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. […]
RetroNerdGamer on Yet More Localization Commentary: “I gotta say this was an interesting read. I think the SaGa example is kinda lost on me though, since…” Feb 15, 12:01
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Mitsuki on Summoner’s Lineage v0.20: “Maybe another 15 years on-hold project, lol.” Dec 23, 05:18
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
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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