Yeah, JRPGS have quite a few things they do that are particular to them. We like anime and tabletops quite a bit so a lot of their conventions (numbers weighted, anime aesthetic, The Part Where A Protagonist Group Character Betrays You Or Dies, resource management, etc) feel Normalish, but it can be very jarring to people who are neither used to nor enjoy that sort of gameplay.
And yeah that knocks out most JRPGs right there, most have some kind of party system where even if they are with you, they arent all in the main battling party. And Many kill at least one party member- if only the tutorial ones, if not named characters you meet on the way.
His name is Richard Honeywood and he regards the translation of that game as one of the hardest in his career. He was essentially handed the project by square and left alone to do all the work after everyone else quit. There were times he was apparently sleeping in his office because of it according to various interviews, the poor man. As a result of this, he was part of the push to get square to change their policy on how they do translations, so now they have assistants and editors.
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Date: 2022-11-07 09:28 pm (UTC)And yeah that knocks out most JRPGs right there, most have some kind of party system where even if they are with you, they arent all in the main battling party. And Many kill at least one party member- if only the tutorial ones, if not named characters you meet on the way.
His name is Richard Honeywood and he regards the translation of that game as one of the hardest in his career. He was essentially handed the project by square and left alone to do all the work after everyone else quit. There were times he was apparently sleeping in his office because of it according to various interviews, the poor man.
As a result of this, he was part of the push to get square to change their policy on how they do translations, so now they have assistants and editors.