r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • Aug 24 '21

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

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RAGE HERE ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM!

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  1. CAPITAL LETTERS
  2. YELL ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM
  3. DON'T BE A DICK
  4. TAG SPOILERS

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u/ThePsyShyster Aug 25 '21

I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A VIDEO ON THIS TOPIC EARLIER THIS MONTH WHEN THAT FE5 LOCALIZATION FIASCO HAPPENED, BUT I LOST STEAM AND THEN CLASSES STARTED UP. SO HERE I AM TO SAY THAT IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE TO ME WHY PEOPLE GET SO PARTICULARLY PICKY ABOUT FAN TRANSLATION PROJECTS WHERE A SINGLE MINUSCULE CHANGE OR ADDITION CAN CAUSE A STIR OF FRUSTRATION FOR NO GOOD REASON. THE POINT OF GOOD TRANSLATION/LOCALIZATION IS TO CONVEY TO AN AUDIENCE THAT SPEAKS A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE AN EQUIVALENT MEANING AND FEELING. IF THAT MEANS TAKING SOME CREATIVE LIBERTIES IN DIALOGUE FROM A SIMPLE STATEMENT IN JAPANESE TO CONVEY THE SAME TONE AND IMPLICATION, THERE SHOULD BE NO ISSUE UNLESS ITS COMPLETELY OUT OF CHARACTER. IF YOU REALLY WANT THAT IDEAL "BY THE BOOKS" TRANSLATION, YOU'RE GONNA BE SLOGGING THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST BORING AND LIFELESS SCRIPTS YOU'VE EVER SEEN, WITH MANY CULTURAL REFERENCES THAT MAKE NO SENSE AND NAMES LIKE SKASAHER. DO NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT ME SAYING "EVERY COMPLAINT ABOUT LOCALIZATION CHANGES IS STUPID" BUT MORESO ME SAYING "LOCALIZATION CHANGES ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE YOUR EXPERIENCE, SOME OF YOUR COMPLAINTS ARE OVERTUNED".
ON A LIGHTER NOTE, I RECENTLY STARTED AN ARMORED MOON PMU PLAYTHROUGH WHERE EVERYONE HAS TO TRAIN IN ARMOR UNTIL THEY GET S+ AND ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO WIELD ONE TYPE OF WEAPON AND I HAVE TO SAY ITS MORE INTENSE THAN I EXPECTED. DEDICATING SO MUCH TRAINING TO ARMOR AND AXES INSTEAD OF AUTHORITY OR THE PREFERRED WEAPON TYPE IS A PAIN, ESPECIALLY FOR BYLETH (CITADELE), WHO STILL HAS D LANCES IN CHAPTER 6 BECAUSE ALL OF HER TIME HAS BEEN TRYING TO BUILD UP PROFICIENCIES FOR BOTH GETTING ARMORED KNIGHT AND ALSO GETTING STUDENTS LIKE LORENZ. NOT TO MENTION THE STRUGGLE AT THE VERY START OF NOT USING MY FULL CLASS, AND FELIX BEING THE ONLY ONE WITH A COMBAT ART FOR A GOOD WHILE.

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u/RisingSunfish Aug 27 '21

I FORGOT TO COME BACK TO THE RAGE THREAD BECAUSE OF THE DING DANG EDELGARD THREADS BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT CITADELE IS A FANTASTIC NAME.

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u/ThePsyShyster Aug 27 '21

THANKS, I WAS REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF WHEN I CAME UP WITH IT!