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Valis (Genesis)

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This page details one or more prototype versions of Valis (Genesis).

This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

A localization prototype found on an archive disc of Genesis ROMs from Sega of America. Dated October 25, 1991.

Text#

Several minor formatting changes to the text were made for the final release.

Scene 2#

Yuko

Prototype

Final

A dream?   It must be...
I must be having a bad dream.
A dream?   It must be...
I must be having
            a bad dream.
Yuko

Prototype

Final

The voice...!  You...
You must be 
    the one who called me!
The voice...!  You...
You must be 
     the one who called me!

A tab on the last line was replaced with spaces.

Valia

Prototype

Final

Yes, it was me.
 My name is Valia and this is
  fantasy world.
This world exists 
  in another time and space.
Yes, it was me.
 My name is Valia and
  this is fantasy world.
This world exists 
  in another time and space.
Valia

Prototype

Final

I understand that
  you can't comprehend this 
 sudden incident,
I understand that
  you can't comprehend this
 sudden incident,

A space after "this" removed.

Valia

Prototype

Final

Lately, 'Yin' and 'Yang' of
 the people's  souls are 
 losing their balance.
Lately, 'Yin' and 'Yang' of
 the people's  souls are
 losing their balance.

A space after "are" removed.

Valia

Prototype

Final

The real world, 
  where you come from, 
  entertains many 
  negative events like wars.
The real world, 
  where you come from,
  entertains many
  negative events like wars.

Spaces after the commas and "many" removed.

Valia

Prototype

Final

This is caused by 
  a power called 
 'Vecanta' that 'Yin' is 
   using to influence 
   the souls of the people.
This is caused by
  a power called
 'Vecanta' that 'Yin' is
   using to influence
   the souls of the people.

Spaces after "by", "called", "is", and "influence" removed.

Valia

Prototype

Final

Yes. The leader who governs
       the power is Rogles! 
Yes. The leader who governs
       the power is Rogles!

Space after the exclamation removed.

Valia

Prototype

Final

He is an evil king who 
        leads a dark world
  in another place and time.
He is an evil king who 
  leads a dark world
 in another place and time.
Valia

Prototype

Final

Rogles locked the source of
 the power of 'Yang' in a
 precious stone called the
 Phantasm Jewel and then
 broke it into several pieces.
Rogles locked the source of
 the power of 'Yang' in a
 precious stone called the
 Phantasm Jewel and then
 broke it into 
         several pieces.

Split into two dialogue boxes.

Valia

Prototype

Final

Now, he has his subordinates,
 five evil generals 
        of the underworld,
 guarding the Jewel.
Now,
 he has his subordinates,
 five evil generals 
        of the underworld,
 guarding the Jewel.
Valia

Prototype

Final

In order to defeat Rogles, 
 we must put the broken 
 pieces of the Phantasm Jewel
 together and release the 
 power of 'Yang'.
In order to defeat Rogles,
 we must put the broken
 pieces of the 
       Phantasm Jewel
 together and release the
 power of 'Yang'.

Split into two dialogue boxes.

Valia

Prototype

Final

I do not have enough 
 power to fight alone.
I beg of you, Yuko.  
 Lend me your hand.
I do not have enough 
     power to fight alone.
I beg of you, Yuko.  
     Lend me your hand.
Valia

Prototype

Final

What has the world come to? 
Our warrior is 
        influenced by Vecanta
 and they have their 
        warrior already.
What has the world come to?
Our warrior is 
      influenced by Vecanta
 and they have their
          warrior already.
Valia

Prototype

Final

You go and find the 
        Phantasm Jewel
 and the Jewel will 
        help you from then on.
Go, Yuko!
You go and find the 
        Phantasm Jewel
 and the Jewel will 
      help you from then on.
Go, Yuko!

Scene 3#

Reiko

Prototype

Final

and I don't have any friends.
We are well off,
   but I was never happy.
and I don't have
             any friends.
We are well off,
   but I was never happy.
Reiko

Prototype

Final

My ambition 
        was to outwit people 
 and get ahead of 
        them with any cost.
My ambition 
        was to outwit people
 and get ahead of 
        them with any cost.

A space after "people" was removed.

Reiko

Prototype

Final

That is why 
        I joined Rogles...
But the truth is that 
I wanted to escape somewhere.
That is why 
        I joined Rogles...
But the truth is that 
I wanted to
       escape somewhere.
Yuko

Prototype

Final

Reiko!  Reiko!!  Rei....
Why..?  Why do we 
    have to end this way...?
Reiko!  Reiko!!  Rei....
Why..?  Why do we 
   have to end this way...?

A single space before "have" removed.

Rogles

Prototype

Final

Fool!!
She bought your
     nonsense sentimentality.
Fool!!
She bought your
    nonsense sentimentality.

A single space before "nonsense" removed.

Rogles

Prototype

Final

Well, that is fine.
I should never have
 counted on a girl like her
        from the beginning.
Well, that is fine.
I should never have
 counted on a girl like her
          from the beginning.

Two more spaces added before "from".

Yuko

Prototype

Final

You can't get off that easy,
 Rogles.
I'll get you...
with my own hands...for sure!
You can't get off 
   that easy,Rogles.
I'll get you...
with my own hands...
for sure!

Staff#

More spacing edits...

Prototype

Final

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