I love it when I discover obscure hidden gems like this...

[otogirisou]

Odd Job? why they translate games like shit?

it's called localization. part time jobs are never exist where where the localizationer live.

 

[MegaHiro91]

Dude significant part of video game library is Japanese. Back then you would find Japanese games more instead of English (I exclude Americanos and Europeans because world revolves around them) lol.

Well Americans certainly seem to think the world revolves around them. Whenever I watch a video saying "x game was released in Japan x year, and then in the States x year", I am like "wtf did Europe do to you to get excluded, ya twat??" Then I'd rather when they say "Japan and the West" or "Japan and internationally". That at least includes everyone.

But yeah, deliberate tanget aside, you are right in your sentiment, but "insert Roxas meme here" (you know the one).

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I try to prioritize playing obscure, hidden gem type games because they are the ones that don't get much love or attention. Plus, they are the ones likely to surprise me while popular and mainstream games usually provide experiences that are very familiar.

Playing something unique and fresh, or playing another Zelda game? I'll pick the game that's offering something different.

I highly agree! And more obscure games NEED love and attention.

 

[nobitakun]

Well Americans certainly seem to think the world revolves around them. Whenever I watch a video saying "x game was released in Japan x year, and then in the States x year", I am like "wtf did Europe do to you to get excluded, ya twat??" Then I'd rather when they say "Japan and the West" or "Japan and internationally". That at least includes everyone.

Specially when they "demand" english dub. Like that was something a developer would have to give them to saciate their lack of culture and respect towards other's job.

 

[qw90700]

Specially when they "demand" english dub. Like that was something a developer would have to give them to saciate their lack of culture and respect towards other's job.

And there are French who would want the world to make French an international language again. My mes amis refuse to have anything to do with foreign languages, even English so they act like they only know French by demanding French-only despite they know English well, even in random countries they go lolol.

 

[MegaHiro91]

And there are French who would want the world to make French an international language again. My mes amis refuse to have anything to do with foreign languages, even English so they act like they only know French by demanding French-only despite they know English well, even in random countries they go lolol.

I mean, here in Denmark I am so sick and tired of going into a souvenir store with a Swedish casheer speaking English to me because she believes we can't communicate otherwise, when in reality Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian are so close together most of us understand each other fine. But noooo... we immediately default to English when languages scare us.

I am also tired of encountering Danish pitchers on the pedestrian street who, when asking "if I have a minute" start off asking "English or Danish?" Like, first off they assume I don't know Danish in Denmark. Second, they always ask English first AND they ASK in bloody English. Excuse me when I say I feel my mothertongue is getting bloody devoured from the inside.

 

[Dyne]

As an American I'm beginning to feel attacked. lol
In general I don't think Americans "demand" anything -- its just that the USA is such a large market which speaks one single language that it often makes financial sense to companies to cater to it, at least more than they cater to some other markets.

 

[UnDubious]

As an American I'm beginning to feel attacked. lol
In general I don't think Americans "demand" anything -- its just that the USA is such a large market which speaks one single language that it often makes financial sense to companies to cater to it, at least more than they cater to some other markets.

That's one part. The other, and this is not the fault of the ordinary American citizen, is that English is taking up more and more space in different countries and it creates resentment. I think the main reason for this shift is the Internet. American content dominates because it's the largest and richest Western country (most of us don't speak Chinese or Indian languages so we won't watch that content), which has a strong influence on people around the world since we spend so much time online. Even a forum like this is an example of it. I think English has its place as an "international language" - we probably always need one of those, and it's English now. But when the local language loses too much ground in the real world it bothers a lot of people who grew up with it and also enjoy their local culture.

 

[Dyne]

That's one part. The other, and this is not the fault of the ordinary American citizen, is that English is taking up more and more space in different countries and it creates resentment. I think the main reason for this shift is the Internet. American content dominates because it's the largest and richest Western country (most of us don't speak Chinese or Indian languages so we won't watch that content), which has a strong influence on people around the world since we spend so much time online. Even a forum like this is an example of it. I think English has its place as an "international language" - we probably always need one of those, and it's English now. But when the local language loses too much ground in the real world it bothers a lot of people who grew up with it and also enjoy their local culture.

