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Tales in 2015
We here at KAJITANI-EIZAN’s Patch Site hope you have been doing well! Since it has been a while since my scathing quasi-review of The Tales That Must Not Be Named, I figured I should give an update on what’s been going on with Tales and what sorts of Tales things I’ve been helping out with […]
A Crash Korse in How Not to Localize
Due to popular demand, I will explain exactly what Namco should have done to make this localization not be terrible! It’s really simple: When in doubt, If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It. If you don’t know what you’re doing, leave it the hell alone until you do. If you take this one adage to […]
Like Moths to a Flame
I don’t have the Heart to blog about how incredibly shitty a job they did despite having 6 months to fix it up and despite everyone telling them exactly what they did wrong. So instead, I’m going to focus on what they did right. – They got Lithia right – The Sleeping Beauty poem is […]
The Arte of Arte Naming
Pretty much just don’t be Namco and you’ll be fine.
You Guys Need a Localization Director
I know I’m beating a dead horse at this point, in the forest, where no one that matters is likely to be listening, but it still has to be said.
No. No no no no no.
Namco pls. Seriously, just stop for a moment. What are you doing?
Attn: Namco: Please Fix These Things in Hearts R
It’s been confirmed that Tales of Hearts R for the Sony Playstation Vita will be coming to western shores in Winter 2014! We would like to give our thanks and congratulations to Tales producer Mr. Hideo Baba, who has followed through on his suggestion that Western Tales fans should really play Hearts and is going […]
Job Opening Now Filled
We are proud to announce that we have found a new translator to fill the vacated position left by our old one!
Job Openings Now Available
I have good news and bad news. The bad news is for throughhim413. The good news is for everyone else.
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Some Fan QA for Zestiria
By Kajitani-Eizan on June 20, 2015
Bandai Namco had a localized playable demo of Tales of Zestiria available for attendees at London’s Comic Con and this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), and thanks to some fans that played it, we have some video (here: 1, 2, 3, 4) to get a sneak peek of the localized game. I’m going to be […]
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