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jimerlins · 2 years

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Translated the alphabet used in STRAY

https://imgur.com/a/edxEpIc

NOTE: Mild Spoilers for STRAY. This album contains the chapter headings, so while it's not super-spoilery, it's still going to reveal some details if you haven't played it to that point yet!

My kid and I have been enjoying Stray thoroughly since it came out, and one of the things we both found fascinating is the language of the society in the game- you see it everywhere, in neon signs, in graffiti, and it really adds to the depth and mystery of this universe.

Both my kid and I are language geeks, me being a narrator and them just enjoying languages in general, so after I casually mentioned that I thought the in-game alphabet for the robots was probably an Aurabesh (Star Wars)-like letter-for-letter replacement of a Latin alphabet, we went to town on trying to figure it out. They mentioned they realized it was a replacement cipher when they saw the opening screen for the "Dead City" chapter.

Turns out that we were... mostly right. But not 100%. There IS an alphabet that's consistent. It's in the first image you see in this album. However, while we did find a lot of signs that were simply English, there were some that were Latin, and we think there might be a few in French (which would make sense, given that the developers are French).

But it gets a bit weirder. There's a bunch of symbols we simply don't understand because we don't have a good key for them. We started off with this one by taking screenshots of the chapter headings, which were subtitled in English, using those to get a few characters, then figuring out other characters from context. We've got nearly the entire alphabet solved now, but there's some signs with words using characters that don't have any correspondence at all to the ones we've deciphered.

However, nearly all of these are in the "dead" parts of the city, where there's signs in English, which could mean these are in Chinese or some language we don't understand, or maybe they're intended to be an earlier version of the language the robots in the city now use.

There's also some "cursive"-like versions of many letters which are more difficult to understand, so some of the signs are much harder to translate. There's even some where they mash ideograms together to combine them, which is also interesting.

So here's the alphabet key, along with a few images we've provided some captions for. Our working theory is that many of the posters are written in Latin (including some Lorem Ipsum!), then translated to the robot alphabet, but it's possible they're in other languages also. Because many of the textures have "damage" on them, it's frequently difficult to parse all the words, and it's also often hard to tell where spaces go.

But we figure if we put this out there, others can come along and improve on and add to it!

NB: The alphabet key is not totally complete; the letters X and Z are missing, as we still aren't certain of those ones. (Updated: Z and X are found, and image key updated!) Also, there's some variations on some letters, and it's possible we made some mistakes. But it works for translating many of the signs and posters. For the translations we used Google Translate, which is probably awful, but better than nothing.

NB Also: The chapter headings sometimes differed from the subtitle in yellow. Where it does, the deciphered text is in white. Where it does not, there's no white text.

If anyone can offer more accurate translations of the Latin passages, please do!

#stray #stray game #cat #bluetwelve studio #bluetwelve #stray 2022 #stray lore

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felrend · 2 years

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The Outsiders

#stray #stray game #doc #Zbaltazar #clementine #momo #the outsiders #robot family #they need to be reunited #give us a dlc #please #bluetwelve #screen shots #PlayStation #playstation 5

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crying-over-cartoons · 2 years

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@jimerlins posted some translations I did of a screenshot of the vending machines, but it is much easier to translate on the extracted textures! All spelling errors were faithfully translated as well. Any text that isn't translated was either too small to make out, or is simply Lorem Ipsum (default text).

These images were lightened to make my translations more readable, the original image is included under the cut.

#stray #stray lore #stray game #stray 2022 #bluetwelve #bluetwelve studio #once you learn the alphabet you realize they put their name everywhere in this game haha #stray translations

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creameve · 1 year

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#stray #strayps5 #straygame #photo #photograph #digitalphotography #gamephotography #videogamephotography #photomode #bluetwelve #annapurna #cat #cats #game #videogame #games #videogames #ps5 #playstation #playstation5 #ps4 #playstation4 #strayvideogame #psblog #psshare #catlove #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiegames #indiegaming https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck9in3xPbgU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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skullndaisy · 2 years

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Betrayal.

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vlcg5109 · 2 years

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Little furball and his robotic friend

#stray #stray game #strayedit #stray fanart #stray cat #annapurna interactive #game fanart #indie games #fanart #digital art #drawing #bluetwelve studio #my art

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was-it-really-worth-it · 1 year

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Game 221 - Stray by BlueTwelve

What did I think it was at first? Stray is one of the reasons I purchased a PS5! I saw advertisements for this during one of the Games Done Quick events and decided to go for it. It looks cool and cyberpunky and it has a cat and I love cats.

