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One common on this board is that the translation for Simon's Quest was accurate and the absolutely nonsensical things said by villagers was just "the villagers lie to you".

Yes, some villagers lie to you, but plenty of hints are completely garbled and useless (translator using "holy water" and "magic potion" interchangeably, mixing up whether hints mention Death or Dracula, etc).

Do you really think it was that bad?

Simon's Quest got an awful localization. A new patch has come along that gives it a new translation, with some new features. I want to test how truly new players, who've never played Simon's Quest before react to it. What I would like to do is have players be given all the tools that JP players did. That means the game, and the manual. Sadly, only the story prologue of the manual has been translated fully.

Rules:
1. Read the story prologue: http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/cv2/documents/CV2J.txt
2. Patch and play the game.
3. Only refer to the ENG manual or JP manual (if you read Japanese), or the developer's guide.
4. Do not use any other guides.
5. You may use a separate map (which was included in the JP manual, but not the NA manual).
5. Try to get as far into the game as possible. If you get stuck, and quit, report back.
6. Remember: Only new players can apply.

The Patch:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/dor9nkdnblvcv4l/cv2eng-2_9_8_5-ntsc-stm10Up4.ips

Map:
http://www.nocashvaluecomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/np-cv2map.jpg

Manuals:

http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/manual-cv2.htm
http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/NewCV/manual-jcv2.htm
http://bisqwit.iki.fi/cv2fin/#use

>Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
>Story has no mention of a curse whatsoever

>Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest
>Story is about a Curse placed on Simon Belmont by Dracula.

So why the heck is Castlevania 3 called Dracula's Curse instead of Castlevania 2.

Why did so many people hate this game?

I still love it to this day.