Secret of Mana English translation
聖剣伝説2 · Seiken Densetsu 2
Secret of Mana: Reborn is a full retranslation of Seiken Densetsu 2 that restores the large share of the script cut from the 1993 English release and adds content rebuilt from research and beta material.
What it is
Secret of Mana: Reborn, by The SAP Team (Script Augmentation Project), is a complete new English translation of the Japanese script. The original SNES localization had to cut a great deal of text, and the 2018 remake largely reused it, so many details of the story and characters were never in English before.
What's new
- A fresh translation of the whole Japanese script.
- Small changes that smooth over vague or contradictory parts of the story.
- New events and lines based on research into official outside material.
- Familiar touches from the classic English script kept where they work.
- Maps rebuilt from beta versions of the game, added in the latest release.
The download includes a long localization commentary explaining the team's choices.
Playing it
The patch is made for the North American release of the game. Apply it to your own copy following the instructions on the release page.
Credits
Script and hacking by The SAP Team; hacking and maps by Tomm.