Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Release Year: 2018
Developer: Level-5
Publishers: Bandai Namco, Level-5
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Welsh References: Accent, Actor, Dialect, Language
Welsh Actor: Owain Arthur
Featured Welsh Content
Just as in the first game, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, Welsh characterisation is applied to fairy characters.
The character Lofty has a Welsh accent and is voiced by Welsh actor Owain Arthur. The non-voiced text dialogue further emphasises his Welsh dialect, such as spelling words how they are pronounced (“youer” for “your”; “ouer” for “our”; “mun” for “man”) and using commonly spoken words like “tidy”.
Some additional content for the game includes the “Proper Tidy Ring” and “Proper Tidy Pendant”, playing more on the Welsh term “tidy”.
The location where Lofty is first met is Cwsg-y-Ddraig, which can be translated from Welsh to “The Sleeping Dragon”.
