Which filter/tool did you use?

I think it got an official Arabic digital release in SA if you want to complete the package (maybe the JP color version too)

"Principles" like copyright law (a joke when companies double dip from the law and its AI loophole) or artistic merit (when "art" is"content" and terms for translation theory use marketing slang instead) or truth (in the era of propaganda) are disposable for those who think they can benefit from it.

- Dunning-Kruger as a commodified drug
- validates a post-modernist worldview where truth, reality, cause and consequence, and principles don't exist
- More convincing lies
- remove value from everything except the actual AI service
- corporate loophole to avoid paying the worker class

Adding insult to injury, the internet discourse about localization is hopelessly radioactive, and the consensus changes unpredictably. So it's hard to fault them for playing it safe with sthg they know works with minimal friction.

It could have been worse... I do wish they added the Saturn content

The remaster scripts for most PS1 classics in general (Lunar, Castlevania, etc) are a missed opportunity imho, even the original translators are dissatisfied with how the originals turned out, but then again — the publisher wants to cut costs, a vocal audience wants its nostalgia, so they do this 🫠

As a longtime fan of this kind of game (fell in love with localization in the first place after trying FR AA4) this opportunity felt in more ways than one a dream come true. The game itself was excellent, and the other loc teams enthusiasm inspired excellence. I hope I did this work justice.

A huge thanks for the developer for this opportunity (and for delivering Metroidvania greatness once again) and to the world-class team and linguists at Impetus (especially Nagao-san and Seif) for their inspiring performance and dedication.

store.steampowered.com/app/2725260/...

blandification strikes again

For vector recreations of oldchool bitmap fonts, there must be a specific point size that has pixel perfect results.

Do not trust vector fonts (otf/ttf) if you want perfect bitmap fonts.

What I would do is to prepare a neat bmp atlas of ALL characters and ensure there's zero artifacts. Then, a text renderer that uses rectangles from that atlas at native size (or integer multiple)

Maybe bmfont + manual cleanup?