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Somehow this town ends up in serious danger three different times.

Default#

Residences#

NPCs

May Script

A man wearing black clothes
assaulted me.

Final Script

I saw a mean man wearing black
clothes.

Translation Notes
The early line is pretty much the same in Japanese. It should be obvious why this got changed.

Objects

May Script

A diary is left out.
Let me see...
'For some reason,
I have a bad premonition.
I hope nothing bad happens...'
That's the last entry in the
diary...

Final Script

A diary is left out.
Let me see...
'For some reason,
I have a bad premonition.
I hope nothing comes of it...'
That's the last entry in the
diary...

May Script

It a bookshelf.
Gee, there's a lot of difficult
books.

August Script

It a bookshelf.
Gee, there are a lot of
academic books.

Final Script

It's a bookshelf.
Gee, there are a lot of
academic books.

Translation Notes
Are academic books difficult books? Perhaps to Chaz.

May Script

...The books are left out.

Final Script

The table is littered with
books.

After Using Alshline#

Exterior#

May Script

A big meteorite fell
beyond the bridge to the north!
It fell close to
the village of Nalya.
I wonder if they're OK there.

Final Script

A big meteorite fell
beyond the bridge to the north!
It fell close to
the village of Nalya.
I wonder if they're OK.


May Script

It's because that investigation
team came upsetting things in
Birth Valley that we're having
problems!
We want the people from
Motavia Academy to go back!!

Final Script

It's because that investigation
team came upsetting things in
Birth Valley that we're having
problems!
We want the people from
Motavia Academy to go home!!

May Script

Hmmm...

Final Script

Hmmph!

Translation Notes
Hahn's response is angrier in the final script.

Residences#

NPCs

May Script

I'm glad that everything is
back to normal,
but I'm afraid that Zio is going
to come back and attack us.
We have to defend the village,
at least these children...

Final Script

I'm glad that everything is
back to normal,
but I'm afraid that Zio is going
to come back and attack us.
We have to defend the village,
and protect these children...

Translation Notes
This mother went from prioritizing her children's safety to including them in the same tier as the other villagers. At least, that's the way it reads now.

Objects

May Script

'Lessons on How To Make
Conversation that Grips
People's Hearts '.

Final Script

'Lessons on How To Make
Conversation That Grips
People's Hearts '.

May & August Scripts

'What to Say to Land a Sale'.
Quite a studious owner.

Final Script

'How to Close a Sale.'
Quite a studious owner.

Translation Notes
The book's contents are very slightly different between prototypes.

Bio-Plant#

May & August Scripts

There's some writing here...
'Sterilization Treatment
Completed.
Please follow the line on the
floor'.

Final Script

There's some writing here...
Sterilization Treatment
Completed.
Please follow the line on the
floor.

After the Bio-Plant Explosion#

Exterior#

May Script

Since Birth Valley's entrance is
sealed it's nice and quiet, but
on the other hand, when it's
quiet it makes you all
the moreun easy!

Final Script

Since Birth Valley's entrance is
sealed it's nice and quiet, but
on the other hand, when it's
quiet it makes you all
the more uneasy!

After Obtaining the Hydrofoil#

Exterior#

May & August Scripts

What is that,
a mechanical human?
It can't even walk right
outdoors!

Final Script

What was it,
a mechanical human?
It just walks around right
outdoors!

Translation Notes
The final line definitely makes more sense once the player encounters the machines; They're walking around just fine.