Hello all, and hope you are doing well. Today I thought I would comment further on a contentious topic that has been discussed a lot recently — localization. tl;dr: Don’t guesslate, translate faithfully, and if you do want to intentionally change something, have a clear reason to do so and do your due diligence first. […]
bob on Summoner’s Lineage v0.20: “i’m glad there’s another ds hearts project but it looks like they’re going with “shing” which this site has convinced…” Dec 9, 00:03
Kajitani-Eizan on Summoner’s Lineage v0.20: “Oh, that’s interesting to hear. I’ve been working on a little bit on and off myself, but free time is…” Nov 16, 15:38
Blackkat on Summoner’s Lineage v0.20: “I still check back once a year or so in hopes of seeing a full, finished translation of Hearts. Of…” Nov 13, 22:08
Mouse on Tales of Hearts: “I still like the DS one better though… It’s a shame Bamco hates Nintendo so much, since Graces on Wii…” Nov 11, 03:51
Signs of Localization Playing Across One’s Face
By Kajitani-Eizan on March 31, 2024
Hello all, and hope you are doing well. Today I thought I would comment further on a contentious topic that has been discussed a lot recently — localization. tl;dr: Don’t guesslate, translate faithfully, and if you do want to intentionally change something, have a clear reason to do so and do your due diligence first. […]
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