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It’s no secret that the Like a Dragon series has incredibly memorable dialogue. Given how crazy and silly parts of the narrative and substories can get, being able to inject good writing into ridiculous situations and making them feel authentic is a difficult balancing act. Fortunately, spending time with Like a Dragon’s loveable cast of characters feels like hanging out with some great friends.
The localization team for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth may have had too much fun writing a lot of Ichiban’s dialogue in particular. Moments where Ichiban is learning English, encountering American culture, or simply interacting with Americans make for some laugh-out-loud moments. The lasting impression left by the game’s excellent dialogue, as well as some meme-able moments, place Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth in our top spot.
With one of the most iconic RPG casts of all time, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s rewritten script and dialogue strike a very effective balance between retaining the original game’s identity and taking its characters and world in new, interesting directions. Formerly optional party members like Yuffie benefit from more depth and attention, whereas Cait Sith is now a more thoroughly developed character dripping with style, personality, and charisma. Beyond character writing, small locales like Kalm that were originally stopover points now feel like lived-in and fleshed-out parts of a larger world dealing with real and widespread conflict. Some later areas like Costa del Sol and Cosmo Canyon especially benefit from well-written NPC dialogue, making even the smaller moments of this gargantuan RPG highly memorable.
Metaphor: ReFantazio is one of Atlus’s biggest games to date, with a script to match. The story centering around a democratic election further increases the amount of time that is spent on dialogue, with many characters having differing opinions on how the United Kingdom of Euchronia should be run. Despite the sheer size of the script, the dialogue is appropriately sharp and each character is able to express a unique perspective on Euchronia’s state of affairs without too much time being spent on fluff and unnecessary chatter.
by Sam Wachter, Jordan McClain, and Ezra Kinnell
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