Gamer Escape talks with Fernehalwes!

Hey guys, just wanted to throw this in here in case you haven't seen it yet- an interview with the one and only (unless someone has successfully cloned him) Fernehalwes!
http://gamerescape.com/2013/06/23/th...x-fernehalwes/

We talk about how he got into localization and how the team does what they do!

Additionally, (if you missed it) last week we posted a discussion with Fernehalwes talking about how to pronounce various words from Eorzea http://gamerescape.com/2013/06/20/pr...h-fernehalwes/

fun read
kudos for all the translator out there

Great interview guys.

Also looks like Ferne got a "world first" tucked in there.

I have to say, after reading the opening paragraph about him being a failed game programmer, I knew this was going to be good.

Really nice interview, thanks for making it available to us. As I reiterate in every post containing Fernehawles, I hope he can be a little more directly involved with the English community, whether it's through doing on the spot translation of Live Producer Letters, or giving interviews for the English speaking audience every once in a while. I just love his enthusiasm towards this game.

After reading that interview I can only imagine how busy he is, especially with the relaunch of this game, but once things get going maybe he'll have some time freed up to where maybe Yoshi-P will want to utilize him a little differently.

I love it! Ferne is such a pleasure to hear from whether on the forums or elsewhere.

I'm glad to know from the Ætheryte Radio audio interview that I'm pronouncing pretty much everything correctly.

And from the text interview, please continue giving all the witty quest and achievement names!!!! I've had so many chuckles at them. I also have to applaud the effort to keep them in the titles only and not in the actual dialogue, a good call for keeping the actual lore intact.

I love the pun-y achievement and quest names!

Thanks for the excellent interview. :D

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Originally Posted by echogame

I love the pun-y achievement and quest names!

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Hear here!
For everyone who facepalms at a pun, there is another who grins enthusiastically.

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Originally Posted by echogame

I love the pun-y achievement and quest names!

Thanks for the excellent interview. :D

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I like them as well and hope they always keep doing them.

Since Fernehalwes seem to sometime choose his quest title based on pop culture reference or what movies he's watched recently, what was he watching when he chose the title, "Give it to me Raw" ?

By the way, my favorite title was for one of the monk quest in 1.0, taken from the republican primary election. "Brother from another Mother"

nice read i always like hearing about stuff like that. being an 80-90s child myself. :p

Ferne is an inspiration for me '-' /cue cheesy moment

He has worked his @$$ off to get where he is, especially with a complex language like Japanese. It takes years and years of study and dedication to do what he does, and I'm happy he stuck with it and, most of all, enjoys what he does. As a translator myself, I know how hard and demanding the work can be sometimes, so kudos to him for keeping it fun, from XI to XIV.

Soooo reading through the comments on that interview page, I REALLY hope Ferne Rick-rolls us. YOU HEAR ME FERNE?! I WANT A RICK ROLL! And you know who's perfect for it? Hildebrand.

The links seem to have broken. My computer doesn't want to go to gamerescape at all.