How was the character creator? You are a little cat! You can find buttons and badges for your vest, but not much other customization. I wish I could choose what kind of cat I am.

How was the game? You have a button to make a meow sound, and when you nap you can feel purring and hear it in the controller. Totally worth it.

Stray is actually a pretty cute adventure game! The gameplay is mostly puzzle solving with some light stealth elements. You either have to figure out how to negotiate your way around an environment by jumping and climbing, complete quests by tracking down items, or run really fast away from cameras / monsters that eat you. I will say it is best played in short spurts as the game can get kinda samey.

The robot characters you encounter are very cute, and the environment is vivid. I really liked the music of the adventure, too! It's a treat for the eyes and pretty engaging for the brain. The world is very fleshed out and there's a lot to explore.

What did I not love? The narrative was on rails for most of the adventure - there are collectibles and such, but nothing you do really impacts the path of the game. Also, there are points at which it was difficult to figure out what to do - I'm not talking a puzzle I couldn't solve.

Also if you die the game over screen is very sad and it made me feel really bummed out. The cat doesn't die narratively but I love cats and I don't like seeing my little dead cat body on the screen. A fade to black would be nicer.

At 7 hours and $39.99, was it really worth it? I thought it was a lil expensive for what it was, honestly - especially since it's not really a game I would replay and it is kinda short. Even though it's good, consider waiting for a sale.

#stray #annapurna interactive #c reviews #gaming #bluetwelve

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wolfleblack · 2 years

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Stray Review - One Of The Best Games Of 2022?

Stray Review – One Of The Best Games Of 2022?

I’m not a cat person but I can’t deny how fascinating they are. They are creatures of contradictions, leaping from one behaviour to the next like a bipolar sufferer on a freaking pogo stick. One minute they are affectionate and loving, the next they want to murder your face and burn down your house. They can be fiercely independent and willing to completely ignore your existence, and then two…

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#BlueTwelve #Cats #gaming #pc #playstation #review #Stray

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averann · 2 years

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Homeless: cat rocks? PS5/PS4/PC TEST - JV - Video Games

Homeless: cat rocks? PS5/PS4/PC TEST – JV – Video Games

Homeless: cat rocks? REVIEW ON PS5/PS4/PCJV – Video Games We love the video game Stray, but that’s because we love catsThe number plate Homeless TEST: Cat and dog gameGameblog.fr Homeless quiz: if you like cats, don’t miss this video game!jeuxvideo.com Discovery of Stray, play as a cat in a cyber cityinterruption See full coverage on Google News .

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lisa-iki · 2 years

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I’ve really enjoyed Stray so far! I’m at the Jail, so not quite finished yet.

#Stray #Stray Game #bluetwelve studio #Stray 2022 #Illustration #Vector #Vector Art #I forgot how I tagged anything on this account

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jimerlins · 2 years

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Updated Alphabet for STRAY Translation

Thanks to @oh-ye-gods, who linked me to another person who had translated the STRAY alphabet, we’ve updated the key to include the missing letters Q and X.

#stray #stray 2022 #stray game #bluetwelve studio #bluetwelve #stray lore #cat game

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emieclat · 8 months

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last night my sister and i set up a room to look like Momo's apartment and took some more legit pics of my Momo costume! (yes, that is a real screen and it cycles between expressions)

i'll link the process video in a reblog :3

#emieclat #cosplay #stray #stray game #momo stray #momo #bluetwelve studio #halloween

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crying-over-cartoons · 2 years

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it somehow got weirder lol

#this bug is very easy to reproduce #you can see me do it a couple times in the video #stray #stray cat #stray b 12 #funnie stuff #video #stray game #stray 2022 #bluetwelve studio #bluetwelve

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creameve · 1 year

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#stray #strayps5 #straygame #photo #photograph #digitalphotography #gamephotography #videogamephotography #photomode #bluetwelve #annapurna #cat #cats #game #videogame #games #videogames #ps5 #playstation #playstation5 #ps4 #playstation4 #strayvideogame #psblog #psshare #catlove #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiegames #indiegaming https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck7b4lNuYMc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=