Talking Translation #7 – To Dobrar or to Duplicar

It’s the holidays as I’m writing this. Though that might not be the case while you are reading this, and in fact my attempts at evoking hot chocolate in a very picturesque Hollywood like interpretation of Christmas may fail as as you might celebrate Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere or be reading this In August…

Consultation/Revision work for Wavetale

Proofread and revised the Portuguese localization of Wavetale making use of my knowledge of the Gender Neutral in order to correctly gender a Non-Binary character.

Link to the website: https://thunderfulgames.com/games/wavetale/
Link to the game’s store page: Click Here

Platforms: Google Stadia

Practical Example of Localisation 4- Let’s Scooby-Doo this reference

I feel I must start this post by promising as few spoilers as possible. When one deals with the latest Marvel movie, or a highly anticipated release to hold oneself to relative silence is not only the polite thing to do but also a good way to avoid getting murdered, or worse (to quote my…

Farol de Esperança: Antologia Hopepunk Book Review – or one that’s useless to you if you don’t speak Portuguese

I don’t pick up new books often. That’s a statement that might surprise you or it might a statement that, if you live in Portugal can make all the sense in the world. Really, I should rephrase that sentence a little, I don’t pick up books new, from bookstores often. My trips to thrift stores…

Writing Contributions To Other Websites

Websites to which I have contributed: Indie Gamer Team Nindie Nexus AnyDay Reviews Real Otaku Gamer On Collaboration: I have always believed that that which one can achieve in tandem with other people is far greater that that which one can accomplish alone. It might have been my binge watch repeat sessions of My Little Pony:…

Talking Translation #6 – Word for word, sense for sense

The topic I’m covering today is one of my favorite topics in all of the academic field of studies that is Translation Theory. It’s a topic that has been in a perpetual seesaw movement for at least two thousand year and it’s a topic that will likely still be debated, by academics and readers alike…

EA Advertising Booklet (Portuguese, 2006)

Bundled along with the PSP (Playstation Portable) version of Fifa 07 it shows a series of games they recommend as some of their favorites as well as an explanation of the PEGI system and technical information on the systems. It also features a glossary of commonly used game terms, of particular interest to videogame translation.…