Yeah thats very understandable. I think its good for people to take pride in their national culture/language/etc.

 

[qw90700]

I mean, here in Denmark I am so sick and tired of going into a souvenir store with a Swedish casheer speaking English to me because she believes we can't communicate otherwise, when in reality Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian are so close together most of us understand each other fine. But noooo... we immediately default to English when languages scare us.

I am also tired of encountering Danish pitchers on the pedestrian street who, when asking "if I have a minute" start off asking "English or Danish?" Like, first off they assume I don't know Danish in Denmark. Second, they always ask English first AND they ASK in bloody English. Excuse me when I say I feel my mothertongue is getting bloody devoured from the inside.

I had no idea about your culture but it seems like a very weird shit. I guess people using English to "don't assume" if people are from Denmark or Sweden or Norway because I had an experience that this kind of stuff offends people from many parts of the world. Really weird shit like using "they" instead of "he" and "she" lol.

My only relation to this topic is sometimes people in touristic peoples or any shop "got used to" tourists mistake me for a tourist and trying to communicate with me in English and I say in our native tongue "dude I'm not a tourist" because let's say my parents are "not from around here" so it reflected on me physically lol. Sometimes I don't bother and speak English and then act like I know little of the native tongue just for lolz of it lol. I even had a funny moment in high school that some tourist couple from England was like "oh bloody hell, finally a guy not from here" and asked me for directions (thanks to my momma and her British genes lol). Apparently they were annoyed that no one could comprehend what they were saying lol.

As an American I'm beginning to feel attacked. lol
In general I don't think Americans "demand" anything -- its just that the USA is such a large market which speaks one single language that it often makes financial sense to companies to cater to it, at least more than they cater to some other markets.

Well among many countries ok with subtitles Americans and French are the one demanding dubs a lot and they are okay with it even if the dubs is really shitty, and then they feel entitled to ruin the original material for the sake of a pointless dub. For example:

The most of the anime's dub is random BS, but hey this is what it makes it funny lolol.

In the end non offense Americanos because it's their culture so no point in attacking but personally American culture is repulsive and very funny. Many cultures can be weird but Americans are not just weird, it's like a serious sitcom reality so I'm glad they exist so we can have a good laugh or two watching news or something lolol.

 

[Turbo Kid]

Boy some foreigners have really fragile egos based on this thread...

 

[Dyne]

Well among many countries ok with subtitles Americans and French are the one demanding dubs a lot and they are okay with it even if the dubs is really shitty, and then they feel entitled to ruin the original material for the sake of a pointless dub. For example:

As I said, I don't think Americans in general "demand" dubs or anything else. We make our own media to a greater extent than probably any other country and just because dubs exist doesn't mean Americans are out here sending emails and "demanding" things.
And of course I prefer to hear media in my mother language. If it's done well. I think most people would rather hear things in a language they actually understand. But that doesnt mean I'm out here demanding things, what a silly idea.

As far as I can tell, these companies just decide it will sell better if they do it so they do it. And sometimes (especially a few decades ago) they do a really bad job with it. Sometimes they do a great job with it. But either way, it doesn't "ruin" the original because the original still exists and is available for you.

In the end non offense Americanos because it's their culture so no point in attacking but personally American culture is repulsive and very funny. Many cultures can be weird but Americans are not just weird, it's like a serious sitcom reality so I'm glad they exist so we can have a good laugh or two watching news or something lolol.

If you feel my culture is "repulsive" thats your opinion and you're entitled to it.
But I think you have some very misinformed ideas about what American culture actually is.

 

[MegaHiro91]

I like how this turned from a "wow, what a cute game I never knew about"-discussion, into a "what a horrible translation"-thread, extending to a discussion on poor anime dubs in general.

 

[qw90700]

I like how this turned from a "wow, what a cute game I never knew about"-discussion, into a "what a horrible translation"-thread, extending to a discussion on poor anime dubs in general.

And then hating Americans!!! lol

All roads lead to Rome, all discussions lead to America!!! lolol

 

[resketreke]

Guys, let's not fight over silly things. This is the Internet, we're all foreigners here.

That said, the game looks cute and worth a try, I'm going to download it right now.