Really enjoyed this one. I completely agree folks who are outraged over bad localization tend to lump both Translators and Localizers together without knowing what the difference is. (Or that there even is one.)
Is the Marc Laidlaw that was worked on the Policenauts translation you mentioned THE Marc Laidlaw who wrote the original Half Life games, or?
Unfortunately a different guy, I think. Though it would've been awesome if THE veritable Marc Laidlaw from Half-Life was also behind the Policenauts' translation.
This is a great take. I see why the Twitter crowd wants AI translations, but yes, they will be of worse quality overall. And I do think you’re right that negative examples of localization will stick out so much that all localizers will be painted with the same brush.
Really enjoyed this one. I completely agree folks who are outraged over bad localization tend to lump both Translators and Localizers together without knowing what the difference is. (Or that there even is one.)
Is the Marc Laidlaw that was worked on the Policenauts translation you mentioned THE Marc Laidlaw who wrote the original Half Life games, or?
Unfortunately a different guy, I think. Though it would've been awesome if THE veritable Marc Laidlaw from Half-Life was also behind the Policenauts' translation.
Correct, my friend Marc is not the same Marc as the Half-Life guy. It’s just an odd coincidence.
This is a great take. I see why the Twitter crowd wants AI translations, but yes, they will be of worse quality overall. And I do think you’re right that negative examples of localization will stick out so much that all localizers will be painted with the same brush.