Talk:Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

the Japanese 'nightfall' quote can have two meanings on account of the nuances of senritsu (戦慄). the word can mean shiver, or trembling with fear; it can also mean terrible or hair-raising. the individual kanji mean, in order, 'war' and fear'. while i don't know if they used the kanji in the game (they're quite complex and would not show up legibly on an 8-bit display), the varied meanings of the word are pretty intriguing. written in different kanji, senritsu (旋律) can also mean melody. that form's a 'no-' adjective, and just as grammatically correct as the other.

'otozure' has multiple meanings in nuance, too. 'arrive' and 'advent', but also 'call' - so another possible reading (if there's no kanji involved - if there are, i'm ridiculous and the point is moot) of the nightfall announcement is 'the melody of the night is calling'. creeeeeepy. especially given what dracula's trying to do to simon. (he seems to have a thing about redheads, doesn't he? isaac, simon - )

finally (i'm stopping after this, i just think the language is neat), 'aketa' (form the verb akeru) does mean 'to end', and it has a connotation of dawn and growing-lighter. japanese is a very cool language indeed. -castlevaniaburd.