This frequency of English localization issues is unacceptable

[Lihtleita]

Because it's the only one that changed hands and it's showing.

the localisation has always been like this, pinning it on one person is dumb.

moenbrydas minion, naels gender, zhloe, boss names, little sun... need i go on?


the french localisation has its own quirks, in eden mitron is referred to with feminine pronouns. no translation is perfect.

[Aluja89]

the localisation has always been like this, pinning it on one person is dumb.

moenbrydas minion, naels gender, zhloe, boss names, little sun... need i go on?

Those are tiny issues compared to TCs examples.

[Nestama]

I think it would be better to play the scenes back to back in video, rather than single out of context dialogue boxes (I'm implying there's a chance that what Y'shtola is saying here will match what she says in French/Japanese with the full scenes played out).

That said, I'm pretty sure the localisation team still works very closely with the Japanese team or something (unsure if this has changed over the years. I just recall a thread made by someone on the localisation team some years back explaining how things were being done).

[Kranel_San]

I think it would be better to play the scenes back to back in video, rather than single out of context dialogue boxes (I'm implying there's a chance that what Y'shtola is saying here will match what she says in French/Japanese with the full scenes played out).

That said, I'm pretty sure the localisation team still works very closely with the Japanese team or something (unsure if this has changed over the years. I just recall a thread made by someone on the localisation team some years back explaining how things were being done).

If I'm not mistaken, the old localization team (Who worked on the game until somewhere in late HW or SB to my knowledge) is the one who's praised for their excellent work but they have been moved to work on FFXVI.
The current one has worked on both ShB and EW to my knowledge but unsure of any other details.
Please for anyone with more info please correct me if I'm wrong or lacking.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

If I'm not mistaken, the old localization team (Who worked on the game until somewhere in late HW or SB to my knowledge) is the one who's praised for their excellent work but they have been moved to work on FFXVI.
The current one has worked on both ShB and EW to my knowledge but unsure of any other details.
Please for anyone with more info please correct me if I'm wrong or lacking.

AFAIK only the localisation lead changed.

And they have always taken some liberties as the team works closely with the writers.

Literally nothing has changed. People complained about Koji all the time with his "localisations" too. Honestly, the first example isn't really even that different, it conveys the same meaning to me.

[KizuyaKatogami]

AFAIK only the localisation lead changed.

And they have always taken some liberties as the team works closely with the writers.

Literally nothing has changed. People complained about Koji all the time with his "localisations" too. Honestly, the first example isn't really even that different, it conveys the same meaning to me.

"Isnt really that different." One is literally saying something that hasnt happened. Theyve witnessed the vaok his power can wreak? Where???

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

"Isnt really that different." One is literally saying something that hasnt happened. Theyve witnessed the vaok his power can wreak? Where???

Uhh, he sacrificed half the population? That havoc?


Look, we know you are a zodiark fan boy. Keep it to the other threads lol

[Theodric]

If I'm not mistaken, the old localization team (Who worked on the game until somewhere in late HW or SB to my knowledge) is the one who's praised for their excellent work but they have been moved to work on FFXVI.
The current one has worked on both ShB and EW to my knowledge but unsure of any other details.
Please for anyone with more info please correct me if I'm wrong or lacking.

You have the right of it. Koji Fox was in charge of the English localisation up until Shadowbringers and then quietly left to go and work on FFXVI. We didn't learn this, however, until Endwalker when it was casually mentioned in one of the Live Letters.

The role shifted to a woman named Kate, who has been showing up in recent Live Letters and is fairly active on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/fabulafatua

[Kranel_San]

AFAIK only the localisation lead changed.

And they have always taken some liberties as the team works closely with the writers.

Literally nothing has changed. People complained about Koji all the time with his "localisations" too. Honestly, the first example isn't really even that different, it conveys the same meaning to me.

You have the right of it. Koji Fox was in charge of the English localisation up until Shadowbringers and then quietly left to go and work on FFXVI. We didn't learn this, however, until Endwalker when it was casually mentioned in one of the Live Letters.

The role shifted to a woman named Kate, who has been showing up in recent Live Letters and is fairly active on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/fabulafatua

Thank you two for correcting me.
Do we have any localization issues pre ShB? If so, are they frequent as they're now? Because if ShB-EW localization issues frequency is higher now than how they used to be then I think we understands why.