Zut Alors! Canadian Gears 2 LE ships with art book in French only
by Ross Miller 
{ Nov 7th 2008 at 11:30AM }
Update: New, more "Quebecan" translation thanks to Lysdexia. Original post, translation and another translation after the break.
[Thanks, Jeremy]
Translation: O, mon dieu! Canadian gamers who don't speak French are quite perturbed. According to people on the Epic Games forums, those who purchased the Gears of War 2 Limited Edition discovered that the hardcover art books were written entirely in french. Incroyable! It's an unfortunate situation. No word yet from Epic.
Original Text: O, mon dieu! Les jouers Canadiens qui ne parle pas le français sont très en colère. Selon les personnes sur les forums du Epic Games, ceux qui ont acheté l'édition limitée de "Gears of War 2," ils ont découvert les livres d'art ont été écrits entièrement en français. Incroyable! C'est un situation le plus regrettable. Il n'y a pas de mot du Epic.
Cybik's Interpretation: O, mon dieu! Les joueurs Canadiens qui ne parlent pas français sont très en colère. Selon certaines personnes sur les forums de Epic Games, ceux qui ont acheté l'édition limitée de "Gears of War 2" ont obtenu des livres d'art écrits en français seulement. Incroyable! C'est un situation très regrettable. Il n'y a présentement aucun commentaire de Epic à ce sujet.
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Courtney @ Nov 7th 2008 11:33AM
Was the game voice work only done in French too? :P
That could actually be pretty entertaining, especially if it was done with the really absurd, over the top French accent.
FSK405K @ Nov 7th 2008 11:35AM
Didn't you hear? Marcus' and Dom's voices in the Canadian version are done by the Masked Avengers.
Mr. Numeros @ Nov 7th 2008 12:05PM
Marcus: Aww OUI!
kinshadow @ Nov 7th 2008 12:09PM
And for some weird reason, there is no hinge between their heads and their jaws.
Jakka @ Nov 7th 2008 12:20PM
Votre maman est une dame de classe!
Obie @ Nov 7th 2008 12:25PM
Sacre Bleu!
ryan @ Nov 7th 2008 2:05PM
yea i am pissed off about this... why the hard cover has to be in french, however my copy had the english non hardcover version of the book
AblativMeatshld @ Nov 10th 2008 11:10AM
Marcus Fenix, now with "Outrageous French accent!"
Marlie @ Nov 7th 2008 11:35AM
They wrap the english one to the back of the box which isn't a ahrd cover but the french one inside the box is in French and it's a hardcover
Wilgar @ Nov 7th 2008 11:45AM
Your grasp of french canadian culture is astounding!
/sarcasm
:o) all in good fun
Not a bad translation, but a little bit robotic
Bouille @ Nov 7th 2008 11:37AM
Wow so many french mistakes...
marcandrer @ Nov 7th 2008 11:56AM
for someone that probably dont speak french that much I think it's pretty good..
DigTheDoug @ Nov 7th 2008 11:59AM
I know, but you can't fault a whole country.
DemonGSides @ Nov 7th 2008 12:21PM
Doug: Congrats on making me spit my water all over my keyboard. +1
Biff_McFresh @ Nov 7th 2008 12:32PM
Nicely done Dougman.
Extinction @ Nov 7th 2008 11:38AM
After how MS borked up Fable 2's LE (no metal box, no download code, I've yet to receive the code after 2 weeks) and now this, I'm never buying a 360 collector's edition again. I hope this gets resolved shortly
fsudaft @ Nov 7th 2008 12:20PM
For a few days now I have been thinking that I must be the only person who has not received their code yet.
Markez @ Nov 7th 2008 1:19PM
Don't have mine either, but then again I'm one of the folks who bought the standard and signed up for the code anyway via a gaming blog.
Mikey D @ Nov 7th 2008 11:47AM
I would gladly accept some free downloadable goodies to correct this oversight.
It wont cost epic anything to distribute (like it would to mail us all an english version).
But hopefully it would be something really GOOD and exclusive to Limited Edition Versions. ie Exclusive Character, or how about gold plating ALL our weapons ;)
I'd also take a credit for the next map pack free.
SyChO @ Nov 7th 2008 11:39AM
That's some great french writing bud! lol!!!
Anyhow... I have the french version of GoW 1 and damn does it take away that hard and rough feel of war soldiers in the line of duty... it really doesn't sound good.
(I'm French Canadian)
THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Nov 7th 2008 11:43AM
French soldiers...hard and rough feel...sigh I will pass.
Zertoss @ Nov 7th 2008 11:41AM
Machine translations FTW!
http://translate.google.com if you want to give it a shot.
arrrgh @ Nov 7th 2008 11:42AM
the entire french language is a mistake.
fuck quebec.
