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PostPosted: Apr 30, 2012 18:26 
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There may very well be some lazy translators involved. But, I find it hard to believe each and every translator for every game since 1996 was just lazy and stupid, and that Capcom would actively keep employing the worst of the worst in terms of translators when there are a shit ton of great translators out there.

So again, to me it feels more like just plain ignorance on the source material which leads to way too many assumptions on what is going on, added in with Capcom likely pushing them to make it appeal better to a western audience and it's extremely easy to see why we can get such vastly different translations.

Also add to the fact that all of these translators seem to be japanese, thus they're native japanese who understand english. But, many people who know english as a second language know the basics of it but not the context of it. It's much different translating a foreign text into your own language compaired to translating your own language into a foreign text.

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PostPosted: Apr 30, 2012 21:11 
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I don't call them stupid, though. I'm sure they're not. But a lot of the translation work is simply lazy. There's no way around it. When an amateur not fluent in the native language of the material can do a better job, you are bad at it. A knowledge of the material helps, but it's not essential. The text in the series isn't very metaphorical or anything and the writing is simplistic and to-the-point (since the games were targeted primarily at young people).

Not that it's strictly their fault. I doubt CAPCOM pay top rates for translators and definitely choose people who are close rather than those with quality skills. Lack of consistency in translations (such as the whole Master/Control Plaga debacle) is also CAPCOM's problem because they have no-one providing oversight.

And you are right about the last part.

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PostPosted: Apr 30, 2012 22:46 
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I just don't personally see how its lazy is all. Ignorant yes, but not lazy. Lazy would be them summarizing the entire thing in a tiny entry. Not giving lengthly spins.

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They do summarize a lot too, though. As well as just make things up out of thin air. It's not one specific failing point, it's just overall very poor quality work.

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Hey News Bot, I actually meant to ask you: Are you fluent in Japanese or do you have another method of translating? I know it's a stupid question, but I was just curious, considering these "professional translators" seem to be doing a lot of missing rather than hitting in their translations.

Go work for them. :|
Because Japanese to English script seems to be a much bigger deal than I thought it was. It really helps with the canon and specificity. :)

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PostPosted: May 01, 2012 2:27 
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Agent_Gundlach wrote:
Hey News Bot, I actually meant to ask you: Are you fluent in Japanese or do you have another method of translating? I know it's a stupid question, but I was just curious, considering these "professional translators" seem to be doing a lot of missing rather than hitting in their translations.

Go work for them. :|
Because Japanese to English script seems to be a much bigger deal than I thought it was. It really helps with the canon and specificity. :)


I'm currently learning Japanese, though I doubt I will ever be able to remember the majority of Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana outside of speaking. I use certain software translators to get a general overview of the text, then I go through it word-by-word. It's a fairly fast and effective method and has produced accurate results.

On that note... The translation of Revelations is balls.

Balls. wrote:
THE FBC'S CHARTER

The Federal Bioterrorism Commission was founded by the U.S. government to be the enforcing agency of the guidelines set forth by the National Species Protection Act.

This document outlines the FBC's charter and the responsibilies of its members.

The FBC is charged with protecting the United States and her interests from biological threats. Our organization will work with other countries and their respective wildlife protection organs to guard public health. As such, we are tasked with ensuring the biological safety of the public at large.

The duties of all FBC members include the research, training and support of the biological community. Policies will be fomented on a needs-only basis, with any additional budget expenditures and extraordinary activities being approved by a plenary session of the Wildlife Protection Committee.

The FBC chair is selected by the Wildlife Protection Committee. The chair's duties include complete oversight of the FBC and coordination of all activities with respective U.S. Cabinet officials. The FBC chair is the final overseer of the National Animal Protection Community.

All members of the National Animal Protection Community are entitled to request help from the chair, including the Secretaries of State and Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence. However, the chair has final authority on all matters of national biological safety.


Proper. wrote:
FBC SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS PREFACE

The FBC was established in the United States in 2001 as the enforcement agency of biological defense, according to stipulated national biological defense laws.

This letter stipulates the policies and officiation of the FBC and its personnel.

The FBC carries out exclusive jurisdiction of biological defense in the country or areas related to U.S. interests, and performs regulation with public health and biological defense agencies of other countries.
We have and must make efforts for the guarantee of national biological safety.

The FBC formulates systems considered to be necessary for research and development in relation to support, training and biological defense with FBC personnel officiation, and has the authority to draft schemes for budget and action plans under the approval of the National Security Council.

The FBC chairperson is elected by the National Security Council and not only commands FBC personnel and shoulders the unifcation of strategic decisions and regulation, but also holds an additional post of National Biological Defense Community Director.

Regarding the enforcement of activity, they have the right to demand support from the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who participate in the national biological defense community.
Preferential cooperation support is particularly required when related to national biological defense.

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