It's frustrating because sometimes there is nuance to language that doesn't have a direct 1:1 translation, or to convey the same meaning you need to change it or else the audience isn't going to understand.
But modern localists use this as springboard to justify their adlibs and fanfiction they are inserting into what is otherwise perfectly fine dialogue, so fuck.
One might argue that it's necessary to have a human appointed for translation and localization, but they have burned through all good will and gone mask off on how SPITEFUL they are about the projects handed to them.
If a word has no direct translation then you don't translate it and have a * after it with extra subtitles that explain it on screen.
If we're dealing with dubs then you also don't translate the word, have the VA spell it out and then have glossary of terms at the end.
As we polish tend to say: "nie tlumaczy sie nazw własnych".
"But Dzonatan!" You might say. "That will introduce an unknown concept to the audiance that doesn't make sense to them". Yes motherfucker, that's the point. You're getting cultured.
It's frustrating because sometimes there is nuance to language that doesn't have a direct 1:1 translation, or to convey the same meaning you need to change it or else the audience isn't going to understand.
But modern localists use this as springboard to justify their adlibs and fanfiction they are inserting into what is otherwise perfectly fine dialogue, so fuck.
One might argue that it's necessary to have a human appointed for translation and localization, but they have burned through all good will and gone mask off on how SPITEFUL they are about the projects handed to them.
If a word has no direct translation then you don't translate it and have a * after it with extra subtitles that explain it on screen.
If we're dealing with dubs then you also don't translate the word, have the VA spell it out and then have glossary of terms at the end.
As we polish tend to say: "nie tlumaczy sie nazw własnych".
"But Dzonatan!" You might say. "That will introduce an unknown concept to the audiance that doesn't make sense to them". Yes motherfucker, that's the point. You're getting cultured.