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Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language? | EFIGS+J

Novian Cahyadi (X) — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 07:08:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: Novian Cahyadi (X)
Post title: EFIGS+J

I've retired from gaming. But back when I was still playing video games, the only available languages were the EFIGS+J*. They didn't have Indonesian as an option. So even if I wanted to, I couldn't play those games in my native language.

*EFIGS+J = English, French, Italian, German, Spanish + Japanese

[Edited at 2025-02-18 07:15 GMT]

Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language? | Depends

Gjorgji Apostolovski — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 10:22:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: Gjorgji Apostolovski
Post title: Depends

It depends for which games are we talking about? Shooting games like CS don't need localization if you ask me. It's that simple, pick a weapon and shoot.
And there are other games which require subtitles.

Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language? | It depends.

Francesca Cancemi — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:09:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: Francesca Cancemi
Post title: It depends.

It might sound unusual, but when I have a choice of languages, I often prefer not to use my native language. I find it challenging and it adds an extra layer of difficulty and involvement.

Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language? | No

Andrus Lauringson — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 14:55:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: Andrus Lauringson
Post title: No

I don't play much video games any more, but I prefer ALL my computer interfaces to be in English (ashamed for it), even though I absolutely want them to be available in my native language, and sometimes I even work on UI translation projects. I just like the clear cognitive distinction between "a computer talks" (commands, error messages, etc.) and "a human talks" (the content in my native language). It's also much quicker/easier to Google an English error message than trying it with its translation, etc.

Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language? | Polish

Stepan Konev — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:20:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: Stepan Konev
Post title: Polish

[quote]M. Anna Kańduła wrote:
I prefer in original English[/quote] English is not always original. The Witcher series is an example because it's original language is Polish.

[quote]Alex Lichanow wrote:
But... isn't Polish the original language of the Witcher franchise?[/quote]It is. For Witcher 3, the Polish actors confirmed that they were still first, but the English actors recorded it soon after. Still, the games are originally written in Polish, CD Projekt does the Polish original themselves and outsources the English dub to another company.

According to this video:
[url removed]
at 3:55 - Our office langage is English, BUT the story itself is still done in Polish.

[Edited at 2025-01-10 22:10 GMT]

Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language? | N/A

Maria Laura Curzi — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:49:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: Maria Laura Curzi
Post title: N/A

I consider myself a gamer because I usually play games on my phone and online browser.
However, most of the games I play are sort of casual games that don't have a plot/story to follow, like, for example, color/water sort, match-3, solitaire, or mahjong.

Then, when I play those games that have a story, I'm very much used to omit the animation/video part since it's too boring, and I when I play, I just want to play, not wasting time watching videos.
So, only the language of the instructions is important, that I usually read in my native language which is Spanish. But even so, sometimes I have to look vocabulary on the dictionary if the game is in a funny/strange to me, European Spanish.

Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language? | Critical Role of Localization in Enhancing the Gaming Experience

Tina Nikoladze — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:12:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: Tina Nikoladze
Post title: Critical Role of Localization in Enhancing the Gaming Experience

I’m not a fan of video games myself, but I had the opportunity to work as a localization manager for a US-based company in the gaming industry, and I’m currently collaborating with other companies to translate video games. One thing I’ve learned is that localization is absolutely critical. It’s not just about translating words—it’s about creating an experience that feels seamless and intuitive for native speakers. Proper localization can make or break a game’s success by bridging cultural gaps and ensuring players feel fully immersed. It’s fascinating to see how this process transforms the gaming experience!

Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language? | Indeed

Lingua 5B — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:50:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: Lingua 5B
Post title: Indeed

[quote]Mario Chávez wrote:

Let's at least make the effort to write questions properly.

MC [/quote]

Indeed. What a clumsy sentence.

Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language? | Witcher

Alex Lichanow — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 06:38:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: Alex Lichanow
Post title: Witcher

[quote]M. Anna Kańduła wrote:

No, I prefer in original English.

There is only one exception: The Witcher 3. This I play in Polish :) [/quote]

But... isn't Polish the original language of the Witcher franchise? Or do CDPR go the usual industry way of writing and recording everything in English first? I honestly don't know :)

EDIT: Actually I do SORT OF know since I was on the LQA team for Witcher 2, where our FIGS team was working off the English version while Polish was long done.

[Edited at 2025-01-10 14:07 GMT]

Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language? | If...

Yaotl Altan — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 02:12:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: Yaotl Altan
Post title: If...

[quote]Mario Chávez wrote:

Let's at least make the effort to write questions properly.

MC [/quote]

If you do (what they think) you are supposed to do :)

Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language? | No

M. Anna Kańduła — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:33:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: M. Anna Kańduła
Post title: No

No, I prefer in original English.

There is only one exception: The Witcher 3. This I play in Polish :)

Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language? | 'If you do' what?

Mario Chávez — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:23:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: Mario Chávez
Post title: 'If you do' what?

Let's at least make the effort to write questions properly.

MC

Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language? | Always English when available

Denis Fesik — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:50:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: Denis Fesik
Post title: Always English when available

No sounds at all. Only the interface. I currently only do Real Racing 3 on my phone and used to play another racing game on a laptop. Gaming is not a big part of my life. I did translate one game though, and the customer liked my translation and hired me for two other games forming a series. Put a lot of hard work into all three. I wonder if there are people who believe game translation and subtitling are easy and fun to do. Fun—maybe, but how can such things be easy unless you're happy with the "all your base are belong to us" level of translation. Some people still remember old machine translations from Microsoft where a mouse driver was translated with an old-fashioned word meaning a cattle driver, only tasked with driving (presumably) one single mouse. Sorry for going off-topic. I know, a lazy translator won't create a text that would read as if it was originally written in the target language (most translators know this principle but very few actually follow it—because it's really difficult to follow)

Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language? | No

Alex Lichanow — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:01:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: Alex Lichanow
Post title: No

As a video game localizer myself, I know all the shoddy quality that gets rubber-stamped. And even if the localization quality itself is good, I simply cannot stand German voice acting; my wife is currently playing Horizon Forbidden West and Aloy's German VA just sounds annoying, especially compared with the greatness that is Ashly Burch's English voice acting.
My last run-in with poor localization was the VERY FIRST loading screen of Baldur's Gate 3, which more or less SCREAMED "Machinese". This is a AAA title that has won GotY, mind you.

Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?

ProZ.com Staff — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:10:05 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: If you do, do you prefer playing video games in your native language?
Poster: ProZ.com Staff

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