Posted August 20, 2015
Hi,
When you reach the end of the map in Witcher 3, sometimes it will prompt Geralt to say a special line (I dunno if you can get this line throughout the game, me I only heard it in the very last area). It goes like this: "A long trek requires a fellowship, oughta cobble one together"
Doesn't make a lot of sense, does it? Except that in the Polish version, he actually says "Przed wyruszeniem w drogę należy zebrać drużynę", and that sentence is the official Polish translation of the infamous line "You must gather your party before venturing forth", from Baldur's Gate! And who did the official Polish version of Baldur's Gate, back when it was released? CD Projekt!
It's a nice little easter egg, a reference both to BG and to CDP's own past as a localization company. Pity the English translator didn't pick up on it... But I wanted to mention it here because it really made me giggle.
I've finished the game just now, after 160 hours, and it was sooo good! What were you guys' favorite references/easter eggs?
When you reach the end of the map in Witcher 3, sometimes it will prompt Geralt to say a special line (I dunno if you can get this line throughout the game, me I only heard it in the very last area). It goes like this: "A long trek requires a fellowship, oughta cobble one together"
Doesn't make a lot of sense, does it? Except that in the Polish version, he actually says "Przed wyruszeniem w drogę należy zebrać drużynę", and that sentence is the official Polish translation of the infamous line "You must gather your party before venturing forth", from Baldur's Gate! And who did the official Polish version of Baldur's Gate, back when it was released? CD Projekt!
It's a nice little easter egg, a reference both to BG and to CDP's own past as a localization company. Pity the English translator didn't pick up on it... But I wanted to mention it here because it really made me giggle.
I've finished the game just now, after 160 hours, and it was sooo good! What were you guys' favorite references/easter eggs?