Personally now, I think my favorite is Emet-Selch, because in all his Ascian-ness, he was the most human character of all. Having a character with a particular way of addressing you makes listening to him or her less tedious.
We have to write a lot of exposition in a game, because the point is to share all those tidbits of lore and story with the players. Do you have any favorite characters, either from a translation perspective or just personal preference?įrom a translation perspective, I like characters with, not necessarily a lot, but a strong personality, like Magnai, Asahi, or Emet-Selch.Usually when we’re writing a character, we search them up and read a bunch of their old text to remember how their speech “sounds.” If it’s a character we’re not particularly familiar with, we’ll get one of the translators who has done a significant amount of work with that character in the past to check our translations and point out any elements we might be missing. Our translation tool does allow us to search by character, thankfully, but a lot of the consistency in characterization comes down to old-fashioned human work. Are there any methods or tools the localization team uses to keep track of and organize all that dialogue? While most RPGs have many NPCs with any number of lines, a world the size of FFXIV’s entails a massive number of NPCs to match.Maki Shiota (Localization Project Manager) Kathryn Cwynar (Lore Consultation & English Translator) If you missed part 1 of this interview where we got more general insight into FFXIV’s localization, including things such as how the team is structured, you can read that here.
In the continuation of our FINAL FANTASY XIV localization team interview, we inquire into more detailed aspects of FFXIV’s world and characters, the challenges presented in localizing unique cultural nuances, and more!
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