Translation Team: Please stop doing this...

[myahele]

I'm fine with the "ye olde english" they use from time to time

.....But I can't stand the Lominsan way of speaking. I tend to skip dialogue after a while. It's odd that Merlwyb doesnt have that considering she grew up as a pirate and her dad was a (in)famous pirate as well.

[ScarletDawn]

I'm fine with the "ye olde english" they use from time to time

.....But I can't stand the Lominsan way of speaking. I tend to skip dialogue after a while. It's odd that Merlwyb doesnt have that considering she grew up as a pirate and her dad was a (in)famous pirate as well.

Well that just shows the social class of the pirates the ones lower down tend to stick to their dialect while the higher up ones gain a more proper spoken manner. I like it it gives them all some sort of belonging.

[Averax]

Well darn then, i confused my Beowulf with my Canterbury. Since i read them at about the same time.

My english literature class had us do the original and the translations of both side by side.

[Wilhelm_Frost]

Respectfully disagree with the OP's opinions.

[Nuinn]

I can understand it perfectly but I do find it rather annoying, causing me to skip some dialogue when I get the gist of what's going on.

"Ok, so here's 3 chat bubbles of text basically saying he's angry.... Check!" *skips reading all off the words*

[Mistoltin]

While there's many arguments on the side of approval of "ye olde English", I do wish to bring forth the fact that as any maker of content, one thing you ultimately have to understand is the relationship between your creation and your player.
You can convey the tones so much easier, so much simpler and without having to excessively draw it out.

[Haibel]

Why do people think that the JP version is some master script that the game is translated from? The writing team is going to collaborate with each other to get the point across
that is in the story planner / designers have in their outlines. Their is no master script, there is a master outline and that leaves some room for the teams to collaborate.

[Chevrefoil]

So...

Does anyone wonder why famous/popular texts will often end up with multiple translations and readers pitting translations against each other as far as which is 'best'? This is an argument without resolution. Translation is not an exact science and just like with art, there may be individual liberties taken within the confines of the original text. What defines the original text is something that philosophers have been trying to figure out since the modernist period started...

Everyone likes a certain level of flavor when it comes to word choice. As long as the original meaning is conveyed, translators have some liberty. If you don't like their individual style or the style FFARR has chosen, it's simply like you not liking a particular artist's work. It's not inherently -wrong- or -bad-...just not to your taste.

Which do you prefer -- Time Regained or Finding Time Again?

[Mugiawara]

Gaming literature is serious business.

[Devanciel]

The old english adds to the fantasy of the world, if you find it annoying simply skip the cut-scene you obviously aren't using your brain anyways enough to figure out what the words mean. Its not anything difficult either; saw someone mention the word mayhap..are you serious? thats likely the easiest one its just another way to say maybe >_> please read a book or something dealing with fantasy.

note: translation team keep doing your thing its all good :3