Does 'Get Bounce' sound a bit too janky in English? I'm trying to reduce the amount of text shown to the player #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev - ThreadSky

rasterrouser.bsky.social • 91 days ago

Does 'Get Bounce' sound a bit too janky in English? I'm trying to reduce the amount of text shown to the player

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obscuregames.bsky.social•91 days ago

Im feeling "bounce get!" too. It has a slightly jokey tone though, so make sure that suits the tone of your game overall.
Otherwise, bounce found, bounce obtained, bounce installed?

rasterrouser.bsky.social•91 days ago

yeah I agree regarding the tone. The collectable in the video is actually a microchip, so the term "installed" could be a really good option!

teledoor24.bsky.social•91 days ago

if I may suggest something that seems more natural to me, you could just do "New Ability!" or "New Power!" with a subtitle under it that says "Bounce", and for each ability you only need to change the subtitle

teledoor24.bsky.social•91 days ago

That said, "Bounce get!" isnt correct english, but it is charming!! and i think people will get it :)

teledoor24.bsky.social•91 days ago

It could also be fun to just say "Bounce!" like its a command, saying like 'now do this!!'

rasterrouser.bsky.social•91 days ago

I think you're onto something good with subtitles! Just visually, I think this is a really good idea, thanks for suggesting!!

lantanadan.bsky.social•91 days ago

Plus one for "bounce get." Get bounce sounds too instructional. Got bounce could work, but bounce get is the most fun.

laceediting.bsky.social•91 days ago

you could do "Bounce Get" to sorta reference the old poorly translated japanese games that people loved

rasterrouser.bsky.social•91 days ago

Yeah I definitely had "shine get!" In the back of my mind 😂 but I worry if you miss that reference that you instead see poor language skills

ranielmblue.bsky.social•91 days ago

"Bounce Obtained" sounds more natural, I think

rasterrouser.bsky.social•91 days ago

Yeah it's a bit backwards like Yoda-speak ATM, good call 👍

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