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RE: Help needed in translation!

Yeah I think names and titles should rarely be translated. In most cases it destroys the atmosphere... sometimes it might be necessary - I assume most gamers would have been a bit confused by a game called "Wiedźmin" with a main protagonist called "Geralt z Rivii".
So I think there was more benefit than damage done by changing that to "The Witcher" and "Geralt of Rivia". Its also okay because its a fantasy world that doesn't take place in a specific real country.

On the other hand, I found it pretty stupid that they translated the names of some characters in Metro 2033. The game takes place in Moscow - why is there a dude named "Miller" running around? Especially since they didn't do it for all names, only those that could be translated.
(This post was last modified: 11-07-2012, 12:19 PM by xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.)
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Help needed in translation! - by Allen Walker - 05-23-2012, 07:14 PM
RE: Help needed in translation! - by Tiger - 11-04-2012, 09:28 PM
RE: Help needed in translation! - by Statyk - 11-04-2012, 11:41 PM
RE: Help needed in translation! - by Googolplex - 11-06-2012, 08:22 PM
RE: Help needed in translation! - by johnbox - 11-05-2012, 12:01 AM
RE: Help needed in translation! - by Allen Walker - 11-05-2012, 05:05 PM
RE: Help needed in translation! - by johnbox - 11-05-2012, 06:52 PM
RE: Help needed in translation! - by Statyk - 11-05-2012, 09:47 PM
RE: Help needed in translation! - by xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - 11-07-2012, 12:19 PM



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