vagabond it is a game with remarkable charisma and not only for the existence of the protagonist cat: the construction of the cyberpunk world is one of the most accurate and interesting ever seen in a video game, and strange mysterious language used in it is an integral part of it, but has now been decrypted.
The written language seen in various parts of Stray, substitution passwordthat is, an encryption system in which each unit of text is replaced with ciphertext according to a regular pattern, which can be deciphered with a key.
Basically, it’s a kind of alternate alphabet used in Stray, where each sign corresponds to one letter of the standard one. HalfGlassGaming has discovered a way to translate the language of the new Annapurna game by finding one. key it is actually very clearly positioned: in the titles of the chapters.
At the beginning of each stage of Stray, the title of each chapter is displayed in both the language of the game and in English, resulting in the key to deciphering the alphabet.
The result of this translation can be seen in the image above and allows you to interpret any written text found in the game world.
Truth be told, in some cases it seems that this alphabet is not fully used with some expressions that don’t make much sense. Presumably the developers were convinced that gamers wouldn’t pay too much attention to these details, but perhaps they underestimated the degree of frenzy Stray would unleash on users, with the game currently having the highest average rating on Steam in 2022.
Source: Multiplayer
