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Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · 20h

Happy to spread the word. :)

Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · 20h

Tales of Phantasia also comes to mind as having multiple fan translations (and technically multiple official translations), but I'm not sure how much debate there was/is over those. (Same for Ys 1 and its multiple official translations.)

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Mato @clydemandelin.bsky.social · 22h

From my book about #Undertale 's official English-to-Japanese translation

I'd like to expand on this for an article on my site, so if you have any examples of "imprinting" situations in fandoms, please let me know

Some quick examples include FF4, FF6, Trails in the Sky, what else?

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Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · 20h

I think the quoted post might help answer your question (it examines the JP text in comparison to the PS1 and WotL translations). And also it seems that kind of elevated language was specifically requested for Vagrant Story (another Matsuno game). (www.vg247.com/make-it-bibl...)

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Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · 21h

Seconding Final Fantasy Tactics (especially the "Blame yourself or god" line), Chrono Trigger, Ace Attorney Investigations 2, and Symphony of the Night. Adding Lunar, Mother 1, PSO2, and Twisted-Wonderland. Possibly Suikoden, but I think I only saw comments on the talking sword's name.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

You made it halfway through the week *and* we still have free shipping? Sounds like the perfect time to treat yourself to a new book and support indie bookstores in the process. 📚

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鋼のStephen Meyerink @sjmtaelus.bsky.social · 1d

Okay, games researchers: looking for something that happened in 1991-92ish. the sound team at Sierra On-Line was interviewed, including Chris Braymen; talked in the interview about using character and leitmotif, key changes, and transition pieces. Trying to find the magazine, if anyone has clues.

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 2d

Did you know I wrote a book about the origins of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, console RPGs, and their rise to success in North America?

Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 28d

Aidan Moher's Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West is an outstanding exploration of the rise of the genre and how it's shaped popular culture.

Here's my review: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/aidan-moher-...

Review: Fight, Magic, Items by Aidan Moher

Aidan Moher's Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West is an outstanding exploration of the rise of the genre and how it's shaped popu...

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Play History @playhistory.bsky.social · 2d

I updated my personal interview list - chiefly to account for deaths that I've missed.

thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/f...

Out of the 142 people I've formally interviewed, at least ten have passed away since I started. If you ever need a motivation to reach out - let it be that!

Full Game History Interview List

How many people can one man interview? Take a look and find out.

thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com

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VGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote a long article about Rieko Kodama, her career at Sega, the evolution of her company, the games she worked on (including some canceled games and/or games for which she is not credited), the status of women and working conditions in the video game industry, etc.
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama/

Illustration: a portrait of Rieko Kodama with some of the games she has worked on. The dominant colors are yellow, purple and red. Counterclockwise from top left: Rieko Kodama, Alis and Lutz from Phantasy Star, Sonic in a maze, Alex Kidd and his motorbike next to Flicky on a waterfront pier, Joe Musashi and his dog near the Statue of Liberty facing a skyline, the three playable characters from Golden Axe seen from behind on the edge of a cliff, and one of the flying ships from Skies of Arcadia.

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🌸Bibi🌸♿ (formerly bibicosplays) @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 4d

It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.

I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, binders, hip braces, wrist braces, compression socks, walking sticks, elbow braces, bags, back braces & more!

Store details below!

5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star:

Spoons: Lavender background
Hunger Scale: Red background
Migraine Scale: Blue background
Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background

The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

Strawberry, Galaxy and Bats Wrist Braces

Strawberry, Galaxy and Bats Thumb Splints

Elbow braces in the strawberry, Galaxy and Bats patterns

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Derek @astralcitymini.com · 4d

Today on Astral City Mini, my hopes for a dream remake of Trails in the Sky are scattered to the winds. How and why did its new localization falter? I’ll tell you.

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter – Unsophisticated Fight

Once-in-a-lifetime dream remake (dreamake!) Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter should have been my perfect video game. It wasn't. Here I hope to process that disappointment and let it go. I've gone on record ad nauseam that The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky was the video game that inspired me to tread my career path. Or maybe it's more accurate to call it the final push over a threshold I'd been approaching all my life.

astralcitymini.com

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Rob Tunstall @robtunstall.bsky.social · 6d

It is bandcamp Friday which means today is the day to buy some of my music (or anyone’s).

robtunstall.bandcamp.com

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kuraine @lena.fyi · 6d

just a reminder that bandcamp friday is tomorrow & streaming services are interrupting music streams with ai generated shit, flooding the database with artists that don't exist in any way other than profiting the platform owners

so instead of paying a monthly fee, buy an album or two each month ok

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Lum @brokentoys.social · 6d

When replaying FFT be sure to bring the story characters along, even after in the older version their dialogue ran out... because for this version they wrote a *ton* of new content.

