#obviously they would borrow aspects from RGGO to put into Y7 but it is real neat being able to point them out/see them

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I've wanted to write a dissertation on the localization differences in　Sawashiro's Chapter 13 scenes FOREVER you have NO idea, thank you so much for pointing that out.

I did experience the full game back when it was only out in Japanese so I've certainly got Thoughts on both in comparison to the original as well. Although it's not exactly what you were talking about, I do personally think the playfulness is 100% purposeful and the more accurate take in this case! Not just in a literal sense, but in terms of authorial intent.

Chapters 1, 2, and 13 specifically are full of homages to and subversions of his character as seen in RGGO. Playfulness, unpredictability, and an off-putting sense of humor are central to RGGO!Sawashiro. He also happens to be particularly fond of fake-outs like that. Obviously a lot has changed between games, but there's a lot of fascinating interplay as well, even with 7!Sawashiro's much more subdued presentation. Yokoyama has said he was going for a story that doesn't require RGGO's context to understand or enjoy, but a story that's nonetheless made more interesting by taking RGGO's context into account. The effects of that approach are of course going to be apparent in RGGO's main antagonist.

So I don't think it's far-fetched at all to say there's a sense of humor there we just don't get to see much of, being Ichi and being in the situations we're in when we encounter him. I think that kind of works for him as a character whose idiosyncrasies are conveyed equally by what we see and what we don't see.

... I guess I kind of ended up writing a dissertation anyway lol sorry

this is like getting a letter from the president thank you so much for your dissertation and your work in general im actually framing this on my brain walls

#fave #snap chats #ON THE REAL THOUGH LET ME. TALK NORMALLY FOR A SECOND #i DID actually want to make a note bout sawashiro's dialogue during chapter 1 too in my initial post #but i didnt think it was anything super noteworthy- tho now im glad my thinking's been validated in a way #weeks back when i actually did take the time to read through the old RGGO chapters and familiarize myself with RGGO jo #RGGJO if you will AHA-- #but on the real when you mention it i DO remember his personality feeling #saying 'relaxed' feels hyperbolic/inaccurate but he definitely did not feel /as/ uptight as Y7jo comes off as #maybe cause his portrait art has him smiling for once ☠️ #but its due in part because we got to see RGGO jo more For Obvious Reasons and we got to see him interact with others more #that he got to feel a LIL more personable. not OVERLY friendly but yk. Just Enough to notice in comparison #in the way that i like comparing eng and jp texts it IS really fun looking between RGGO and Y7 jo #obviously they would borrow aspects from RGGO to put into Y7 but it is real neat being able to point them out/see them #i wish i could use my words better to express how much of a fan i am of reading this but just know i am #just very cool and interesting insight all around thank you again for writing in