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*Land Down Under intensifies*
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom [Nintendo Switch] (2021) Screenshots
#localisation#localisation appreciation#jrpg games#level 5#ni no kuni 2#ni no kuni ii revenant kingdom#playstation#nintendo switch
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I recently started playing Fashion Dreamer, and, I think we're being called nerds (affectionate)?
Fashion Dreamer (2023) [Nintendo Switch] screenshot
#localisation#localisation appreciation#switch games#nintendo switch#fashion games#fashion dreamer#pokememe#syn sophia
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Being an English speaker who read Tsuru no Ongaeshi and being like:
I see you, Nintendo.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons [Nintendo Switch] (2020) screenshot
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Now I'm hungry. 😑
Animal Crossing: New Horizons [Nintendo Switch] (2020) screenshot
#localisation#localisation appreciation#nintendo#animal crosing new horizons#acnh#Wisdom from an Otter#Pascal
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How to Name Your Characters: Ni No Kuni II Edition (Goldpaw Citizens)
Howling. Yappy. Bow wow. Long-mane. Get it?
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom [Nintendo Switch] (2021) Screenshots
BONUS:
'Liar', the identity thief and con-artist.
#localisation appreciation#localisation#nintendo#ni no kuni 2#jrpg games#level 5#ni no kuni ii: the revenant kingdom#character names
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Uh, has anyone checked on Mr. Prince of Persia lately?
Persian Nights 2: The Moonlight Veil [Nintendo Switch] (2020) screenshot
#localisation appreciation#localisation#nintendo#artifex mundi#HOPA games#hidden object puzzle adventure#hidden object game#prince of persia
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Well, that certainly raises the love declarations bar 🤭
Nightshade [Nintendo Switch] (2018) screenshot
#百花百狼 戦国忍法帖#nightshade#otome games#otome#nintendo#nintendo switch#switch games#localisation appreciation#localisation#Gekkamaru be out here declaring his identity is I LOVE ENJU-SAMA#i mean its not wrong...
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*looks it up*
“Blah blah... Natsume Souseki... indirect... means ‘I love you’...”
Guys. These two be out here having ‘I love you more’ contests in-between near death experiences.
Nightshade [Nintendo Switch] (2018) screenshot
#nintendo switch#nintendo#nightshade#otome games#otome#switch games#red entertainment#lantern rooms#localisation appreciation#localisation#百花百狼 戦国忍法帖
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Me trying to sound like I know exactly what I am talking about in my assignments.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons [Nintendo Switch] (2020) screenshot
#i am alive despite life's best efforts#animal crossing#animal crosing new horizons#nintendo switch#nintendo#localisation appreciation#localisation#i can't believe it felt nostalgic looking at these screenshots
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Someone saw The Croods (and saw the opportunity to up their Dad cred)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons [Nintendo Switch] (2020) screenshot
#animal crossing#animal crosing new horizons#localisation#localisation appreciation#ninendo#nintendo switch#dungeness crab#snip snip#dad jokes#the puns
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HOPA with a side of self-awareness
Grim Legends 3: The Dark City [Nintendo Switch] (2016) screenshot
#nintendo switch#its the sales that get me#hopa#hidden object puzzle adventure#artifex mundi#polish developers#hogs#hidden object games#localisation#localisation appreciation
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Whoever is responsible for this horrifying example of no kerning at all has achieved chaotic evil status 🏆
Nightshade [Nintendo Switch] (2018) screenshot
#nintendo switch#switch#switch games#otome games#百花百狼 戦国忍法帖#red entertainment#lantern rooms#localisation#localisation appreciation#kerning is the space between letters in a type face#this lack of kerning makes me claustrophobic y'all#i am uncomfortable#also yes#otome is back#but with more ninjas this time#and no i am not apologising for my clear love of terribly inaccurate period pieces
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The Sound of Localisation
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Localisation sometimes extends past textual translation and cultural knowledge into the way we understand ‘natural’ sounding language - even when it is gibberish. Checkout this awesome breakdown by Polygon about how Animalese had to effectively be localised into, well, dialects of gibberish for the social clarity and comfort of its players. Who knew sound design could be such a crucial part of the localisation process?
#polygon#animal crossing#animal crosing new horizons#animal crossing new leaf#nintendo#nintendo switch#sound design#video games#localisation appreciation#localisation
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Series veterans be like:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons [Nintendo Switch] (2020) screenshot
#animal crosing new horizons#animal crossing#acnh#acnl#localisation appreciation#localisation#nintendo#animal crossing new leaf#new leaf#kappn#ac kappn#new horizons update
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I really worry for folks in dev teams, ya’know?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons [Nintendo Switch] (2020) screenshot
#achn#animal crosing new horizons#animal crossing#rodeo#ANIMAL VILLAGERS#game dev#we care about people here#localisation#localisation appreciation#nintendo#nintendo switch
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How Not To Translate Your Game [Mature Content Warning]
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If there is any text game that proves how difficult it is to get the balance of translation, localisation and un-awkward grammatically correct English right, it’s Kitty Love: Way to Look For Love [Nintendo Switch] (2018).
#where was the proofreading?#google translate?#flower shop simulator 2018#game grumps#game grump compilations#nintendo switch#kitty love#otome#otome games#kitty love: way to look for love#localisation#localisation appreciation#bad translation
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Fantastic Miss Fox
Muramasa Rebirth [PS Vita] (2013) trophy
#playstation#psvita#muramasa#muramasa the demon blade#muramasa oboro#trophy#vanillaware#Muramasa Rebirth#localisation#localisation appreciation#kisuke#momohime#its also reference to Harlan Ellison#and a movie#A Boy and His Dog
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