I'd say FFIV and FFVII definitely got it the worst. But in terms of the entire franchise, there's never been a more miserable translation than that of Final Fantasy Tactics, which was actually scribbled in full on a cocktail napkin while the head translator was in the line for the restroom one night.

[LunarWeaver]

My poor FFVII. FFTactics isn't exactly Alexander O. Smith either.

[Griff]

Four words: This Guy Are Sick, nuff said

[Firo Volondé]

Four words: This Guy Are Sick, nuff said

That was one line. FFIV (see KR's link) had more poor english lines than well-translated lines. I've never played Tactics, so I can't say on that one.

[Shiny]

FFVII is definitely full of mistranslations.

[Firo Volondé]

OK then. Two lines.

[Nasarian Altimeros]

It was far more than two lines. I didn't even pick up on those the first time I played through the game; it was that horrible Honeybee line that got me ("Err poo...I mean sir...hurry", or whatever. The point is it was stupid).

I agree though: FFIV was at least nine, if not nine and a half times as badly translated as FFVII.

[Dragon Mage]

'You spoony bard!'

'Hmm, so that's how you fooled them.'
'Hmm, so that's how you'll fool them.'

Oh, it gets pretty bad.

[blackmage_nuke]

1 word - Butz

but really i dont find any of the games too badly translated, some of them make me laugh which is good.

[Nasarian Altimeros]

1 word - Butz

Butz was never used in any official translation for FFV.

[Sefie1999AD]

All FFVII lines have been fixed in the PC version, so I don't think FFVII can be said to have the worst translation. It has such a large script anyway that the amount of typos and errors is quite small in terms of percentage. I think FF"2" SNES has the weakest translation, although FFV PSX's names are quite horrible, and FF Tactics has its really weird parts too, such as (SPOILER)"Defeat Dycedarg's eldest brother!"

EDIT: Pics of various translations in FFVII PC and FF Tactics. Oh, and the "That's how you fooled them" has been completely changed in FFVII PC:

"Hey! Is that a "Member's card" I see shining in your hot little hand? Please, come in."
CLOUD: "Looks like I need to go inside to complete my disguise."
AERIS: "... Hmmmm. Sure, good excuse..."
CLOUD: "See ya!"

[Darkja]

I remember one part in vii where you're on your way to corel I beleive, taking the bridge, but you need to go around and lower it... the switch says something like ( use me ; )

[Wolf Kanno]

FFIV, when it was released as FFII in the U.S. It was FFIV with a lobotamy and it read like it was written by a six year old with down syndrome. Chronicles fixed it though, to a point.

FFV is my next choice, somehow I get the feeling that Faris didn't have to say "Argh" in order to start and finish a sentence. The localization seemed pretty rushed to me.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

FFV's script was cobbled together from remnants of an unfinished SNES translation, after all. But I don't think it had any points where the writing was so bad that it left the player with no idea what had just happened, as with the other aforementioned games.