I could quote the entire article, because she has described what it is like working in game translation. "Here's the reference" -> A 4 hour long gameplay. Is this friend a man or a woman? Does it matter for the story? -> "Please, keep it neutral" Delivering a file with +100 unanswered questions. - ThreadSky

tamslator.bsky.social • 11 days ago

I could quote the entire article, because she has described what it is like working in game translation.

"Here's the reference" -> A 4 hour long gameplay.

Is this friend a man or a woman? Does it matter for the story? -> "Please, keep it neutral"

Delivering a file with +100 unanswered questions.

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mcbtrad.com•11 days ago

También te digo, no hay nada que haga que pase al modo "voy a hacer exclusivamente mi trabajo como mejor pueda" que una desarrolladora pasota. Una que le ponga cariño se lleva una revi del original gratis, queries pa todo... Una que no, traduzco lo que me manden y punto, mera transacción comercial.

tamslator.bsky.social•11 days ago

Cuanto más grande es el juego y quien pone la pasta, menos ganas tienen de ayudar a que el juego salga bien y menos te pagan.

mcbtrad.com•11 days ago

O cuanto más impersonal sea la agencia, como las que mandan correos de asignación automáticos sin preguntar disponibilidad.

dylanvegac.bsky.social•11 days ago

Mi caso favorito es cuando responden por sí o no a una pregunta que pide explicaciones.

"Please explain further what "it is driving me insane" refers to. What is "it"?" ---> "Yes" :)))))

tamslator.bsky.social•11 days ago

Yo el truco que empleo desde hace tiempo es meter mis suposiciones, porque con lo que tienen encima muchas veces, la de referencias que tendrán que mirar ellos y el posible crunch al que estén sometidos...

"Is X
A) this thing I believe
B) this other thing I believe"

dylanvegac.bsky.social•11 days ago

Si, cada vez tiro más por eso también. A veces no impide que la respuesta no ayude, pero siempre es útil.

tamslator.bsky.social•11 days ago

Muy en mis principios, en un juego donde casi todos los objetos contenían un juego de palabras, un dev me contestó que buscase en google antes de escribir nada. 😀

tamslator.bsky.social•11 days ago

People get surprised when I tell them that 90% of the time we don't have the game. Nor do they give us a key after.

Having the game without any sort of cheats doesn't help, either.

We juggle with tight deadlines and you can't spend 3 hours playing to see that specific object.

tamslator.bsky.social•11 days ago

We also don't get that many references, but this depends from game to game, of course.

The way the files are prepared is also very important.

I've translated games where the id of "Shop" is... "Shop", or ",263930173628192".

tamslator.bsky.social•11 days ago

This while trying to stay afloat in a sinking board in a sea full of sharks.

(Yes, board. With the rates some agencies impose, don't think your business is a ship.)

nunosantosloc.bsky.social•11 days ago

Ooof, right in the feels... Also, don't forget "target language can't surpass source language length", that's always a fun one too!

tamslator.bsky.social•11 days ago

Or "target cannot be more than 170 characters" and you see some source segments of +250.

nunosantosloc.bsky.social•11 days ago

Haha, that's a fun one too, for sure.

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