(European Portuguese) Localisation of Tales of the Neon Sea

Localised the point and click story driven single player game Tales of the Neon Sea, fully translating all strings, including dialogue, subtitles and interface. Link to the website: Click HereGame’s store page: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation StorePlatform: Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4/5, Xbox One/Series S/Series X

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…

Practical Translation – A look at a translator’s workspace

Imagine, for just a moment that you’re me. As terrifying a prospect as that might be, given my huge amount of things that I struggle with, be them my dysphoria, my injured sense of pride or just the pain of knowing that I am probably very far from obtaining the picture of my villagers in…

Disney Pixar Cars Deep Dive #1 – Swearing

I’ve mentioned before that localization is a process that, when it comes to videogames tended to skip Portugal, which at best got the Brazilian Portuguese variant and, at worst was stuck with a menu that had Spanish and English as the only ones you could select. What language came packaged with the Portuguese version is…

Practical Examples of Localisation 3 – Shrine’s Legacy

Being on a budget is hard. It’s a statement that I don’t think will prove to be controversial by itself and one that I feel a lot of people can relate to. Having ten, twenty or perhaps even thirty dollars and having to manage it so they last me the week or longer is something…

Practical examples of Localisation 2 – I choo-choo-choose to translate

If there’s one thing that has become part of international pop culture through the simple fact that it has been airing for more than 30 years then the Simpsons is definitively it. It’s not a statement that I feel will be controversial, the characters of Homer, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, Marge and so many others have…

Practical Examples of Localisation – The Bass Question

I was hospitalised recently. Before anyone worries too much about the fact let me assure everyone that I am fine, or at the least on the path to recovery; no this post doesn’t have the goal of gathering your pity and words wishing me well but rather it has a much different purpose. Waiting 9…