How do they translate 'Urianger speak' into other languages?

[Vahlnir]

If a layperson can understand it, it's not old English. English has changed so much since old English that to understand it you would need at least some training in historical linguistics or specific study in old English.

Urianger's vocabulary is even more archaic than the rest of the cast, but it's still just English.

Yeah. His word use is...eccentric, but I have no problems following everything he says.

[Misplaced_Marbles]

Yeah. His word use is...eccentric, but I have no problems following everything he says.

As for me, usually there is no problem...until he says something like "puissant". Never would have guessed what it meant without looking it up.

[Iscah]

As for me, usually there is no problem...until he says something like "puissant". Never would have guessed what it meant without looking it up.

It's not a terrible thing to have to stop and look up a dictionary sometimes, though. It expands your vocabulary.

[Brennus]

As for me, usually there is no problem...until he says something like "puissant". Never would have guessed what it meant without looking it up.

"Puissant" is a French word, as far as I recall. As a new FFXIV player recently migrated from WoW, I truly like and am impressed by the writing in this game. Is there some info I can look up showing me who the writers are? Is the text originally written in Japanese, then translated into English? Or are there 2 teams, listening to the story instructions from the designers and then going to work writing the copy separately in the 2 languages? I'd be interested in finding out more about this process.

[glitteringcosmos]

"Puissant" is a French word, as far as I recall. As a new FFXIV player recently migrated from WoW, I truly like and am impressed by the writing in this game. Is there some info I can look up showing me who the writers are? Is the text originally written in Japanese, then translated into English? Or are there 2 teams, listening to the story instructions from the designers and then going to work writing the copy separately in the 2 languages? I'd be interested in finding out more about this process.

There's an interview with the localisation team (Part 1, Part 2) where they mentioned this. The Japanese and English is written concurrently, with both the original writers and the English language teams bouncing ideas off of each other while referring back to Natsuko Ishikawa and Banri Oda for final approval, is how I understood it. Or that the English localisation team has the most active collaborative role in how the writing actually happens for the localisations. It's a very interesting read if you've got the time!

[Brennus]

There's an interview with the localisation team (Part 1, Part 2) where they mentioned this. The Japanese and English is written concurrently, with both the original writers and the English language teams bouncing ideas off of each other while referring back to Natsuko Ishikawa and Banri Oda for final approval, is how I understood it. Or that the English localisation team has the most active collaborative role in how the writing actually happens for the localisations. It's a very interesting read if you've got the time!

Thanks, I'll definitely check these out!

[Misplaced_Marbles]

"Puissant" is a French word, as far as I recall.

I know, i looked it up. Supposedly from (old) French and (unsurprisingly) Latin "Posse".