After being thoroughly underwhelmed Digimon survive‘s unbearable dialogue and bland characters, I once again braved the time-consuming Japanese RPG waters by throwing myself headfirst into them Release date competitor, Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Although I originally got into the series to ironically enjoy the painful English slang of its characters, the joke is now on me as its distinctive slang begins to corrupt my own.
in the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 You play as Noah and his friends, child soldiers from the fictional nation of Keves who are embroiled in an ongoing war against the rival nation of Agnus. However, the grass is no greener for either side of this endless war, as both nations are enslaved by “flame clocks” in giant mech bases called Ferronis, which suck life energy from fallen soldiers. To make matters worse, the propagated youth has only 10 terms to live, or years spent feeding the energy vampire clock.
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Suffice it to say, shit sucks for the people in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and they’re not afraid to express their frustration, albeit in their own colorful, fantasy language. While it’s debatable whether Cockney is a made-up fantasy language unique to a Japanese video game, one thing is certain: no game propagates the Queen’s English better than this Xenoblade Series.
If you absolutely need to spice up your diction with something meatier, I’ve got you covered with this slang I’ve translated from Xenoblade‘s preaching protagonists in lay English. An urban dictionary for web gamers, if you will. Without further ado, let’s get started with that Xenoblade 3 vernac-ing.
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snuff (ˈsnaf) noun– Used for emphasis, to show anger, contempt or disgust towards something or someone.
Ex. “What the hell are you talking about?”
Sniffles (ˈsnəf-ēŋ) adjective– Used as intensive.
Ex. “More snuff. Why do we always get soaked every time we run?”
spark (ˈspærk) noun– Used alternately for “shit” or “fuck”. When “snuff” is getting too much play and you want to shake things up.
Ex. “Oh, for goodness sake, use your snoopy words!”
Spark (ˈspärk-ēŋ) adjective– Used as intensive.
Ex. “It’s not because of your fiery personality.”
Queen’s Wings (ˈkwēnz ˈwiŋz) exclamation-Holy shit. Holy cow. Chances are, whenever you utter that phrase, you’ll freak out at the monstrosity in front of you. Alternative, Queen beans.
Ex. “Wings of the Queen! We barely got out of this scuffle alive.”
stonking (ˈstäŋk) adjective– Used as intensive.
Ex. “What are you talking about? It’s just a rocky pond.”
mudders (muds) noun-fucker. one who fucks
ex.”bang on one Eventhis mudder doesn’t do things by halves.”
spoon (ˈspün) noun–A person of low intelligence. A half idiot. A jerk.
Ex. “Oh shut up. If you act like a spoon, of course I call you one.”
The Muppet (ˈmʌpɪt) noun– A fool. A buffoon. Someone who laughs at their fart is bubbles in the bathtub.
Ex. “You doll! Don’t ever do that again!”
international (ˈɪnɪt) adverb– contraction of is not it. That’s right. Basically the English equivalent of Queen to the Japanese “Desu”.
Ex. “Fight, fight, these are just words. And it’s not the words that count. It’s what you do.” “Innit.”
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While one can expect to play Xenoblade Chronicles 3 replaces exclamations like “Bloody Hell” in Japanese with some deep-throated four-letter words, that’s not why you’re playing Xenoblade. You’re here to spark some good clapbacks from the snooping youth breaking free from the muppet chains that bind them, innit. Truly a dub for English people everywhere.
Now that I’m on my own for over 24 hours Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Deep dive, I can’t help but conjure up his slang in my daily life. For example: Whenever my cat Majima — who must think his name is either “cat” or “asshole” because he’s stubborn — towers over me like a freaking gargoyle until I shake his food bowl to get it just right no longer has the illusion of being empty, I hear the words “muppet”, “mudder” and “spoon” rolling off my tongue. lord help me
Aside from mourning my once-midwest dialect, play Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was a refreshing and downright captivating experience. my box‘s Ethan Gach is still in the gaming mines, hacking away at sniffer dinosaurs, Muppet politicians, and brainwashed child soldiers for his upcoming review. As for me if Xenoblade Chronicles 3 keeping up its phenomenal gameplay, engaging writing, and hilarious dialogue, it’s on track to be my JRPG of the year, innit.