Agrias giving Gaffgarrion a lecture on equality, for example.

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鋼のStephen Meyerink @sjmtaelus.bsky.social · 6d

Seen posts saying FFT:IC added conversations with party members in the menu. But it didn't! These were in earlier versions of the game. You open the unit's status in the menu, hit select, and then move the cursor to the character's name and hit confirm to see them! IC just made them easier to view.

FFT:WOTL screenshot. A chocobo, Boco, has a line, "(You get the feeling you've met before.)"

FFT:WOTL screenshot. Orlandeau, has a line, "Long ago, I was taught to strike from behind and keep my back to the wall."

FFT:WOTL screenshot. Construct 8, has a line, "DOES NOT COMPUTE! CANNOT PROCESS COMMAND!"

FFT:WOTL screenshot. Agrias, has a line, "Our lives are as fleeting as a dream. What a somber thought."

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 7d

Folks who create videos about games on the internet: I have questions for you if you'd be so kind. I'm trying to determine the relationship between traditional media and those who create videos about games and have never worked for the games press. Sharing is appreciated!

forms.gle/cG3BEkGqwuoh...

Games influencer press relationship query

I'm trying to determine to what extend people who create videos about games engage with "traditional" press as a source for what games to cover. Please only answer these questions if you are someone w...

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Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · 7d

Yep, it has a classic mode that still uses your loc, so you're in the credits!

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Anna Cairistiona @annacairistiona.bsky.social · 7d

May or may not continue this as I watch my husband play for the first time, but I wanted to see what changes have been made to the Japanese script before analysing the new English translation. As a non-native speaker, it's interesting to see how the text has been edited for spoken dialogue.

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Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · 7d

Ooh, I was curious about how different the JP was myself. Seems like a decent amount of edits!

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · 8d

I was a translator on FFT - The Ivalice Chronicles!
Worked on the new/previously unreleased material. ‘Twas a sincere joy.

Square Enix @square-enix-games.com · 8d

Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles is out today!

Learn all about the game and read new messages from Director Kazutoyo Maehiro and Co-Director Ayako Yokoyama: sqex.link/FFTIClb

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Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · 8d

For #InternationalTranslationDay here's a roundup of some of my favorite articles/podcasts/etc. on video game localization from the past year or so, starting with this one:

Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · Jul 22

Absolutely amazing video/podcast here on directing video game voice actors, and how that ties in with the translation/localization process. Featuring veteran localizers Morgan Rushton (DQ8, FF12, FF14, and more) and Oli Chance (Ni no Kuni, myriad DQ games, and more).

Artistry & Antics on Final Fantasy XVI | Hannah Price, Oli Chance, Morgan Rushton & Martin Vaughan

YouTube video by ReadyAimFire | The Production Studio for Gaming

www.youtube.com

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Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · 8d

A reminder upon the release of Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles. (Which itself features Localization Director credits in the opening movie and the option to view credits from the main menu. You love to see it!)

Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · Jun 4

PSA: The Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions English translation was *not* done by Alexander O. Smith (who was otherwise instrumental in forging the tone of other Ivalice games like Vagrant Story), but rather these fine folks here. This has been a public service announcement.

Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions credits screenshot that reads: "Translators - Tom Slattery, Joseph Reeder, Phil Bright, M.C. Koji Fox Editor - Colin Williamson"

Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions credits screenshot that reads: "Localization Assistance - Additional translation by Pole To Win Co., Ltd. Project Manager - Miwako Iba Translators - Evan Emswiler, Eric Ash, Nora Stevens Heath"

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鋼のStephen Meyerink @sjmtaelus.bsky.social · 8d

New to FFT? Ivalice Chronicles has a ton of nice QOL stuff, but here's a thread of some things that newer players might not know, and things that it would be useful TO know!

0/thread

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Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · 8d

A reminder upon the release of Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles. (Which itself features Localization Director credits in the opening movie and the option to view credits from the main menu. You love to see it!)

Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · Jun 4

PSA: The Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions English translation was *not* done by Alexander O. Smith (who was otherwise instrumental in forging the tone of other Ivalice games like Vagrant Story), but rather these fine folks here. This has been a public service announcement.

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