We did a little work on the classes, specifically. Was the game designer running terms by you prior to the Japanese-language publication? Lots of his place names had Western origins. With the proper nouns of the world, place names and class names, all of these were vetted with Matsuno. Smith: I think there is at this point a lot of implicit trust that we will be as accurate as we can be. How does he go about judging whether your translation is sympathetic with his intentions for the game? Alexander O. You've worked closely with Matsuno before on Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy XII, both of which received perfect scores from Famitsu Magazine.

The title marks the game designer and localizer team's third major collaboration on as many game consoles. Smith to hear about the making of Tactics Ogre, debuting in North America this week, whose localization was informed by extensive discussion with game creator Yasumi Matsuno. The portable strategy RPG contains more text than Final Fantasy XII and more than double that of the original Super Famicom release. Their latest game, which they will be discussing at a PAX East panel in May, is Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together for PSP. Most recently, Kajiya has been garnering praise for novel translations, including The Devotion of Suspect X, Harmony and All You Need Is Kill (which is being made into a movie.) They will also be bringing Miyuki Miyabe's 400 page ICO: Castle of the Mist to life in English. Smith and Joseph Reeder of Kajiya Productions have contributed to English-language releases of Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy XII among other text-heavy games. Positioned on the leading edge, Alexander O. Since then, game localization in English-language regions has come a long way, encompassing game script translation, voice direction and even body language and gesture adaptation.

An early draft listed the magical effects of an ice spell as 'Blows wizard,' in place of 'Blows blizzard.' Game translator Ted Woolsey recalls that upon joining Square during the making of Final Fantasy II for the Super Nintendo, the state of game localization at the company was clearly lacking in certain respects.Īmong the most noticeable mistakes the translator discovered in reviewing promotional materials for the forthcoming RPG was a misprint in the instruction manual.

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