Lysdexia @ Nov 7th 2008 11:46AM
you're cool, I wish I was cool like you
silverwolf761 @ Nov 7th 2008 11:47AM
Pssst. Your ignorance is showing...
Travis @ Nov 7th 2008 1:39PM
No, Quebec is awesome...it's just the arrogant population of staunch frenchmen that live in the province... Montreal is my favorite city in the world, but they aren't as stuck up about language there
SyChO @ Nov 7th 2008 9:38PM
To Argggg:
You piece of ignorant sh$t! I hope your computer caches on fire and your entire house burns down.
You are the reason why Quebec's separatist movement was so strong a decade ago. If you were to visit our province you would see that it is far from what the 'west' make it seem like. We are much more open and tolerant to the English language and you my friend are an assh@ole!
pisco @ Nov 8th 2008 2:36AM
Poor pathetic soul.
Culdavid @ Nov 8th 2008 1:16PM
OMG How could you be so redneck, I bet 100 bucks that he voted republican and another 50 bucks that's because there no neo-nazi party in his state.
japanoholic @ Nov 7th 2008 11:45AM
SACREBLU!!
dark_inchworm @ Nov 7th 2008 12:01PM
Sacrebleu!!! You beat me to it.
MarkEightThree @ Nov 7th 2008 11:45AM
Marlie's right, they wrap the English one is included but it's not a hardcover. I really don't think it's a big enough deal for the internet to get up in arms about. If anything I blame the french Canadians and their poutines.
Ranus Studios @ Nov 7th 2008 11:52AM
Hey, looks like I still remember some high school French.
Lysdexia @ Nov 7th 2008 11:56AM
You're mixing your Parisian with your Quebecan
here lemme help you:
Ayoye! Les joueurs Canadiens qui parle pas le français sont en criss. D'après les bonhomme des forums d'Epic, ceux qui ont acheté l'édition limitée de "Gears of War 2" ont découvert les manuelle d'instruction ont été écrits completement en français. Capoté, osti! C'est vraiment pas cool, pis ya pas un mot d'Epic.
That's more authentic
you can thank me later
Lysdexia @ Nov 7th 2008 11:58AM
Replace Manuelle d'instruction with: Pochette de jeux
No edit makes me cry le tears
Nephis @ Nov 7th 2008 12:03PM
TABARNAK!
Marek Hryc @ Nov 7th 2008 12:17PM
You are so right! That is hilarious!
Ranko @ Nov 7th 2008 11:58AM
Looks like Le Gears of War 2 is going to bust a myth.
Coleman @ Nov 7th 2008 11:59AM
Oui! we did get the artbook in french (the hardcover) but we also got the artbook (paperback) in English. I thought it was because i lived way up North... i'm happy to hear it wasnt just me who got f&%$ed by the french.
LionheartAce @ Nov 7th 2008 12:03PM
Microsoft's just been a real jackass with their stuff lately, that's all.
danny. @ Nov 7th 2008 12:04PM
this makes me miss jeuxfrance...
Mr.Numeros @ Nov 7th 2008 12:09PM
That p-shop looks like a dead Jamie from Mythbusters...
Creepy
MikeO. @ Nov 7th 2008 12:30PM
Haha! Those were my thoughts exactly.
"So that's what Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters is going to look like in 50 years."
geo @ Nov 7th 2008 12:09PM
Its all really French propaganda in the art book don't let is take over your mind before you know it you'll be eating horse and be irresistible to women
BoBoTheChimp @ Nov 7th 2008 12:10PM
Holy crap, I read that before the jump and could understand it! Guess all those years of French in high school came back. I figured I had destroyed those braincells with all the alcohol abuse over the years!
tmmoore_nc @ Nov 7th 2008 12:12PM
This is clearly a tribute to the great French website JOYSTIQ!
MowDownJoe @ Nov 7th 2008 12:47PM
It's a French magazine, and it's the one named "Joystick".
Yeah, the Americans get the one with the funny spelling. Odd, that.
iFester @ Nov 7th 2008 12:13PM
Heck, even on the regular edition the back is in French first and then English. There are more Chinese than French people here in Canada anyway to enforce our dual languages. Damn Bloc Quebecquoi.
Pedobear @ Nov 7th 2008 7:23PM
There are more Chinese people than French in Canada? Because last time I checked there were about 1 million Chinese.
Culdavid @ Nov 8th 2008 1:32PM
I like comment like that it make me proud of what I am and where I live. So if you, like I see, don't like the Quebec just help bloc quebecois seperate the quebec from canada.
(Vive le Quebec libre) (Canada is a redneck country)