Well if I assumed a little too much I appologize. Though the trouble with
the games for me specifically hasn't actually been the language.. more the
lack of time to sit down and play them. But at least you can understand the
majority of what's going on... which is more than I could do with the use of
translation stuff. It isn't that I'm trying to be arrogant or anything, I
just honestly find it throws me off to the point where it makes more sense
to me to figure out what I can with my knowledge of the language and learn
words when I need them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shadow Dragon" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] translating japanese games [was]Re:
LookingForSomething New to Play
No, that's not what I think I can understand, that's what I understand.
It's actually not as hard as you're making it out to be, and with
InstantTranslate, there is no pasting anymore, it's just a matter of
hitting one extra keystroke in between lines of dialogue, menu choices,
etc. The stories make sense to me, and I can usually tell when a line of
dialogue has gotten seriously messed up by the translator. I have used
translation to beat Shadow Line, a game that many people, including you,
had trouble with for supposed lack of direction. In truth, there's plenty
of direction in that it tells you exactly where to go or has you follow
straight paths, like getting to the first dungeon. I've also confirmed a
lot of things with Yukio, for example, I just went through and translated
the entirety of BK2 using instant translate, then asked Yukio about some
of the storyline. Turns out I was able to make sense of about 80% of it
and the only parts I missed were some of the goofy humor parts that seem
to be common in the japanese audiogames. I also have a little trouble
translating some scenes where the characters are just sitting around
talking about things that aren't story related for some reason, but that's
it. So please, don't tell me what I think I understand when A, I know how
japanese grammar structure works so I know what to watch out for, and B, I
can tell you what every game I've beaten was about, with confirmation from
someone native to the language, and exactly how the game mechanics work.
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