Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Persona 5 Atlus USA Instant Classic localization

*UPDATE: #Persona5 now shipped 1.5 million copies Worldwide! YAY! [source]

Super Stylish~



When localizing a Japanese game, there’s always something that simply won’t make sense to the Western audience if translated word for word. Similarly, there may be lines that are too long to fit in the text window or the time allotted in a scene. What to keep, what to cut out, what to change, what are the consequences—it’s always a tough call, and the approach is different for each person. But the process becomes a bit easier to handle when the entire team is on the same page. I’m really fortunate to be at Atlus, where everyone in the company shares the same vision. [more Atlus USA]




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