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   akakaze
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   This is to Belisarius or other Aksys employees.

   I currently work for a non-game-related software and services company that builds localization into its development procedures. We have large-scale efforts in place to ensure the product is available in all supported languages at, or near, launch time. For the project I'm currently a part of, I end up doing functional verification of Japanese program flow due to my Japanese language background.

   I'd be interested - assuming anything can be said, legally - on what exactly entails a localization for a niche US publisher like Aksys. It sounds like the game is created and released in Japan prior to any localization efforts taking place. Do you guys have to muck around in the program code or do you basically tell ArcSys (or other developers, depending on the game) what to place in particular areas of the program?

   Obviously a game like Guilty Gear AC+ versus something like Agarest Senki would be a different order of magnitude worth of effort.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   masuto
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   I like to learn too.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Belisarius
   Dangerous at both ends and crafty in the middle.

   Well, I can't be too terribly specific, but our processes changes some depending on the project. Sometimes we mess with the code a little ourselves, sometimes we don't. We aren't programmers, however, so most of the time changes to the game and text implementation is done by the developers.

   Data, data, data. I cannot make bricks without clay.
   
   Alles andere ist käse.
   
   And in case there is any confusion, yes, I do work for Aksys. If you have a questions, or care to verify my identity, you can e-mail me by putting my username in front of @aksysgames.com.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   akakaze
   Member

   Gotcha. No problem.

   As a programmer myself I was curious how much a localizer would (in general) tweak the code itself. We usually have infrastructure to handle this sort of thing (with most locale specific stuff in properties files/libraries, which makes for easy editing).

   Judging from my experience with Japanese programmers, they're more about function over form and probably don't have the same kind of infrastructure in place. Otherwise, it'd be just as easy as updating those files (converting the Japanese to English), testing to ensure no display/input issues arise, and you're (pretty much) good to go.

   Posted 2 years ago #

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