xdnose68.bsky.social @xdnose68.bsky.social · 30/03/2026"Bridging the gap" is the project’s job, not the user's. If a game wants to be a global phenomenon like Silksong, it must be accessible. Forcing millions to learn a language is a barrier to entry that limits the art's legacy. Art that cannot communicate effectively simply doesn't reach. 000 0
xdnose68.bsky.social @xdnose68.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Telling people to "just learn the language" is elitist. Art is meant to be felt, not to be a 10-year linguistics exam. Even with basic skills, players miss the poetic nuances the author worked to protect. A good translation doesn't dilute style; it translates the emotional impact 110 1
xdnose68.bsky.social @xdnose68.bsky.social · 30/03/2026The "money doesn't solve it" take is a myth. A budget buys time and expert LQA teams. For an artist with a "vision," a professional team uses lore bibles to protect that style. The real risk is NOT localizing, leaving the art to be ruined by bad fan-subs or AI the creator can't control 100 1
xdnose68.bsky.social @xdnose68.bsky.social · 30/03/2026He is literally a millionaire? Of course he can get connections to Localizing to other languages. The problem here is that he doesn't want to. And think about it, feels bad ignoring a huge part of the fandom just because he doesn't know the language? 190 9
xdnose68.bsky.social @xdnose68.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Oh, so there shouldn't be localizations into other languages just for that reason? There are good and bad teams, Look at Glitch, they do good localizations in ALMOST every language 140 4
xdnose68.bsky.social @xdnose68.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Toby Fox, even though I love your games and respect you, I'd like to remind you that language localizations are done by professionals, and believe me, their job is to ensure the game doesn't lose its essence through translation. 1241914 419
xdnose68.bsky.social @xdnose68.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Its a vague excuse any way you look at it; the localizations for other languages are done by PROFESSIONALS. Toby Fox is paranoid if he really thinks that paid people will do a bad translation and beside now the money is not a problem now 1220 22
xdnose68.bsky.social @xdnose68.bsky.social · 30/03/2026He's literally a millionaire, stop defending him, he's just making a vague excuse. Even if the translation isn't 100% accurate, at least there will be more people playing 2310 31