Octopath Traveler’s extreme Middle English is stumping players
https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/17/17582070/octopath-traveler-haanit-dialogue-localization
Fans seem to really dig the classic-style JRPG Octopath Traveler thus far, but the Nintendo Switch exclusive is not without its faults. One of the most perplexing is the game’s English localization, which gives one character a manner of speaking so absurd, players worldwide are having trouble making sense of it.
The huntress H’aanit is one of Octopath Traveler’s eight playable characters, any of whom you can choose to check out in the beginning of the game. (You can unlock the other seven later on.) H’aanit seems like a good choice if you’re a fan of bow-and-arrow combat. But if you couldn’t make it through a single Shakespeare play in school, you might find parsing the dialogue in H’aanit’s storyline a big challenge. She speaks in an extreme version of Middle English that reads almost as parody.