Has anyone ever brought this up before? Forgive me if this is old news…
I’ve just been having a look through the in-game text files from the Panzer Dragoon Orta game disc, and - like the PDS game discs before it - there’s quite a lot of text and dialogue in there that can’t actually be seen in the finished game. I’ve not found anything as interesting as PDS’s hidden “Drone Report” book, but I thought I’d start a thread to share my findings.
Here’s the Encyclopedia descriptions for a couple of enemies that don’t seem to have made it into the finished game. The first one - the Bubuk - would apparently have appeared in Episode 2 (Altered Genos). The second enemy - the Nididar - would have been a third variation on the Didar enemy seen in Episode 5 (Eternal Glacies):
**Bubuk
Mutated monsters
< Bubuk >
Colonies of insect-like creatures
that feed on bacteria that clings to
the exoskeletons of bio-engineered
creatures.
It is believed that the Bubuks
actually inadvertently serve as
transports for the bacteria, after
it is ingested.
This bacteria is then spread to vast
areas as the Bubuks travel from
place to place.
Scientists also believe that
the bacteria carried by these
creatures is partially responsible
for the increased speed of evolution
amongst bio-engineered creatures.
Currently, much effort is being spent
on learning about the bacteria,
and its effects on the genes of
bio-engineered creatures.
Nididar
Mutated monsters
< Nididar >
A close relative of the Didar,
this creature lacks the layer of fur
that the Didar has.
At first, scientists believed that
these creatures were female Didar,
but after thorough research, it was
theorized that the evolution of
the two creatures diverged relatively
early on in their existence, as their
internal organ structures are vastly
different.**
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There’s also a humerously butchered translation of the “Anu Orta Veniya” lyrics in there, lurking in the file with the FMV subtitles:
**When the day breaks, let’s go sowing
Before the sun buns the ground
When the rain stopes, let’s go sowing
Before poisoned air burns my throat
Weave a cloth of flax and take care of cattle
live in a little house behind trellis of a grape vine
Even though you are not here to live with me
We know we can sing the song together in spirit
When the day breaks, let’s go sowing
Before the wind freeze a ground out
When the rain stopes, let’s go sowing
Before tears freeze my eyes down**
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The next bit of lost text is from that scene in Episode 7 where you find the golden Heresy Program in a Memory Cell. Apparently, there’s meant to be an extra two lines after the Heresy Program’s message, where Orta reflects on what she’s just heard about the dragon’s past. Solo pointed this one out to me, so credit goes to him:
**Voice:
(( Your mission is completed. Yet, you still wish to remain? ))
(( Your body is fragile and mortal now. ))
(( Your life will more than likely end out there if you continue. ))
(( Alright, I understand. ))
(( Farewell, my other half… ))
(( I must rest… ))
(( Watch over our friends for me… ))
(Was that your memories?)
(Did you come from… here?)**
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It does seem that Smilebit wanted to show the player that this was just a recorded memory, and not the actual Heresy Program (as has been argued in the past).
It’s not the most interesting stuff in the world I know, but I thought I’d share it for the novelty value. There’s loads of odd bits and pieces in there, so if I find anything particularly interesting I’ll post that too (if this is indeed news to people…)
: How did he knew she was there?